France at the 1972 Summer Olympics

France at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Munich
Competitors 227 (197 men and 30 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Jean-Claude Magnan
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
7
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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

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

Men's 800 metres

  • Alain Sans
    • Heat — 1:49.2
    • Semifinals — 1:49.6 (→ did not advance)
  • Roqui Sanchez
    • Heat — 1:47.9 (→ did not advance)
  • Francis Gonzales
    • Heat — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Jean-Pierre Dufrasne
    • Heat — 3:40.8
    • Semifinals — 3:41.6 (→ did not advance)
  • Jacques Boxberger
    • Heat — 3:42.6
    • Semifinals — 3:42.4 (→ did not advance)
  • Robert Leborgne
    • Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Men's High Jump

  • Bernard Gauthier
    • Qualifying Round — 2.15m
    • Final — 2.15m (→ 14th place)
  • Henry Elliott
    • Qualifying Round — 2.15m
    • Final — 2.10m (→ 15th place)

Men's Pole Vault

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • Rabah Kaloufi
    • First Round — Lost to Maurice O'Sullivan (GBR), 2:3

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • Michel Belliard
    • First Round — Bye
    • Second Round — Lost to Alan Jenkinson (AUS), 1:4

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented France in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
Sprint
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

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)

Equestrian

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)
    • 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)
  • Classification Match
    • 11th/12th place: Lost to Poland (4-7) after extra time → 12th place
  • Team Roster
    • 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

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Giudicelli, M.Gueguen, and R.Gueguen – 14559 points (→ 7th place)

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs

Sailing

Shooting

Thirteen male shooters represented France in 1972.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
50 m running target
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

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)

References

  1. ↑ "France at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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