| France at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 200 (169 men, 31 women) in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kiki Caron |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
France competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 200 competitors, 169 men and 31 women, took part in 107 events in 16 sports. [1]
Fourteen cyclists represented France in 1968.
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1968.
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1968. The team won the bronze medal.
Eight shooters, all men, represented France in 1968.
France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 227 competitors, 197 men and 30 women, took part in 132 events in 18 sports.
France competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 206 competitors, 177 men and 29 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports.
France competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 238 competitors, 189 men and 49 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.
The France national basketball team represents France in international basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. France has been a regular at the EuroBasket, with 37 appearances, the most for any nation all-time. Their best result at the tournament was winning the gold medal at EuroBasket 2013. They have also come away with two silver medals, in 1949 and 2011. The French squad has won two silver medals at the Summer Olympics as well, in 1948 and 2000. France's best result at the FIBA World Cup occurred in 2014, and 2019 where they came away with the bronze medal.
France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports.
France competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 118 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 14 sports.
France competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.
France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.
France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports.
France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.
France competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 201 competitors, 190 men and 11 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
Daniel Morelon is a retired French racing cyclist who was active between 1963 and 1980. He is a triple Olympic champion, eight times world champion, and a knight of the Legion d'Honneur. Morelon was a police officer before becoming a cycling coach.
The Prix Valery Larbaud is a French literary prize created in 1967, ten years after writer Valery Larbaud's death, by L'Association Internationale des Amis de Valery Larbaud, an organization dedicated to the promotion of his works. The prize is awarded to writers of books the jurists feel "that Larbaud would have loved". It is always awarded in Vichy on the last weekend in May.
Daniel Revenu is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.
Gilles Berolatti is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition.
Jean-Claude Magnan is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in three successive Olympics.
Jacques Dimont was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.
Véronique Silver was a French actress.