France had athletes compete in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
| France at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 35 (29 men, 6 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearers | Danièle Debernard, Alpine Skiing |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Danièle Debernard | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom |
Alpine skiing edit
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Patrice Pellat-Finet | Downhill | 1:48.34 | 16 | ||||
| Philippe Hardy | Giant Slalom | 1:51.20 | 34 | 1:49.23 | 26 | 3:40.43 | 27 |
| Philippe Barroso | 1:50.23 | 31 | 1:48.26 | 22 | 3:38.49 | 25 | |
| Claude Perrot | 1:49.48 | 28 | 1:53.36 | 31 | 3:42.84 | 29 | |
| Alain Navillod | 1:47.15 | 11 | 1:47.18 | 17 | 3:34.33 | 15 | |
| Claude Perrot | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Philippe Hardy | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Roland Roche | 1:03.53 | 19 | 1:06.78 | 15 | 2:10.31 | 15 | |
| Gérard Bonnevie | 1:03.51 | 18 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fabienne Serrat | Downhill | 1:51.34 | 21 | ||||
| Michèle Jacot | 1:49.98 | 17 | |||||
| Jacqueline Rouvier | 1:48.58 | 6 | |||||
| Danièle Debernard | 1:48.48 | 5 | |||||
| Michèle Jacot | Giant Slalom | 1:31.44 | 13 | ||||
| Patricia Emonet | 1:31.21 | 11 | |||||
| Jacqueline Rouvier | 1:30.79 | 10 | |||||
| Danièle Debernard | 1:29.95 |
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| Fabienne Serrat | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Michèle Jacot | 50.00 | 18 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Patricia Emonet | 47.47 | 5 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Danièle Debernard | 46.86 | 3 | 45.38 | 5 | 1:32.24 | 4 | |
Biathlon edit
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Aimé Gruet-Masson | 1'18:35.81 | 9 | 1'27:35.81 | 42 |
| Jean-Claude Viry | 1'18:09.51 | 7 | 1'25:09.51 | 33 | |
| René Arpin | 1'13:50.92 | 9 | 1'22:50.92 | 22 |
- 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
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| René Arpin Yvon Mougel Marius Falguy Jean-Claude Viry |
5 | 2'07:34.42 | 7 |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh edit
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| FRA-1 | Gérard Christaud-Pipola Michel Lemarchand |
Two-man | 57.43 | 12 | 57.73 | 16 | 57.78 | 14 | 58.08 | 18 | 3:51.02 | 15 |
| FRA-2 | Alain Roy Serge Hissung |
Two-man | 57.58 | 14 | 57.43 | 11 | 57.58 | 11 | 57.95 | 15 | 3:50.54 | 13 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| FRA-1 | Gérard Christaud-Pipola Alain Roy André Belle Serge Hissung |
Four-man | 55.75 | 11 | 55.66 | 9 | 56.43 | 10 | 57.06 | 10 | 3:44.90 | 10 |
Cross-country skiing edit
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Gérard Verguet | 50:29.28 | 62 |
| Roland Jeannerod | 50:18.27 | 61 | |
| Daniel Drezet | 48:56.97 | 51 | |
| Jean-Paul Pierrat | 46:35.64 | 18 | |
| 30 km | Michel Thierry | 1'44:25.33 | 61 |
| Pierre Salvi | 1'41:06.69 | 54 | |
| Yves Blondeau | 1'38:20.86 | 43 | |
| Jean-Paul Vandel | 1'37:11.67 | 37 | |
| 50 km | Roland Jeannerod | DNF | – |
| Pierre Salvi | DNF | – | |
| Jean-Paul Vandel | 2'47:45.20 | 29 | |
| Jean-Paul Pierrat | 2'44:03.31 | 11 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Daniel Drezet Jean-Paul Vandel Yves Blondeau Jean-Paul Pierrat |
2'13:05.26 | 11 |
Figure skating edit
- Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Christophe Simond | 18 | 16 | 15 | 159.44 | 137 | 15 |
Luge edit
- Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Marie-Thérèse Bonnet | 44.947 | 17 | 44.966 | 17 | 44.888 | 19 | 45.009 | 18 | 2:59.810 | 17 |
Nordic combined edit
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jacques Gaillard | Individual | 71.0 | 72.0 | 181.0 | 27 | 52:08.87 | 182.90 | 24 | 363.90 | 25 |
Speed skating edit
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Emmanuel Michon | 40.91 | 19 |
| 1000 m | Richard Tourne | 1:26.75 | 27 |
| Emmanuel Michon | 1:22.99 | 17 | |
| 1500 m | Richard Tourne | 2:06.43 | 20 |