Medalists

France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.

Archery

The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the top 11 places, as well as 13th, 14th, 16th, and 17th. The two non-French archers in the event, a Briton and an American, took 12th and 15th, respectively. The team did not do as well in the York rounds, with none of the 10 French archers who also competed in it placing better than 16th.

Event	Place	Archer	Score
Men's double York round Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's double York round The men's double York round was one of three archery events on the archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Arrows were shot in ends, or groups, of three. The archers shot a total of 288 arrows each over the two rounds of 144. The competition was held on Friday, 17 July and Saturday, 18...	16th	Henri Berton Henri Berton For the French composer see Henri Montan BertonHenri Berton was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-Career:...	425
	17th	Eugène Richez Eugène Richez Eugène Richez was a French archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.Richez entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 17th place with 418 points...	418
	19th	Eugène Grisot Eugène Grisot Eugène G. Grisot was a French archer. He won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Grisot entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 19th place with 410 points....	410
	20th	Louis Vernet Louis Vernet (archer) Louis Vernet was a French archer. He won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Vernet entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 20th place with 385 points....	385
	22nd	Louis Salingre Louis Salingre Louis-Albert Salingré was a French archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Salingré entered the double York round event in 1908, taking 22nd place with 347 points. He then competed in the Continental style contest, placing seventh at 215 points.-References:*...	347
	23rd	Albert Dauchez Albert Dauchez Albert Dauchez was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-Career:Dauchez entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 23rd place with 280 points. He then competed in the Continental style contest, placing 6th at 222 points.-References:...	280
	24th	Charles Quervel Charles Quervel Charles Quervel was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Quervel entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 24th place with 241 points. He then competed in the Continental style contest, placing 5th at 223 points....	241
	25th	Edouard Beaudoin Edouard Beaudoin Édouard Beaudoin, Jr. was a French archer. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Beaudoin competed in one event in 1900, the Au Cordon Doré at 50 metres competition...	215
	26th	Gustave Cabaret Gustave Cabaret Gustave Cabaret was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Cabaret entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 26th place with 191 points....	191
	27th	Alfred Poupart Alfred Poupart Alfred Poupart was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Poupart entered the men's double York round event in 1908. He was the only archer of the 27-man field to not finish, withdrawing partway through the first round with only 36 points. He then competed in the...	Did not finish
Men's Continental style Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Continental style The men's Continental style was one of three archery events on the Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Arrows were shot singly. Each archer shot 40 arrows, with the target 50 metres distant. The event was held on 20 July....	1st	Eugène Grisot	263
	2nd	Louis Vernet	256
	3rd	Gustave Cabaret	255
	4th	Charles Aubras Charles Aubras Charles Aubras was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Aubras entered the men's Continental style event in 1908, taking 4th place with 231 points. He was 24 points behind the bronze medalist and 32 behind the champion....	231
	5th	Charles Quervel	223
	6th	Albert Dauchez	222
	7th	Louis Salingre	215
	8th	Henri Berton	212
	9th	Eugène Richez	210
	10th	Edouard Beaudoin	206
	11th	Charles Vallée	193
	13th	Émile Fisseux Émile Fisseux Émile Léon Fisseux was a French competitor in the sport of archery. Fisseux competed in one event in Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics, taking third place in the 50 metre Au Cordon Doré competition...	185
	14th	Jean Louis de la Croix Jean Louis de la Croix Jean Louis S. de la Croix was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.De la Croix entered the men's Continental style event in 1908, taking 14th place with 177 points.-References:...	177
	16th	Alfred Poupart	155
	17th	Oscar Jay Oscar Jay Oscar Jay was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Jay entered the Men's Continental Style event in 1908, taking 17th place with 134 points.-References:...	134

Athletics

France's best athletics result was Géo André's silver medal in the high jump.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Semifinals	Final
Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held over the course of three days...	Heats	Georges Malfait Georges Malfait Georges W. Malfait was an French athlete who competed at the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....	11.2 seconds 2nd, heat 3	Did not advance
		L. Lescat L. Lescat L. Lescat was a French athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Lescat took third place in his first round heat and was eliminated from further competition.-References:...	Unknown 3rd, heat 6
		G. Lamotte G. Lamotte G. Lamotte was a French athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Lamotte took third place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals.-References:...	Unknown 3rd, heat 11
		Henri Meslot Henri Meslot Henri Meslot was a French athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Paris and died in Toulon....	Unknown 3rd, heat 13
Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908.43 sprinters from 15 nations competed.-Records:...	Semi- finalist	Georges Malfait	22.6 seconds 1st, heat 5	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4	Did not advance
	Heats	Henri Meslot	Unknown 2nd, heat 15	Did not advance
Men's 400 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held originally scheduled from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908. The rerun of the final was held on July 25, 1908...	Semi- finalist	Georges Malfait	50.0 seconds 1st, heat 6	Unknown 4th, semifinal 3	Did not advance
Men's 1500 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 13, 1908 and on July 14, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...	Semi- finalist	Jean Bouin Jean Bouin Jean Bouin was a French athlete and rugby union footballer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....	None held	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 7	Did not advance
		Joseph Dreher Joseph Dreher Joseph Dreher was a French athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 1500 metres, Dreher placed fifth and last in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.-References: *...		Unknown 5th, semifinal 4
		Louis Bonniot de Fleurac		Unknown 6th, semifinal 1
	—	Gaston Ragueneau Gaston Ragueneau Gaston Ragueneau was a French athlete. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....		Did not finish —, semifinal 5
Men's 400 metre hurdles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles was the longer of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was the third time the event had been featured at the Olympics. The Olympic record was beat three times in the course of the Games....	Heats	Henri Meslot	Unknown 2nd, heat 12	Did not advance
	—	Georges Dubois	Did not finish —, heat 6
Men's 3200 metre steeplechase Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3200 metre steeplechase The men's 3,200 metres steeplechase was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on July 17, 1908 and July 18, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...	—	Gaston Ragueneau	None held	Did not finish —, semifinal 1	Did not advance
		Louis Bonniot de Fleurac		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
Men's 3 mile team race Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 mile team race The men's 3 miles team race was a unique event featured only at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the team race, each competing nation sent five athletes. For each heat, the top three athletes from each nation had their placings counted as part of the team score, though good performances by...	3rd	Louis Bonniot de Fleurac	None held	14:56.0 4 points, team=15	15:08.4 8 points, team=32
		Joseph Dreher		15:37.2 10 points, team=15	15:40.0 11 points, team=32
		Paul Lizandier Paul Lizandier Paul Lizandier was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 3 mile team.He competed for a France in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 3 mile team where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Louis de Fleurac and Joseph Dreher.-References:*...		15:56.6 No score, team=15	16:03.0 13 points, team=32
	No place	Jean Bouin		14:53.0 1 point, team=15	Did not start No score, team=32
		Alexandre Fayollat		15:52.2 No score, team=15	Did not start No score, team=32
Men's 5 miles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908...	Semi- finalist	Paul Lizandier	None held	Unknown 4th, semifinal 4	Did not advance
	—	Gaston Ragueneau		Did not finish —, semifinal 1

Event	Place	Athlete	Height/ Distance
Men's high jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump The men's high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 21, 1908.Twenty-two high jumpers from ten nations competed.-Records:...	2nd	Géo André	1.88 metres
Men's long jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 22, 1908.-Records:...	21-32	Henri Guttierez	Unknown
Men's pole vault Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault The men's pole vault was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Friday, July 24, 1908.15 pole vaulters from seven nations competed...	10th	Robert Pascarel	3.20 metres
	12th	G. Koeger	3.05 metres
Men's standing high jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing high jump The men's standing high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 23, 1908.23 high jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	5th	Géo André	1.47 metres
		Alfred Motté	1.47 metres
	19-23	Henri Jardin	Unknown
Men's standing long jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing long jump The men's standing long jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Monday, July 20, 1908.Twenty-five long jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	8-25	Henri Jardin	Unknown
		Alfred Motté	Unknown
Men's shot put Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The men's shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.25 shot putters from eight nations competed.-Records:...	9-25	Charles Lagarde	Unknown
		André Tison André Tison André Tison was a French track and field athlete who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	Unknown
Men's discus throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.42 throwers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	8th	André Tison	38.30 metres
	12-42	Charles Lagarde	Unknown

Boxing

France competed in 4 of the 5 boxing events, not winning any bouts.

Weight class	Place	Boxer	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final
Bantamweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight -Competition:QuarterfinalsCondon won by knockout in the third round against the only non-British competitor in the bantamweight. McGurk came out well against Thomas, but Thomas finished stronger...   Up to 116 pounds	4th	Pierre Mazior	Not held	Lost to Condon  KO, 3rd round	Did not advance
Featherweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Featherweight -Competition:QuarterfinalsPoillot gave Gunn strong competition in the first round, but Gunn knocked the Frenchman down shortly before the first bell. When Poillot went down again before the end of the second round, he did not get back up. Morris won relatively easily, hitting with both right and...   Up to 126 pounds	5th	Louis Constant	Not held	Lost to Ringer  2-0 decision	Did not advance
		Etienne Poillot		Lost to Gunn  KO, 2nd round
Lightweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Lightweight -Competition:Round of 16Wells and Holberg split the judges over the course of the first three rounds. The referee declared a fourth round, which Wells won in a contest with involved much grappling rather than punching. Bouvier was knocked down several times by Holmes before the referee stopped...   Up to 140 pounds	7th	André Bouvier	Lost to Holmes  KO, 2nd round	Did not advance
Middleweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Middleweight -Competition:Round of 16The first round was characterized by knockouts, as all three Frenchmen as well as Dees were out before the start of the third round. Aspa managed to make it through two rounds before withdrawing due to a thumb injury. Doudelle went down the quickest, in the first round,...   Up to 158 pounds	6th	Gaston Aspa	Lost to Childs  KO, 2nd round	Did not advance
		René Doudelle	Lost to Douglas Johnny Douglas John "Johnny" William Henry Tyler Douglas was a cricketer who was captain of the England team and an Olympic boxer.-Early life:...   KO, 1st round
		Charles Morard	Lost to Warnes  KO, 2nd round

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Great Britain	0	7	.000
Total	0	7	.000

Cycling

France took one of the gold medals in cycling with a win in the men's tandem. Schilles also finished first in the men's sprint, but the final was voided due to the time limit having been exceeded.

Event	Place	Cyclist	Heats	Semifinals	Final
Men's 660 yards Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 660 yards The men's 660 yards was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the events, comprising a single lap of the track...	2nd	Émile Demangel	59.8 seconds 1st, heat 6	51.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 2	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	André Auffray André Auffray André Auffray was a racing cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the tandem sprint event where he finished in first place and in the 5000 metres event where he finished in third place.-References:...	58.4 seconds 1st, heat 16	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3	Did not advance
		Pierre Texier	1:01.6 1st, heat 9	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1
	Heats	Georges Perrin	Unknown 2nd, heat 10	Did not advance
		André Poulain	Unknown 2nd, heat 12
		G. Dreyfus	Unknown 2nd, heat 14
		Pierre Seginaud	Unknown 3rd, heat 2
		R. Villepontoux	Unknown 3rd, heat 4
		Gaston Delaplane	Unknown 3rd, heat 8
		Émile Marechal	Unknown 3rd, heat 11
	—	Maurice Schilles Maurice Schilles Maurice Schilles was a French track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the tandem competition together with his partner André Auffray. In the 5000 metres event he won the silver medal.He also competed in the sprint event...	Time limit exceeded —, heat 5
Men's 5000 metres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the individual event distances...	2nd	Maurice Schilles	None held	7:55.4 1st, semifinal 7	Unknown
	3rd	André Auffray		8:56.8 1st, semifinal 3	Unknown
	4th	Émile Marechal		9:01.4 1st, semifinal 2	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	Pierre Texier		Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4	Did not advance
		Pierre Seginaud		Unknown 4th, semifinal 1
		G. Dreyfus		Unknown 4th, semifinal 6
		Georges Perrin		Unknown 4-7, semifinal 7
		Gaston Delaplane		Unknown 4-9, semifinal 5
		R. Villepontoux		Unknown 4-9, semifinal 5
	—	André Poulain		Did not finish —, semifinal 4
		Émile Demangel		Disqualified —, semifinal 2
Men's 20 kilometres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometres The men's 20 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 40 minutes.-Semifinals:...	5-9	François Bonnet	None held	Unknown 6th, semifinal 2	Unknown
		Octave Lapize Octave Lapize Octave Lapize was a French professional road racing cyclist and track cyclist.Most famous for winning the 1910 Tour de France and a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 kilometres, he was a three-time winner of one-day classics, Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Brussels.In his first...		Unknown 4th, semifinal 4	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	C. Avrillon		33:40.8 2nd, semifinal 6	Did not advance
		André Lapize		Unknown 4th, semifinal 1
		G. C. Lutz		Unknown 4th, semifinal 2
		Henri Baumler		Unknown 5th, semifinal 4
		H. Cunault		Unknown 6-7, semifinal 3
		Pierre Hostein		Unknown 7-8, semifinal 1
	—	Pierre Texier		Did not finish —, semifinal 5
Men's 100 kilometres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kilometres The men's 100 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 3 hours and 15 minutes. A challenge cup was presented by the Prince of Wales to the...	3rd	Octave Lapize	None held	Unknown 4th, semifinal 2	Unknown
	5th	Pierre Texier		Unknown 4th, semifinal 1	Unknown
	9-17	François Bonnet		Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1	Did not finish
		G. C. Lutz		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1	Did not finish
	Semi- finalist	André Lepere		Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1	Did not advance
	—	Charles Avrillon		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
		H. Cunault		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
		Pierre Hostein		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
		J. Madeleine		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
Men's sprint Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint The men's 1000 metre sprint was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second shortest of the individual event distances...	Finalist	Maurice Schilles	1:38.4 1st, heat 3	1:38.8 1st, semifinal 2	Time limit exceeded
	Semi- finalist	Émile Demangel	1:35.2 1st, heat 9	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3	Did not advance
		André Auffray	1:23.6 1st, heat 10	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4
		Pierre Texier	1:31.0 1st, heat 13	Unknown 4th, semifinal 1
	Heats	André Poulain	Unknown 2nd, heat 2	Did not advance
		Pierre Seginaud	Unknown 2nd, heat 4
		R. Villepontoux	Unknown 2nd, heat 7
		Émile Marechal	Unknown 2nd, heat 12
		Gaston Delaplane	Unknown 2nd, heat 15
		G. Dreyfus	Unknown 4th, heat 8
	—	Georges Perrin	Time limit exceeded —, heat 16
Men's tandem Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's tandem The men's 2000 metre tandem was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The time limit for the race was 4 minutes.-First round:...	1st	André Auffray Maurice Schilles	3:11.4 1st, heat 5	2:46.2 1st, semifinal 2	3:07.6
	Semi- finalist	François Bonnet Octave Lapize	3:06.8 1st, heat 6	Unknown 4th, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	Heats	Maurice Texier  Pierre Texier	Unknown 2nd, heat 2	Did not advance
		Charles Avrillon Joseph Guyader	Unknown 2nd, heat 3
		Gaston Dreyfus André Poulain	Unknown 2nd, heat 7
Men's team pursuit Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit The men's team pursuit was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams started at opposite sides of the track. Each team raced three laps of the track, comprising 1980 yards...	Heats	André Auffray Émile Demangel Émile Marechal Maurice Schilles	2:32.0 2nd, heat 4	Did not advance

Fencing

France swept the épée competitions, taking all three individual medals and the team gold.

Event	Place	Fencer	First round	Second round	Semi- final	Final
Men's épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:...	1st	Gaston Alibert Gaston Alibert Gaston Alibert was a French fencer and olympic champion in épée competition.He received a gold medal in épée individual and a gold medal in épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London...	7-1 (1st in E)	4-0 (1st in 3)	7-2 (1st in 1)	7-2
	2nd	Alexandre Lippmann Alexandre Lippmann Alexandre Lippmann was a French Olympic epee fencer.-Olympics:He competed in 3 Olympiads for France, winning 5 medals, including 2 golds....	4-1 (1st in L)	4-1 (1st in 5)	5-4 (3rd in 2)	5-3
	3rd	Eugène Olivier Eugène Olivier Eugène Olivier was a French fencer and olympic champion in épée competition.He received a bronze medal in épée individual and a gold medal in épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...	3-2 (3rd in J)	2-1 (1st in 8)	5-4 (3rd in 2)	4-3
	Semi- finalist	Henri-Georges Berger Henri-Georges Berger Herman Georges Berger was a French fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.He received a gold medal in épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...	7-0 (1st in D)	3-2 (2nd in 3)	4-5 (5th in 1)	Did not advance
		Jean Stern Jean Stern Jean Stern, born in France, was a French épée fencer.-Olympic fencing career:Stern was a member of the French fencing team at the 1908 London Olympics, and competed in both the team and individual épée events. During the Games, the French team defeated Denmark , Great Britain , and Belgium to...	4-1 (1st in M)	4-2 (2nd in 1)	3-4 (5th in 2)
	Second round	Jacques Rodocanachi Jacques Rodocanachi Jacques Rodocanachi was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	3-3 (3rd in H)	2-2 (3rd in 2)	Did not advance
		Bernard Gravier Bernard Gravier Bernard Gravier was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4-2 (2nd in A)	2-2 (3rd in 4)
		Charles Collignon Charles Collignon Charles Collignon was a French fencer and olympic champion in épée competition.He received a gold medal in épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...	5-2 (2nd in B)	1-3 (3rd in 6)
		René Quenessen René Quenessen René Quenessen was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	5-3 (2nd in I)	1-2 (3rd in 8)
		Joseph Marais Joseph Marais Joseph Marais was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	5-0 (1st in C)	1-3 (5th in 4)
	First round	Frédéric Dubordieu Frédéric Dubordieu Frédéric Dubordieu was a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4-3 (4th in G)	Did not advance
Men's sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...	7th	Georges de la Falaise Georges de la Falaise Comte Louis Gabriel Venant de La Falaise, known as Georges de La Falaise was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century....	3-1 (1st in F)	2-1 (1st in 8)	4-3 (3rd in 1)	1-6
	Semi- finalist	Bertrand Marie de Lesseps Bertrand Marie de Lesseps Bertrand Marie de Lesseps was a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the brother of Ismaël de Lesseps.-References:...	4-1 (1st in H)	3-0 (1st in 4)	1-6 (8th in 1)	Did not advance
	Second round	René Lateux René Lateux René Lateux was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-2 (2nd in D)	1-3 (5th in 1)	Did not advance
	First round	Jean de Mas Latrie Jean de Mas Latrie Jean de Mas Latrie was a French fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-3 (4th in A)	Did not advance
		Jean-Joseph Renaud	3-2 (4th in C)
		Georges Langevin Georges Langevin Georges Langevin was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	0-3 (4th in E)
		Louis Chapuis Louis Chapuis Louis Chapuis was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	3-2 (4th in L)
		Marc Perrodon Marc Perrodon Marc Perrodon was a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...	3-2 (4th in M)
		Ismaël de Lesseps Ismaël de Lesseps Ismaël de Lesseps was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the brother of Bertrand Marie de Lesseps.-References:...	1-4 (5th in G)
		Jacques de Saint-Brisson Jacques de Saint-Brisson Jacques de Saint-Brisson was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	0-5 (6th in I)
		Jean Mikorski Jean Mikorski Jean Mikorski was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-5 (8th in J)

Event	Place	Fencers	Play-in match	First round	Semi- finals	Final	Repechage	Silver medal match
Men's team épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée The men's team épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the French team, who also swept the medals in the individual épée event.-Play-in match:...	1st	Gaston Alibert (1st, sf, f) Henri-Georges Berger (sf) Charles Collignon (sf) Eugène Olivier (sf, f) Bernard Gravier (1st, f) Alexandre Lippmann (1st, f) Jean Stern (1st)	Bye	Defeated Denmark Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:-Boxing:2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout....   10-6 Advanced to semifinals	Defeated Great Britain  12-5 Advanced to final	Defeated Belgium Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:-Cycling:...   9-7 Won gold medal	Not relegated
Men's team sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre The men's team sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre event.-First round:Winners advanced, losers out...	4th	Georges de la Falaise Bertrand Marie de Lesseps Marc Perrodon Jean-Joseph Renaud	Not held	Defeated Belgium Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:-Cycling:...   10-6 Advanced to semifinals	Lost to Bohemia Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:...   9-7 Out 4th place	Did not advance	Not relegated

Football

France was represented by the France national football team

France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...

, split into two squads. Each faced Denmark in its first match, with France coming off the loser both times.

Event	Place	Players	First round	Semifinals	Final	Bronze match
Men's football	4th	Yves Albert, Georges Bayrou, Gaston Cypres, Jean Dubly, Jean Fenouillere, Albert François (captain), Charles Renaux, Émile Sartorius, Roland Schubart, Maurice Tillette, Ursule Wibaut	Bye	Lost vs. Denmark Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:-Boxing:2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout....   17-1	Did not advance	Not relegated
	6th	Charles Bilot, Serge Dastarac, Victor Denis, François Desrousseaux, Marcel Eucher, Adrien Filez, Henri Holgart, Fernand Jenicot, Paul Mathaux, E. Morillon, Jules Verlet (captain)	Lost vs. Denmark 9-0	Did not advance		Not relegated

Gymnastics

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score
Men's all-around Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...	3rd	Louis Ségura Louis Ségura Louis Ségura was an French gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the individual all-around in 1908 as well as the silver medal in 1912.-External links:**...	297
	7th	Marcel Lalu Marcel Lalu Marcel Lalu was a French gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Limoges....	258.75
	8th	Robert Diaz	258.5
	10th	Jules Rolland	249.5
	11th	François Nidal	249
	14th	Antoine Costa	241.75
	18th	Georges Turnheer	232
	19th	Jean Castigliano	227
	Unknown	Edouard Boislevé	Unknown
		Alfred Castille	Unknown
		Ferdinand Castille	Unknown
		Georges Charmoille	Unknown
		Victor Dubois	Unknown
		Dominique Follacci	Unknown
		E. Gauthier	Unknown
		F. Lekim	Unknown
		Justinien Lux	Unknown
		G. Mounier	Unknown
		Georges Ratelot	Unknown

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score
Men's team Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each team was composed of between 16 and 40 gymnasts, with a time limit of 30 minutes for the performance. Free gymnastics and hand apparati were allowed...	5th	Lucien Bogart, Albert Borizée, Henri de Breyne, Nicolas Constant, Charles Courtois, Louis Delattre, A. Delecluse, Louis Delecluse, Georges Demarle, Joseph Derov, Charles Desmarcheliers, Claude Desmarcheliers, Étienne Dharaney, Gérard Donnet, Émile Duhamel, A. Duponcheel, Paul Durin Paul Durin Paul Joseph Durin was a French gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished fifth with the French team in the team event.... , A. Eggremont, G. Guiot, L. Hennebicq, Henri Hubert, Daniel Hudels, E. Labitte, L. Lestienne, R. Lis, Victor Magnier, G. Nys, Joseph Parent, Louis Pappe, V. Polidori, Gustave Pottier, Antoine Pinoy, Louis Sandray, Émile Schmoll, Edouard Steffe, E. Vercruysse, Hugo Vergin, E. Vicogne, Jules Walmée, G. Warlouzer	319

Hockey

Event	Place	Players	First round	Semifinals	Final	5th/6th
Men's hockey	6th	R. P. Aublin, D. Baidet, R. Benoit, André Bonnal, L. Gautier, D. M. Girard, C. Pattin, L. Poupon, F. Roux, René Salarnier, L. Saulnier	Lost vs. GBR England 10-1	Did not advance		Lost vs. Germany Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.-Cycling:Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event....   1-0

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Germany Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.-Cycling:Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event....	0	1	.000
Great Britain	0	1	.000
Total	0	2	.000

Sailing

Class	Place	Boat	Sailors
6 metre Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 6 metre class The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 nation competed.- Results :13px = Male, 13px = Female- Extra awards :* Gilt commemorative medal:...	3rd	Guyoni	Henri Arthus, Louis Potheau, Pierre Rabot

Shooting

Event	Place	Shooter	Score
Men's 1000 yard free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000 yard free rifle The men's free rifle at 1000 yards was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each shooter fired 20 shots at the target 1000 yards . A bulls-eye was worth 5 points, so the maximum possible score was 100.-Results:...	19th	Raoul de Boigne Raoul de Boigne Raoul Marie Joseph Comte de Boigne was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and 1912 Summer Olympics....	86
	23rd	André Angelini	85
	28th	Paul Colas Paul Colas Paul René Colas was a French sports shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....	82
	35th	Léon Hecht	75
	38th	Daniel Merillon	69
	39th	Léon Moreaux Léon Moreaux Léon Moreaux was a French sports shooter and Olympian who competed in pistol and rifle shooting in the late 19th century and early 20th century....	67
	48th	Léon Tétart	21
Men's 300 metre free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle The men's free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, July 11, 1908.Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.-Results:...	8th	Léon Johnson Léon Johnson Léon Johnson was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.1908 London...	835
	25th	Paul Colas	759
	31st	Maurice Lecoq Maurice Lecoq Maurice Lecoq was a French sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a silver medal with the French military pistol team and a bronze medal in the military rifle team.-References:*...	730
	34th	André Angelini	706
Men's team free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle The men's team free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, July 9, 1908 and on Friday, July 10, 1908.Fifty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed....	3rd	Léon Johnson Eugène Balme Eugène Balme Eugène Jean François Balme was a French shooter who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Oullins and died in Paris....   André Parmentier André Parmentier (sport shooter) André Parmentier was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Sauveterre de Guyenne, Gironde....   Albert Courquin Albert Courquin Albert Courquin was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics....   Maurice Lecoq Raoul de Boigne Raoul de Boigne Raoul Marie Joseph Comte de Boigne was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and 1912 Summer Olympics....	4652
Men's team military rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team military rifle The men's team military rifle, also referred to as the International, was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of six shooters, with each shooter firing 90 shots at targets at varying distances. 15 shots were fired at each of 6 distances: 200,...	4th	Raoul de Boigne Albert Courquin Eugène Balme Daniel Mérillon Léon Hecht André Parmentier	2227
Men's stationary target small-bore rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's stationary target small-bore rifle The men's stationary target small-bore rifle, also referred to as the miniature rifle competition, was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with...	13th	André Mercier	366
	17th	Léon Tétart	350
	19th	Henri Bonnefoy Henri Bonnefoy Henri Bonnefoy was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Le Tremblois and was killed in action in Thann, Haut-Rhin....	304
Men's moving target small-bore rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's moving target small-bore rifle The men's moving target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette,...	10th	Léon Johnson	13
	14th	André Mercier	10
	15th	Léon Tétart	9
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle The men's disappearing target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette,...	19th	André Mercier	30
	21st	Léon Johnson	24
	22nd	Léon Tétart	21
Men's team small-bore rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team small-bore rifle The men's team small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of four shooters. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with a velocity of more than 1,450...	3rd	Paul Colas André Regaud André Regaud André Regaud was a French shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Lyon and died in Paris....   Léon Lécuyer  Henri Bonnefoy	710
Men's single-shot running deer Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's single-shot running deer The men's single-shot running deer competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. A deer-shaped target made 10 runs of 75 feet, with the shooter firing one shot during each run. The runs lasted about 4 seconds each and took place 110 yards...	13th	Léon Tétart	11
	14th	Maurice Robion du Pont	6
	15th	André Barbillat	3
Men's double-shot running deer Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's double-shot running deer The men's double-shot running deer competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. A deer-shaped target made 10 runs of 75 feet, with the shooter firing two shots during each run. The runs lasted about 4 seconds each and took place 110 yards...	12th	Léon Tétart	21
	14th	Maurice Robion du Pont	18
Men's individual pistol Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pistol The men's individual revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, July 10, 1908.Forty-three sport shooters from seven nations competed....	6th	André Barbillat	466
	10th	André Regaud	451
	17th	Léon Moreaux	438
	22nd	Jean Depassis	427
	30th	Léon Lécuyer	401
	34th	Maurice Robion du Pont	391
Men's team pistol Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pistol The men's team revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of four shooters. 60 shots were fired by each shooter at a distance of 50 yards. Each hit counted between 1 and 10 points, for an individual...	4th	André Barbillat André Regaud Léon Moreaux Jean Depassis	1750
Men's individual trap shooting Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual trap shooting The men's individual trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Shooting was conducted in three rounds, with each shooter firing at 30 clay birds in the first round, 20 in the second, and 30 in the third. Eliminations took...	23rd	Emile Béjot	28

Swimming

Event	Place	Swimmer	Heats	Semifinals	Final
Men's 100 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle The men's 100 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the three individual freestyle events, as the 50 yard freestyle had been dropped after its one appearance on the 1904 Summer Olympics programme...	Heats	Gérard Meister	Unknown 3-5, heat 2	Did not advance
		René André	Unknown 4-5, heat 5
Men's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. It was the first time an event over 400 metres was held at the Olympics...	—	Henri Decoin Henri Decoin Henri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Selected filmography:*...	Did not finish —, heat 1	Did not advance
Men's 1500 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle The men's 1500 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the 3 individual freestyle event distances...	Heats	André Theuriet	32:37.0 3rd, heat 4	Did not advance

Tennis

Event	Place	Name	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final
Men's singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:...	5th	Maurice Germot Maurice Germot Maurice Germot was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in double at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....	Bye	Defeated Schomburgk Heinrich Schomburgk Heinrich Georg Schomburgk was a male tennis player and footballer from Germany.At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 he won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Dorothea Köring....	Bye	Lost to Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Germany Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.-Cycling:Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event....	1	0	1.000
Great Britain	0	1	.000
Total	1	1	.500

Water motorsports

France had one boat enter competition in the motorboating events, winning a gold medal when that boat ended up being the only finisher in the open class.

Event	Place	Boat	Sailors	Result
Class A — Open class	1st	Camille	Emile Thubron Emile Thubron Emile Thubron claimed to be French motorboat racer and Olympic champion. He was English, and his real name was Ernest Blakelock Thubron.... 3 other crew members	Did not start (first race) Finished (second race)