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.

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 ([[File:Med 2.png]] 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