France at the 1972 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 227 competitors, 197 men and 30 women, took part in 132 events in 18 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
Silver
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 Noël — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Gilles Berolatti, Jean-Claude Magnan, Christian Noël, Daniel Revenu, and Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- 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
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)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
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- First Heat — 10.64s (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:49.2
- Semifinals — 1:49.6 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 1:47.9 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
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- Heat — 3:40.8
- Semifinals — 3:41.6 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 3:42.6
- Semifinals — 3:42.4 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
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- Heat — 14:34.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Relay
- Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Gros, Gérard Fenouil, and Bruno Cherrier
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- Heat — 39.01s
- Semifinals — 39.00s
- Final — 39.14s (→ 7th place)
Men's High Jump
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- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.15m (→ 14th place)
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- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.10m (→ 15th place)
Men's Pole Vault
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- Qualifying Round — 5.10m
- Final — 5.10m (→ 8th place)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
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Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Alan Jenkinson (AUS), 1:4
Canoeing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
- Régis Ovion — 15th place
- Bernard Bourreau — 39th place
- Marcel Duchemin — 65th place
- Raymond Martin — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
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- Final — 1:07.85 (→ 10th place)
Men's Tandem
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)
Equestrianism
Fencing
19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women represented France in 1972.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Gymnastics
Hockey
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- 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)
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- 11th/12th place: Lost to Poland (4-7) after extra time → 12th place
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- 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
Judo
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)
Rowing
Men's Coxed Pairs
- Jean-Claude Coucardon, Christian Durniak and Alain Lacoste
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- Heat — 8:09.62
- Repechage — 8:15.25 (→ did not advance)
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat — 52.93s
- Semifinals — 52.82s
- Final — 52.90s (→ 7th place)
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- Heat — 54.34s (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 54.57s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
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- Heat — 2:00.75 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:35.84
- Final — 3:34.13 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Pierre Caland, Pierre-Yves Copin, Jean-Jacques Moine, and Michel Rousseau
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- Heat — 8:00.79 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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)
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