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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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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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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Main article: Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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
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