1972 Winter Olympics / Participant (France)

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France took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with a delegation of 40 athletes, 33 men and seven women.

It was France's tenth participation in the Winter Olympic Games since 1924 .

Flag bearer

Figure skater Patrick Pera wore the tricolore , the flag of France , during the opening ceremony at the Makomanai Stadium .

Medals

With a won silver and two bronze, the French team was ranked 16 in the medal count .

silver

• Danièle Debernard : Alpine skiing, women, slalom

bronze

• Florence Steurer : Alpine skiing, women, slalom
• Patrick Pera : Figure skating, men

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Women: Danièle Debernard Slalom: - 1: 31.26 min Florence Steurer Departure: 23rd place - 1: 41.36 min Giant slalom: 6th place - 1: 32.59 min Slalom: - 1: 32.69 min Annie Famose Departure: 8th place - 1: 39.70 min Michèle Jacot Downhill: 15th place - 1: 40.73 min Giant slalom: 16th place - 1: 33.61 min Slalom: DSQ Britt Lafforgue Giant slalom: 8th place - 1: 32.80 min Slalom: DSQ Isabelle Mir Downhill: 4th place - 1: 38.62 min Giant slalom: 21st place - 1: 35.30 min

Men's: Jean-Noël Augert Giant slalom: 5th place - 3: 11.84 min Slalom: 5th place - 1: 50.51 min Bernard Charvin Downhill: 21st place - 1: 55.33 min Henri Duvillard Departure: 19th place - 1: 55.13 min Giant Slalom: DNF Slalom: 4th place - 1: 50.45 min Bernard Orcel Downhill: 16th place - 1: 54.81 min Alain Penz Giant slalom: 9th place - 3: 12.42 min Slalom: DSQ Roger Rossat-Mignod Downhill: 15th place - 1: 54.72 min Giant slalom: DSQ

biathlon

Men's:

• René Arpin

  Individual (20 km): 37th place - 1: 27: 52.64 h; 8 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 13th place - 2: 03: 08.90 h

• Paul Chassagne

  Individual (20 km): DNF

• Daniel Claudon

  Individual (20 km): 10th place - 1:19: 14.67 h; 1 mistake

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 13th place - 2: 03: 08.90 h

• Aimé Gruet-Masson

  Individual (20 km): 51st place - 1: 33: 44.41 h; 15 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 13th place - 2: 03: 08.90 h

• Noël Turrell

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 13th place - 2: 03: 08.90 h

bob

Two-man bobsleigh:

• Gérard Christaud-Pipola / Jacques Christaud-Pipola (FRA II)

  11th place - 5: 04.19 min

• Pierre Parisot / Alain Roy (FRA I)

  9th place - 5: 03.46 min

Four-man bobsleigh:

• Yves Bonsang / Gilles Morda / Pierre Parisot / Alain Roy (FRA)

  9th place - 4: 46.75 min

figure skating

Men's: Patrick Pera Didier Gailhaguet 13th place Jacques Mrozek 14th place

Couples: Florence Cahn / Jean Racle Pair skating: 13th place

Speed ​​skating

Men's:

• Richard Tours

  500 m: 33rd place - 43.06 sec

  1500 m: 33rd place - 2: 16.37 min

  5000 m: 24th place - 8: 11.52 min

  10,000 m: 22nd place - 16: 48.70 min

Sledding

Men's:

• Pierre Larchier

  36th place - 3: 41.76 min

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Men's:

• Daniel Cerisey

  15 km: 46th place - 50: 05.88 min

  30 km: 45th place - 1: 47: 03.01 h

• Gilbert Faure

  30 km: 49th place - 1: 48: 12.19 h

  4x10 km relay: 11th place - 2: 14: 35.98 h

• Gérard Granclement

  15 km: 48th place - 50: 07.11 min

• Roland Jeannerod

  15 km: 31st place - 48: 32.42 min

  30 km: DNF

  4x10 km relay: 11th place - 2: 14: 35.98 h

• Jean Jobez

  50 km: DNF

  4x10 km relay: 11th place - 2: 14: 35.98 h

• Jean-Paul Vandel

  15 km: 39th place - 49: 22.89 min

  30 km: 25th place - 1: 42: 45.88 h

  4x10 km relay: 5th place - 2:07:50:19 h

Ski jumping

• Jacques Gaillard (skier)

  Large hill: 51st place - 122.7 points

• Alain Macle

  Normal hill: 53rd place - 165.9 points

  Large hill: 50th place - 122.8 points

• Gilbert Poirot

  Normal hill: 43rd place - 188.7 points

• Yvan Richard

  Normal hill: 54th place - 164.3 points

  Large hill: 49th place - 142.2 points

Nordic combination

• Jacques Gaillard (skier)

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 35th place

Web link

• French Olympic team 1972 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )