France at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

in Mexico City
Mexico City
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, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. 200 competitors, 169 men and 31 women, took part in 107 events in 16 sports.

Gold

  • Colette Besson
    Colette Besson
    Colette Besson was a French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-Athletic career:...

     — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
  • Daniel Morelon
    Daniel Morelon
    Daniel Morelon is a French former racing cyclist, eight times world champion and triple Olympic champion and a knight of the Legion d'Honneur. Morelon was a police officer before becoming a cycling coach....

     — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
  • Pierre Trentin
    Pierre Trentin
    Pierre Trentin was a French professional racing cyclist and double Olympic champion.Trentin began competing when he was 14. He continued racing when he began training and then established his own business as a leather craftsman and became one of the world's leading cyclists on the track. At 17 he...

     — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
  • Daniel Rebillard
    Daniel Rebillard
    Daniel Rebillard is a French racing cyclist and olympic champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in 4000m individual pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:...

     — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
  • Daniel Morelon
    Daniel Morelon
    Daniel Morelon is a French former racing cyclist, eight times world champion and triple Olympic champion and a knight of the Legion d'Honneur. Morelon was a police officer before becoming a cycling coach....

     and Pierre Trentin
    Pierre Trentin
    Pierre Trentin was a French professional racing cyclist and double Olympic champion.Trentin began competing when he was 14. He continued racing when he began training and then established his own business as a leather craftsman and became one of the world's leading cyclists on the track. At 17 he...

     — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
  • Jean-Jacques Guyon
    Jean-Jacques Guyon
    Jean-Jacques Guyon is a French equestrian and Olympic champion. He won an individual gold medal in eventing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-External links:*...

     — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
  • Gilles Berolatti
    Gilles Berolatti
    Gilles Berolatti is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition.He received a gold medal in the team foil at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Daniel Revenu, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan and Jacques Dimont.-References:...

    , Jacques Dimont
    Jacques Dimont
    Jacques Dimont was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.He received a gold medal in the team foil at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan and Daniel Revenu.-References:...

    , Jean-Claude Magnan
    Jean-Claude Magnan
    Jean-Claude Magnan is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in three successive Olympics....

    , Christian Noël
    Christian Noël
    Christian Noël is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.He received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Daniel Revenu, Jean-Claude Magnan and Jacques Dimont...

    , and Daniel Revenu
    Daniel Revenu
    Daniel Revenu is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.Daniel Revenu is the son of French fencing coach Ernest Revenu, from Melun. In the 1960s and 1970s Revenu Sr...

     — Fencing, Men's Foil Team

Silver

  • Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
    Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
    Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola was a French equestrian, who competed in the sport of show jumping. He was born in Corneilla-del-Vercol, Pyrénées-Orientales....

    , Janou Lefebvre and Marcel Rozier — Equestrian, Jumping Team
  • Daniel Robin — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
  • Daniel Robin — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight

Bronze

  • Roger Bambuck
    Roger Bambuck
    Roger Bambuck was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal...

    , Jocelyn Delecour
    Jocelyn Delecour
    Jocelyn Delecour was a French athlete, who won the bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 metre relay...

    , Gérard Fenouil
    Gérard Fénouil
    Gérard Fenouil is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for a France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Jocelyn Delecour, Claude Piquemal and Roger...

    , and Claude Piquemal
    Claude Piquemal
    Claude Piquemal was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for a France in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Paul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur and Jocelyn Delecour.Piquemal and...

     — Athletics, Men's 4x100m Relay
  • Pierre Trentin
    Pierre Trentin
    Pierre Trentin was a French professional racing cyclist and double Olympic champion.Trentin began competing when he was 14. He continued racing when he began training and then established his own business as a leather craftsman and became one of the world's leading cyclists on the track. At 17 he...

     — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
  • Daniel Revenu
    Daniel Revenu
    Daniel Revenu is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.Daniel Revenu is the son of French fencing coach Ernest Revenu, from Melun. In the 1960s and 1970s Revenu Sr...

     — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
  • Raoul Gueguen, Jean-Pierre Guidicelli, and Lucien Guiguet — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
  • Alain Mosconi
    Alain Mosconi
    Alain Mosconi is a French swimmer, Olympic medalist and previous world record holder. He was born in Puteaux. He participated at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle...

     — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1968.

Men's foil
Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifthteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 15 to 16 1968. 64 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Daniel Revenu
    Daniel Revenu
    Daniel Revenu is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.Daniel Revenu is the son of French fencing coach Ernest Revenu, from Melun. In the 1960s and 1970s Revenu Sr...

  • Christian Noël
    Christian Noël
    Christian Noël is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.He received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Daniel Revenu, Jean-Claude Magnan and Jacques Dimont...

  • Jean-Claude Magnan
    Jean-Claude Magnan
    Jean-Claude Magnan is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in three successive Olympics....



Men's team foil
Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 18 to 19, 1968...

  • Jean-Claude Magnan
    Jean-Claude Magnan
    Jean-Claude Magnan is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in three successive Olympics....

    , Daniel Revenu
    Daniel Revenu
    Daniel Revenu is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.Daniel Revenu is the son of French fencing coach Ernest Revenu, from Melun. In the 1960s and 1970s Revenu Sr...

    , Christian Noël
    Christian Noël
    Christian Noël is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition, and medalists in four successive Olympics.He received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Daniel Revenu, Jean-Claude Magnan and Jacques Dimont...

    , Gilles Berolatti
    Gilles Berolatti
    Gilles Berolatti is a French fencer and olympic champion in foil competition.He received a gold medal in the team foil at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Daniel Revenu, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan and Jacques Dimont.-References:...

    , Jacques Dimont
    Jacques Dimont
    Jacques Dimont was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.He received a gold medal in the team foil at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan and Daniel Revenu.-References:...



Men's épée
Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifthteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 21 to 22 1968. 72 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Jean-Pierre Allemand
    Jean-Pierre Allemand
    Jean-Pierre Allemand is a French fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Jacques La Degaillerie
    Jacques La Degaillerie
    Jacques La Degaillerie is a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Claude Bourquard
    Claude Bourquard
    Claude Bourquard is a French fencer. He founded Asmb escrime, a fencing club in Besançon.- Honours :* Bronze medal as part of the épée team in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:...



Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 24 to 25 1968...

  • François Jeanne
    François Jeanne
    François Jeanne is a French fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Claude Bourquard
    Claude Bourquard
    Claude Bourquard is a French fencer. He founded Asmb escrime, a fencing club in Besançon.- Honours :* Bronze medal as part of the épée team in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:...

    , Yves Boissier
    Yves Boissier
    Yves Boissier is a French fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Jacques La Degaillerie
    Jacques La Degaillerie
    Jacques La Degaillerie is a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Jean-Pierre Allemand
    Jean-Pierre Allemand
    Jean-Pierre Allemand is a French fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 16 to 17, 1968. 40 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Serge Panizza
    Serge Panizza
    Serge Panizza is a French fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Marcel Parent
    Marcel Parent
    Marcel Parent is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Claude Arabo
    Claude Arabo
    Claude Arabo is a French Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Men's team sabre
Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 20 to 21, 1968...

  • Marcel Parent
    Marcel Parent
    Marcel Parent is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Claude Arabo
    Claude Arabo
    Claude Arabo is a French Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Bernard Vallée
    Bernard Vallée
    Bernard Vallée is a French fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Serge Panizza
    Serge Panizza
    Serge Panizza is a French fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Jean-Ernest Ramez
    Jean-Ernest Ramez
    Jean-Ernest Ramez is a French fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Women's foil
Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 19 to 20, 1968. 38 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
    Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
    Brigitte Gapais-Dumont is a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille
    Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille
    Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille is a French fencer. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti
    Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti
    Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti is a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Women's team foil
Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil
The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 23 to 24, 1968...

  • Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti
    Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti
    Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti is a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
    Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
    Brigitte Gapais-Dumont is a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille
    Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille
    Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille is a French fencer. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Claudette Herbster-Josland
    Claudette Herbster-Josland
    Claudette Herbster-Josland is a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Annick Level
    Annick Level
    Annick Level is a French fencer. She competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...

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