| France at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 363 |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
France competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.
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Further information: 1908 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1908 Summer Olympics medal winners |
France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.
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Main article: Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the top 11 places, as well as 13th, 14th, 16th, and 17th. The two non-French archers in the event, a Briton and an American, took 12th and 15th, respectively. The team did not do as well in the York rounds, with none of the 10 French archers who also competed in it placing better than 16th.
| Event | Place | Archer | Score |
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| Men's double York round | 16th | Henri Berton | 425 |
| 17th | Eugène Richez | 418 | |
| 19th | Eugène Grisot | 410 | |
| 20th | Louis Vernet | 385 | |
| 22nd | Louis Salingre | 347 | |
| 23rd | Albert Dauchez | 280 | |
| 24th | Charles Quervel | 241 | |
| 25th | Edouard Beaudoin | 215 | |
| 26th | Gustave Cabaret | 191 | |
| 27th | Alfred Poupart | Did not finish | |
| Men's Continental style | 1st | Eugène Grisot | 263 |
| 2nd | Louis Vernet | 256 | |
| 3rd | Gustave Cabaret | 255 | |
| 4th | Charles Aubras | 231 | |
| 5th | Charles Quervel | 223 | |
| 6th | Albert Dauchez | 222 | |
| 7th | Louis Salingre | 215 | |
| 8th | Henri Berton | 212 | |
| 9th | Eugène Richez | 210 | |
| 10th | Edouard Beaudoin | 206 | |
| 11th | Charles Vallée | 193 | |
| 13th | Émile Fisseux | 185 | |
| 14th | Jean Louis de la Croix | 177 | |
| 16th | Alfred Poupart | 155 | |
| 17th | Oscar Jay | 134 | |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
France's best athletics result was Géo André's silver medal in the high jump.
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Georges Malfait | 11.2 seconds 2nd, heat 3 |
Did not advance | |
| Louis Lesca | Unknown 3rd, heat 6 | ||||
| Gaston Lamotte | Unknown 3rd, heat 11 | ||||
| Henri Meslot | Unknown 3rd, heat 13 | ||||
| Men's 200 metres | Semi- finalist |
Georges Malfait | 22.6 seconds 1st, heat 5 |
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 |
Did not advance |
| Heats | Henri Meslot | Unknown 2nd, heat 15 |
Did not advance | ||
| Men's 400 metres | Semi- finalist |
Georges Malfait | 50.0 seconds 1st, heat 6 |
Unknown 4th, semifinal 3 |
Did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist |
Jean Bouin | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 7 |
Did not advance |
| Joseph Dreher | Unknown 5th, semifinal 4 | ||||
| Louis Bonniot de Fleurac | Unknown 6th, semifinal 1 | ||||
| — | Gaston Ragueneau | Did not finish —, semifinal 5 | |||
| Men's 400 metre hurdles | Heats | Henri Meslot | Unknown 2nd, heat 12 |
Did not advance | |
| — | Georges Dubois | Did not finish —, heat 6 | |||
| Men's 3200 metre steeplechase | — | Gaston Ragueneau | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
| Louis Bonniot de Fleurac | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | ||||
| Men's 3 mile team race | 3rd | Louis Bonniot de Fleurac | None held | 14:56.0 4 points, team=15 |
15:08.4 8 points, team=32 |
| Joseph Dreher | 15:37.2 10 points, team=15 |
15:40.0 11 points, team=32 | |||
| Paul Lizandier | 15:56.6 No score, team=15 |
16:03.0 13 points, team=32 | |||
| No place | Jean Bouin | 14:53.0 1 point, team=15 |
Did not start No score, team=32 | ||
| Alexandre Fayollat | 15:52.2 No score, team=15 |
Did not start No score, team=32 | |||
| Men's 5 miles | Semi- finalist |
Paul Lizandier | None held | Unknown 4th, semifinal 4 |
Did not advance |
| — | Gaston Ragueneau | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | |||
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
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| Men's high jump | 2nd | Géo André | 1.88 metres |
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Henri Gutierrez | Unknown |
| Men's pole vault | 10th | Robert Pascarel | 3.20 metres |
| 12th | G. Koeger | 3.05 metres | |
| Men's standing high jump | 5th | Géo André | 1.47 metres |
| Alfred Motté | 1.47 metres | ||
| 19-23 | Henri Jardin | Unknown | |
| Men's standing long jump | 8-25 | Henri Jardin | Unknown |
| Alfred Motté | Unknown | ||
| Men's shot put | 9-25 | Charles Lagarde | Unknown |
| André Tison | Unknown | ||
| Men's discus throw | 8th | André Tison | 38.30 metres |
| 12-42 | Charles Lagarde | Unknown | |
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Main article: Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
France competed in 4 of the 5 boxing events, not winning any bouts.
| Weight class |
Place | Boxer | Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
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| Bantamweight Up to 116 pounds |
4th | Pierre Mazior | Not held | Lost to Condon KO, 3rd round |
Did not advance | |
| Featherweight Up to 126 pounds |
5th | Louis Constant | Not held | Lost to Ringer 2-0 decision |
Did not advance | |
| Étienne Poillot | Lost to Gunn KO, 2nd round | |||||
| Lightweight Up to 140 pounds |
7th | André Bouvier | Lost to Holmes KO, 2nd round |
Did not advance | ||
| Middleweight Up to 158 pounds |
6th | Gaston Aspa | Lost to William Childs KO, 2nd round |
Did not advance | ||
| René Doudelle | Lost to Douglas KO, 1st round | |||||
| Charles Morard | Lost to Warnes KO, 2nd round | |||||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
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| Great Britain | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Total | 0 | 7 | .000 |
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Main article: Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
France took one of the gold medals in cycling with a win in the men's tandem. Schilles also finished first in the men's sprint, but the final was voided due to the time limit having been exceeded.
| Event | Place | Cyclist | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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| Men's 660 yards | 2nd | Émile Demangel | 59.8 seconds 1st, heat 6 |
51.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 |
Unknown |
| Semi- finalist |
André Auffray | 58.4 seconds 1st, heat 16 |
Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3 |
Did not advance | |
| Pierre Texier | 1:01.6 1st, heat 9 |
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 | |||
| Heats | Georges Perrin | Unknown 2nd, heat 10 |
Did not advance | ||
| André Poulain | Unknown 2nd, heat 12 | ||||
| Gaston Dreyfus | Unknown 2nd, heat 14 | ||||
| Pierre Seginaud | Unknown 3rd, heat 2 | ||||
| Richard Villepontoux | Unknown 3rd, heat 4 | ||||
| Gaston Delaplane | Unknown 3rd, heat 8 | ||||
| Émile Marechal | Unknown 3rd, heat 11 | ||||
| — | Maurice Schilles | Time limit exceeded —, heat 5 | |||
| Men's 5000 metres | 2nd | Maurice Schilles | None held | 7:55.4 1st, semifinal 7 |
Unknown |
| 3rd | André Auffray | 8:56.8 1st, semifinal 3 |
Unknown | ||
| 4th | Émile Marechal | 9:01.4 1st, semifinal 2 |
Unknown | ||
| Semi- finalist |
Pierre Texier | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 |
Did not advance | ||
| Pierre Seginaud | Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | ||||
| Gaston Dreyfus | Unknown 4th, semifinal 6 | ||||
| Georges Perrin | Unknown 4-7, semifinal 7 | ||||
| Gaston Delaplane | Unknown 4-9, semifinal 5 | ||||
| Richard Villepontoux | Unknown 4-9, semifinal 5 | ||||
| — | André Poulain | Did not finish —, semifinal 4 | |||
| Émile Demangel | Disqualified —, semifinal 2 | ||||
| Men's 20 kilometres | 5-9 | François Bonnet | None held | Unknown 6th, semifinal 2 |
Unknown |
| Octave Lapize | Unknown 4th, semifinal 4 |
Unknown | |||
| Semi- finalist |
C. Avrillon | 33:40.8 2nd, semifinal 6 |
Did not advance | ||
| André Lapize | Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | ||||
| G. C. Lutz | Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 | ||||
| Henri Baumler | Unknown 5th, semifinal 4 | ||||
| H. Cunault | Unknown 6-7, semifinal 3 | ||||
| Pierre Hostein | Unknown 7-8, semifinal 1 | ||||
| — | Pierre Texier | Did not finish —, semifinal 5 | |||
| Men's 100 kilometres | 3rd | Octave Lapize | None held | Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 |
Unknown |
| 5th | Pierre Texier | Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 |
Unknown | ||
| 9-17 | François Bonnet | Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1 |
Did not finish | ||
| G. C. Lutz | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 |
Did not finish | |||
| Semi- finalist |
André Lepere | Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance | ||
| — | Charles Avrillon | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | |||
| H. Cunault | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | ||||
| Pierre Hostein | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | ||||
| Jean Madelaine | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | ||||
| Men's sprint | Finalist | Maurice Schilles | 1:38.4 1st, heat 3 |
1:38.8 1st, semifinal 2 |
Time limit exceeded |
| Semi- finalist |
Émile Demangel | 1:35.2 1st, heat 9 |
Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3 |
Did not advance | |
| André Auffray | 1:23.6 1st, heat 10 |
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 | |||
| Pierre Texier | 1:31.0 1st, heat 13 |
Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | |||
| Heats | André Poulain | Unknown 2nd, heat 2 |
Did not advance | ||
| Pierre Seginaud | Unknown 2nd, heat 4 | ||||
| Richard Villepontoux | Unknown 2nd, heat 7 | ||||
| Émile Marechal | Unknown 2nd, heat 12 | ||||
| Gaston Delaplane | Unknown 2nd, heat 15 | ||||
| Gaston Dreyfus | Unknown 4th, heat 8 | ||||
| — | Georges Perrin | Time limit exceeded —, heat 16 | |||
| Men's tandem | 1st | André Auffray Maurice Schilles |
3:11.4 1st, heat 5 |
2:46.2 1st, semifinal 2 |
3:07.6 |
| Semi- finalist |
François Bonnet Octave Lapize |
3:06.8 1st, heat 6 |
Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance | |
| Heats | Maurice Texier Pierre Texier |
Unknown 2nd, heat 2 |
Did not advance | ||
| Charles Avrillon Joseph Guyader |
Unknown 2nd, heat 3 | ||||
| Gaston Dreyfus André Poulain |
Unknown 2nd, heat 7 | ||||
| Men's team pursuit | Heats | André Auffray Émile Demangel Émile Marechal Maurice Schilles |
2:32.0 2nd, heat 4 |
Did not advance | |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
France swept the épée competitions, taking all three individual medals and the team gold.
| Event | Place | Fencer | First round |
Second round |
Semi- final |
Final |
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| Men's épée | 1st | Gaston Alibert | 7-1 (1st in E) | 4-0 (1st in 3) | 7-2 (1st in 1) | 7-2 |
| 2nd | Alexandre Lippmann | 4-1 (1st in L) | 4-1 (1st in 5) | 5-4 (3rd in 2) | 5-3 | |
| 3rd | Eugène Olivier | 3-2 (3rd in J) | 2-1 (1st in 8) | 5-4 (3rd in 2) | 4-3 | |
| Semi- finalist |
Henri-Georges Berger | 7-0 (1st in D) | 3-2 (2nd in 3) | 4-5 (5th in 1) | Did not advance | |
| Jean Stern | 4-1 (1st in M) | 4-2 (2nd in 1) | 3-4 (5th in 2) | |||
| Second round |
Jacques Rodocanachi | 3-3 (3rd in H) | 2-2 (3rd in 2) | Did not advance | ||
| Bernard Gravier | 4-2 (2nd in A) | 2-2 (3rd in 4) | ||||
| Charles Collignon | 5-2 (2nd in B) | 1-3 (3rd in 6) | ||||
| Robert Quennessen | 5-3 (2nd in I) | 1-2 (3rd in 8) | ||||
| Joseph Marais | 5-0 (1st in C) | 1-3 (5th in 4) | ||||
| First round |
Frédéric Dubourdieu | 4-3 (4th in G) | Did not advance | |||
| Men's sabre | 7th | Georges de la Falaise | 3-1 (1st in F) | 2-1 (1st in 8) | 4-3 (3rd in 1) | 1-6 |
| Semi- finalist |
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps | 4-1 (1st in H) | 3-0 (1st in 4) | 1-6 (8th in 1) | Did not advance | |
| Second round |
Georges Lateux | 2-2 (2nd in D) | 1-3 (5th in 1) | Did not advance | ||
| First round |
Jean de Mas Latrie | 2-3 (4th in A) | Did not advance | |||
| Louis Renaud | 3-2 (4th in C) | |||||
| Georges Langevin | 0-3 (4th in E) | |||||
| Frédéric Chapuis | 3-2 (4th in L) | |||||
| Marc Perrodon | 3-2 (4th in M) | |||||
| Ismaël de Lesseps | 1-4 (5th in G) | |||||
| Joseph, Marquis de Saint Brisson | 0-5 (6th in I) | |||||
| Jean Mikorski | 2-5 (8th in J) | |||||
| Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match |
First round |
Semi- finals |
Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
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| Men's team épée | 1st | Gaston Alibert (1st, sf, f) Henri-Georges Berger (sf) Charles Collignon (sf) Eugène Olivier (sf, f) Bernard Gravier (1st, f)[1] Alexandre Lippmann (1st, f)[1] Jean Stern (1st)[1] |
Bye | Defeated Denmark 10-6 Advanced to semifinals |
Defeated Great Britain 12-5 Advanced to final |
Defeated Belgium 9-7 Won gold medal |
Not relegated | |
| Men's team sabre | 4th | Georges de la Falaise Bertrand Marie de Lesseps Marc Perrodon Louis Renaud |
Not held | Defeated Belgium 10-6 Advanced to semifinals |
Lost to Bohemia 9-7 Out 4th place |
Did not advance | Not relegated | |
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Main article: Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
France was represented by the two national squads of France national football team & France B national football team. Each faced Denmark in its first match, with France coming off the loser both times.
| Event | Place | Players | First round | Semifinals | Final | Bronze match |
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| Men's football | 4th | Georges-Henri Albert, Georges Bayrou, Gaston Cypres, Jean Dubly, René Fenouillière, André François (captain), Charles Renaux, Émile Sartorius, Louis Schubart, Maurice Tillette, Ursule Wibaut |
Bye | Lost vs. Denmark 17-1 |
Did not advance | Not relegated |
| 6th | Pierre Six, Raoul Gressier, Justin Vialaret, Charles Bilot, Serge Dastarac, Victor Denis, François Desrousseaux, Marcel Eucher, Adrien Filez, Henri Holgard, Albert Jenicot, Paul Mathaux, E. Morillon, Jules Verlet (captain) |
Lost vs. Denmark 9-0 |
did not advance | Not relegated | ||
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
| Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
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| Louis Ségura | Men's all-around | 297 | 
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| Marcel Lalu | 258.75 | 7 | |
| Raphaël Diaz | 258.5 | 8 | |
| Jules Rolland | 249.5 | 10 | |
| François Nidal | 249 | 11 | |
| Antoine Costa | 241.75 | 14 | |
| Georges Turnheer | 232 | 18 | |
| Jean Castigliano | 227 | 20 | |
| Justinien Lux | 226 | 22 | |
| Dominique Follacci | 222 | 26 | |
| Georges Charmoille | 222 | 26 | |
| Alfred Castille | 220 | 28 | |
| Ferdinand Castille | 218 | 30 | |
| Victor Dubois | 212.5 | 32 | |
| Paulin Lemaire | 207.25 | 35 | |
| G. Mounier | 204.5 | 38 | |
| E. Gauthier | 195 | 43 | |
| F. Lekim | 180.5 | 53 | |
| Georges Ratelot | 172.75 | 57 | |
| Edouard Boislevé | 120 | 89 | |
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Men's team | 319 | 5 |
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Main article: Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
| Event | Place | Players | First round | Semifinals | Final | 5th/6th |
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| Men's hockey | 6th | R. P. Aublin, D. Baidet, R. Benoit, André Bonnal, L. Gautier, D. M. Girard, C. Pattin, L. Poupon, F. Roux, René Salarnier, L. Saulnier, Fernand Versini |
Lost vs. GBR England 10-1 |
Did not advance | Lost vs. Germany 1-0 | |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
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| Germany | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | .000 |
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Main article: Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
| Class | Place | Boat | Sailors |
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| 6 metre | 3rd | Guyoni | Henri Arthus, Louis Potheau, Pierre Rabot |
| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
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| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 19th | Raoul de Boigne | 86 |
| 23rd | André Angelini | 85 | |
| 28th | Paul Colas | 82 | |
| 35th | Léon Hecht | 75 | |
| 38th | Daniel Merillon | 69 | |
| 39th | Léon Moreaux | 67 | |
| 48th | Léon Tétart | 21 | |
| Men's 300 metre free rifle | 8th | Léon Johnson | 835 |
| 25th | Paul Colas | 759 | |
| 31st | Maurice Lecoq | 730 | |
| 34th | André Angelini | 706 | |
| Men's team free rifle | 3rd | Léon Johnson Eugène Balme André Parmentier Albert Courquin Maurice Lecoq Raoul de Boigne |
4652 |
| Men's team military rifle | 4th | Raoul de Boigne Albert Courquin Eugène Balme Daniel Mérillon Léon Hecht André Parmentier |
2227 |
| Men's stationary target small-bore rifle | 13th | André Mercier | 366 |
| 17th | Léon Tétart | 350 | |
| 19th | Henri Bonnefoy | 304 | |
| Men's moving target small-bore rifle | 10th | Léon Johnson | 13 |
| 14th | André Mercier | 10 | |
| 15th | Léon Tétart | 9 | |
| Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle | 19th | André Mercier | 30 |
| 21st | Léon Johnson | 24 | |
| 22nd | Léon Tétart | 21 | |
| Men's team small-bore rifle | 3rd | Paul Colas André Regaud Léon Lécuyer Henri Bonnefoy |
710 |
| Men's single-shot running deer | 13th | Léon Tétart | 11 |
| 14th | Maurice Robion du Pont | 6 | |
| 15th | André Barbillat | 3 | |
| Men's double-shot running deer | 12th | Léon Tétart | 21 |
| 14th | Maurice Robion du Pont | 18 | |
| Men's individual pistol | 6th | André Barbillat | 466 |
| 10th | André Regaud | 451 | |
| 17th | Léon Moreaux | 438 | |
| 22nd | Jean Depassis | 427 | |
| 30th | Léon Lécuyer | 401 | |
| 34th | Maurice Robion du Pont | 391 | |
| Men's team pistol | 4th | André Barbillat André Regaud Léon Moreaux Jean Depassis |
1750 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 23rd | Emile Béjot | 28 |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | Gérard Meister | Unknown 3-5, heat 2 |
Did not advance | |
| René André | Unknown 4-5, heat 5 | ||||
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | — | Henri Decoin | Did not finish —, heat 1 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | Heats | André Theuriet | 32:37.0 3rd, heat 4 |
Did not advance | |
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Main article: Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
| Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 |
Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
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| Men's singles | 5th | Maurice Germot | Bye | Defeated Schomburgk | Bye | Lost to Ritchie | Did not advance | |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | .500 |
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Main article: Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
France had one boat enter competition in the motorboating events, winning a gold medal when that boat ended up being the only finisher in the open class.
| Event | Place | Boat | Sailors | Result |
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| Class A — Open class | 1st | Camille | Emile Thubron 3 other crew members |
Did not start (first race) Finished (second race) |
