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France at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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France at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Montreal
Competitors206 (177 men and 29 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Daniel Morelon
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 206 competitors, 177 men and 29 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Archery

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In France's second appearance in modern Olympic archery, one woman and one man represented the nation. Albert Le Tyrant posted France's best placing since 1920.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

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Men's 800 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 400m Hurdles

Men's Marathon

Men's 4x100 metres Relay

Men's Long Jump

Men's High Jump

Men's Pole Vault

Men's 20 km Race Walk


Women's 200 metres

  • Chantal Réga
    • Round 1 — 23.54
    • Round 2 — 23.22
    • Semifinals — 23.00
    • Final — 23.09 (→ 8th place)

Boxing

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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Canoeing

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Cycling

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Fourteen cyclists represented France in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

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Equestrian

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Fencing

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18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented France in 1976.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

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Gymnastics

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Judo

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented France in 1976.

Individual
Team
  • Alain Cortes
  • Claude Guiguet
  • Michel Gueguen

Rowing

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Sailing

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "France at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.