France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 227 competitors, 197 men and 30 women, took part in 132 events in 18 sports.
Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)Serge Maury — Sailing, Men's FinnGuy Drut — Athletics, Men's 110m HurdlesJacques Ladegaillerie — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualMichel Carrega — Shooting, Men's Trap ShootingMarc Pajot and Yves Pajot — Sailing, Men's Flying DutchmanGilles Bertould, Jacques Carette, Francis Kerbiriou, and Roger Vélasquez — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m RelayJean-Claude Olry and Jean-Louis Olry — Canoeing, Men's C2 Canadian Slalom PairsChristian Noël — Fencing, Men's Foil IndividualGilles Berolatti, Jean-Claude Magnan, Christian Noël, Daniel Revenu, and Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil TeamJean-Jacques Mounier — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg)Jean-Paul Coché — Judo, Men's Middleweight (80 kg)Jean-Claude Brondani — Judo, Men's Open ClassIn the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, France entered three men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Jacques Doyen, at 21st place in the men's competition.
Men's Individual Competition:
Jacques Doyen – 2369 points (→ 21st place)Louis Lemirre – 2266 points (→ 42nd place)Alain Convard – 2251 points (→ 44th place)Women's Individual Competition:
Herrad Frey – 2230 points (→ 27th place)Pierrette Dame – 2196 points (→ 31st place)Men's 100 metres
André ByrameFirst Heat — 10.64s (→ did not advance)Men's 800 metres
Alain SansHeat — 1:49.2Semifinals — 1:49.6 (→ did not advance)Roqui SanchezHeat — 1:47.9 (→ did not advance)Francis GonzalesHeat — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance)Men's 1500 metres
Jean-Pierre DufrasneHeat — 3:40.8Semifinals — 3:41.6 (→ did not advance)Jacques BoxbergerHeat — 3:42.6Semifinals — 3:42.4 (→ did not advance)Robert LeborgneHeat — DNS (→ did not advance)Men's 5,000 metres
Raymond ZembriHeat — 14:34.4 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Gros, Gérard Fenouil, and Bruno CherrierHeat — 39.01sSemifinals — 39.00sFinal — 39.14s (→ 7th place)Men's High Jump
Bernard GauthierQualifying Round — 2.15mFinal — 2.15m (→ 14th place)Henry ElliottQualifying Round — 2.15mFinal — 2.10m (→ 15th place)Men's Pole Vault
François TracanelliQualifying Round — 5.10mFinal — 5.10m (→ 8th place)Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Rabah KaloufiFirst Round — Lost to Maurice O'Sullivan (GBR), 2:3Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Michel BelliardFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Lost to Alan Jenkinson (AUS), 1:4Fifteen cyclists represented France in 1972.
Individual road raceRégis Ovion — 15th placeBernard Bourreau — 39th placeMarcel Duchemin — 65th placeRaymond Martin — did not finish (→ no ranking)Team time trialHenri FinClaude MagniJean-Claude MeunierGuy SibilleSprintDaniel MorelonGérard QuintynSprintPierre TrentinFinal — 1:07.85 (→ 10th place)TandemDaniel Morelon and Pierre Trentin → 4th placeIndividual pursuitMichel ZucarelliTeam pursuitBernard BocquetJacques BossisMichel ZucarelliJean-Jacques FussienMen's 3m Springboard
Alain Goosen – 322.41 points (→ 22nd place)Men's 10m Platform
Jacques de Schouver – 287.04 points (→ 13th place)Women's 3m Springboard
Christiane Wiles – 229.56 points (→ 28th place)19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women represented France in 1972.
Men's foilChristian NoëlDaniel RevenuBernard TalvardMen's team foilJean-Claude Magnan, Daniel Revenu, Christian Noël, Gilles Berolatti, Bernard TalvardMen's épéeJacques La DegaillerieJacques BrodinFrançois JeanneMen's team épéeFrançois Jeanne, Jacques Brodin, Pierre Marchand, Jean-Pierre Allemand, Jacques La DegaillerieMen's sabreRégis BonissentBernard ValléePhilippe BenaMen's team sabreRégis Bonissent, Bernard Dumont, Bernard Vallée, Philippe Bena, Serge PanizzaWomen's foilMarie-Chantal Depetris-DemailleCatherine Rousselet-CerettiBrigitte Gapais-DumontWomen's team foilMarie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille, Catherine Rousselet-Ceretti, Claudie Herbster-Josland, Brigitte Gapais-DumontMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Lost to Pakistan (0-3)Defeated Uganda (3-1)Lost to Belgium (0-1)Lost to Malaysia (0-1)Lost to Spain (2-3)Defeated Argentina (1-0)Lost to West Germany (0-4)Classification Match11th/12th place: Lost to Poland (4-7) after extra time → 12th placeTeam RosterJean–Paul SauthierPatrick BurtschellPierre RousselCharles PousChristian HoneggerMarc RemiseOlivier MoreauGeorges GrainFrancis CoutouEric PitauAlain TetardGilles CapelleMarc ChaponGeorges CorbelJean–Luc DarfeuilleYves LangloisThree male pentathletes represented France in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Michel Gueguen – 5072 points (→ 10th place)Jean-Pierre Giudicelli – 4807 points (→ 22nd place)Raoul Gueguen – 4638 points (→ 30th place)Men's Team Competition:
Giudicelli, M.Gueguen, and R.Gueguen – 14559 points (→ 7th place)Men's Coxed Pairs
Jean-Claude Coucardon, Christian Durniak and Alain LacosteHeat — 8:09.62Repechage — 8:15.25 (→ did not advance)Thirteen male shooters represented France in 1972.
25 m pistolJean BaumannJean-Richard Germont50 m pistolGérard DenecheauJean Faggion50 m rifle, three positionsGilbert EmptazPatrice de Mullenheim50 m rifle, proneMichel FontaineAndré Noël50 m running targetRoger RenauxTrapMichel CarregaJean-Jacques BaudSkeetÉlie PénotRoger ManginMen's 100m Freestyle
Michel RousseauHeat — 52.93sSemifinals — 52.82sFinal — 52.90s (→ 7th place)Gilles VigneHeat — 54.34s (→ did not advance)Alain HermitteHeat — 54.57s (→ did not advance)Men's 200m Freestyle
Pierre CalandHeat — 2:00.75 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Gilles Vigne, Alain Mosconi, Alain Hermitte, and Michel RousseauHeat — 3:35.84Final — 3:34.13 (→ 7th place)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Pierre Caland, Pierre-Yves Copin, Jean-Jacques Moine, and Michel RousseauHeat — 8:00.79 (→ did not advance)Men's Slalom:
Jean-Michel Jamin – 38.0 points (→ Bronze Medal)Men's Figure Skiing:
Jean-Yves Parpette – 2740 points (→ 12th place)Men's Jump:
Jean-Yves Parpette – 34.75 points (→ 8th place)Women's Slalom:
Sylvie Maurial – 28.0 points (→ 4th place)Women's Figure Skiing:
Sylvie Maurial – 2560 points (→ Bronze Medal)Women's Jump:
Sylvie Maurial – 27.40 points (→ Gold Medal) 
