France at the 1932 Summer Olympics

France at the
1932 Summer Olympics
France at the; 1932 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Los Angeles
Competitors	103 (97 men and 6 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Jules Noël
Medals; Ranked 3rd	Gold 10 Silver 5 Bronze 4 Total 19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 103 competitors, 97 men and 6 women, took part in 56 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Louis Chaillot, Maurice Perrin	Cycling	Men's tandem	3 August
Gold	Xavier Lesage	Equestrian	Individual dressage	10 August
Gold	André Jousseaume, Xavier Lesage, Charles Marion	Equestrian	Team dressage	10 August
Gold	Georges Buchard, Philippe Cattiau, Fernand Jourdant, Jean Piot, Bernard Schmetz, Georges Tainturier	Fencing	Men's team épée	7 August
Gold	René Bondoux, René Bougnol, Philippe Cattiau, Edward Gardère, René Lemoine, Jean Piot	Fencing	Men's team foil	1 August
Gold	Jacques Lebrun	Sailing	Snowbird class	12 August
Gold	Raymond Suvigny	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg	31 July
Gold	René Duverger	Weightlifting	Men's 67.5 kg	30 July
Gold	Louis Hostin	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg	30 July
Gold	Charles Pacôme	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight	3 August
Silver	Louis Chaillot	Cycling	Men's sprint	3 August
Silver	Paul Chocque, Amédée Fournier, René Le Grevès, Henri Mouillefarine	Cycling	Men's team pursuit	2 August
Silver	Charles Marion	Equestrian	Individual dressage	10 August
Silver	Georges Buchard	Fencing	Men's épée	9 August
Silver	Jean Taris	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	10 August
Bronze	Paul Winter	Athletics	Men's discus throw	3 August
Bronze	Charles Rampelberg	Cycling	Men's 1000 m time trial	1 August
Bronze	Pierre Brunet, Anselme Brusa, André Giriat	Rowing	Men's coxed pair	13 August
Bronze	Louis François	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight	7 August

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1932.

Individual road race

Team road race

Sprint

Louis Chaillot

Time trial

Charles Rampelberg

Tandem

Team pursuit

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Émile Poussard	3 m springboard	128.66	7

Equestrian

Fencing

Eleven fencers, ten men and a woman, represented France in 1932.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Edward Gardère, René Lemoine, René Bondoux, René Bougnol, Philippe Cattiau, Jean Piot

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Fernand Jourdant, Bernard Schmetz, Georges Tainturier, Georges Buchard, Jean Piot, Philippe Cattiau

Men's sabre

Women's foil

Jeanne Vical

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented France in 1932.

Ivan Duranthon

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jean Taris	400 m freestyle	4:53.3	2 Q	4:52.3	2 Q	4:48.5
Jean Taris	1500 m freestyle	20:01.2	5 q	20:04.2	7 Q	20:09.7	6
Marcel Noual	100 m backstroke	DSQ		Did not advance
Ulysse Cartonnet	200 m breaststroke	2:50.8	4 q	2:50.9	6	Did not advance
Alfred Schoebel	200 m breaststroke	2:56.6	11	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yvonne Godard	100 m freestyle	1:12.2	10 Q	1:14.1	9	Did not advance
Yvonne Godard	400 m freestyle	5:57.8	7 q	6:00.1	3 Q	5:54.4	5

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

^ "France at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-02.

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