Sporting event delegation
France at the 1960 Olympic Opening Ceremony, headed by the flag bearerChristian d'Oriola France competed at the1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only (and, to date, the last) in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.[ 1]
France had 36 competitors, 7 women and 29 men, in 25athletics events.[ 2]
Women's 100 metres Catherine Capdevielle Women's 200 metres Catherine Capdevielle Women's 800 metres Maryvonne Dupureur Nicole Goullieux Women's 80 metres hurdles Denise Laborie-Guénard Simone Brièrre Women's high jump Florence Pétry-Amiel Women's long jump Madeleine Thétu Men's 100 metres Jocelyn Delecour Abdoulaye Sèye Claude Piquemal Men's 200 metres Abdoulaye Sèye – BronzePaul Genevay Jocelyn Delecour Men's 800 metres Pierre-Yvon Lenoir Men's 1500 metres Michel Jazy – SilverMichel Bernard Men's 5000 metres Michel Bernard Hamoud Ameur Men's 10,000 metres Robert Bogey Hamoud Ameur Hamida Addèche Men's marathon Alain Mimoun Paul Genève Men's 110 metres hurdles Edmond Roudnitska Marcel Duriez Jacques Déprez Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Guy Texereau Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Jocelyn Delecour ,Paul Genevay ,Claude Piquemal ,Abdoulaye Sèye Men's 20 kilometres walk Henri Delerue Men's 50 kilometres walk Jacques Arnoux Men's high jump Mahamat Idriss Maurice Fournier Men's pole vault Victor Sillon Men's long jump Christian Collardot Ali Brakchi Men's triple jump Éric Battista Pierre William Men's discus throw Pierre Alard Men's hammer throw Guy Husson Men's javelin throw Michel Macquet Léon Syrovatski The French men'sbasketball team had 12 players.[ 3]
Team Roger Antoine ,Philippe Baillet ,Christian Baltzer ,Louis Bertorelle ,Jean-Paul Beugnot ,Jérôme Christ ,Jean Degros ,Max Dorigo ,Henri Grange ,Bernard Mayeur ,Robert Monclar ,Henri Villecourt France had eight male competitors in eightboxing events.[ 4]
Flyweight (51 kg) Antoine Porcel Bantamweight (54 kg) Jean Parra Featherweight André Iuncker Lightweight (60 kg) Jacques Cotot Welterweight (67 kg) Jean Josselin Light middleweight (71 kg) Souleymane Diallo Middleweight (75 kg) Yoland Levèque Heavyweight (+81 kg) Joseph Syoz France had 9 competitors, 1 woman and 8 men, in 4canoeing andkayaking events.[ 5]
Women's K-1 500 metres Gabrielle Lutz Men's K-1 1000 metres Michel Meyer Men's K-1 4 × 500 metres Henri Amazouze ,Jean Houde ,Pierre Derivery ,Jean Friquet ,Fredy Grosheny Men's C-2 1000 metres Georges Turlier ,Michel Picard France had 14 men compete in sixcycling events.
Individual road race Jacques Gestraut Roland Lacombe François Hamon Raymond Reaux Team time trial Henri Duez ,François Hamon ,Roland Lacombe ,Jacques Simon Sprint Antoine Pellegrina André Gruchet 1000m time trial Michel Scob Tandem Roland Surrugue ,Michel Scob Team pursuit Marcel Delattre ,Jacques Suire ,Guy Claud ,Michel Nédélec France had 4 competitors, 1 woman and 3 men, in 4diving events.[ 6]
Men Women France had 7 male competitors in 4equestrianism events.[ 7]
Men's three-day events, Individual and Team Jack Le Goff Guy Lefrant Jéhan Le Roy Pierre Durand Sr. Mixed jumping events, Individual and Team Bernard de Fombelle Max Fresson Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola France had 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, in 8fencing events.
Men's foil Roger Closset Christian d'Oriola Jean-Claude Magnan Men's team foil Jacky Courtillat ,Jean-Claude Magnan ,Guy Barrabino ,Claude Netter ,Christian d'Oriola Men's épée Yves Dreyfus Armand Mouyal Jack Guittet Men's team épée Armand Mouyal ,Yves Dreyfus ,Claude Brodin ,Christian d'Oriola ,Jack Guittet ,Gérard Lefranc Men's sabre Claude Arabo Jacques Roulot Jacques Lefèvre Men's team sabre Marcel Parent ,Claude Gamot ,Jacques Lefèvre ,Jacques Roulot ,Claude Arabo Women's foil Catherine Delbarre Régine Veronnet Monique Leroux Women's team foil Monique Leroux ,Régine Veronnet ,Françoise Mailliard ,Renée Garilhe ,Catherine Delbarre The French men'sfootball team had 17 players.[ 8]
Team Ahmed Arab ,Marcel Artélésa ,Raymond Baratto ,Pierre Bodin ,Jean-Baptiste Bordas ,Claude Dubaële ,Gérard Coinçon ,André Giamarchi ,Gines Gonzales ,Marcel Loncle ,François Philippe ,Louis Polonia ,Yvon Quédec ,Charles Samoy ,Max Samper ,Jacques Stamm ,Jean Wettstein France had 12 competitors, 6 women and 6 men, in 14gymnastics events.[ 9]
Women's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Uneven bars, Balance beam Jacqueline Dieudonné Anne-Marie Demortière Renée Hugon Paulette le Raer Monique Rossi Danièle Sicot-Coulon Men's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Parallel bars, Horizontal bar, Rings, Pommel horse Robert Caymaris Bernard Fauqueux Jean Jaillard Mohamed Lazhari Michel Mathiot Daniel Touche The French men'shockey team had 16 players.[ 10]
Team Yvan Bia ,Roger Bignon ,Jacques Bonnet ,Pierre Court ,Jean Desmasures ,Maurice Dobigny ,Claude Dugardin ,Claude Leroy ,Diran Manoukian ,Ido Marang ,Jacques Mauchien ,Gérard Poulain ,Philippe Reynaud ,Albert Vanpoulle ,Claude Windal ,Jean-Pierre Windal France had three male competitors in twomodern pentathlon events.
Individual André Bernard Christian Beauvalet Étienne Jalenques Team André Bernard, Christian Beauvalet, Étienne Jalenques France had 16 male competitors in threerowing events.[ 11]
Men's double sculls – 4th placeRené Duhamel ,Bernard Monnereau Men's coxed four – 2nd place (Robert Dumontois ,Claude Martin ,Jacques Morel ,Guy Nosbaum ,Jean Klein Men's eight – 4th placeChristian Puibaraud ,Jean-Louis Bellet ,Émile Clerc ,Jean Ledoux ,Gaston Mercier ,Bernard Meynadier ,Joseph Moroni ,Michel Viaud ,Alain Bouffard France had 11 male competitors in fivesailing events.[ 12]
Finn – 1-personFinn (dinghy) Yves-Louis Pinaud Flying Dutchman – 2-personFlying Dutchman (dinghy) Jean-Claude Cornu (helmsman),Daniel Gouffier Star – 2-personStar (keelboat) Georges Pisani (helmsman),Noël Desaubliaux Dragon – 3-personDragon (keelboat) Jean Peytel (helmsman),Philippe Reinhart ,François Thierry-Mieg 5.5 Metre – 3-person5.5 Metre (keelboat) Jacques Baptiste Lebrun (helmsman),Pierre Buret ,Louis Chauvot France had seven men participate in fiveshooting events.
25 m pistol Jacques Decaux Jean Renaux 50 m pistol Serge Hubert 50 m rifle, three positions Pierre Guy Georges Wahler 50 m rifle, prone Pierre Guy Georges Wahler Trap Claude Foussier Marcel Otto-Bruc Men Women ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France at the 1960 Rome Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved1 August 2014 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Basketball at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Equestrianism at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Canoeing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Diving at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Equestrianism at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Football at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Gymnastics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Hockey at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved4 August 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved27 June 2015 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."France Sailing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved27 June 2015 .
Africa America Asia Europe Oceania
Silver medal)