France at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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France at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of France.svg
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com  (in French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors137 (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)
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]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

Men's Marathon

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit
Team time trial
Individual time trial

Diving

Women's 10m Platform

Fencing

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

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

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented France in 1956.

Individual

Rowing

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

Men's coxless four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Five shooters represented France in 1956.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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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.