France at the 1948 Summer Olympics
# France at the 1948 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Micheline Ostermeyer | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 30 July |
| Gold | André Bonin René Bougnol Jehan Buhan Christian d'Oriola Jacques Lataste Adrien Rommel | Fencing | Men's team foil | 31 July |
| Gold | Micheline Ostermeyer | Athletics | Women's shot put | 4 August |
| Gold | Jehan Buhan | Fencing | Men's foil | 4 August |
| Gold | Édouard Artigas Marcel Desprets Henri Guérin Maurice Huet Henri Lepage Michel Pécheux | Fencing | Men's team épée | 6 August |
| Gold | Pierre Adam Serge Blusson Charles Coste Fernand Decanali | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | 9 August |
| Gold | Maurice Buret André Jousseaume Jean Saint-Fort Paillard | Equestrian | Team dressage | 9 August |
| Gold | Jacques Dupont | Cycling | Men's track time trial | 11 August |
| Gold | José Beyaert | Cycling | Men's individual road race | 13 August |
| Gold | Bernard Chevallier | Equestrian | Individual eventing | 13 August |
| Silver | Alain Mimoun | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | 30 July |
| Silver | Christian d'Oriola | Fencing | Men's foil | 4 August |
| Silver | Ignace Heinrich | Athletics | Men's decathlon | 6 August |
| Silver | Robert Chef d'Hôtel Jean Kerebel Jacques Lunis Francis Schewetta | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 7 August |
| Silver | André Jousseaume | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 10 August |
| Silver | France men's national basketball teamAndré BarraisMichel BonnevieAndré BuffièreRené ChocatRené DérencyMaurice DesaymonnetAndré EvenMaurice GirardotFernand GuillouRaymond OffnerJacques PerrierYvan QuéninLucien RebufficPierre Thiolon | Basketball | Men's tournament | 14 August |
| Bronze | Jacqueline Mazéas | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 30 July |
| Bronze | Jacqueline Mazéas | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 31 July |
| Bronze | Marcel Hansenne | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | 2 August |
| Bronze | Joseph Bernardo René Cornu Alexandre Jany Henri Padou Jr. | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 3 August |
| Bronze | Georges Vallerey | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 6 August |
| Bronze | Micheline Ostermeyer | Athletics | Women's high jump | 7 August |
| Bronze | Georges Dransart Georges Gandil | Canoeing | Men's C-2 10,000 metres | 11 August |
| Bronze | Gaston Dron René Faye | Cycling | Men's tandem | 11 August |
| Bronze | Robert Boutigny | Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres | 12 August |
| Bronze | Georges Dransart Georges Gandil | Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 metres | 12 August |
| Bronze | Henri Eberhardt | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres | 12 August |
| Bronze | José Beyaert Jacques Dupont Alain Moineau | Cycling | Men's team road race | 13 August |
| Bronze | Jean-François d'Orgeix | Equestrian | Individual jumping | 14 August |

## Athletics

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jean-Claude Arifon | 400 m hurdles | 56.9 | 2 Q | — | — | 52.3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacques André | 400 m hurdles | 54.5 | 2 Q | — | — | 56.3 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Étienne Bally | 100 m | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Étienne Bally | 200 m | NT | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Chef d'Hôtel | 800 m | 1:56.2 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:52.0 | 2 Q | 1:53.0 | 7 |
| Roger Chesneau | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:27.6 | 4 Q | — | — | — | — | 9:30.2 | 11 |
| Raymond Crapet | 400 m | 49.4 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yves Cros | 400 m hurdles | 55.7 | 2 Q | — | — | 52.5 | 2 Q | 53.3 | 5 |
| Hugues Frayer | 110 m hurdles | 15.5 | 2 Q | — | — | NT | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexandre Guyodo | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:17.2 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 9:13.6 | 4 |
| Marcel Hansenne | 800 m | 1:54.6 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:50.5 | 1 Q | 1:49.8 | |
| Marcel Hansenne | 1500 m | 3:52.8 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 4:02.0 | 11 |
| Henri Klein | 1500 m | 3:59.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julien Lebas | 200 m | 22.0 | 1 Q | NT | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacques Lunis | 400 m | 49.3 | 1 Q | 48.9 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| André-Jacques Marie | 110 m hurdles | 14.4 | 1 Q | — | — | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gaston Mayordomo | 800 m | 1:55.7 | 4 Q | — | — | 1:54.3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alain Mimoun | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:47.4 | |
| Alain Mimoun | 5000 m | 15:11.2 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gilbert Omnès | 110 m hurdles | 15.2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| André Paris | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | NT | NP |
| Maurice Pouzieux | 5000 m | 15:09.8 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raphaël Pujazon | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:20.8 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Ben Saïd Abdallah | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31:07.8 | 6 |
| Francis Schewetta | 400 m | 48.9 | 2 Q | 49.9 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joseph Stéphan | 200 m | NT | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| René Valmy | 100 m | 10.8 | 2 | NT | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacques Vernier | 1500 m | 3:57.6 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacques Vernier | 5000 m | 15:29.8 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julien Lebas Marc Litaudon Alain Porthault René Valmy | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Chef d'Hôtel Jean Kerebel Jacques Lunis Francis Schewetta | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.0 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:14.8 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Claude Bénard | High jump | 1.84 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Bobin | Triple jump | 14.130 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Georges Breitman | Pole vault | 3.90 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Georges Damitio | Long jump | 6.980 | 12 q | 7.070 | 6 |
| Georges Damitio | High jump | 1.87 | 1 Q | 1.95 | 5 |
| Charles Épalle | Triple jump | 14.020 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pierre Legrain | Hammer throw | 47.60 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Victor Sillon | Pole vault | 4.00 | 1 Q | 3.95 | 9 |
| Pierre Sprécher | Javelin throw | 52.30 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raymond Tissot | Javelin throw | 58.19 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rosine Faugouin | 200 m | 25.9 | 2 Q | — | — | 25.3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeanine Moussier | 100 m | 12.9 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yvette Monginou | 80 m hurdles | 11.7 | 1 Q | — | — | 11.8 | 2 Q | 11.8 | 4 |
| Liliane Sprécher | 200 m | 26.0 | 2 Q | — | — | 25.1 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeanine Toulouse | 80 m hurdles | 12.0 | 3 Q | — | — | NT | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rosine Faugouin Jeanine Moussier Liliane Sprécher Jeanine Toulouse | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.1 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Yvonne Chabot-Curtet | Long jump | 5.640 OR | 1 Q | 5.350 | 8 |
| Anne-Marie Colchen | High jump | — | — | 1.40 | 14 |
| Paulette Laurent | Shot put | ? | 11 Q | 12.030 | 10 |
| Marguerite Martel | Long jump | 4.950 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacqueline Mazéas | Discus throw | — | — | 40.47 | |
| Micheline Ostermeyer | High jump | — | — | 1.61 | |
| Micheline Ostermeyer | Shot put | 13.140 OR | 1 Q | 13.750 OR | |
| Micheline Ostermeyer | Discus throw | — | — | 41.92 | |
| Simone Ruas | High jump | — | — | 1.50 | 9 |
| Paulette Veste | Discus throw | — | — | 36.84 | 10 |

## Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented France in 1948.

### Individual road race

* José Beyaert
* Alain Moineau
* Jacques Dupont
* René Rouffeteau

### Team road race

* José Beyaert
* Alain Moineau
* Jacques Dupont
* René Rouffeteau

### Sprint

* Jacques Bellenger

### Time trial

* Jacques Dupont

### Tandem

* René Faye
* Gaston Dron

### Team pursuit

* Charles Coste
* Serge Blusson
* Fernand Decanali
* Pierre Adam

## Fencing

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948.

### Men's foil

* Jéhan Buhan
* Christian d'Oriola
* René Bougnol

### Men's team foil

* André Bonin, Jéhan Buhan, Jacques Lataste, René Bougnol, Christian d'Oriola, Adrien Rommel

### Men's épée

* Henri Guérin
* Henri Lepage
* Marcel Desprets

### Men's team épée

* Henri Guérin, Henri Lepage, Marcel Desprets, Michel Pécheux, Édouard Artigas, Maurice Huet

### Men's sabre

* Jacques Lefèvre
* Jean Levavasseur
* Maurice Gramain

### Men's team sabre

* Jean-François Tournon, Jacques Parent, Maurice Gramain, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Georges Lévêcque

### Women's foil

* Renée Garilhe
* Louisette Malherbaud
* Françoise Gouny

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1948.

* André Lacroix
* Louis Pichon
* Christian Palant

## Rowing

France had 22 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1948.

### Men's single sculls

* Jean Séphériadès

### Men's double sculls

* Jacques Maillet
* Christian Guilbert

### Men's coxless pair

* Paul Rothley
* Paul Heitz

### Men's coxed pair

* Ampelio Sartor
* Aristide Sartor
* Roger Crezen (cox)

### Men's coxed four

* Jean-Paul Pieddeloup
* René Lotti
* Gaston Maquat
* Jean-Pierre Souche
* Marcel Boigegrain (cox)

### Men's eight

* Pierre Fauveau
* Pierre Sauvestre
* Alphonse Bouton
* Erik Aschehoug
* Jean Bocahut
* René Boucher
* Pierre Clergerie
* Roger Lebranchu
* Robert Léon (cox)

## Shooting

Twelve shooters represented France in 1948.

### 25 metre pistol

* Charles des Jammonières
* R. Bouillet
* Didier Hesse

### 50 metre pistol

* Jacques Mazoyer
* Marcel Bonin
* R. Stéphan

### 300 metre rifle

* Jean Fournier
* Édouard Rouland
* Stéphane Lesceux

### 50 metre rifle

* Georges Gauthier-Lafond
* Lucien Genot
* M. Bouchez
