France at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 238 (210 men and 28 women) in 19 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 25 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 5 |
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France competed at the 1960 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]
Contents
Medalists
Silver
- Michel Jazy — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
- Robert Dumontois, Jean Klein, Claude Martin, Jacques Morel, and Guy Nosbaum — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Bronze
- Abdoulaye Seye — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Guy Lefrant, Jack Le Goff, and Jehan Le Roy — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
- René Schiermeyer — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Athletics
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Basketball
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Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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14 male cyclists represented France in 1960.
Diving
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Equestrianism
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Fencing
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21 fencers, 16 men and 5 women, represented France in 1960.
Football
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Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented France in 1960.
- Individual
- Team
- André Bernard
- Christian Beauvalet
- Étienne Jalenques
Rowing
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France had 16 male rowers participate in three rowing events in 1960.[2]
- Men's double sculls – 4th place
- René Duhamel, Bernard Monnereau
- Men's coxed fours – 2nd place ( Silver medal)
- Robert Dumontois, Claude Martin, Jacques Morel, Guy Nosbaum, Jean Klein
- Men's coxed eights – 4th place
- Christian Puibaraud, Jean-Pierre Bellet, fr, Jean Ledoux, Gaston Mercier, Bernard Meynadier, Joseph Moroni, Michel Viaud, Alain Bouffard
Sailing
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Shooting
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Seven shooters represented France in 1960.
Swimming
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Water polo
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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