France at the 1960 Summer Olympics Last updated September 02, 2025
Sporting event delegation
France at the 1960 Olympic Opening Ceremony, headed by the flag bearer Christian d'Oriola France competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only (and, to date, the last) in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports. [ 1]
Athletics France had 36 competitors, 7 women and 29 men, in 25 athletics events. [ 2]
Basketball The French men's basketball team had 12 players. [ 3]
Team Roger Antoine , Philippe Baillet , Christian Baltzer , Louis Bertorelle , Jean-Paul Beugnot , Jérôme Christ , Jean Degros , Max Dorigo , Henri Grange , Bernard Mayeur , Robert Monclar , Henri Villecourt Fencing France had 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, in 8 fencing events.
Men's foil Roger Closset Christian d'Oriola Jean-Claude Magnan Men's team foil Jacky Courtillat , Jean-Claude Magnan , Guy Barrabino , Claude Netter , Christian d'Oriola Men's épée Yves Dreyfus Armand Mouyal Jack Guittet Men's team épée Armand Mouyal , Yves Dreyfus , Claude Brodin , Christian d'Oriola , Jack Guittet , Gérard Lefranc Men's sabre Claude Arabo Jacques Roulot Jacques Lefèvre Men's team sabre Marcel Parent , Claude Gamot , Jacques Lefèvre , Jacques Roulot , Claude Arabo Women's foil Catherine Delbarre Régine Veronnet Monique Leroux Women's team foil Monique Leroux , Régine Veronnet , Françoise Mailliard , Renée Garilhe , Catherine Delbarre The French men's football team had 17 players. [ 8]
Team Ahmed Arab , Marcel Artélésa , Raymond Baratto , Pierre Bodin , Jean-Baptiste Bordas , Claude Dubaële , Gérard Coinçon , André Giamarchi , Gines Gonzales , Marcel Loncle , François Philippe , Louis Polonia , Yvon Quédec , Charles Samoy , Max Samper , Jacques Stamm , Jean Wettstein Gymnastics France had 12 competitors, 6 women and 6 men, in 14 gymnastics events. [ 9]
Women's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Uneven bars, Balance beam Jacqueline Dieudonné Anne-Marie Demortière Renée Hugon Paulette le Raer Monique Rossi Danièle Sicot-Coulon Men's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Parallel bars, Horizontal bar, Rings, Pommel horse Robert Caymaris Bernard Fauqueux Jean Jaillard Mohamed Lazhari Michel Mathiot Daniel Touche Hockey The French men's hockey team had 16 players. [ 10]
Team Yvan Bia , Roger Bignon , Jacques Bonnet , Pierre Court , Jean Desmasures , Maurice Dobigny , Claude Dugardin , Claude Leroy , Diran Manoukian , Ido Marang , Jacques Mauchien , Gérard Poulain , Philippe Reynaud , Albert Vanpoulle , Claude Windal , Jean-Pierre Windal Rowing France had 16 male competitors in three rowing events. [ 11]
Men's double sculls – 4th place René Duhamel , Bernard Monnereau Men's coxed four – 2nd place ( Silver medal) Robert Dumontois , Claude Martin , Jacques Morel , Guy Nosbaum , Jean Klein Men's eight – 4th place Christian Puibaraud , Jean-Louis Bellet , Émile Clerc , Jean Ledoux , Gaston Mercier , Bernard Meynadier , Joseph Moroni , Michel Viaud , Alain Bouffard References ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France at the 1960 Rome Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2014 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Basketball at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Equestrianism at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Canoeing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Diving at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Equestrianism at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Football at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Gymnastics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Hockey at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2015 . ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "France Sailing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2015 . External links
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