France at the 1964 Summer Olympics

France at the 1964 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 118 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 14 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
Silver
Maryvonne Dupureur — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
Joseph Gonzales — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
Jean Boudehen and Michel Chapuis — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000 m Canadian Pairs
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Janou Lefebvre, and Guy Lefrant — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
Jean-Claude Magnan — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Claude Arabo — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
Jean-Claude Darouy, Georges Morel, and Jacques Morel — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Kiki Caron — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
Bronze
Paul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal, and Jocelyn Delecour — Athletics, Men's 4x100 metres Relay
Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch)
Pierre Trentin — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Time Trial
Daniel Revenu — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Jacky Courtillat, Jean-Claude Magnan, Christian Noël, Daniel Revenu, and Pierre Rodocanachi — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
Claude Bourquard, Claude Brodin, Jacques Brodin, Yves Dreyfus, and Jack Guittet — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
Athletics
Men's 4x100 metres Relay
Paul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal, and Jocelyn Delecour → Bronze Medal
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
14 cyclists represented France in 1964.
Individual road race
Francis Bazire
Lucien Aimar
Bernard Guyot
Christian Raymond
Team time trial
Marcel-Ernest Bidault
Georges Chappe
André Desvages
Jean-Claude Wuillemin
Sprint
Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
1000m time trial
Pierre Trentin
Tandem
Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
Individual pursuit
Robert Varga
Team pursuit
Robert Varga
Christian Cuch
Joseph Pare
Jacques Suire
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1964.
Men's foil
Jean-Claude Magnan
Daniel Revenu
Jacky Courtillat
Men's team foil
Jean-Claude Magnan, Daniel Revenu, Jacky Courtillat, Pierre Rodocanachi, Christian Noël
Men's épée
Claude Bourquard
Jack Guittet
Yves Dreyfus
Men's team épée
Claude Brodin, Yves Dreyfus, Claude Bourquard, Jack Guittet, Jacques Brodin
Men's sabre
Claude Arabo
Marcel Parent
Jacques Lefèvre
Men's team sabre
Jean-Ernest Ramez, Jacques Lefèvre, Claude Arabo, Marcel Parent, Robert Fraisse
Women's foil
Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti
Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
Annick Level
Women's team foil
Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti, Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille, Brigitte Gapais-Dumont, Annick Level, Colette Revenu
Gymnastics
Judo
Rowing
France had 22 male rowers participate in five rowing events in 1960.
Men's double sculls – 6th place
René Duhamel, Bernard Monnereau
Men's coxed pair – 2nd place (Silver medal)
Jacques Morel, Georges Morel, Jean-Claude Darouy
Men's coxless four – 10th place
Jean-Pierre Drivet, Roger Chatelain, Philippe Malivoire, Émile Clerc
Men's coxed four – 4th place
Yves Fraisse, Claude Pache, Gérard Jacquesson, Michel Dumas, Jean-Claude Darouy
Men's eight – 7th place
André Fevret, Pierre Maddaloni, André Sloth, Joseph Moroni, Robert Dumontois, Jean-Pierre Grimaud, Bernard Meynadier, Michel Viaud, Alain Bouffard
Sailing
Shooting
Four shooters represented France in 1964.
25 m pistol
Jean Renaux
50 m pistol
Jean Renaux
50 m rifle, prone
Pierre Guy
Trap
Claude Foussier
Michel Prévost
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964
Summer Olympics