France at the 1932 Summer Olympics

France at the Olympic Games
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	103 (97 men and 6 women) in 13 sports
Medals Rank: 3	Gold 10	Silver 5	Bronze 4	Total 19
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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	Chaillot, LouisLouis Chaillot, Maurice Perrin	Cycling	Men's tandem	3 August
Gold	Lesage, XavierXavier Lesage	Equestrian	Individual dressage	10 August
Gold	Jousseaume, AndréAndré Jousseaume, Xavier Lesage, Charles Marion	Equestrian	Team dressage	10 August
Gold	Buchard, GeorgesGeorges Buchard, Philippe Cattiau, Fernand Jourdant, Jean Piot, Bernard Schmetz, Georges Tainturier	Fencing	Men's team épée	7 August
Gold	Bondoux, RenéRené Bondoux, René Bougnol, Philippe Cattiau, Edward Gardère, René Lemoine, Jean Piot	Fencing	Men's team foil	1 August
Gold	Lebrun, JacquesJacques Lebrun	Sailing	Snowbird class	12 August
Gold	Suvigny, RaymondRaymond Suvigny	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg	31 July
Gold	Duverger, RenéRené Duverger	Weightlifting	Men's 67.5 kg	30 July
Gold	Hostin, LouisLouis Hostin	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg	30 July
Gold	Pacôme, CharlesCharles Pacôme	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight	3 August
Silver	Chaillot, LouisLouis Chaillot	Cycling	Men's sprint	3 August
Silver	Chocque, PaulPaul Chocque, Amédée Fournier, René Le Grèves, Henri Mouillefarine	Cycling	Men's team pursuit	2 August
Silver	Marion, CharlesCharles Marion	Equestrian	Individual dressage	10 August
Silver	Buchard, GeorgesGeorges Buchard	Fencing	Men's épée	9 August
Silver	Taris, JeanJean Taris	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	10 August
Bronze	Winter, PaulPaul Winter	Athletics	Men's discus throw	3 August
Bronze	Rampelberg, CharlesCharles Rampelberg	Cycling	Men's 1000 m time trial	1 August
Bronze	Brunet, PierrePierre Brunet, Anselme Brusa, André Giriat	Rowing	Men's coxed pair	13 August
Bronze	François, LouisLouis François	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight	7 August

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1932.

Individual road race

• Paul Chocque
• Amédée Fournier
• Henri Mouillefarine
• Georges Conan

Team road race

• Paul Chocque
• Amédée Fournier
• Henri Mouillefarine

Sprint

• Louis Chaillot

Time trial

• Charles Rampelberg

Tandem

• Maurice Perrin
• Louis Chaillot

Team pursuit

• Amédée Fournier
• René Le Grevès
• Henri Mouillefarine
• Paul Chocque

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

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

Men's foil

• René Bougnol
• Philippe Cattiau
• Edward Gardère

Men's team foil

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

Men's épée

• Géo Buchard
• Bernard Schmetz
• Philippe Cattiau

Men's team épée

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

Men's sabre

• Edward Gardère
• Jean Piot

Women's foil

• Jeanne Vidal

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented France in 1932.

• Ivan Duranthon

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

1. "France at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-02.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database