France competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only (and, to date, the last) in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.
Medalists
Silver Michel Jazy — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres Robert Dumontois, Jean Klein, Claude Martin, Jacques Morel, and Guy Nosbaum — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Bronze Abdoulaye Seye — Athletics, Men's 200 metres Guy Lefrant, Jack Le Goff, and Jehan Le Roy — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition René Schiermeyer — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Athletics
France had 36 competitors, 7 women and 29 men, in 25 athletics events.
Women's athletics
Women's 100 metres Catherine Capdevielle
Women's 200 metres Catherine Capdevielle
Women's 800 metres Maryvonne Dupureur Nicole Goullieux
Women's 80 metres hurdles Denise Laborie-Guénard Simone Brièrre
Women's high jump Florence Pétry-Amiel
Women's long jump Madeleine Thétu
Men's athletics
Men's 100 metres Jocelyn Delecour Abdoulaye Sèye Claude Piquemal
Men's 200 metres Abdoulaye Sèye – Bronze Paul Genevay Jocelyn Delecour
Men's 800 metres Pierre-Yvon Lenoir
Men's 1500 metres Michel Jazy – Silver Michel Bernard
Men's 5000 metres Michel Bernard Hamoud Ameur
Men's 10,000 metres Robert Bogey Hamoud Ameur Hamida Addèche
Men's marathon Alain Mimoun Paul Genève
Men's 110 metres hurdles Edmond Roudnitska Marcel Duriez Jacques Déprez
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Guy Texereau
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Jocelyn Delecour, Paul Genevay, Claude Piquemal, Abdoulaye Sèye
Men's 20 kilometres walk Henri Delerue
Men's 50 kilometres walk Jacques Arnoux
Men's high jump Mahamat Idriss Maurice Fournier
Men's pole vault Victor Sillon
Men's long jump Christian Collardot Ali Brakchi
Men's triple jump Éric Battista Pierre William
Men's discus throw Pierre Alard
Men's hammer throw Guy Husson
Men's javelin throw Michel Macquet Léon Syrovatski
Basketball
The French men's basketball team had 12 players.
Team Roger Antoine, Philippe Baillet, Christian Baltzer, Louis Bertorelle, Jean-Paul Beugnot, Jérôme Christ, Jean Degros, Max Dorigo, Henri Grange, Bernard Mayeur, Robert Monclar, Henri Villecourt
Boxing
France had eight male competitors in eight boxing events.
Flyweight (51 kg) Antoine Porcel
Bantamweight (54 kg) Jean Parra
Featherweight André Iuncker
Lightweight (60 kg) Jacques Cotot
Welterweight (67 kg) Jean Josselin
Light middleweight (71 kg) Souleymane Diallo
Middleweight (75 kg) Yoland Levèque
Heavyweight (+81 kg) Joseph Syoz
Canoeing
France had 9 competitors, 1 woman and 8 men, in 4 canoeing and kayaking events.
Women's K-1 500 metres Gabrielle Lutz
Men's K-1 1000 metres Michel Meyer
Men's K-1 4 × 500 metres Henri Amazouze, Jean Houde, Pierre Derivery, Jean Friquet, Fredy Grosheny
Men's C-2 1000 metres Georges Turlier, Michel Picard
Cycling
France had 14 men compete in six cycling events.
Individual road race Jacques Gestraut Roland Lacombe François Hamon Raymond Reaux
Team time trial Henri Duez, François Hamon, Roland Lacombe, Jacques Simon
Sprint Antoine Pellegrina André Gruchet
1000m time trial Michel Scob
Tandem Roland Surrugue, Michel Scob
Team pursuit Marcel Delattre, Jacques Suire, Guy Claud, Michel Nédélec
Diving
France had 4 competitors, 1 woman and 3 men, in 4 diving events.
Men AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankChristian Pire3 m springboard50.4918Did not advanceGeorges Senecot53.937 Q38.541492.479Did not advanceHenri Rouquet10 m platform50.7416 Q32.811683.5516Did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankNicole Péllissard-Darrigrand3 m springboard48.9610 Q36.76985.729Did not advance10 m platform49.6812 Qcolspan=4 31.50=581.187
Equestrian
France had 7 male competitors in 4 equestrianism events.
Men's three-day events, Individual and Team Jack Le Goff Guy Lefrant Jéhan Le Roy Pierre Durand Sr.
Mixed jumping events, Individual and Team Bernard de Fombelle Max Fresson Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
Fencing
France had 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, in 8 fencing events.
Men's foil Roger Closset Christian d'Oriola Jean-Claude Magnan
Men's team foil Jacky Courtillat, Jean-Claude Magnan, Guy Barrabino, Claude Netter, Christian d'Oriola
Men's épée Yves Dreyfus Armand Mouyal Jack Guittet
Men's team épée Armand Mouyal, Yves Dreyfus, Claude Brodin, Christian d'Oriola, Jack Guittet, Gérard Lefranc
Men's sabre Claude Arabo Jacques Roulot Jacques Lefèvre
Men's team sabre Marcel Parent, Claude Gamot, Jacques Lefèvre, Jacques Roulot, Claude Arabo
Women's foil Catherine Delbarre Régine Veronnet Monique Leroux
Women's team foil Monique Leroux, Régine Veronnet, Françoise Mailliard, Renée Garilhe, Catherine Delbarre
Football
The French men's football team had 17 players.
Team Ahmed Arab, Marcel Artélésa, Raymond Baratto, Pierre Bodin, Jean-Baptiste Bordas, Claude Dubaële, Gérard Coinçon, André Giamarchi, Gines Gonzales, Marcel Loncle, François Philippe, Louis Polonia, Yvon Quédec, Charles Samoy, Max Samper, Jacques Stamm, Jean Wettstein
Gymnastics
France had 12 competitors, 6 women and 6 men, in 14 gymnastics events.
Women's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Uneven bars, Balance beam Jacqueline Dieudonné Anne-Marie Demortière Renée Hugon Paulette le Raer Monique Rossi Danièle Sicot-Coulon
Men's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Parallel bars, Horizontal bar, Rings, Pommel horse Robert Caymaris Bernard Fauqueux Jean Jaillard Mohamed Lazhari Michel Mathiot Daniel Touche
Hockey
The French men's hockey team had 16 players.
Team Yvan Bia, Roger Bignon, Jacques Bonnet, Pierre Court, Jean Desmasures, Maurice Dobigny, Claude Dugardin, Claude Leroy, Diran Manoukian, Ido Marang, Jacques Mauchien, Gérard Poulain, Philippe Reynaud, Albert Vanpoulle, Claude Windal, Jean-Pierre Windal
Modern pentathlon
France had three male competitors in two modern pentathlon events.
Individual André Bernard Christian Beauvalet Étienne Jalenques
Team André Bernard, Christian Beauvalet, Étienne Jalenques
Rowing
France had 16 male competitors in three rowing events.
Men's double sculls – 4th place René Duhamel, Bernard Monnereau
Men's coxed four – 2nd place ( Silver medal) Robert Dumontois, Claude Martin, Jacques Morel, Guy Nosbaum, Jean Klein
Men's eight – 4th place Christian Puibaraud, Jean-Louis Bellet, Émile Clerc, Jean Ledoux, Gaston Mercier, Bernard Meynadier, Joseph Moroni, Michel Viaud, Alain Bouffard
Sailing
France had 11 male competitors in five sailing events.
Finn – 1-person Finn (dinghy) Yves-Louis Pinaud
Flying Dutchman – 2-person Flying Dutchman (dinghy) Jean-Claude Cornu (helmsman), Daniel Gouffier
Star – 2-person Star (keelboat) Georges Pisani (helmsman), Noël Desaubliaux
Dragon – 3-person Dragon (keelboat) Jean Peytel (helmsman), Philippe Reinhart, François Thierry-Mieg
5.5 Metre – 3-person 5.5 Metre (keelboat) Jacques Baptiste Lebrun (helmsman), Pierre Buret, Louis Chauvot
Shooting
France had seven men participate in five shooting events.
25 m pistol Jacques Decaux Jean Renaux
50 m pistol Serge Hubert
50 m rifle, three positions Pierre Guy Georges Wahler
50 m rifle, prone Pierre Guy Georges Wahler
Trap Claude Foussier Marcel Otto-Bruc
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlain Gottvallès100 m freestyle 56.3 =3 Q 58.5 22 Did not advanceGérard Gropaiz 59.3 34 Did not advanceJean-Pascal Curtillet400 m freestyle 4:36.5 16 colspan=2 Did not advanceJean Pommat 4:46.5 30 colspan=2 Did not advanceRobert Christophe100 m backstroke 1:04.0 =5 Q 1:03.7 =2 Q 1:03.2 4Claude Raffy 1:05.8 =18 Did not advanceRichard Audoly200 m breaststroke 2:46.5 24 Did not advanceRoland Boullanger 2:54.4 35 Did not advanceHenri Vidil200 m butterfly 2:36.0 28 Did not advanceJean-Pascal CurtilletGérard GropaizMarc KamounJean Boiteux4 × 200 m freestyle 8:41.2 12 colspan=2 Did not advanceRobert ChristopheRoland BoullangerJean PommatAlain Gottvallès4 × 100 m medley 4:21.7 11 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHéda Frost100 m freestyle 1:05.8 13 Q 1:05.4 =11 Did not advanceMarie-Laure Gaillot 1:08.0 27 Did not advanceHéda Frost400 m freestyle 5:00.6 9 colspan=2 Did not advanceNadine Delache100 m backstroke 1:12.5 8 Q colspan=2 1:12.4 8Rosy Piacentini 1:12.2 =6 Q colspan=2 1:11.4 5Amélie Mirkowitch200 m breaststroke 3:01.5 17 colspan=2 Did not advanceMichèle Pialat 3:02.2 19 colspan=2 Did not advanceAnnie Caron100 m butterfly 1:17.1 18 colspan=2 Did not advanceColette Libourel 1:20.4 24 colspan=2 Did not advanceHéda FrostAnnie CaronColette LibourelMarie-Laure Gaillot4 × 100 m freestyle 4:35.2 9 colspan=2 Did not advanceRosy PiacentiniMichèle PialatAnnie CaronHéda Frost4 × 100 m medley 4:59.7 10 colspan=2 Did not advance
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database