France at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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France at the Olympic Games

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IOC code: FRA
NOC: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français
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1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Medals Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
7
Total
13
Summer Olympic Games appearances
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Winter Olympic Games appearances
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France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

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[edit] Medals

France finished in 17th position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and 13 medals overall.

[edit] Gold

  • Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
  • Serge Maury — Sailing, Men's Finn

[edit] Silver

  • Guy Drut — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
  • Jacques Ladegaillerie — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
  • Michel Carrega — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
  • Marc Pajot and Yves Pajot — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman

[edit] Bronze

  • Gilles Bertould, Jacques Carette, Francis Kerbiriou, and Roger Vélasquez — Athletics, Men's 4x400m Relay
  • Jean-Claude Olry and Jean-Louis Olry — Canoeing, Men's C2 Canadian Slalom Pairs
  • Christian Nöel — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
  • Gilles Berolatti, Jean-Claude Magnan, Christian Nöel Daniel Revenu, and Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
  • Jean-Jacques Mounier — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg)
  • Jean-Paul Coché — Judo, Men's Middleweight (80 kg)
  • Jean-Claude Brondani — Judo, Men's Open Class
  • Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Open Class

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, France entered three men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Jacques Doyen, at 21st place in the men's competition.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Jacques Doyen – 2369 points (21st place)
  • Louis Lemirre – 2266 points (42nd place)
  • Alain Convard – 2251 points (44th place)

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Herrad Frey – 2230 points (27th place)
  • Pierrette Dame – 2196 points (31st place)

[edit] Diving

Men's 3m Springboard:

  • Alain Goosen – 322.41 points (22nd place)

Men's 10m Platform:

  • Jacques de Schouver – 287.04 points (13th place)

Women's 3m Springboard:

  • Christiane Wiles – 229.56 points (28th place)

[edit] Hockey

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Pakistan (0-3)
  • Defeated Uganda (3-1)
  • Lost to Belgium (0-1)
  • Lost to Malaysia (0-1)
  • Lost to Spain (2-3)
  • Defeated Argentina (1-0)
  • Lost to West Germany (0-4)
  • Classification Match
  • 11th/12th place: Lost to Poland (4-7) after extra time → 12th place
  • Team Roster
  • Jean–Paul Sauthier
  • Patrick Burtschell
  • Pierre Roussel
  • Charles Pous
  • Christian Honegger
  • Marc Remise
  • Olivier Moreau
  • Georges Grain
  • Francis Coutou
  • Eric Pitau
  • Alain Tetard
  • Gilles Capelle
  • Marc Chapon
  • Georges Corbel
  • Jean–Luc Darfeuille
  • Yves Langlois

[edit] Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Michel Gueguen – 5072 points (10th place)
  • Jean-Pierre Giudicelli – 4807 points (22nd place)
  • Raoul Gueguen – 4638 points (30th place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Giudicelli, M.Gueguen, and R.Gueguen – 14559 points (7th place)

[edit] Water Skiing (demonstration sports)

Men's Slalom:

  • Jean-Michel Jamin – 38.0 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Figure Skiing:

  • Jean-Yves Parpette – 2740 points (12th place)

Men's Jump:

  • Jean-Yves Parpette – 34.75 points (8th place)

Women's Slalom:

  • Sylvie Maurial – 28.0 points (4th place)

Women's Figure Skiing:

  • Sylvie Maurial – 2560 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Jump:

  • Sylvie Maurial – 27.40 points (→ Gold Medal)