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France at the 1952 Winter Olympics

France at the
1952 Winter Olympics
Flag of France.svg
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Oslo
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)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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

Medalists

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

Alpine skiing

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

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

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

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

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Henri Thiollière Normal 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

  • (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.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  • Olympic Winter Games 1952, full results by sports-reference.com
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