France competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The French team contained fifty-five athletes; forty-one men and fourteen women[1][n 1] . The team finished fifth in the medal table and won a total of thirty-two medals; thirteen gold, ten silver and nine bronze. [2]
| France at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | FRA |
| NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | france-paralympique |
| in Tel Aviv | |
| Competitors | 54 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Mireille Marraschin | Archery | Women's Columbia round open |
| Gold |
Girard | Archery | Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |
| Gold |
Thibaut | Athletics | Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash A |
| Gold |
Sparsa | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle class 1 complete |
| Gold |
Daniel Jeannin | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle class 1 incomplete |
| Gold |
Sparsa | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke class 1 complete |
| Gold |
Daniel Jeannin | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke class 1 incomplete |
| Gold |
Cestier | Swimming | Men's 3x25m individual medley open |
| Gold |
Jardine | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina) |
| Gold |
Dumont | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight |
| Gold |
Men's team | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée team |
| Gold |
Men's team | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre team |
| Gold |
Delattre | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil individual |
 Silver |
Nadal | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |
| Silver |
Cestier | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle special class |
| Silver |
Claude Sugny | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke class 2 incomplete |
| Silver |
Sparsa | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke class 1 complete |
| Silver |
Jardine | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle open |
| Silver |
Brifoulliere | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight |
| Silver |
Men's team | Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil team |
| Silver |
Serge Bec | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual |
| Silver |
Pequin | Wheelchair fencing | Women's novices foil |
| Silver |
Women's team | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil team |
 Bronze |
René David Trouverie Ventadour |
Archery | Men's Albion round team open |
| Bronze |
Guesnon | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |
| Bronze |
Belasset Sylviane Guesnon |
Lawn bowls | Women's pairs |
| Bronze |
Belasset | Lawn bowls | Women's singles |
| Bronze |
Claude Sugny | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete |
| Bronze |
Cestier | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke special class |
| Bronze |
Daniel Jeannin | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke class 1 incomplete |
| Bronze |
Cardon | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze |
Serge Bec | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée individual |
Archery edit
Twelve French archers, ten men and two women, competed at the Games winning seven medals; two gold, one silver and four bronze.[3] In the men's St. Nicholas round event for paraplegics France won two medals; Nadal won silver and Guesnon bronze, the gold medal was won by Arballo of United States with a new world record score of 730 points.[4]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (ie 1960 - 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes
References edit
- ^ "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results France 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Archery Men's St. Nicholas Round paraplegic". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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