France at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics France
games=1952 Summer
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gold=6
silver=6
bronze=6
total=18
rank=7

France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Medalists

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

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

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 RelayRoland Bezamat Bronze

Results by event

=Basketball=

Men's Team Competition

*Main Round (Group D):* Defeated Egypt (92-64):* Defeated Cuba (58-42):* Defeated Chile (52-43)
*Final Round (Group A):* Defeated Uruguay (58-56):* Lost to Argentina (52-61) :* Lost to Bulgaria (58-67)
*Classification Matches:* 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (44-59):* 7th/8th place: Lost to Bulgaria (44-58) → 8th place
*Team Roster:*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

=Cycling=

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)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
*Henri Andrieux:* 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 :* Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Great Britain (→ 4th place)

=Diving=

Men's 3m Springboard
*Raymond Mulinghausen:* Preliminary Round — 59.52 points (→ 26th place)

*Henri Goosen:* Preliminary Round — 57.79 points (→ 30th place)

Women's 10m Platform
*Nicolle Pellissard:* Preliminary Round — 43.59 points:* Final — 69.08 points (→ 4th place)

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]