France at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...

in Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley Ski Resort
Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe , with 33 chairlifts, and has the only funitel lift in the U.S...

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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....

 
Men's downhill
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....

 
Men's downhill
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....

 
Men's slalom

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adrien Duvillard Downhill DSQ
Charles Bozon
Charles Bozon
Charles Bozon was a French former alpine skier and world champion.He was born and died in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie.He won a gold medal in the slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962....

2:09.6 8
Guy Périllat
Guy Périllat
Guy Périllat is a former alpine ski racer from the resort of La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, one of the top ski racers of the 1960s....

2:06.9
Jean Vuarnet
Jean Vuarnet
Jean Vuarnet is a former ski racer from France.- Career :The high point of his career came in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he won the gold medal in the downhill....

2:06.0
François Bonlieu
François Bonlieu
François Bonlieu was a French Alpine skier.Born at Juvincourt-et-Damary, Aisne, Bonlieu debuted for the French alpine skiing national team when he was 15 years old....

Giant Slalom 1:51.2 11
Adrien Duvillard 1:51.1 10
Charles Bozon
Charles Bozon
Charles Bozon was a French former alpine skier and world champion.He was born and died in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie.He won a gold medal in the slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962....

1:51.0 9
Guy Périllat
Guy Périllat
Guy Périllat is a former alpine ski racer from the resort of La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, one of the top ski racers of the 1960s....

1:50.7 6
Adrien Duvillard Slalom 1:21.9 31 DSQ DSQ
Guy Périllat
Guy Périllat
Guy Périllat is a former alpine ski racer from the resort of La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, one of the top ski racers of the 1960s....

1:11.0 8 1:00.8 6 2:11.8 6
Charles Bozon
Charles Bozon
Charles Bozon was a French former alpine skier and world champion.He was born and died in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie.He won a gold medal in the slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962....

1:09.8 2 1:00.6 5 2:10.4
François Bonlieu
François Bonlieu
François Bonlieu was a French Alpine skier.Born at Juvincourt-et-Damary, Aisne, Bonlieu debuted for the French alpine skiing national team when he was 15 years old....

1:09.8 2 DSQ DSQ


Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Janine Monterrain Downhill 2:03.0 38
Marguerite Leduc 1:45.6 18
Arlette Grosso 1:44.2 14
Thérèse Leduc 1:44.2 14
Arlette Grosso Giant Slalom 1:43.9 18
Janine Monterrain 1:42.4 13
Anne-Marie Leduc 1:41.5 8
Thérèse Leduc 1:40.8 7
Arlette Grosso Slalom 1:07.5 33 59.3 8 2:06.8 22
Marguerite Leduc 1:02.2 23 1:02.4 20 2:04.6 19
Thérèse Leduc 59.2 16 58.2 4 1:57.4 4
Anne-Marie Leduc 58.6 11 1:04.9 26 2:03.5 17

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Time Missed targets Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Paul Romand 1'28:48.4 18 2'04:48.4 28
Gilbert Mercier 1'29:16.6 17 2'03:16.6 27
Victor Arbez 1'25:58.4 18 2'01:58.4 25
René Mercier 1'26:13.2 15 1'56:13.2 22

1Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km René Mandrillon
René Mandrillon
René Mandrillon was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 18th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...

56:01.5 29
Victor Arbez 55:41.1 26
Benoît Carrara
Benoît Carrara
Benoît Carrara was a French cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He finished 77th in the 18 km event and 11th in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and 1956 Winter Olympics as well.-External links:**...

55:38.5 25
Jean Mermet
Jean Mermet
Jean Mermet was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at Oslo in 1952.-References:...

54:44.5 21
30 km René Mandrillon
René Mandrillon
René Mandrillon was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 18th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...

2'02:05.3 25
Jean Mermet
Jean Mermet
Jean Mermet was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at Oslo in 1952.-References:...

1'58:57.9 19


Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Victor Arbez
René Mandrillon
René Mandrillon
René Mandrillon was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 18th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...


Benoît Carrara
Benoît Carrara
Benoît Carrara was a French cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He finished 77th in the 18 km event and 11th in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and 1956 Winter Olympics as well.-External links:**...


Jean Mermet
Jean Mermet
Jean Mermet was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at Oslo in 1952.-References:...

2'26:30.8 7

Figure skating

Men
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Alain Calmat
Alain Calmat
Alain Calmat is a French former competitive figure skater, surgeon, and politician. He is the 1964 Olympic silver medalist, the 1965 World Champion, the 1962–1964 European Champion, and the 1958 & 1962–1965 French national champion.-Career:Calmat started skating at the age of nine...

8 6 1340.3 54 6
Alain Giletti
Alain Giletti
Alain Giletti is a French figure skater. He is the 1960 World champion, the 1955-1957 & 1960-1961 European champion and is a ten-time French national champion. At the age of 12, he represented France at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 7th...

3 3 1399.2 31 4


Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Danielle Rigoulot 11 13 1253.8 107 13
Nicole Hassler
Nicole Hassler
Nicole Hassler was a French figure skater. She was the 1963 World bronze medalist, the 1963 European silver medalist and the 1964-1966 European bronze medalist...

12 12 1272.6 97 11

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Régis Robert Rey Normal hill 78.0 87.7 38 72.0 91.6 38 179.3 38
Claude Jean-Prost 84.5 99.9 21 75.5 96.9 30 196.8 26

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Raymond Gilloz 42.0 18
André Kouprianoff 41.5 15
1500 m Raymond Gilloz 2:14.2 10
André Kouprianoff 2:13.3 8
5000 m Raymond Gilloz 8:11.5 10
André Kouprianoff 8:10.4 9
10,000 m André Kouprianoff 16:39.1 11


Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Françoise Lucas 48.3 13
1000 m Françoise Lucas 1:38.4 14
1500 m Françoise Lucas 2:36.6 17
3000 m Françoise Lucas 5:42.5 15
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