France at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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France at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of France.svg
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com  (in French)
in Montreal
Competitors206 (177 men and 29 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Daniel Morelon
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

In France's second appearance in modern Olympic archery, one woman and one man represented the nation. Albert Le Tyrant posted France's best placing since 1920.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 400m Hurdles

Men's Marathon

Men's 4x100 metres Relay

Men's Long Jump

Men's High Jump

Men's Pole Vault

Men's 20 km Race Walk


Women's 200 metres

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Fourteen cyclists represented France in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented France in 1976.

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

Football

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1976.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "France at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.