France at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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France at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Flag of France.svg
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com  (in French)
in Berlin
Competitors201 (190 men and 11 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Jules Noël
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
7
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 201 competitors, 190 men and 11 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports. [1]

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It was notable for an incident during the opening ceremonies. During the March of the Nations (when each national team with its flag parades on the field), the entire French team gave a straight-arm salute as it passed the box of Adolf Hitler (head of state of the host country for that Olympics, Germany). The French flag was also dipped in such a way as to drag it in the dirt in front of Hitlers box. There was a storm of protest in France after the incident was reported there, and accusations were made that the French Olympic committee was pro-Nazi. The committee stated that the salute (resembling the salute of Germany's ruling Nazi party) was an 'Olympic salute' (similar to Roman salute), and that dipping the colors was a tradition. The incident is recorded in Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 film Olympia .

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1936.

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

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented France in 1936.

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

Field hockey

Men's team competition

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1936.

Rowing

France had 19 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936. [2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented France in 1936. Charles des Jammonières won a bronze medal in the 50 m pistol event.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "France at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.