France at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Field events

Basketball[edit]

Canoeing[edit]

Cycling[edit]

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented France in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Equestrian[edit]

Fencing[edit]

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948.

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Men’s foil
Men’s team foil
Men’s épée
Men’s team épée
Men’s sabre
Men’s team sabre
Women’s foil

Football[edit]

Gymnastics[edit]

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1948.

France had 22 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men’s single sculls
Men’s double sculls
Men’s coxless pair
Men’s coxed pair
Men’s coxed four
Men’s eight

Sailing[edit]

Shooting[edit]

Twelve shooters represented France in 1948.

25 metre pistol
50 metre pistol
300 metre rifle
50 metre rifle

Swimming[edit]

Water polo[edit]

Weightlifting[edit]

Wrestling[edit]

Art competitions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^

    “France at the 1948 London Summer Games”. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

  2. ^ The results of the 1500 metres final are disputed. Hansenneis listed by most sources as 11th. “1500 metres, Men”. Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. “France Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games”. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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