France competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 118 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 14 sports.
Medalists
Gold Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
Silver Maryvonne Dupureur — Athletics, Women's 800 metres Joseph Gonzales — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight Jean Boudehen and Michel Chapuis — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000 m Canadian Pairs Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Janou Lefebvre, and Guy Lefrant — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition Jean-Claude Magnan — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Claude Arabo — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual Jean-Claude Darouy, Georges Morel, and Jacques Morel — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs Kiki Caron — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
Bronze Paul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal, and Jocelyn Delecour — Athletics, Men's 4x100 metres Relay Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch) Pierre Trentin — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Time Trial Daniel Revenu — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Jacky Courtillat, Jean-Claude Magnan, Christian Noël, Daniel Revenu, and Pierre Rodocanachi — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Claude Bourquard, Claude Brodin, Jacques Brodin, Yves Dreyfus, and Jack Guittet — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
Athletics
Men's 4x100 metres Relay Paul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal, and Jocelyn Delecour → Bronze Medal
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
14 cyclists represented France in 1964.
Individual road race Francis Bazire Lucien Aimar Bernard Guyot Christian Raymond
Team time trial Marcel-Ernest Bidault Georges Chappe André Desvages Jean-Claude Wuillemin
Sprint Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin
1000m time trial Pierre Trentin
Tandem Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin
Individual pursuit Robert Varga
Team pursuit Robert Varga Christian Cuch Joseph Pare Jacques Suire
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1964.
Men's foil Jean-Claude Magnan Daniel Revenu Jacky Courtillat
Men's team foil Jean-Claude Magnan, Daniel Revenu, Jacky Courtillat, Pierre Rodocanachi, Christian Noël
Men's épée Claude Bourquard Jack Guittet Yves Dreyfus
Men's team épée Claude Brodin, Yves Dreyfus, Claude Bourquard, Jack Guittet, Jacques Brodin
Men's sabre Claude Arabo Marcel Parent Jacques Lefèvre
Men's team sabre Jean-Ernest Ramez, Jacques Lefèvre, Claude Arabo, Marcel Parent, Robert Fraisse
Women's foil Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti Brigitte Gapais-Dumont Annick Level
Women's team foil Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti, Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille, Brigitte Gapais-Dumont, Annick Level, Colette Revenu
Gymnastics
Judo
Rowing
France had 22 male rowers participate in five rowing events in 1960.
Men's double sculls – 6th place René Duhamel, Bernard Monnereau
Men's coxed pair – 2nd place ( Silver medal) Jacques Morel, Georges Morel, Jean-Claude Darouy
Men's coxless four – 10th place Jean-Pierre Drivet, Roger Chatelain, Philippe Malivoire, Émile Clerc
Men's coxed four – 4th place Yves Fraisse, Claude Pache, Gérard Jacquesson, Michel Dumas, Jean-Claude Darouy
Men's eight – 7th place André Fevret, Pierre Maddaloni, André Sloth, Joseph Moroni, Robert Dumontois, Jean-Pierre Grimaud, Bernard Meynadier, Michel Viaud, Alain Bouffard
Sailing
Shooting
Four shooters represented France in 1964.
25 m pistol Jean Renaux
50 m pistol Jean Renaux
50 m rifle, prone Pierre Guy
Trap Claude Foussier Michel Prévost
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJean-Pascal Curtillet100 m freestyle 56.2 =28 Did not advanceAlain Gottvallès 55.2 =7 Q 54.3 =3 Q 54.2 5Gérard Gropaiz 55.8 =18 Q 55.7 =15 Did not advanceFrancis Luyce400 m freestyle 4:33.2 =29 colspan=2 Did not advanceRobert Christophe200 m backstroke 2:22.5 24 Did not advanceAlain GottvallèsGérard GropaizPierre CanavèseJean-Pascal CurtilletRobert Christophe4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:42.1 6 Q colspan=2 Jean-Pascal CurtilletPierre CanavèseFrancis LuyceAlain Gottvallès4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:17.0 6 Q colspan=2 8:08.7 6
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMonique Piétri100 m freestyle 1:05.8 33 Did not advanceFrançoise Borie100 m backstroke 1:11.8 =15 colspan=2 Did not advanceKiki Caron 1:08.5 1 Q colspan=2 1:07.9
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database