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France at the 1952 Winter Olympics

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France at the
1952 Winter Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Oslo, Norway
14–25 February 1952
Competitors26 (20 men, 6 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearerAlain Giletti (figure skating)
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

France competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Jacqueline du Bief Figure skating Women's singles

Alpine skiing

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Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Guy de Huertas Downhill 2:54.4 35
Maurice Sanglard 2:45.4 25
Henri Oreiller 2:41.5 14
James Couttet 2:38.7 11
Maurice Sanglard Giant Slalom 2:38.0 23
Henri Oreiller 2:35.3 16
Guy de Huertas 2:35.1 15
James Couttet 2:34.9 14
Guy de Huertas Slalom 1:09.1 38 did not advance
Firmin Mattis 1:02.0 12 Q 1:04.0 15 2:06.0 12
Maurice Sanglard 1:01.4 8 Q 1:08.6 26 2:10.0 20
James Couttet 1:01.1 6 Q 1:01.7 5 2:02.8 6
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jacqueline Martel Downhill DSQ
Andrée Bermond 2:03.1 30
Marysette Agnel 1:56.8 22
Marysette Agnel Giant Slalom 2:18.0 19
Andrée Bermond 2:15.2 13
Jacqueline Martel 2:14.3 11
Andrée Bermond Slalom DSQ DSQ
Marysette Agnel 1:07.5 7 1:08.1 11 2:15.6 7

Bobsleigh

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Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
FRA-1 Robert Guillard
Joseph Chatelus
Two-man 1:29.68 17 1:28.84 17 1:28.71 17 1:28.08 17 5:55.31 17
FRA-2 André Robin
Henri Rivière
Two-man 1:23.22 6 1:23.06 5 1:22.85 5 1:22.85 6 5:31.98 5
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
FRA-1 André Robin
Joseph Chatelus
Louis Saint-Calbre
Henri Rivière
Four-man 1:18.90 6 1:19.91 8 1:19.18 9 1:22.75 14 5:20.74 11

Cross-country skiing

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Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
18 km Benoît Carrara DNF
Jacques Perrier 1'10:33 33
Gérard Perrier 1'09:17 24
René Mandrillon 1'06:48 18
50 km Gervais Gindre 4'39:31 28
Benoît Carrara 3'55:16 11
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Gérard Perrier
Benoît Carrara
Jean Mermet
René Mandrillon
2'31:11 4
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km Michèle Angirany 54:56 18
Josette Baisse 51:43 15

Figure skating

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Men
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Alain Giletti 7 6 163.233 63 7
Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Jacqueline du Bief 4 2 158.000 24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Ski jumping

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Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Henri Thiolière Large hill 56.5 (fall) 54.0 44 55.0 88.5 41 142.5 43
André Monnier 56.0 90.0 37 56.0 92.5 33 182.5 36
Régis Robert Rey 56.5 90.5 36 57.5 91.0 35 181.5 38

References

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  • (ed.) Rolf Petersen (1952). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo (PDF). Oslo. Retrieved 2008-01-31. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  • Olympic Winter Games 1952, full results by sports-reference.com