France at the 1976 Winter Olympics

France at the
1976 Winter Olympics
France at the; 1976 Winter Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Innsbruck
Competitors	35 (29 men, 6 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Danièle Debernard, Alpine Skiing
Medals ; Ranked 16th	Gold0Silver0Bronze1Total1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Last updated April 14, 2024

France had athletes compete in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Danièle Debernard	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Patrice Pellat-Finet	Downhill					1:48.34	16
Philippe Hardy	Giant Slalom	1:51.20	34	1:49.23	26	3:40.43	27
Philippe Barroso		1:50.23	31	1:48.26	22	3:38.49	25
Claude Perrot		1:49.48	28	1:53.36	31	3:42.84	29
Alain Navillod		1:47.15	11	1:47.18	17	3:34.33	15
Claude Perrot	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Philippe Hardy		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Roland Roche		1:03.53	19	1:06.78	15	2:10.31	15
Gérard Bonnevie		1:03.51	18	DNF	–	DNF	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fabienne Serrat	Downhill					1:51.34	21
Michèle Jacot						1:49.98	17
Jacqueline Rouvier						1:48.58	6
Danièle Debernard						1:48.48	5
Michèle Jacot	Giant Slalom					1:31.44	13
Patricia Emonet						1:31.21	11
Jacqueline Rouvier						1:30.79	10
Danièle Debernard						1:29.95
Fabienne Serrat	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Michèle Jacot		50.00	18	DNF	–	DNF	–
Patricia Emonet		47.47	5	DNF	–	DNF	–
Danièle Debernard		46.86	3	45.38	5	1:32.24	4

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Aimé Gruet-Masson	1'18:35.81	9	1'27:35.81	42
	Jean-Claude Viry	1'18:09.51	7	1'25:09.51	33
	René Arpin	1'13:50.92	9	1'22:50.92	22

¹ One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ²	Time	Rank
René Arpin Yvon Mougel Marius Falguy Jean-Claude Viry	5	2'07:34.42	7

² A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRA-1	Gérard Christaud-Pipola Michel Lemarchand	Two-man	57.43	12	57.73	16	57.78	14	58.08	18	3:51.02	15
FRA-2	Alain Roy Serge Hissung	Two-man	57.58	14	57.43	11	57.58	11	57.95	15	3:50.54	13

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRA-1	Gérard Christaud-Pipola Alain Roy André Belle Serge Hissung	Four-man	55.75	11	55.66	9	56.43	10	57.06	10	3:44.90	10

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Gérard Verguet	50:29.28	62
	Roland Jeannerod	50:18.27	61
	Daniel Drezet	48:56.97	51
	Jean-Paul Pierrat	46:35.64	18
30 km	Michel Thierry	1'44:25.33	61
	Pierre Salvi	1'41:06.69	54
	Yves Blondeau	1'38:20.86	43
	Jean-Paul Vandel	1'37:11.67	37
50 km	Roland Jeannerod	DNF	–
	Pierre Salvi	DNF	–
	Jean-Paul Vandel	2'47:45.20	29
	Jean-Paul Pierrat	2'44:03.31	11

Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Daniel Drezet Jean-Paul Vandel Yves Blondeau Jean-Paul Pierrat	2'13:05.26	11

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Jean-Christophe Simond	18	16	15	159.44	137	15

Luge

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marie-Thérèse Bonnet	44.947	17	44.966	17	44.888	19	45.009	18	2:59.810	17

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jacques Gaillard	Individual	71.0	72.0	181.0	27	52:08.87	182.90	24	363.90	25

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Emmanuel Michon	40.91	19
1000 m	Richard Tourne	1:26.75	27
1000 m	Emmanuel Michon	1:22.99	17
1500 m	Richard Tourne	2:06.43	20

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