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France at the 1964 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | FRA |
NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
Website | france-paralympique |
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Competitors | 13 in 5 sports |
Medals Ranked 11th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
France sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. The French athletes finished eleventh in the overall medal count. [1]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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![]() | René David Ilanoun Roger Schuh | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas round team open |
![]() | Serge Bec | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée individual |
![]() | Serge Bec | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual |
![]() | Serge Bec Michel Foucre Aimé Planchon | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre team |
![]() | Lercerf Musy Seguin | Archery | Men's Columbia round team open |
![]() | Serge Bec Michel Foucre Aimé Planchon | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée team |
![]() | René David | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas round open |
![]() | Jacques Biron | Athletics | Men's slalom open |
![]() | Pesnaud Schelfaut | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
![]() | Aimé Planchon | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke incomplete class 3 |
![]() | Aimé Planchon | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual |
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Tokyo 1964, were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki due to Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo was chosen as the host city during the 55th IOC Session in West Germany on 26 May 1959.
The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games and also known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964, were the second Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics.
Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of 62 events, 31 for men, 30 for women and 1 mixed.
Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events for men held 09 - 12 November 1964.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.
South Africa made its Paralympic Games début at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and finished 6th on the medal table.
Malta participated in the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. The country sent a delegation of two male athletes. C. Markham competed in both athletics and snooker, while G. Portelli competed in snooker.
Absent at the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, Japan made its Paralympic début by hosting the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, and in every edition of the Winter Paralympics since the first in 1976. It has hosted the Paralympic Games twice, with Tokyo hosting the 1964 Summer Games, and Nagano the 1998 Winter Paralympics.The next Summer Paralympics in 2020 will be held again in Tokyo. Japan is represented by the Japan Paralympic Committee.
Argentina competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team finished ninth in the medal table and won a total of 30 medals; 10 gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze.
Rhodesia competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. It was one of two African countries to take part, the other being South Africa. It sent six competitors to the games, four male and two female. It won 17 medals, 10 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze.
The 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games, later known as the 1964 Summer Paralympics, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from November 3 to 12, 1964, in which paraplegic and tetraplegic athletes competed against one another. The Stoke Mandeville Games were a forerunner to the Paralympics first organized by Sir Ludwig Guttmann in 1948. This medal table ranks the competing National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals won by their athletes.
Italy sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished third in the gold and overall medal count.
Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team included 8 athletes, 5 men and 3 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 14 medals, including 4 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze to finish 10th in the medal table.
Austria sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished twelfth in the overall medal count.
Belgium sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished fourteenth in the overall medal count.
Switzerland sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished fifteenth in the overall medal count.
Sweden sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished seventeenth in the overall medal count.
West Germany sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished ninth in the gold and overall medal count.
Ireland competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. It did not won any medals.
Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished second in the gold and overall medal count.