France at the 1963 Mediterranean Games

France at the
1963 Mediterranean Games
France at the; 1963 Mediterranean Games
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French Olympic Committee
in Naples
Competitors	72 (all men)
Medals; Ranked 3rd	Gold17Silver24Bronze14Total55
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
	1951 ; 1955 ; 1959 ; 1963 ; 1967 ; 1971 ; 1975 ; 1979 ; 1983 ; 1987 ; 1991 ; 1993 ; 1997 ; 2001 ; 2005 ; 2009 ; 2013 ; 2018 ; 2022 ;

Last updated October 12, 2025

France competed at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Naples, Italy.

Medalists

Gold

Claude Piquemal — Athletics, 100 metres^[1]
Michel Hiblot — Athletics, 400 metres
Jean Wadoux — Athletics, 1500 metres^[2]
Michel Chardles — Athletics, 110 metres hurdles
Eddy van Praagh, Jean-Claude Leriche, Jean-Pierre Boccardo, Michel Hiblot — Athletics, 4 x 400 metres relay
Bernard Monnereau — Rowing, Single sculls
Bernard Monnereau, René Duhamel — Rowing, Double sculls
????? — Rowing, Coxed fours
????????? — Rowing, Eights
Christian Cuch — Cycling, Individual pursuit
Francis Bazire — Cycling, Individual road race
Jean-Claude Magnan — Fencing, Individual foil
Yves Dreyfus — Fencing, Individual épée
Georges Ballery — Wrestling, Freestyle 63 kg
Alain Gottvallès — Swimming, 100 metres freestyle
Francis Luyce — Swimming, 400 metres freestyle
Jean Pommat, Jean-Pascal Curtillet, Gérard Gropaiz, Francis Luyce, Alain Gottvallès (heats) — Swimming, 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Silver

François Châtelet — Athletics, 800 metres
Jean Fayolle — Athletics, 5000 metres
Marcel Duriez — Athletics, 110 metres hurdles
Eddy Van Praagh — Athletics, 400 metres hurdles
Jean-Louis Brugier, Paul Genevay, Claude Piquemal, Jocelyn Delecour — Athletics, 4 x 100 metres relay
Roland Gras — Athletics, Pole vault
Jean Cochard — Athletics, Long jump
Guy Husson — Athletics, Hammer throw
Christian Monneret — Athletics, Javelin throw
???? — Rowing, Coxless fours
Bruno — Boxing, Light heavyweight 81 kg
Pierre Trentin — Cycling, 1000 metres time trial
?, Christian Cuch, Joseph Pare, Jacques Suire — Cycling, Team pursuit
?,? — Cycling, Tandem
??, Georges Chappe, Marcel-Ernest Bidault — Cycling, Team time trial 100 km
Jean Ramez — Fencing, Individual sabre
Claude Bourquard — Fencing, Individual épée
André Zoete — Wrestling, Freestyle 52 kg
René Schiermeyer — Wrestling, Freestyle 78 kg
Francis Luyce — Swimming, 1500 metres freestyle
Claude Raffy — Swimming, 200 metres backstroke
??, Jean Pommat, Robert Christophe, Alain Gottvallès — Swimming, 4 × 100 m medley relay
?, Roger Bourdon — Sailing, Star class
Francis Jammes — Sailing, Finn class

Bronze

Jean-Pierre Boccardo — Athletics, 4x100 metres Relay
Jean Pellez — Athletics, 800 metres
Robert Poirier — Athletics, 400 metres hurdles
Raymond Dugarreau — Athletics, High jump
Hervé d'Encausse — Athletics, Pole vault
Alain Lefèvre — Athletics, Long jump
Le Blois — Boxing, Welterweight 67 kg
Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Sprint
Lucien Aimar — Cycling, Road race
Jacky Courtillat — Fencing, Individual foil
Claude Arabo — Fencing, Individual sabre
Jean Guillou, Michel Bouchonnet, Bernard Fauqueux, Christian Guiffroy, Daniel Touche — Gymnastics, Team
Christian Guiffroy — Gymnastics, Horizontal bar
??? — Water polo

Athletics

Basketball

Football

Swimming

References

↑ "Claude Piquemal". Olympedia . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
↑ "Jean Wadoux". Olympedia . Retrieved 6 June 2025.

External links

Official report of the 1963 Mediterranean Games (Total medal tally does not include medals for athletics and rowing)

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[1] "Claude Piquemal". Olympedia . Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[2] "Jean Wadoux". Olympedia . Retrieved 6 June 2025.

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