France competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 206 competitors, 177 men and 29 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports.[1]
| France at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 206 (177 men and 29 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Daniel Morelon |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists edit
Gold edit
- Guy Drut — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- Hubert Parot, Michel Roche, Marc Roguet and Marcel Rozier — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
Silver edit
- Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Brigitte Dumont, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille, Claudie Josland, Christine Muzio, and Véronique Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
- Daniel Senet — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Bronze edit
- Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
- Daniel Revenu, Frédéric Pietruszka, Christian Noël, Didier Flament, and Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Henri Boerio — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Patrick Vial — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (70 kg)
Archery edit
In France's second appearance in modern Olympic archery, one woman and one man represented the nation. Albert Le Tyrant posted France's best placing since 1920.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Marie-Christine Ventrillon – 2298 points (→ 17th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Albert Le Tyrant – 2408 points (→ 12th place)
Athletics edit
Men's 800 metres
- José Marajo
- Heat — 1:49.60 (→ did not advance)
- Marcel Philippe
- Heat — 1:50.81 (→ did not advance)
- Roqui Sanchez
- Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Jacques Boxberger
- Heat — 13:36.94 (→ did not advance)
- Jean-Marie Conrath
- Heat — 13:34.39 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Jean-Paul Gomez
- Heat — 28:10.52
- Final — 28:24.07 (→ 9th place)
- Lucien Rault
- Heat — 29:40.76 (→ did not advance)
- Pierre Levisse
- Heat — 32:07.84 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Jean-Pierre Perrinelle
- Heats — 50.78s
- Semi Final — 50.82s (→ did not advance)
- Jean-Claude Nallet
- Heats — 50.77s
- Semi Final — 50.82s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Fernand Kolbeck
- Final — 2:22:56 (→ 34th place)
Men's 4x100 metres Relay
- Jean-Claude Amoureux, Joseph Arame, Lucien Sainte-Rose, and Dominique Chauvelot
- Heat — 39.71s
- Semi Final — 39.33s
- Final — 39.16s (→ 7th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Jacques Rousseau
- Qualification — 7.82m
- Final — 8.00m (→ 4th place)
- Philippe Deroche
- Qualification — 7.38m (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Paul Poaniewa
- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
- Jacques Aletti
- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- François Tracanelli
- Qualifying Round — 5.10m
- Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Gérard Lelièvre — 1:29:53 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200 metres
- Chantal Réga
- Round 1 — 23.54
- Round 2 — 23.22
- Semifinals — 23.00
- Final — 23.09 (→ 8th place)
Boxing edit
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- José Leroy
- First Round — Lost to Said Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY), KO-1
Canoeing edit
Cycling edit
Fourteen cyclists represented France in 1976.
- Jean-René Bernaudeau — 4:47:23.0 (→ 7th place)
- Christian Jourdan — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Francis Duteil — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- René Bittinger — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Daniel Morelon —
Silver Medal
- Eric Vermeulen — 1:07.846 (→ 5th place)
- Jean-Jacques Rebière — 12th place
Diving edit
Equestrian edit
Fencing edit
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented France in 1976.
Football edit
Gymnastics edit
Judo edit
Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1976.
- Individual
- Team
- Alain Cortes
- Claude Guiguet
- Michel Gueguen
Rowing edit
Sailing edit
Shooting edit
Swimming edit
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "France at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.