France at the 1980 Winter Olympics

France at the Olympic Games

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At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid
Competitors 22 (16 men, 6 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Fabienne Serrat, Alpine Skiing
Medals
Rank: 16		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
1
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France competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Contents

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Pelen, PerrinePerrine Pelen Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Philippe Pugnat Downhill 1:50.13 25
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Caroline Attia Downhill DNF –
Marie-Luce Waldmeier 1:41.05 16
Anne-Flore Rey Giant Slalom 1:20.03 30 1:31.38 23 2:51.41 25
Marina Laurencon 1:18.49 23 DNF – DNF –
Perrine Pelen 1:15.45 6 1:26.96 1 2:42.41
Fabienne Serrat 1:15.43 5 1:26.99 2 2:42.42 4
Marina Laurencon Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Anne-Flore Rey DNF – – – DNF –
Fabienne Serrat 44.40 8 DNF – DNF –
Perrine Pelen 43.46 4 DNF – DNF –

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Yves Blondeau 8 37:44.87 39
Yvon Mougel 6 36:57.43 33
Christian Poirot 1 34:38.60 13
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Denis Sandona 1'13:21.01 2 1'15:21.01 20
André Geourjon 1'10:53.37 2 1'12:53.37 9
Yvon Mougel 1'08:33.60 3 1'11:33.60 6
Men's 4 x 7.5km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Yvon Mougel
Denis Sandona
André Geourjon
Christian Poirot		 0 1'38:23.36 5

1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Dominique Locatelli 47:06.72 45
Gérard Durand-Poudret 45:47.26 42
Paul Fargeix 44:39.94 28
Jean-Paul Pierrat 43:32.53 14
30 km Michel Thierry 1'38:17.35 44
Philippe Poirot 1'35:47.39 38
Paul Fargeix 1'35:12.25 35
Jean-Paul Pierrat 1'31:43.03 19
50 km Philippe Poirot DNF –
Paul Fargeix 2'45:39.70 35
Michel Thierry 2'41:38.26 31
Jean-Paul Pierrat 2'34:13.07 12
Men's 4 x 10km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Paul Fargeix
Gérard Durand-Poudret
Michel Thierry
Jean-Paul Pierrat		 2'08:43.61 10

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Jean-Christophe Simond 6 10 9 175.00 64 7

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Gérard Colin Normal hill 69.5 87.9 77.0 105.9 193.8 35
Bernard Moullier 79.0 108.1 77.0 102.4 210.5 24
Gérard Colin Large hill 89.0 86.8 91.5 93.8 180.6 42
Bernard Moullier 92.0 92.5 94.0 95.8 188.3 37

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Emmanuel Michon 39.47 21
1000 m Emmanuel Michon 1:19.43 18

References