France at the 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Helsinki
Competitors	245 (214 men and 31 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Ignace Heinrich
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 6 Silver 6 Bronze 6 Total 18
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1906 Intercalated Games

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.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Jean Laudet and Georges Turlier — Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs
• Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
• Christian d'Oriola — Foil, Men's Individual
• Jehan Buhan, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, Claude Netter, Jacques Noël, and Adrien Rommel — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
• Bernard Malivoire, Gaston Mercier, and Raymond Salles — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
• Jean Boiteux — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle

Silver

• Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
• Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
• Madeleine Moreau — Diving, Women's Springboard
• Guy Lefrant — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
• Pierre Blondiaux, Marc Bouissou, Roger Gautier, and Jean-Jacques Guissart — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
• Gilbert Bozon — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke

Bronze

• Joseph Ventaja — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
• Louis Gantois — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
• Jacques Anquetil, Claude Rouer, Alfred Tonello and Roland Bezamat — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
• Jean Laroyenne, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Maurice Piot, and Jean-François Tournon — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
• Joseph Bernardo, Jean Boiteux, Aldo Eminente, and Alexandre Jany — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Main Round (Group D)
  • Defeated Egypt (92-64)
  • Defeated Cuba (58-42)
  • Defeated Chile (52-43)
• Final Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Uruguay (58-56)
  • Lost to Argentina (52-61)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (58-67)
• Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (44-59)
  • 7th/8th place: Lost to Bulgaria (44-58) → 8th place
• Team Roster
  • Roger Haudegand
  • Bernard Planque
  • Robert Monclar
  • René Chocat
  • Jean Perniceni
  • Louis Devoti
  • Robert Guillin
  • Robert Crost
  • Jacques Dessemme
  • André Buffière
  • André Vacheresse
  • Jean-Paul Beugnot

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Jacques Anquetil — 5:11:19.0 (→ 12th place)
• Alfred Tonello — 5:11:20.0 (→ 13th place)
• Claude Rouer — 5:16:19.1 (→ 23rd place)
• Roland Bezamat — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Henri Andrieux
  • Final — 1:14.7 (→ 9th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Franck Le Normand — 11th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Claude Brugerolles, Henri Andrieux, Jean-Marie Joubert, and Pierre Michel
  • Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Great Britain (→ 4th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Raymond Mulinghausen
  • Preliminary Round — 59.52 points (→ 26th place)
• Henri Goosen
  • Preliminary Round — 57.79 points (→ 30th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Nicolle Pellissard
  • Preliminary Round — 43.59 points
  • Final — 69.08 points (→ 4th place)

Equestrian

Fencing

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1952.

Men's foil

• Christian d'Oriola
• Jacques Lataste
• Jéhan Buhan

Men's team foil

• Claude Netter, Jéhan Buhan, Jacques Lataste, Jacques Noël, Christian d'Oriola, Adrien Rommel

Men's épée

• René Bougnol
• Claude Nigon
• Armand Mouyal

Men's team épée

• Jean-Pierre Muller, Armand Mouyal, Daniel Dagallier, René Bougnol, Gérard Rousset, Claude Nigon

Men's sabre

• Jacques Lefèvre
• Jean Levavasseur
• Jean-François Tournon

Men's team sabre

• Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Laroyenne, Maurice Piot, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Jean-François Tournon

Women's foil

• Renée Garilhe
• Lylian Lecomte-Guyonneau
• Odette Drand

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1952.

Individual

• André Lacroix
• Bertrand de Montaudoin
• Christian Palant

Team

• André Lacroix
• Bertrand de Montaudoin
• Christian Palant

Rowing

France had 17 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1952.^[2]

Men's single sculls

• Henri Butel

Men's double sculls

• Jacques Maillet
• Achille Giovannoni

Men's coxless pair

• Jean-Pierre Souche
• René Guissart

Men's coxed pair

• Raymond Salles
• Gaston Mercier
• Bernard Malivoire (cox)

Men's coxless four

• Pierre Blondiaux
• Jean-Jacques Guissart
• Marc Bouissou
• Roger Gautier

Men's coxed four

• André Goursolle
• Robert Texier
• Guy Nosbaum
• Claude Martin
• Didier Moureau (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Nine shooters represented France in 1952.

25 m pistol

• Ludovic Heraud
• André Martin

50 m pistol

• André Martin
• Roger Tauvel

50 m rifle, three positions

• Jacques Mazoyer
• Paul Konsler

50 m rifle, prone

• Jacques Mazoyer
• Paul Konsler

100m running deer

• Jean-Albin Régis
• Albert Planchon

Trap

• André Taupin
• Claude Lagarde

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling