France at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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[edit] Medals
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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
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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
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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
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Basketball
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group D)
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- Defeated Egypt (92-64)
- Defeated Cuba (58-42)
- Defeated Chile (52-43)
- Final Round (Group A)
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- Defeated Uruguay (58-56)
- Lost to Argentina (52-61)
- Lost to Bulgaria (58-67)
- Classification Matches
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- 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (44-59)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to Bulgaria (44-58) → 8th place
- Team Roster
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- 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
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- 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
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- Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Great Britain (→ 4th place)
[edit] Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Raymond Mulinghausen
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- Preliminary Round — 59.52 points (→ 26th place)
- Henri Goosen
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- Preliminary Round — 57.79 points (→ 30th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Nicolle Pellissard
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- Preliminary Round — 43.59 points
- Final — 69.08 points (→ 4th place)
[edit] References
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