France at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 201 (190 men and 11 women) in 18 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 5 |
Gold 7 |
Silver 6 |
Bronze 6 |
Total 19 |
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France competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 201 competitors, 190 men and 11 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.[1]
It was notable for an incident during the opening ceremonies. During the March of the Nations (when each national team with its flag parades on the field), the entire French team gave a straight-arm salute as it passed the box of Adolf Hitler (head of state of the host country for that Olympics, Germany). The French flag was also dipped in such a way as to drag it in the dirt in front of Hitlers box. There was a storm of protest in France after the incident was reported there, and accusations were made that the French Olympic committee was pro-Nazi. The committee stated that the salute (resembling the salute of Germany's ruling Nazi party) was an 'Olympic salute', and that dipping the colors was a tradition. The incident is recorded in Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 film Olympia.
Medalists
Gold
- Jean Despeaux — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Roger Michelot — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Robert Charpentier, Jean Goujon, Guy Lapébie, and Roger-Jean Le Nizerhy — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Robert Charpentier — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Robert Charpentier, Robert Dorgebray, and Guy Lapébie — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Louis Hostin — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Emile Poilvé — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Silver
- Henri Eberhardt — Canoeing, Men's F1 10.000m Folding Kayak Singles
- Pierre Georget — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Guy Lapébie — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Gérard de Ballorre, Daniel Gillois, and André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Dressage Team
- Edward Gardère — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- René Bondoux, René Bougnol, Jaques Coutrot, André Gardère, Edward Gardère, and René Lemoine — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
Bronze
- Louis Chaillot — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Pierre Georget and Georges Maton — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
- Georges Buchard, Philippe Cattiau, Henri Dulieux, Michel Pécheux, Bernard Schmetz, and Paul Wormser — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Marceau Fourcade, Georges Tapie, and Noël Vandernotte — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Marcel Chauvigné, Marcel Cosmat, Fernand Vandernotte, Marcel Vandernotte, and Noël Vandernotte — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Charles de Jammonières — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1936.
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented France in 1936.
Field hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to the Netherlands (1-3)
- Defeated Switzerland (1-0)
- Drew with Belgium (2-2)
- Semi Finals
- Lost to India (0-10)
- Final
- Lost to the Netherlands (3-4) → Fourth Place
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1936.
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Eight shooters represented France in 1936. Charles des Jammonières won a bronze medal in the 50 m pistol event.
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "France at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-10.