France at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
# France at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

France competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The French team contained fifty-five athletes; forty-one men and fourteen women . The team finished fifth in the medal table and won a total of thirty-two medals; thirteen gold, ten silver and nine bronze.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Mireille Marraschin | Archery | Women's Columbia round open |
| Gold | Girard | Archery | Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |
| Gold | Thibaut | Athletics | Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash A |
| Gold | Sparsa | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle class 1 complete |
| Gold | Daniel Jeannin | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle class 1 incomplete |
| Gold | Sparsa | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke class 1 complete |
| Gold | Daniel Jeannin | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke class 1 incomplete |
| Gold | Cestier | Swimming | Men's 3x25m individual medley open |
| Gold | Jardine | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina) |
| Gold | Dumont | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight |
| Gold | Men's team | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée team |
| Gold | Men's team | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre team |
| Gold | Delattre | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil individual |
| Silver | Nadal | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |
| Silver | Cestier | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle special class |
| Silver | Claude Sugny | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke class 2 incomplete |
| Silver | Sparsa | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke class 1 complete |
| Silver | Jardine | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle open |
| Silver | Brifoulliere | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight |
| Silver | Men's team | Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil team |
| Silver | Serge Bec | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual |
| Silver | Pequin | Wheelchair fencing | Women's novices foil |
| Silver | Women's team | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil team |
| Bronze | René David Trouverie Ventadour | Archery | Men's Albion round team open |
| Bronze | Guesnon | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic |
| Bronze | Belasset Sylviane Guesnon | Lawn bowls | Women's pairs |
| Bronze | Belasset | Lawn bowls | Women's singles |
| Bronze | Claude Sugny | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete |
| Bronze | Cestier | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke special class |
| Bronze | Daniel Jeannin | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke class 1 incomplete |
| Bronze | Cardon | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze | Serge Bec | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée individual |

## Archery

Twelve French archers, ten men and two women, competed at the Games winning seven medals; two gold, one silver and four bronze. In the men's St. Nicholas round event for paraplegics France won two medals; Nadal won silver and Guesnon bronze, the gold medal was won by Arballo of United States with a new world record score of 730 points.

