France competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 255 competitors, 219 men and 36 women, took part in 112 events in 17 sports.[1] At the beginning of the games there was an incident where a French coach was physically assaulted by a Stadium gatekeeper who refused him entry. It boiled over to a point where the entire French team did not participate in the Parade of Nations, and conversations were made to pull out of the games completely. However, the issue was resolved and France went on to compete.[2]
| France at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 255 in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jean Thorailler |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
editAquatics
editDiving
editFour divers, 3 men and 1 woman, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. None of the French divers placed in the top 3 in their preliminary round groups to advance to the final; 3 out of the 5 opportunities, they came in 4th to just miss qualification.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Armand Billard | Men's 3 metre springboard | 37 | 101.44 | 7 | did not advance | ||
| Maurice Lepage | 21 | 132.52 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Armand Billard | Men's 10 metre platform | 25 | 67.96 | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Eugène Lenormand | 24 | 74.12 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Renée Cretet-Flavier | Women's 10 metre platform | 17.5 | 27.60 | 4 | did not advance | ||
Swimming
edit13 swimmers, 7 women and 6 men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport (having not competed in swimming in 1896 or 1904). The women's relay was the only swimmer or team to advance to an event final, placing 5th in a repeat of their 1924 performance. Pélégry had been a member of the 1924 relay as well. Stoffel, Klein, and Zeibig were other swimmers who had competed in 1924.
Water polo
editFrance, the defending gold medalist, competed in the men's water polo tournament for the fifth time. The French squad won its first two matches before being defeated by Hungary in the semifinals. Due to misunderstanding of the Bergvall system under which the tournament was meant to be played, France then faced Great Britain, the United States, and Argentina (winning all three games). The match against Great Britain is treated as the bronze medal match here.
- Summary
- FT – After full time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament |  SpainW 4–0 |
 MaltaW 16–0 |
 HungaryL 3–5 |
 Great BritainW 8–1 |
|
- Men's tournament
- Team roster
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Émile Bulteel | 3 August 1906 | 22 | ? |  EN Tourcoing |
5 | 0 | ||
| Henri Cuvelier | ? | EN Tourcoing |
6 | 2 | ||||
| GK | Paul Dujardin | 10 May 1894 | 34 | ? | EN Tourcoing |
6 | 0 | |
| Jules Keignaert | 15 June 1907 | 21 | ? | EN Tourcoing |
3 | 0 | ||
| Henri Padou | 15 May 1898 | 30 | ? | EN Tourcoing |
6 | 3 | ||
| Ernest Rogez | ? | EN Tourcoing |
1 | 0 | ||||
| Albert Thévenon | 16 September 1901 | 26 | ? | Libellule |
4 | 0 | ||
| Achille Tribouillet | ? | EN Tourcoing |
6 | 1 | ||||
| Albert Vandeplancke | 1912 | ? | EN Tourcoing |
5 | 0 |
- Round of 16
| 4 August 1928 | OR p. 810 | Spain
|
0–4 | France
|
Amsterdam Referees: E. Speisegger (HUN) |
| Scoring by half: 0–2, 0–2 | |||||
- Quarterfinals
| 6 August 1928 | OR p. 812 | Malta 
|
0–16 | France
|
Amsterdam Referees: A. Delahaye (BEL) |
| Scoring by half: 0–8, 0–8 | |||||
- Semifinals
| 7 August 1928 | OR p. 813 | Hungary
|
5–3 | France
|
Amsterdam Referees: A. Delahaye (BEL) |
| Scoring by half: 1–1, 4–2 | |||||
- Bronze medal match
| 11 August 1928 | OR p. 814 | France
|
8–1 | Great Britain
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Amsterdam Referees: A. Delahaye (BEL) |
| Scoring by half: 4–1, 4–0 | |||||
Athletics
edit50 athletes, 41 men and 9 women, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's 7th appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The French athletics team won 3 medals, one of each color. Boughera El Ouafi won the gold medal in the men's marathon, France's first gold medal in the sport since 1920. Jules Ladoumègue took silver in the men's 1500 metres. Claude Ménard earned bronze in the men's high jump.
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gilbert Auvergne | Men's 100 metres | 11.1 | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||
| André Cerbonney | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| André Dufau | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| André Mourlon | 11.3 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Georgette Gagneux | Women's 100 metres | — | 13.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Yolande Plancke | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Marguerite Radideau | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Lucienne Velu | 13.5 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| André Cerbonney | Men's 200 metres | 22.1 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Maurice Degrelle | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Jérôme Mannaert | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| André Mourlon | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Georges Dupont | Men's 400 metres | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Joseph Jackson | 50.6 | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| René Féger | 51.4 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 Q | 49.6 | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Georges Krotoff | 50.5 | 2 Q | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Georges Baraton | Men's 800 metres | — | 2:03.4 | 1 Q | DNS | – | did not advance | ||
| René Féger | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Jean Keller | 1:59.0 | 1 Q | 1:56.0 | 3 Q | 1:57.0 | 8 | |||
| Séra Martin | 1:58.8 | 1 Q | 1:53.0 | 3 Q | 1:54.6 | 6 | |||
| Sébastienne Guyot | Women's 800 metres | — | Unknown | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| Marcelle Neveu | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Jean Keller | Men's 1500 metres | — | 4:02.7 | 2 Q | Unknown | 11 | |||
| Jules Ladoumègue | Unknown | 2 Q | 3:53.8 | 
| |||||
| Séra Martin | Unknown | 8 | did not advance | ||||||
| Seghir Beddari | Men's 5000 metres | — | Unknown | 9 | did not advance | ||||
| Lucien Duquesne | Unknown | 8 | did not advance | ||||||
| Roger Pelé | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Seghir Beddari | Men's 10,000 metres | — | Unknown | 16 | |||||
| Henri Lauvaux | DNF | – | |||||||
| Robert Marchal | Unknown | 11 | |||||||
| Robert Marchand | Men's 110 metres hurdles | — | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Gabriel Sempé | 15.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| André Adelheim | Men's 400 metres hurdles | — | 59.2 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Pierre Arnaudin | DNF | – | did not advance | ||||||
| Édouard Max-Robert | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
| Roger Viel | 56.2 | 1 Q | 57.6 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Henri Dartigues | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | — | Unknown | 3 Q | 9:40.0 | 5 | |||
| Lucien Duquesne | 9:58.9 | 2 Q | 9:40.5 | 6 | |||||
| Gilbert Auvergne | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | — | 41.8 | 1 Q | 42.0 | 4 | |||
| André Cerbonney | |||||||||
| André Dufau | |||||||||
| André Mourlon | |||||||||
| Georgette Gagneux | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | — | 51.0 | 3 Q | 49.6 | 4 | |||
| Yolande Plancke | |||||||||
| Marguerite Radideau | |||||||||
| Lucienne Velu | |||||||||
| Georges Dupont | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | — | 3:23.0 | 2 Q | 3:19.4 | 6 | |||
| René Féger | |||||||||
| Joseph Jackson | |||||||||
| Georges Krotoff | |||||||||
| Marcel Denis | Men's marathon | — | 2:51:15 | 28 | |||||
| Boughera El Ouafi | 2:32:57 | 
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| Jean Gérault | 2:46:08 | 23 | |||||||
| Guillaume Tell | 2:51:18 | 29 | |||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Charles Alzieu | Men's long jump | 6.70 | 27 | did not advance | |
| Jacques Flouret | 6.64 | 28 | did not advance | ||
| André Cherrier | Men's high jump | 1.83 | 1 | 1.88 | 7 |
| Pierre Lewden | 1.83 | 1 | 1.88 | 7 | |
| Claude Ménard | 1.83 | 1 | 1.91 |
| |
| Hélène Bons | Women's high jump | 1.40 | 1 | 1.45 | 11 |
| Évelyne Cloupet | 1.40 | 1 | 1.40 | 14 | |
| Lucienne Laudré | 1.40 | 1 | 1.45 | 11 | |
| Pierre Ramadier | Men's pole vault | NM | – | did not advance | |
| Robert Vintousky | NM | – | did not advance | ||
| Édouard Duhour | Men's shot put | 13.72 | 11 | did not advance | |
| Raoul Paoli | 12.68 | 18 | did not advance | ||
| Jules Noël | Men's discus throw | 40.23 | 22 | did not advance | |
| Raoul Paoli | 36.82 | 29 | did not advance | ||
| Lucienne Velu | Women's discus throw | 31.29 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Emmanuel Degland | Men's javelin throw | 52.82 | 24 | did not advance | |
Boxing
editEight boxers, all men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. France was one of 7 nations to have the maximum numbers of boxers, one per weight class. Apell won the French boxing team's only medal, a silver in the flyweight. Galataud also advanced to the semifinals, but lost there and in the bronze medal bout to finish 4th.
Cycling
editEight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport. Roger Beaufrand won France's only cycling medal in 1928, the gold medal in the sprint.
Road cycling
edit| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| André Aumerle | Men's road race | 5:07:12 | 8 |
| Louis Bessière | 5:15:14 | 22 | |
| René Brossy | 5:46:06 | 52 | |
| Octave Dayen | 5:15:54 | 23 | |
| André Aumerle | Men's team road race | 15:38:20 | 7 |
| Louis Bessière | |||
| René Brossy | |||
| Octave Dayen |
Track cycling
edit- Time trial
| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octave Dayen | Men's time trial | 1:16.0 | 4 |
- Match races
| Cyclist | Event | 1st Round | Repechage 1 | Repechage Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Roger Beaufrand | Men's sprint | Unknown | 1 Q | Bye | 13.4 | 1 Q | 13.2 | 1 Q | 13.2 |
| |||
| Hubert Guyard | Men's tandem | Unknown | 2 | — | did not advance | ||||||||
| Henri Lemoine | |||||||||||||
| André Aumerle | Men's team pursuit | Unknown | 1 Q | — | Unknown | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | 2 (4th) | |||
| René Brossy | |||||||||||||
| Octave Dayen | |||||||||||||
| André Trantoul | |||||||||||||
Equestrian
editNine equestrians, the maximum possible, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. Charles Marion (dressage) and Pierre Bertran de Balanda (jumping) won individual silver medals.
Dressage
edit| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Pierre Danloux | Rempart | Dressage | 187.10 | 23 |
| Charles Marion | Linon | 231.00 |
| |
| Robert Wallon | Clough-banck | 224.08 | 7 | |
| Pierre Danloux | Rempart | Team dressage | 642.18 | 4 |
| Charles Marion | Linon | |||
| Robert Wallon | Clough-banck | |||
Eventing
edit| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Henri Pernot du Breuil | Titania | Eventing | 1511.70 | 28 |
| François Denis de Rivoyre | Nistos | 1831.32 | 18 | |
| E. M. Longin Spindler | Poupée | DNF | – | |
| Henri Pernot du Breuil | Titania | Team eventing | 3343.02 | 9 |
| François Denis de Rivoyre | Nistos | |||
| E. M. Longin Spindler | Poupée | |||
Jumping
edit| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | Re-Ride 1 | Re-Ride 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Pierre Bertran de Balanda | Papillon | Jumping | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
| Pierre Clavé | Le Trouvère | 8 | 26 | did not advance | ||||
| Jacques Couderc de Fonlongue | Valangerville | 4 | 17 | did not advance | ||||
| Pierre Bertran de Balanda | Papillon | Team jumping | 12 | 5 | — | |||
| Pierre Clavé | Le Trouvère | |||||||
| Jacques Couderc de Fonlongue | Valangerville | |||||||
Fencing
edit20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport. French fencers won two gold medals and three silvers, the most successful nation in the sport for the second consecutive Games. Lucien Gaudin and Georges Buchard took the top two places in the men's individual épée, with Buchard also part of the silver-medal winning men's épée team. Roger Ducret, the star of 1924 with five medals, was part of that épée team for his only medal in 1928. Gaudin won another gold medal in the men's individual foil, as well as competing on the silver-medal men's foil team. The French women, just as in 1924, all failed to reach the final.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Georges Buchard | Men's épée | 7 wins | 1 Q | 6 wins | 3 Q | 6 wins | 1 Q | 7 wins |
|
| Lucien Gaudin | 9 wins | 1 Q | 9 wins | 1 Q | 6 wins | 1 Q | 8 wins |
| |
| Armand Massard | 6 wins | 2 Q | 7 wins | 4 Q | 4 wins | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Gaston Amson | Men's team épée | 2–0 | 1 Q | 2–0 | 1 Q | 3–0 | 1 Q | 2–1 |
|
| René Barbier | |||||||||
| Georges Buchard | |||||||||
| Émile Cornic | |||||||||
| Bernard Schmetz | |||||||||
| Philippe Cattiau | Men's foil | — | 6 wins | 1 Q | 4 wins | 3 Q | 7 wins | 5 | |
| Roger Ducret | 7 wins | 1 Q | 5 wins | 2 Q | 3 wins | 9 | |||
| Lucien Gaudin | 5 wins | 1 Q | 7 wins | 1 Q | 9 wins |
| |||
| Oda Mahaut | Women's foil | — | 1 win | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| Lucie Prost | 4 wins | 2 Q | 2 wins | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| Marguerite Reuche | 1 win | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Philippe Cattiau | Men's team foil | 3–0 | 1 Q | 3–0 | 1 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | 1–1–1 |
|
| Roger Ducret | |||||||||
| Raymond Flacher | |||||||||
| André Gaboriaud | |||||||||
| Lucien Gaudin | |||||||||
| André Labatut | |||||||||
| Roger Ducret | Men's sabre | — | 3 wins | 2 Q | 5 wins | 4 Q | 5 wins | 8 | |
| Raoul Fristeau | 3 wins | 3 Q | 3 wins | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Jean Lacroix | 2 wins | 3 Q | 3 wins | 4 Q | 2 wins | 10 | |||
| Roger Ducret | Men's team sabre | — | 1–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Raoul Fristeau | |||||||||
| Jean Lacroix | |||||||||
| Paul Oziol de Pignol | |||||||||
| Jean Piot | |||||||||
| Maurice Taillandier | |||||||||
Football
edit- Summary
| Team | Event | Prelim. | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament | Bye |  ItalyL 4–3 |
did not advance | 9 | ||
- Men's tournament
France competed in men's football for the fifth time in 1928. The team lost its first match against Italy, 4–3, and were eliminated from the single-elimination tournament.
- Team roster
Head coach: 
Peter Farmer
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | MF | Maurice Banide | 19 May 1905 (aged 23) | RC Strasbourg
| |
| - | FW | Charles Bardot | 7 April 1904 (aged 24) | AS Cannes
| |
| - | DF | Marcel Bertrand | 1899 | Club Français
| |
| - | MF | Juste Brouzes | 18 January 1894 (aged 34) | Red Star
| |
| - | DF | Jacques Canthelou | 29 March 1904 (aged 24) | FC Rouen
| |
| - | MF | Augustin Chantrel | 11 November 1906 (aged 21) | Red Star
| |
| - | MF | Robert Dauphin | 5 February 1905 (aged 23) | Stade Français
| |
| - | FW | Jules Dewaquez | 9 March 1899 (aged 29) | Marseille
| |
| - | MF | Marcel Domergue | 16 November 1901 (aged 26) | Red Star
| |
| - | DF | Maurice Gourdon | Stade Français
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| - | GK | Laurent Henric | 20 March 1905 (aged 23) | FC Sète
| |
| - | FW | Marcel Langiller | 2 June 1908 (aged 19) | CA Paris
| |
| - | MF | Lucien Laurent | 10 December 1907 (aged 20) | CA Paris
| |
| - | MF | Jacques Mairesse | 27 February 1905 (aged 23) | FC Sète
| |
| - | MF | Hervé Marc | Stade Rennais FC
| ||
| - | FW | Jules Monsallier | 23 January 1907 (aged 21) | Red Star Olympique
| |
| - | FW | Paul Nicolas | 4 November 1899 (aged 28) | Red Star
| |
| - | MF | Henri Pavillard | 15 August 1905 (aged 22) | Stade Français
| |
| - | GK | Alex Thépot | 30 July 1906 (aged 21) | FEC Levallois
| |
| - | MF | Alexandre Villaplane | 12 September 1905 (aged 22) | SC Nîmes
| |
| - | MF | Jacques Wild | 1905 | Stade Français
| |
| - | DF | Urbain Wallet | 4 July 1899 (aged 28) | Amiens AC
|
- Round of 16
Gymnastics
editArtistic gymnastics
editTwenty gymnasts, 8 men and 12 women, competed for France in 1928. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport, having not competed in gymnastics only in 1904. France was one of 5 nation's to send women to the first Olympic women's gymnastics competition. The French men's team placed 4th of 11, while the women's team finished 5th of 5. None of the individual gymnasts won any medals; it was the first time since 1896 that France had competed in gymnastics but not won any medals. André Lemoine came closest, with a fourth-place finish in the parallel bars.
Hockey
edit- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament |  NetherlandsL 5–0 |
Spain W 2–1 |
 GermanyL 2–0 |
— | 3 | Did not advance | 5 |
Men's tournament
editFrance competed in men's field hockey in 1928, the only nation to have competed in all 3 tournaments to that point. The team went 1–2 in its group, finishing 3rd in pool play and not advancing the gold or bronze medal finals.
- Team roster
The following is the France roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]
- Georges Arlin
- Guy Chevalier
- Pierre de Lévaque
- Félix Grimonprez
- Marcel Lachmann
- Maurice Lanet
- Roger Petit-Didier
- Henri Peuchot
- Bernard Poussineau
- Pierre Prieur
- Jacques Rivière
- Jean Robin
- Robert Salarnier
- Jacques Simon
- Charles Six
- A. Bié
- M. L. Guirard
- Paul Imbault
- H. E. J. A. Reisenthel
- J. Rémusat
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | Bronze medal match |
| 3 |  France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Spain
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
(H) Hosts
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Modern pentathlon
editThree pentathletes, all men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. France was one of five nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon to that time.
| Pentathlete | Event | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Running | Equestrian | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Paul Coche | Men's individual | 23 | 33 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 119 | 29 |
| André Crémon | 33 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 141 | 33 | |
| Charles-Jean LeVavasseur | 14 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 113 | 28 | |
Rowing
edit26 rowers, all men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the event. Along with Italy and the United States, France was one of three nations to have a boat in each event (and the maximum number of rowers). French rowers won a single medal, the silver in the coxed pair event.
| Rower | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vincent Saurin | Men's single sculls | 8:09.2 | 1 Q | Bye | 8:38.2 | 1 Q | Bye | 8:11.8 | 2 | did not advance | |||||
| Robert Guelpa | Men's coxless pair | 8:31.0 | 2 R | 9:01.8 | 2 | did not advance | |||||||||
| André Pactat | |||||||||||||||
| Maurice Caplain | Men's double sculls | 8:03.6 | 1 Q | Bye | 7:01.4 | 2 R | 7:30.8 | 2 | did not advance | ||||||
| Paul Robineau | |||||||||||||||
| Armand Marcelle | Men's coxed pair | 8:41.4 | 2 R | 8:37.2 | 1 Q | 7:53.4 | 1 Q | Bye | — | 7:48.2 | 1 Q | 7:48.4 |
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| Édouard Marcelle | |||||||||||||||
| Henri Préaux (cox) | |||||||||||||||
| Albert Bonzano | Men's coxless four | 7:58.2 | 2 R | 7:52.0 | 1 Q | DNS | – | — | did not advance | ||||||
| Henri Bonzano | |||||||||||||||
| Louis Devillié | |||||||||||||||
| Émile Lecuirot | |||||||||||||||
| Jean Ruffier des Aimés | Men's coxed four | 7:42.0 | 2 R | 7:48.8 | 1 Q | 7:50.8 | 2 | did not advance | |||||||
| Léon le Cornu | |||||||||||||||
| André Decours (cox) | |||||||||||||||
| Henri Gatineau | |||||||||||||||
| Georges Piot | |||||||||||||||
| Joseph Berthet | Men's eight | 6:44.8 | 2 R | 6:50.8 | 2 | did not advance | |||||||||
| Marius Berthet | |||||||||||||||
| Marius Gervasoni | |||||||||||||||
| Édouard Jeandet | |||||||||||||||
| Louis Jeandet | |||||||||||||||
| Alphonse Margailland (cox) | |||||||||||||||
| Charles Massonnat | |||||||||||||||
| François Thonin | |||||||||||||||
| Joseph Vuillard | |||||||||||||||
Sailing
edit13 sailors, 12 men and 1 woman, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport; France was the only country to have competed in each edition of the Olympic sailing contests to that point. France had the maximum of 1 boat in each event. The French boat L'Aile VI won the 8 metre class event, claiming first place in 3 of the 7 races (despite not starting one race altogether). In the 6 metre event, Cupidon Viking was unable to finish better than 4th in any of the 4 preliminary races and did not qualify for the final 3 races. Similarly, the French dinghy sailors were unable to qualify for the final series.
- Dinghy
| Sailor | Event | Preliminary series | Net points | Prelim rank | Final series | Results | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Charles Laverne | 12' Dinghy | 10 RET | 7 | 7 RET | 6 | 30 | 16 | did not advance | |||||
| Louis Pauly | |||||||||||||
- 6 metre and 8 metre classes
| Sailor | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Results | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe de Rothschild (helm) | 6 Metre | 4th | 9th | 4th | 11th | did not advance | 2 × 4th | 8 | ||
| Henry Allard | ||||||||||
| Robert Gufflet | ||||||||||
| Pierre Moussié | ||||||||||
| Jean Pierre Rouanet | ||||||||||
| Donatien Bouché (helm) | 8 Metre | 7th | 1st | DNS | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 3 × 1st |
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| André Derrien | ||||||||||
| Virginie Hériot | ||||||||||
| André Lesauvage | ||||||||||
| Jean Lesieur | ||||||||||
| Carl de la Sablière | ||||||||||
Weightlifting
editTen weightlifters, all men, represented France in 1928. France was one of five nations to have the maximum number of weightlifters, with two in each weight class. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. French weightlifters won a total of three medals, one of each color. Roger François set a new world record in the combined total for the 75 kg weight class, winning the event with 335 kg. Louis Hostin, the silver medalist in the 82.5 kg class, shared new Olympic records with champion El Sayed Nosseir of Egypt in two lifts, the press and the clean & jerk. Jules Meese was one of four men to share the new Olympic record in the press for the 67.5 kg class.
| Lifter | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Henri Baudrand | Men's −60 kg | 77.5 | 7 | 80 | 7 | 107.5 | 5 | 265 | 7 |
| Henri Rivière | 70 | 17 | 85 | 3 | 107.5 | 5 | 260 | 10 | |
| Fernand Arnout | Men's −67.5 kg | 85 | 6 | 97.5 | 2 | 120 | 3 | 302.5 |
|
| Jules Meese | 90 OR | 1 | 87.5 | 7 | 115 | 7 | 292.5 | 6 | |
| Roger François | Men's −75 kg | 102.5 | 2 | 102.5 | 2 | 130 | 2 | 335 WR |
|
| Gaston le Pût | 92.5 | 4 | 95 | 5 | 125 | 4 | 312.5 | 5 | |
| Louis Hostin | Men's −82.5 kg | 100 OR | 1 | 110 | 2 | 142.5 OR | 1 | 352.5 |
|
| Pierre Vibert | 95 | 4 | 95 | 7 | 125 | 10 | 315 | 7 | |
| Marcel Dumoulin | Men's +82.5 kg | 92.5 | 14 | 100 | 8 | 135 | 7 | 327.5 | 10 |
| Claudius Dutriève | 97.5 | 11 | 100 | 8 | 132.5 | 9 | 330 | 9 | |
Wrestling
editThirteen wrestlers, all men, represented France in 1928. France was one of three nations (along with Belgium and Finland) to have a wrestler in each weight class. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. French wrestlers won three medals, all in freestyle: one silver and two bronze. They were France's first medals in freestyle wrestling; the nation's only previous medal was in Greco-Roman.
Freestyle wrestling
edit| Wrestler | Event | Gold medal rounds | Silver medal rounds | Bronze medal rounds | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | |||
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Michel Rozan | Men's bantamweight | — |  Hewitt (USA)L |
did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | 7 | |||
| René Rottenfluc | Men's featherweight | Bye |  Pihlajamäki (FIN)L |
did not advance | Not qualified | — | Minder (FIN) L |
4 | ||
| Charles Pacôme | Men's lightweight | Bye | Leino (FIN) W |
 Käpp (EST)L |
Did not advance |  Nilsen (NOR)W |
 Jørgensen (DEN)W |
Already ranked |
| |
| Jean Jourlin | Men's welterweight | Bye |  Käsermann (SUI)W |
Haavisto (FIN) L |
Did not advance | Appleton (USA) L |
Did not advance |  Morris (AUS)W |
 Letchford (CAN)L |
4 |
| Henri Deniel | Men's middleweight | Bye | Pekkala (FIN) L |
did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | 8 | |||
| Henri Lefèbre | Men's light heavyweight | — | Bögli (SUI) L |
did not advance | Not qualified | — | Edwards (USA) W |
| ||
| Edmond Dame | Men's heavyweight | — | Bye |  Richthoff (SWE)L |
Did not advance | Bye | Sihvola (FIN) L |
— | George (USA) W |
|
Greco-Roman wrestling
edit| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Alphonse Aria | Men's bantamweight |  Kamel (EGY)W Decision 1pt |
 Gozzi (ITA)L Fall 4pts |
Ahlfors (FIN) L Decision 7pts |
did not advance | — | 11 | ||
| Roger Mollet | Men's featherweight | Malmberg (SWE) L Fall 3pts |
Toivola (FIN) L Fall 6pts |
did not advance | 14 | ||||
| Paul Parisel | Men's lightweight |  Janssens (BEL)L Fall 3pts |
DNS | did not advance | 18 | ||||
| Émile Poilvé | Men's middleweight | Saenen (BEL) L Decision 3pts |
 Papp (HUN)L Fall 6pts |
did not advance | — | 13 | |||
| Émile Clody | Men's light heavyweight |  Şefik (TUR)W Decision 1pt |
Appels (BEL) L Fall 4pts |
Szalay (HUN) W Decision 5pts |
did not advance | — | 8 | ||
| S. de Lanfranchi | Men's heavyweight | Donati (ITA) L Fall 3pts |
 Gehring (GER)L Fall 6pts |
did not advance | — | 11 | |||
Art competitions
editReferences
edit- ^ "France at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tj4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K9gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3791%2C2736987 [dead link]
- ^ 1928 Official Report.