France at the 1976 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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1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Medals Gold
2		 Silver
3		 Bronze
4		 Total
9
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

France competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Contents

[edit] Medals

France finished in 15th position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and nine medals overall.

[edit] Gold

  • Guy Drut — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
  • Hubert Parot, Michel Roche, Marc Roguet and Marcel Rozier — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition

[edit] Silver

  • Brigitte Dumont, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille, Claudie Josland, Christine Muzio, and Véronique Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
  • Daniel Senet — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight

[edit] Bronze

  • Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
  • Daniel Revenu, Frédéric Pietruszka, Christian Nöel, Didier Flament, and Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
  • Henry Boërio — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
  • Patrick Vial — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (70 kg)

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

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:

  • Christine Ventrillon – 2298 points (→ 17th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Albert Le Tyrant – 2408 points (→ 12th place)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • José Marajo
  • Heat — 1:49.60 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 1:50.81 (→ did not advance)
  • Roqui Sanchez
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Jean-Paul Gomez
  • Heat — 28:10.52
  • Final — 28:24.07 (→ 9th place)
  • Rault Lucien
  • 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 20km Race Walk

  • Gerard Lelievre — 1:29:53 (→ 9th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • José Leroy
    1. First Round — Lost to Said Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY), KO-1




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