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Sporting event delegation
France competed at the
1956 Summer Olympics in
Melbourne,
Australia and
Stockholm,
Sweden (
equestrian events). 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.
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Medalists
Gold
Silver
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Georges Dransart and
Marcel Renaud — Canoeing, Men's C2 10,000m Canadian Pairs
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René Bianchi,
Jean Graczyk,
Jean-Claude Lecante, and
Michel Vermeulin — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
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Arnaud Geyre — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
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Bernard Baudoux,
Roger Closset,
René Coicaud,
Christian d'Oriola,
Jacques Lataste, and
Claude Netter — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
Bronze
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René Libeer — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
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Gilbert Chapron — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
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Daniel Dagallier,
Yves Dreyfus,
Armand Mouyal,
Claude Nigon, and
René Queyroux — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
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Renée Garilhe — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
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Yves Delacour,
Guy Guillabert,
René Guissart, and
Gaston Mercier — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
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Jean Debuf — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
Athletics
Men's 110m Hurdles
Men's Marathon
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
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Sprint
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Time trial
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Tandem
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Team pursuit
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Team time trial
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Individual time trial
Diving
Women's 10m Platform
Fencing
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented France in 1956.
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Men's foil
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Men's team foil
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Men's épée
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Men's team épée
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Men's sabre
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Men's team sabre
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Women's foil
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented France in 1956.
- Individual
Rowing
France had 13 male rowers participate in two out of seven
rowing events in 1956.
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Men's coxless four
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Men's eight
Sailing
Shooting
Five shooters represented France in 1956.
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25 m pistol
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50 m pistol
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50 m rifle, three positions
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50 m rifle, prone
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Trap
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
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Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only) |