France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports.
Jean Laudet and Georges Turlier — Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
Christian d'Oriola — Foil, Men's Individual
Jehan Buhan, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, Claude Netter, Jacques Noël, and Adrian Rommel — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
Bernard Malivoire, Gaston Mercier, and Raymond Salles — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Jean Boiteux — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
Mady Moreau — Diving, Women's Springboard
Guy Lefrant — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
Pierre Blondiaux, Marc Bouissou, Roger Gautier, and Jacques Guissart — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
Gilbert Bozon — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
Joseph Ventaja — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Louis Gantois — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
Jacques Anquetil, Claude Rouer, Alfred Tonello and Roland Bezamat — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
Jean Laroyenne, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Maurice Piot, and Jean-François Tournon — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
Joseph Bernardo, Jean Boiteux, Aldo Eminente, and Alexandre Jany — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's Team Competition
Main Round (Group D)
Defeated Egypt (92-64)
Defeated Cuba (58-42)
Defeated Chile (52-43)
Final Round (Group A)
Defeated Uruguay (58-56)
Lost to Argentina (52-61)
Lost to Bulgaria (58-67)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (44-59)
7th/8th place: Lost to Bulgaria (44-58) → 8th place
Team Roster
Roger Haudegand
Bernard Planque
Robert Monclar
René Chocat
Jean Perniceni
Louis Devoti
Robert Guillin
Robert Crost
Jacques Dessemme
André Buffière
André Vacheresse
Jean-Paul Beugnot
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Jacques Anquetil — 5:11:19.0 (→ 12th place)
Alfred Tonello — 5:11:20.0 (→ 13th place)
Claude Rouer — 5:16:19.1 (→ 23rd place)
Roland Bezamat — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Henri Andrieux
Final — 1:14.7 (→ 9th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Franck Le Normand — 11th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
Claude Brugerolles, Henri Andrieux, Jean-Marie Joubert, and Pierre Michel
Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Great Britain (→ 4th place)
Men's 3m Springboard
Raymond Mulinghausen
Preliminary Round — 59.52 points (→ 26th place)
Henri Goosen
Preliminary Round — 57.79 points (→ 30th place)
Women's 10m Platform
Nicolle Pellissard
Preliminary Round — 43.59 points
Final — 69.08 points (→ 4th place)
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1952.
Men's foil
Christian d'Oriola
Jacques Lataste
Jéhan Buhan
Men's team foil
Claude Netter, Jéhan Buhan, Jacques Lataste, Jacques Noël, Christian d'Oriola, Adrien Rommel
Men's épée
René Bougnol
Claude Nigon
Armand Mouyal
Men's team épée
Jean-Pierre Muller, Armand Mouyal, Daniel Dagallier, René Bougnol, Gérard Rousset, Claude Nigon
Men's sabre
Jacques Lefèvre
Jean Levavasseur
Jean-François Tournon
Men's team sabre
Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Laroyenne, Maurice Piot, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Jean-François Tournon
Women's foil
Renée Garilhe
Lylian Malherbaud-Lecomte-Guyonneau
Odette Drand
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1952.
Individual
André Lacroix
Bertrand de Montaudoin
Christian Palant
Team
André Lacroix
Bertrand de Montaudoin
Christian Palant
Nine shooters represented France in 1952.
25 m pistol
Ludovic Heraud
André Martin
50 m pistol
André Martin
Roger Tauvel
50 m rifle, three positions
Jacques Mazoyer
Paul Konsler
50 m rifle, prone
Jacques Mazoyer
Paul Konsler
100m running deer
Jean-Albin Régis
Albert Planchon
Trap
André Taupin
Claude Lagarde
