France at the 1948 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.[1]
| France at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 316 (279 men and 37 women) in 20 sports |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Gold
- Maurice Huet, Michel Pécheux, Marcel Desprets, Edouard Artigas, Henri Guerin, and Henri Lepage — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Jehan Buhan — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Adrian Rommel, Christian d'Oriola, Andre Bonin, Jacques Lataste, Jehan Buhan, and René Bougnol — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Micheline Ostermeyer - Women's Shot Put
- Micheline Ostermeyer - Women's Discus
- Jose Beyaert - Cycling Road Race
- Jacques Dupont - Cycling 1 km Time Trial
- Fernand Decanali, Pierre Adam, Serge Blusson, Charles Coste — Cycling, Team Pursuit
- Bernard Chevalier - Equestrian, Individual 3-Day Event
- André Jousseaume, Jean Saint-Fort Paillard, Maurice Buret — Equestrian, Team Dressage
Silver
- Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
- Jean Kerebel, Francis Scewetta, Robert Chef D'Hotel, Jacques Lunis — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Ignace Heinrich — Men's Decathlon
- Basketball, Men's Competition
- André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Individual Dressage
- Christian d'Oriola — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Bronze
- Marcel Hansenne — Athletics, Men's 800m
- Micheline Ostermeyer — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Jacqueline Mazeas — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Robert Boutigny — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000m
- Georges Dransart, Georges Gandil — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000m
- Georges Dransart, Georges Gandil — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10,000m
- Henri Eberhardt — Canoeing, Men's K-1 1000m
- José Beyaert, Jacques Dupont, Alain Moineau - Cycling Team Road Race
- Gaston Dron, René Faye — Cycling Men's Tandem Sprint
- Jean-François d'Orgeix — Equestrian, Individual Jumping
- Georges Vallerrey — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
- Joseph Bernardo, René Cornu, Henri Padou, Jr., Alexandre Jany — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Charles Kouyos — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (-62 kg)
Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jean-Claude Arifon | 400 m hurdles | 56.9 | 2 Q | N/A | 52.3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Jacques André | 54.5 | 2 Q | N/A | 56.3 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Étienne Bally | 100 m | DNF | Did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m | NT | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Robert Chef d'Hôtel | 800 m | 1:56.2 | 2 Q | N/A | 1:52.0 | 2 Q | 1:53.0 | 7 | |
| Roger Chesneau | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:27.6 | 4 Q | N/A | 9:30.2 | 11 | |||
| Raymond Crapet | 400 m | 49.4 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yves Cros | 400 m hurdles | 55.7 | 2 Q | N/A | 52.5 | 2 Q | 53.3 | 5 | |
| Hugues Frayer | 110 m hurdles | 15.5 | 2 Q | N/A | NT | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Alexandre Guyodo | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:17.2 | 2 Q | N/A | 9:13.6 | 4 | |||
| Marcel Hansenne | 800 m | 1:54.6 | 1 Q | N/A | 1:50.5 | 1 Q | 1:49.8 |  | |
| 1500 m | 3:52.8 | 2 Q | N/A | 4:02.0 | 11[2] | ||||
| Henri Klein | 3:59.8 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Julien Lebas | 200 m | 22.0 | 1 Q | NT | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Jacques Lunis | 400 m | 49.3 | 1 Q | 48.9 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| André Marie | 110 m hurdles | 14.4 | 1 Q | N/A | DNF | Did not advance | |||
| Gaston Mayordomo | 800 m | 1:55.7 | 4 Q | N/A | 1:54.3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Alain Mimoun | 10,000 m | N/A | 30:47.4 |  | |||||
| 5000 m | 15:11.2 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gilbert Omnès | 110 m hurdles | 15.2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| André Paris | 10,000 m | N/A | NT | NP | |||||
| Maurice Pouzieux | 5000 m | 15:09.8 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Raphaël Pujazon | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:20.8 | 1 Q | N/A | DNF | ||||
| Ben Saïd Abdallah | 10,000 m | N/A | 31:07.8 | 6 | |||||
| Francis Schewetta | 400 m | 48.9 | 2 Q | 49.9 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Joseph Stéphan | 200 m | NT | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| René Valmy | 100 m | 10.8 | 2 | NT | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Jacques Vernier | 1500 m | 3:57.6 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 5000 m | 15:29.8 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Julien Lebas Marc Litaudon Alain Porthault René Valmy |
4 × 100 m relay | DNF | Did not advance | ||||||
| Robert Chef d'Hôtel Jean Kerebel Jacques Lunis Francis Schewetta |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.0 | 2 Q | N/A | 3:14.8 | | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Claude Bénard | High jump | 1.84 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Robert Bobin | Triple jump | 14.130 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Georges Breitman | Pole vault | 3.90 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Georges Damitio | Long jump | 6.980 | 12 q | 7.070 | 6 |
| High jump | 1.87 | 1 Q | 1.95 | 5 | |
| Charles Épalle | Triple jump | 14.020 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Pierre Legrain | Hammer throw | 47.60 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Victor Sillon | Pole vault | 4.00 | 1 Q | 3.95 | 9 |
| Pierre Sprécher | Javelin throw | 52.30 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Raymond Tissot | 58.19 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rosine Faugouin | 200 m | 25.9 | 2 Q | N/A | 25.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Jeanine Moussier | 100 m | 12.9 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yvette Monginou | 80 m hurdles | 11.7 | 1 Q | N/A | 11.8 | 2 Q | 11.8 | 4 | |
| Liliane Sprécher | 200 m | 26.0 | 2 Q | N/A | 25.1 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jeanine Toulouse | 80 m hurdles | 12.0 | 3 Q | N/A | NT | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Rosine Faugouin Jeanine Moussier Liliane Sprécher Jeanine Toulouse |
4 × 100 m relay | 48.1 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yvonne Chabot-Curtet | Long jump | 5.640 OR | 1 Q | 5.350 | 8 |
| Anne-Marie Colchen | High jump | N/A | 1.40 | 14 | |
| Paulette Laurent | Shot put | ? | 11 Q | 12.030 | 10 |
| Marguerite Martel | Long jump | 4.950 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Jacqueline Mazéas | Discus throw | N/A | 40.47 | | |
| Micheline Ostermeyer | High jump | N/A | 1.61 | | |
| Shot put | 13.140 OR | 1 Q | 13.750 OR |  | |
| Discus throw | N/A | 41.92 | | ||
| Simone Ruas | High jump | N/A | 1.50 | 9 | |
| Paulette Veste | Discus throw | N/A | 36.84 | 10 | |
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented France in 1948.
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948.
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1948.
Sailing
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
- "France at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- The results of the 1500 metres final are disputed. Hansenneis listed by most sources as 11th. "1500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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