France competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Alpine skiing Women's slalom Alpine skiing Women's slalom Figure skating Men's singles
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBernard CharvinDownhill1:55.3321Henri Duvillard1:55.1319Bernard Orcel1:54.8116Roger Rossat-Mignod1:54.7215Henri DuvillardGiant SlalomDNF–––DNF–Jean-Noël Augert1:33.61121:38.2363:11.845Alain Penz1:33.3691:39.0693:12.429Roger Rossat-Mignod1:33.288DSQ–DSQ–
Men's slalom
AthleteClassificationFinalTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRankAlain Penzbye56.729DSQ–DSQ–Henri Duvillardbye55.92354.5361:50.454Jean-Noël Augertbye55.77254.74101:50.515
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFlorence SteurerDownhill1:41.3623Michèle Jacot1:40.7315Annie Famose1:39.708Isabelle Mir1:38.624Isabelle MirGiant Slalom1:35.3021Michèle Jacot1:33.6116Britt Lafforgue1:32.808Florence Steurer1:32.596Michèle JacotSlalomDSQ–––DSQ–Florence Steurer46.57446.1231:32.69Britt Lafforgue46.233DSQ–DSQ–Danièle Debernard46.08245.1811:31.26
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank20 kmPaul ChassagneDNF–DNF–Aimé Gruet-Masson1'18:44.41151'33:44.4151René Arpin1'19:52.6481'27:52.6437Daniel Claudon1'18:14.6711'19:14.6710
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 AthletesRaceMisses 2TimeRankRené ArpinNoël TurrellDaniel ClaudonAimé Gruet-Masson42'03:08.9013
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFRA-1Patrick ParisotAlain RoyTwo-man1:16.6681:17.17141:14.53101:15.10125:03.469FRA-2Gérard Christaud-PipolaJacques Christaud-PipolaTwo-man1:17.08111:17.25171:14.81121:15.05115:04.1911
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFRA-1Patrick ParisotYves BonsangAlain RoyGilles MordaFour-man1:11.7991:12.1861:11.27111:11.51114:46.759
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmGérard Granclement50:07.1148Daniel Cerisey50:05.8846Jean-Paul Vandel49:22.8939Roland Jeannerod48:32.423130 kmRoland JeannerodDNF–Gilbert Faure1'48:12.1949Daniel Cerisey1'47:03.0145Jean-Paul Vandel1'42:45.882550 kmJean JobezDNF–
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankJean-Paul VandelRoland JeannerodGilbert FaureJean Jobez2'14:35.9811
Figure skating
Men AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank Jacques Mrozek13142401.312614 Didier Gailhaguet11132440.911413 Patrick Péra282653.128
Pairs AthletesSPFSPointsPlacesRank Florence CahnJean Roland Racle1312364.511613
Luge
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPierre Larchier55.863756.284254.683754.94373:41.7636
Nordic combined
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalDistance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankJacques GaillardIndividual67.567.0155.42953:59.5169.81035325.21035
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankAlain MacleNormal hill67.587.262.578.7165.953Yvan Richard68.088.063.576.3164.354Gilbert Poirot69.593.471.095.3188.743Jacques GaillardLarge hill72.060.873.561.9122.751Alain Macle76.065.971.056.9122.850Yvan Richard77.068.878.573.4142.249
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mRichard Tourne43.06331500 mRichard Tourne2:16.37335000 mRichard Tourne8:11.522410,000 mRichard Tourne16:48.7022
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com