French medalists at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics

French medalists at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics

Facts Medals Athletes Sports


Event	Medalists


Gold medalists

Athletics

Marathon M	FRA	Alain Mimoun


Cycling

Road race team M	FRA	Maurice Moucheraud
		Michel Vermeulin
		Arnaud Geyre

Sprint M	FRA	Michel Rousseau


Fencing

Foil individual M	FRA	Christian d'Oriola


Silver medalists

Cycling

Road race M	FRA	Arnaud Geyre

Team pursuit M	FRA	Renee Bianchi
		Michel Vermeulin
		Jean Graczyk
		Jean-Claude Lecante


Fencing

Foil team M	FRA	Roger Closset
		Jacques Lataste
		Bernard Baudoux
		Christian d'Oriola
		Rene Coicaud
		Claude Netter


Canoe & Kayak

C2 10000 m M	FRA	Marcel Renaud
		Georges Dransart


Bronze medalists

Boxing

Flyweight M	FRA	Rene Libeer

Middleweight M	FRA	Gilbert Chapron


Fencing

Foil individual W	FRA	Renee Garilhe

Epee team M	FRA	Daniel Dagallier
		Armand Mouyal
		Rene Queyroux
		Claude Nigon
		Yves Dreyfus


Rowing

Four without coxswain M	FRA	Gaston Mercier
		Rene Guissart
		Guy Guillabert
		Yves Delacour


Weightlifting

Middle-heavyweight M	FRA	Jean Debuf

This information about France at the olympic summer games in Melbourne 1956 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database