France at the 1956 Summer Olympics

France at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com  (in French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	137 (119 men and 18 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Jean Debuf
Medals Ranked 11th	Gold 4 Silver 4 Bronze 6 Total 14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's Marathon
• Michel Rousseau — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
• Arnaud Geyre, Maurice Moucheraud, and Michel Vermeulin — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• Christian d'Oriola — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual

Silver

• Georges Dransart and Marcel Renaud — Canoeing, Men's C2 10,000m Canadian Pairs
• René Bianchi, Jean Graczyk, Jean-Claude Lecante, and Michel Vermeulin — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
• Arnaud Geyre — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
• Bernard Baudoux, Roger Closset, René Coicaud, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, and Claude Netter — Fencing, Men's Foil Team

Bronze

• René Libeer — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
• Gilbert Chapron — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
• Daniel Dagallier, Yves Dreyfus, Armand Mouyal, Claude Nigon, and René Queyroux — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
• Renée Garilhe — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
• Yves Delacour, Guy Guillabert, René Guissart, and Gaston Mercier — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
• Jean Debuf — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Jean-Claude Bernard
  • Heat — 14.7s
  • Semifinals — 14.6s (→ did not advance)
• Edmond Roudnitska
  • Heat — 14.3s
  • Semifinals — 14.9s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Alain Mimoun — 2:25:00 (→ Gold Medal)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sprint

• Michel Rousseau — Gold Medal

Time trial

• Renzo Colzi — 1:15.1 (→ 16th place)

Tandem

• André Gruchet
  Robert Vidal — 5th place

Team pursuit

• Jean Graczyk
  Jean-Claude Lecante
  Michel Vermeulin
  René Bianchi — 4:39.4 (→ Silver Medal)

Team time trial

• Arnaud Geyre
  Maurice Moucheraud
  Michel Vermeulin — 22 points (→ Gold Medal)

Individual time trial

• Arnaud Geyre — 5:23:16 (→ Silver Medal)
• Maurice Moucheraud — 5:23:40 (→ 8th place)
• Michel Vermeulin — 5:23:40 (→ 12th place)
• René Abadie — 5:27:28 (→ 27th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Christian Pire	3 m springboard	74.33	14	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand	3 m springboard	60.48	11 Q	45.84	6	106.32	7
	10 m platform	50.02	7 Q	28.78	3	78.80	4

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented France in 1956.

Men's foil

• Christian d'Oriola
• Claude Netter
• Jacques Lataste

Men's team foil

• Claude Netter, Bernard Baudoux, Jacques Lataste, Roger Closset, Christian d'Oriola, René Coicaud

Men's épée

• René Queyroux
• Armand Mouyal
• Daniel Dagallier

Men's team épée

• Armand Mouyal, Claude Nigon, Daniel Dagallier, Yves Dreyfus, René Queyroux

Men's sabre

• Jacques Lefèvre
• Jacques Roulot
• Claude Gamot

Men's team sabre

• Claude Gamot, Jacques Lefèvre, Bernard Morel, Jacques Roulot

Women's foil

• Renée Garilhe
• Catherine Delbarre
• Régine Veronnet

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented France in 1956.

Individual

• Jean-Claude Hamel

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

France had 13 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956. ^[2]

Men's coxless four

• René Guissart
• Yves Delacour
• Gaston Mercier
• Guy Guillabert

Men's eight

• Santé Marcuzzi
• Émile Clerc
• Richard Duc
• Maurice Bas
• Édouard Leguery
• Jean-Jacques Vignon
• Maurice Houdayer
• René Massiasse
• Jacques Vilcoq

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented France in 1956.

25 m pistol

• Charles des Jammonières

50 m pistol

• Charles des Jammonières

50 m rifle, three positions

• Jacques Mazoyer
• Maurice Racca

50 m rifle, prone

• Jacques Mazoyer
• Maurice Racca

Trap

• Robert Pignard
• Michel Prévost

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aldo Eminente	100 m freestyle	58.0	8 Q	58.0	=7 Q	58.1	8
Alex Jany		1:00.2	=28	Did not advance
Jean Boiteux	400 m freestyle	4:37.9	9	—		Did not advance
Jacques Collignon		4:49.3	25	—		Did not advance
Guy Montserret		4:52.6	29	—		Did not advance
Jean Boiteux	1500 m freestyle	18:46.6	7 Q	—		18:38.3	6
Jacques Collignon		19:10.8	12	—		Did not advance
Guy Montserret		19:17.4	15	—		Did not advance
Gilbert Bozon	100 m backstroke	1:06.4	12 Q	1:06.5	10	Did not advance
Robert Christophe		1:04.2	2 Q	1:04.6	2 Q	1:04.9	4
Gérard Coignot		1:07.5	=17	Did not advance
Hugues Broussard	200 m breaststroke	2:43.0	8 Q	—		DSQ
René Pirolley	200 m butterfly	2:30.1	9	—		Did not advance
Aldo Eminente Jacques Collignon Alex Jany Jean Boiteux	4 × 200 m freestyle	8:56.5	9	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Héda Frost	100 m freestyle	1:08.8	=23	Did not advance
Ginette Sendral		1:09.9	29	Did not advance
Odile Vouaux		1:08.6	22	Did not advance
Héda Frost	400 m freestyle	5:14.4	8 Q	—		5:15.4	7
Viviane Gouverneur		5:29.7	24	—		Did not advance
Colette Thomas		5:23.9	17	—		Did not advance
Ginette Sendral	100 m backstroke	1:19.1	21	—		Did not advance
Odette Lusien	100 m butterfly	1:19.8	12	—		Did not advance
Odile Vouaux Viviane Gouverneur Ginette Sendral Héda Frost	4 × 100 m freestyle	4:36.6	5	—		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References

1. "France at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database