France competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 200 competitors, 169 men and 31 women, took part in 107 events in 16 sports.
Medalists
Gold Colette Besson — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) Pierre Trentin — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial Daniel Rebillard — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit Daniel Morelon and Pierre Trentin — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem Jean-Jacques Guyon — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Gilles Berolatti, Jacques Dimont, Jean-Claude Magnan, Christian Noël, and Daniel Revenu — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
Silver Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Janou Lefebvre and Marcel Rozier — Equestrian, Jumping Team Daniel Robin — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight Daniel Robin — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
Bronze Roger Bambuck, Jocelyn Delecour, Gérard Fenouil, and Claude Piquemal — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Pierre Trentin — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) Daniel Revenu — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Raoul Gueguen, Jean-Pierre Guidicelli, and Lucien Guiguet — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition Alain Mosconi — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Fourteen cyclists represented France in 1968.
Individual road race Stéphan Abrahamian Alain Vasseur Daniel Ducreux Jean-Pierre Paranteau
Team time trial Jean-Pierre Boulard Robert Bouloux Jean-Pierre Danguillaume Claude le Chatellier
Sprint Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin
1000m time trial Pierre Trentin
Tandem Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin
Individual pursuit Daniel Rébillard
Team pursuit Bernard Darmet Daniel Rébillard Jack Mourioux Alain van Lancker
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1968.
Men's foil Daniel Revenu Christian Noël Jean-Claude Magnan
Men's team foil Jean-Claude Magnan, Daniel Revenu, Christian Noël, Gilles Berolatti, Jacques Dimont
Men's épée Jean-Pierre Allemand Jacques La Degaillerie Claude Bourquard
Men's team épée François Jeanne, Claude Bourquard, Yves Boissier, Jacques La Degaillerie, Jean-Pierre Allemand
Men's sabre Serge Panizza Marcel Parent Claude Arabo
Men's team sabre Marcel Parent, Claude Arabo, Bernard Vallée, Serge Panizza, Jean-Ernest Ramez
Women's foil Brigitte Gapais-Dumont Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti
Women's team foil Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti, Brigitte Gapais-Dumont, Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille, Claudette Herbster-Josland, Annick Level
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1968. The team won the bronze medal.
Individual Raoul Gueguen Lucien Guiguet Jean-Pierre Giudicelli
Team Raoul Gueguen Lucien Guiguet Jean-Pierre Giudicelli
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Eight shooters, all men, represented France in 1968.
50 m pistol Louis Vignaud Paul Musso
50 m rifle, prone Jean-Luc Loret André Noël
Trap Pierre Candelo Michel Carrega
Skeet Alain Plante Jean-Paul Faber
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References