France at the 1960 Summer Olympics
# France at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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.

## 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

France had 36 competitors, 7 women and 29 men, in 25 athletics events.

### Women's athletics

**Women's 100 metres**


    Catherine Capdevielle

**Women's 200 metres**


    Catherine Capdevielle

**Women's 800 metres**


    Maryvonne Dupureur
    Nicole Goullieux

**Women's 80 metres hurdles**


    Denise Laborie-Guénard
    Simone Brièrre

**Women's high jump**


    Florence Pétry-Amiel

**Women's long jump**


    Madeleine Thétu

### Men's athletics

**Men's 100 metres**


    Jocelyn Delecour
    Abdoulaye Sèye
    Claude Piquemal

**Men's 200 metres**


    Abdoulaye Sèye – Bronze
    Paul Genevay
    Jocelyn Delecour

**Men's 800 metres**


    Pierre-Yvon Lenoir

**Men's 1500 metres**


    Michel Jazy – Silver
    Michel Bernard

**Men's 5000 metres**


    Michel Bernard
    Hamoud Ameur

**Men's 10,000 metres**


    Robert Bogey
    Hamoud Ameur
    Hamida Addèche

**Men's marathon**


    Alain Mimoun
    Paul Genève

**Men's 110 metres hurdles**


    Edmond Roudnitska
    Marcel Duriez
    Jacques Déprez

**Men's 3000 metres steeplechase**


    Guy Texereau

**Men's 4 × 100 metres relay**


    Jocelyn Delecour, Paul Genevay, Claude Piquemal, Abdoulaye Sèye

**Men's 20 kilometres walk**


    Henri Delerue

**Men's 50 kilometres walk**


    Jacques Arnoux

**Men's high jump**


    Mahamat Idriss
    Maurice Fournier

**Men's pole vault**


    Victor Sillon

**Men's long jump**


    Christian Collardot
    Ali Brakchi

**Men's triple jump**


    Éric Battista
    Pierre William

**Men's discus throw**


    Pierre Alard

**Men's hammer throw**


    Guy Husson

**Men's javelin throw**


    Michel Macquet
    Léon Syrovatski

## Basketball

The French men's basketball team had 12 players.

### Team

    Roger Antoine, Philippe Baillet, Christian Baltzer, Louis Bertorelle, Jean-Paul Beugnot, Jérôme Christ, Jean Degros, Max Dorigo, Henri Grange, Bernard Mayeur, Robert Monclar, Henri Villecourt

## Boxing

France had eight male competitors in eight boxing events.

### Flyweight (51 kg)

    Antoine Porcel

### Bantamweight (54 kg)

    Jean Parra

### Featherweight

    André Iuncker

### Lightweight (60 kg)

    Jacques Cotot

### Welterweight (67 kg)

    Jean Josselin

### Light middleweight (71 kg)

    Souleymane Diallo

### Middleweight (75 kg)

    Yoland Levèque

### Heavyweight (+81 kg)

    Joseph Syoz

## Canoeing

France had 9 competitors, 1 woman and 8 men, in 4 canoeing and kayaking events.

### Women's K-1 500 metres

    Gabrielle Lutz

### Men's K-1 1000 metres

    Michel Meyer

### Men's K-1 4 × 500 metres

    Henri Amazouze, Jean Houde, Pierre Derivery, Jean Friquet, Fredy Grosheny

### Men's C-2 1000 metres

    Georges Turlier, Michel Picard

## Cycling

France had 14 men compete in six cycling events.

### Individual road race

    Jacques Gestraut
    Roland Lacombe
    François Hamon
    Raymond Reaux

### Team time trial

    Henri Duez, François Hamon, Roland Lacombe, Jacques Simon

### Sprint

    Antoine Pellegrina
    André Gruchet

### 1000m time trial

    Michel Scob

### Tandem

    Roland Surrugue, Michel Scob

### Team pursuit

    Marcel Delattre, Jacques Suire, Guy Claud, Michel Nédélec

## Diving

France had 4 competitors, 1 woman and 3 men, in 4 diving events.

### Women's 3 metre springboard

    Nicole Péllissard

### Women's 10 metre platform

    Nicole Péllissard

### Men's 3 metre springboard

    Georges Senecot
    Christian Pire

### Men's 10 metre platform

    Henri Rouquet

## Equestrian

France had 7 male competitors in 4 equestrianism events.

### Men's three-day events, Individual and Team

    Jack Le Goff
    Guy Lefrant
    Jéhan Le Roy
    Pierre Durand Sr.

### Mixed jumping events, Individual and Team

    Bernard de Fombelle
    Max Fresson
    Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola

## Fencing

France had 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, in 8 fencing events.

### Men's foil

    Roger Closset
    Christian d'Oriola
    Jean-Claude Magnan

### Men's team foil

    Jacky Courtillat, Jean-Claude Magnan, Guy Barrabino, Claude Netter, Christian d'Oriola

### Men's épée

    Yves Dreyfus
    Armand Mouyal
    Jack Guittet

### Men's team épée

    Armand Mouyal, Yves Dreyfus, Claude Brodin, Christian d'Oriola, Jack Guittet, Gérard Lefranc

### Men's sabre

    Claude Arabo
    Jacques Roulot
    Jacques Lefèvre

### Men's team sabre

    Marcel Parent, Claude Gamot, Jacques Lefèvre, Jacques Roulot, Claude Arabo

### Women's foil

    Catherine Delbarre
    Régine Veronnet
    Monique Leroux

### Women's team foil

    Monique Leroux, Régine Veronnet, Françoise Mailliard, Renée Garilhe, Catherine Delbarre

## Football

The French men's football team had 17 players.

### Team

    Ahmed Arab, Marcel Artélésa, Raymond Baratto, Pierre Bodin, Jean-Baptiste Bordas, Claude Dubaële, Gérard Coinçon, André Giamarchi, Gines Gonzales, Marcel Loncle, François Philippe, Louis Polonia, Yvon Quédec, Charles Samoy, Max Samper, Jacques Stamm, Jean Wettstein

## Gymnastics

France had 12 competitors, 6 women and 6 men, in 14 gymnastics events.

### Women's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Uneven bars, Balance beam

    Jacqueline Dieudonné
    Anne-Marie Demortière
    Renée Hugon
    Paulette le Raer
    Monique Rossi
    Danièle Sicot-Coulon

### Men's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Parallel bars, Horizontal bar, Rings, Pommel horse

    Robert Caymaris
    Bernard Fauqueux
    Jean Jaillard
    Mohamed Lazhari
    Michel Mathiot
    Daniel Touche

## Hockey

The French men's hockey team had 16 players.

### Team

    Yvan Bia, Roger Bignon, Jacques Bonnet, Pierre Court, Jean Desmasures, Maurice Dobigny, Claude Dugardin, Claude Leroy, Diran Manoukian, Ido Marang, Jacques Mauchien, Gérard Poulain, Philippe Reynaud, Albert Vanpoulle, Claude Windal, Jean-Pierre Windal

## Modern pentathlon

France had three male competitors in two modern pentathlon events.

### Individual

    André Bernard
    Christian Beauvalet
    Étienne Jalenques

### Team

    André Bernard, Christian Beauvalet, Étienne Jalenques

## Rowing

France had 16 male competitors in three rowing events.

### Men's double sculls – 4th place

    René Duhamel, Bernard Monnereau

### Men's coxed four – 2nd place ( Silver medal)

    Robert Dumontois, Claude Martin, Jacques Morel, Guy Nosbaum, Jean Klein

### Men's eight – 4th place

    Christian Puibaraud, Jean-Pierre Bellet, Émile Clerc, Jean Ledoux, Gaston Mercier, Bernard Meynadier, Joseph Moroni, Michel Viaud, Alain Bouffard

## Sailing

France had 11 male competitors in five sailing events.

### Finn – 1-person Finn (dinghy)

    Yves-Louis Pinaud

### Flying Dutchman – 2-person Flying Dutchman (dinghy)

    Jean-Claude Cornu (helmsman), Daniel Gouffier

### Star – 2-person Star (keelboat)

    Georges Pisani (helmsman), Noël Desaubliaux

### Dragon – 3-person Dragon (keelboat)

    Jean Peytel (helmsman), Philippe Reinhart, François Thierry-Mieg

### 5.5 Metre – 3-person 5.5 Metre (keelboat)

    Jacques Baptiste Lebrun (helmsman), Pierre Buret, Louis Chauvot

## Shooting

France had seven men participate in five shooting events.

### 25 m pistol

    Jacques Decaux
    Jean Renaux

### 50 m pistol

    Serge Hubert

### 50 m rifle, three positions

    Pierre Guy
    Georges Wahler

### 50 m rifle, prone

    Pierre Guy
    Georges Wahler

### Trap

    Claude Foussier
    Marcel Otto-Bruc
