France at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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France at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flag of France.svg
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com  (in French)
in Los Angeles
Competitors103 (97 men and 6 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Jules Noël
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
5
Bronze
4
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 103 competitors, 97 men and 6 women, took part in 56 events in 13 sports. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Louis Chaillot , Maurice Perrin Cycling Men's tandem 3 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Xavier Lesage Equestrian Individual dressage 10 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold André Jousseaume , Xavier Lesage,
Charles Marion
Equestrian Team dressage 10 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Georges Buchard , Philippe Cattiau,
Fernand Jourdant, Jean Piot,
Bernard Schmetz, Georges Tainturier
Fencing Men's team épée 7 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold René Bondoux , René Bougnol,
Philippe Cattiau, Edward Gardère,
René Lemoine, Jean Piot
Fencing Men's team foil 1 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jacques Lebrun Sailing Snowbird class 12 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Raymond Suvigny Weightlifting Men's 60 kg 31 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold René Duverger Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg 30 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Louis Hostin Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg 30 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Charles Pacôme Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight 3 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Louis Chaillot Cycling Men's sprint 3 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Paul Chocque , Amédée Fournier,
René Le Grevès, Henri Mouillefarine
Cycling Men's team pursuit 2 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Charles Marion Equestrian Individual dressage 10 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Georges Buchard Fencing Men's épée 9 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jean Taris Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle 10 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Paul Winter Athletics Men's discus throw 3 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Charles Rampelberg Cycling Men's 1000 m time trial 1 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Pierre Brunet , Anselme Brusa,
André Giriat
Rowing Men's coxed pair 13 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Louis François Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 7 August

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1932.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Men
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Émile Poussard 3 m springboard 128.667

Equestrian

Fencing

Eleven fencers, ten men and a woman, represented France in 1932.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented France in 1932.

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jean Taris 400 m freestyle 4:53.32 Q4:52.32 Q4:48.5Silver medal icon.svg
1500 m freestyle 20:01.25 q20:04.27 Q20:09.76
Marcel Noual 100 m backstroke DSQDid not advance
Ulysse Cartonnet 200 m breaststroke 2:50.84 q2:50.96Did not advance
Alfred Schoebel 2:56.611Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Yvonne Godard 100 m freestyle 1:12.210 Q1:14.19Did not advance
400 m freestyle 5:57.87 q6:00.13 Q5:54.45

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. "France at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-02.