France at the Olympic Games
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors
Medals Rank: 7	Gold 6	Silver 6	Bronze 6	Total 18
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France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Contents 1 Medalists 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Basketball 2.1.1 Men's Team Competition 2.2 Cycling 2.2.1 Road Competition 2.2.2 Track Competition 2.3 Diving 3 References

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold

• Jean Laudet and Georges Turlier — Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs
• Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
• Christian d'Oriola — Foil, Men's Individual
• Jehan Buhan, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, Claude Netter, Jacques Noël, and Adrian Rommel — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
• Bernard Malivoire, Gaston Mercier, and Raymond Salles — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
• Jean Boiteux — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle

[edit] Silver

• Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
• Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
• Mady Moreau — Diving, Women's Springboard
• Guy Lefrant — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
• Pierre Blondiaux, Marc Bouissou, Roger Gautier, and Jacques Guissart — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
• Gilbert Bozon — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke

[edit] Bronze

• Joseph Ventaja — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
• Louis Gantois — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
• Jacques Anquetil, Claude Rouer, and Alfred Tonello — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
• Jean Laroyenne, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Maurice Piot, and Jean-François Tournon — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
• Joseph Bernardo, Jean Boiteux, Aldo Eminente, and Alexandre Jany — Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Roland Bezamat Bronze

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Men's Team Competition

• Main Round (Group D)

• Defeated Egypt (92-64)
• Defeated Cuba (58-42)
• Defeated Chile (52-43)

• Final Round (Group A)

• Defeated Uruguay (58-56)
• Lost to Argentina (52-61)
• Lost to Bulgaria (58-67)

• Classification Matches

• 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (44-59)
• 7th/8th place: Lost to Bulgaria (44-58) → 8th place

• Team Roster

• Roger Haudegand
• Bernard Planque
• Robert Monclar
• René Chocat
• Jean Perniceni
• Louis Devoti
• Robert Guillin
• Robert Crost
• Jacques Dessemme
• André Buffière
• André Vacheresse
• Jean-Paul Beugnot

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Jacques Anquetil — 5:11:19.0 (→ 12th place)
• Alfred Tonello — 5:11:20.0 (→ 13th place)
• Claude Rouer — 5:16:19.1 (→ 23rd place)
• Roland Bezamat — did not finish (→ no ranking)

[edit] Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Henri Andrieux

• Final — 1:14.7 (→ 9th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Franck Le Normand — 11th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Claude Brugerolles, Henri Andrieux, Jean-Marie Joubert, and Pierre Michel

• Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Great Britain (→ 4th place)

[edit] Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Raymond Mulinghausen

• Preliminary Round — 59.52 points (→ 26th place)

• Henri Goosen

• Preliminary Round — 57.79 points (→ 30th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Nicolle Pellissard

• Preliminary Round — 43.59 points
• Final — 69.08 points (→ 4th place)

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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