1956 Olympians from France

In addition, there were three (2-1 & 1) athletes from Algeria and one (female) athlete from Morocco on the French team.

By sport

The full list - Men:

  1. (38512) Christian d'Oriola (FRA/FEN/1948-60)
  2. (16940) Georges Dransart (FRA/CAF/1948-56)
  3. (13400) Gaston Mercier (FRA/ROW/1952-60)
  4. (9600) Michel Rousseau (FRA/CYT/1956)
  5. (8620) Jean Debuf (FRA/WEI/1948-60)
  6. (8300) Jacques Lataste (FRA/FEN/1948-56)
  7. (8050) Jean Boiteux (FRA/SWI/1952-60)
  8. (7480) Marcel Renaud (FRA/CAF-KAY/1952-56)
  9. (7339) Jacques Lefèvre (FRA/FEN/1948-64)
  10. (6600) Arnaud Geyre (FRA/CYR/1956)
  11. (6240) Gilbert Bozon (FRA/SWI/1952-56)
  12. (5601) Michel Jazy (FRA/ATH/1956-64)
  13. (4862) André Zoéte (FRA/WRF-WRG/1956-64)
  14. (4650) Michel Vermeulin (FRA/CYT-CYR/1956)
  15. (4480) Robert Christophe (FRA/SWI/1956-60)
  16. (3992) Charles des Jammonières (FRA/SHO/1936-48,56)
  17. (3873) Claude Netter (FRA/FEN/1952-60)
  18. (3570) Jean-Jacques Herbulot (FRA/SAI/1932-48,56)
  19. (3560) Louis Gantois (FRA/KAY/1952-56)
  20. (3170) René Guissart (FRA/ROW/1952-56)
  21. (3120) Gilbert Chapron (FRA/BOX/1956)
  22. (3120) René Libeer (FRA/BOX/1956)
  23. (3046) Alex Jany (FRA/SWI-WAT/1948-60)
  24. (3000) Marcel Paterni (FRA/WEI/1956-64)
  25. (3000) Jean Graczyk (FRA/CYT/1956)
  26. (3000) Jean-Claude Lecante (FRA/CYT/1956)
  27. (3000) René Bianchi (FRA/CYT/1956)
  28. (2718) Robert Vidal (FRA/CYT/1952-56)
  29. (2227) Yves Dreyfus (FRA/FEN/1956-64)
  30. (1920) Guy Guillabert (FRA/ROW/1956)
  31. (1920) Maurice Moucheraud (FRA/CYR/1956)
  32. (1920) Yves Delacour (FRA/ROW/1956)
  33. (1800) Roger Closset (FRA/FEN/1956-60)
  34. (1440) René Queyroux (FRA/FEN/1956)
  35. (1413) Jocelyn Delecour (FRA/ATH/1956-68)
  36. (1387) Armand Mouyal (FRA/FEN/1952-60)
  37. (1380) Maurice Graffen (FRA/KAY/1948-56)
  38. (1350) Philippe Chancerel (FRA/SAI/1948,56)
  39. (1336) Aldo Eminente (FRA/SWI/1952-56)
  40. (1250) Michel Parent (FRA/SAI/1956)
  41. (1237) Raymond Dot (FRA/GYM/1948-56)
  42. (1121) Jacques Mazoyer (FRA/SHO/1936-56)
  43. (1040) Bernard Morel (FRA/FEN/1952-56)
  44. (1000) Bernard Baudoux (FRA/FEN/1956)
  45. (1000) René Coicaud (FRA/FEN/1956)
  46. (978.0) Jean-Paul Beugnot (FRA/BAS/1952-60)
  47. (978.0) Robert Monclar (FRA/BAS/1952-60)
  48. (928.0) Roger Haudegand (FRA/BAS/1952-56)
  49. (907.0) Émile Clerc (FRA/ROW/1956-64)
  50. (871.1) Michel Meyer (FRA/KAY/1956-60)
  51. (861.0) André de Souza (FRA/BOX/1956)
  52. (861.0) André Vairolatto (FRA/BOX/1956)
  53. (861.0) Claude Saluden (FRA/BOX/1956)
  54. (850.0) Christian Baltzer (FRA/BAS/1956-60)
  55. (850.0) Henri Grange (FRA/BAS/1956-60)
  56. (850.0) Roger Antoine (FRA/BAS/1956-60)
  57. (800.0) André Schlupp (FRA/BAS/1956)
  58. (800.0) Gérard Sturla (FRA/BAS/1956)
  59. (800.0) Henri Rey (FRA/BAS/1956)
  60. (800.0) Maurice Buffière (FRA/BAS/1956)
  61. (800.0) Roger Veyron (FRA/BAS/1956)
  62. (800.0) Yves Gominon (FRA/BAS/1956)
  63. (772.1) André Gruchet (FRA/CYT/1956-60)
  64. (710.9) Daniel Dagallier (FRA/FEN/1952-56)
  65. (708.0) Claude Nigon (FRA/FEN/1952-56)
  66. (673.5) Jacques Roulot (FRA/FEN/1956-60)
  67. (672.0) Albert Cadot (FRA/SAI/1948,56)
  68. (640.0) Dominique Perroud (FRA/SAI/1956)
  69. (618.8) Michel Macquet (FRA/ATH/1956-64)
  70. (544.0) Claude Gamot (FRA/FEN/1956-60)
  71. (492.0) Guy Cury (FRA/ATH/1956)
  72. (446.2) Michel Mathiot (FRA/GYM/1948-60)
  73. (411.8) Edmond Roudnitska (FRA/ATH/1952-60)
  74. (395.0) Roger Tiriau (FRA/SAI/1956,68)
  75. (384.0) Hugues Broussard (FRA/SWI/1956)
  76. (334.3) René Bonino (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  77. (320.0) Claude Flahault (FRA/SAI/1956)
  78. (264.5) Yves Camus (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  79. (249.6) René Pirolley (FRA/SWI/1948,56)
  80. (246.2) Victor Sillon (FRA/ATH/1948,56-60)
  81. (234.0) Roger Bielle (FRA/WRF/1952-60)
  82. (232.6) Jacques Degats (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  83. (228.4) Jean-Paul Martin du Gard (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  84. (228.0) Jean-Pierre Goudeau (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  85. (150.0) Robert Pignard (FRA/SHO/1956)
  86. (120.0) Maurice Fournier (FRA/ATH/1956-60)
  87. (111.0) Roger Gerber (FRA/WEI/1956-60)
  88. (101.4) Eugène Legrand (FRA/BOX/1956)
  89. (82.50) Pierre Haarhoff (FRA/ATH/1956)
  90. (82.36) Konstantin Lissenko (FRA/ATH/1956)
  91. (82.00) Alain David (FRA/ATH/1956)
  92. (80.10) Jacques Collignon (FRA/SWI/1956)
  93. (78.00) Jean-Claude Bernard (FRA/ATH/1956)
  94. (52.00) René Djian (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  95. (48.60) Guy Husson (FRA/ATH/1956-64)
  96. (38.40) Didier Poissant (FRA/SAI/1956)
  97. (32.00) Édouard Leguery (FRA/ROW/1956)
  98. (32.00) Jacques Vilcoq (FRA/ROW/1956)
  99. (32.00) Jean-Jacques Vignon (FRA/ROW/1956)
  100. (32.00) Maurice Bas (FRA/ROW/1956)
  101. (32.00) Maurice Houdayer (FRA/ROW/1956)
  102. (32.00) René Massiasse (FRA/ROW/1956)
  103. (32.00) Richard Duc (FRA/ROW/1956)
  104. (32.00) Sante Marcuzzi (FRA/ROW/1956)
  105. (24.02) Michel Prévost (FRA/SHO/1956,64)
  106. (24.00) Raymond Thomas (FRA/ATH/1956)
  107. (18.56) Christian Pire (FRA/DIV/1956-60)
  108. (16.01) Jean Guillou (FRA/GYM/1952-56)
  109. (10.71) Éric Battista (FRA/ATH/1956-64)
  110. (9.600) Renzo Colzi (FRA/CYT/1956)
  111. (7.680) Léon Syrovatski (FRA/ATH/1956-60)
  112. (6.000) Gérard Coignot (FRA/SWI/1956)
  113. (3.936) Pierre Alard (FRA/ATH/1956-60)
  114. (1.169) Alexandre Yankoff (FRA/ATH/1956)
  115. (0.050) René Abadie (FRA/CYR/1956)
  116. (0.026) Maurice Racca (FRA/SHO/1956)
  117. (-2.32) Jean-Claude Hamel (FRA/MOP/1956)

The full list - Women:

  1. (7224) Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand (FRA/DIV/1948-60)
  2. (4965) Renée Garilhe (FRA/FEN/1948-60)
  3. (1992) Marthe Lambert (FRA/ATH/1956)
  4. (1806) Kate Delbarre (FRA/FEN/1956-60)
  5. (1160) Catherine Capdevielle (FRA/ATH/1956-60)
  6. (486.0) Éva Marion (FRA/KAY/1952-56)
  7. (264.4) Colette Thomas (FRA/SWI/1948-56)
  8. (192.7) Ginette Jany-Sendral (FRA/SWI/1948-56)
  9. (145.6) Régine Veronnet (FRA/FEN/1956-60)
  10. (92.76) Simone Henry (FRA/ATH/1956)
  11. (83.35) Micheline Fluchot (FRA/ATH/1956)
  12. (62.40) Odette Lusien (FRA/SWI/1952-56)
  13. (25.40) Odile Vouaux (FRA/SWI/1956)
  14. (25.16) Viviane Gouverneur (FRA/SWI/1956)
  15. (10.03) Danièle Sicot-Coulon (FRA/GYM/1956-60)
  16. (10.00) Jacqueline Dieudonné (FRA/GYM/1956-60)

Men who competed before:

  1. (38512) Christian d'Oriola (FRA/FEN/1948-60)
  2. (16940) Georges Dransart (FRA/CAF/1948-56)
  3. (13400) Gaston Mercier (FRA/ROW/1952-60)
  4. (8620) Jean Debuf (FRA/WEI/1948-60)
  5. (8300) Jacques Lataste (FRA/FEN/1948-56)
  6. (8050) Jean Boiteux (FRA/SWI/1952-60)
  7. (7480) Marcel Renaud (FRA/CAF-KAY/1952-56)
  8. (7339) Jacques Lefèvre (FRA/FEN/1948-64)
  9. (6240) Gilbert Bozon (FRA/SWI/1952-56)
  10. (3992) Charles des Jammonières (FRA/SHO/1936-48,56)
  11. (3873) Claude Netter (FRA/FEN/1952-60)
  12. (3570) Jean-Jacques Herbulot (FRA/SAI/1932-48,56)
  13. (3560) Louis Gantois (FRA/KAY/1952-56)
  14. (3170) René Guissart (FRA/ROW/1952-56)
  15. (3046) Alex Jany (FRA/SWI-WAT/1948-60)
  16. (2718) Robert Vidal (FRA/CYT/1952-56)
  17. (1387) Armand Mouyal (FRA/FEN/1952-60)
  18. (1380) Maurice Graffen (FRA/KAY/1948-56)
  19. (1350) Philippe Chancerel (FRA/SAI/1948,56)
  20. (1336) Aldo Eminente (FRA/SWI/1952-56)
  21. (1237) Raymond Dot (FRA/GYM/1948-56)
  22. (1121) Jacques Mazoyer (FRA/SHO/1936-56)
  23. (1040) Bernard Morel (FRA/FEN/1952-56)
  24. (978.0) Jean-Paul Beugnot (FRA/BAS/1952-60)
  25. (978.0) Robert Monclar (FRA/BAS/1952-60)
  26. (928.0) Roger Haudegand (FRA/BAS/1952-56)
  27. (710.9) Daniel Dagallier (FRA/FEN/1952-56)
  28. (708.0) Claude Nigon (FRA/FEN/1952-56)
  29. (672.0) Albert Cadot (FRA/SAI/1948,56)
  30. (446.2) Michel Mathiot (FRA/GYM/1948-60)
  31. (411.8) Edmond Roudnitska (FRA/ATH/1952-60)
  32. (334.3) René Bonino (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  33. (264.5) Yves Camus (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  34. (249.6) René Pirolley (FRA/SWI/1948,56)
  35. (246.2) Victor Sillon (FRA/ATH/1948,56-60)
  36. (234.0) Roger Bielle (FRA/WRF/1952-60)
  37. (232.6) Jacques Degats (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  38. (228.4) Jean-Paul Martin du Gard (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  39. (228.0) Jean-Pierre Goudeau (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  40. (52.00) René Djian (FRA/ATH/1952-56)
  41. (16.01) Jean Guillou (FRA/GYM/1952-56)

Women who competed before:

  1. (7224) Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand (FRA/DIV/1948-60)
  2. (4965) Renée Garilhe (FRA/FEN/1948-60)
  3. (486.0) Éva Marion (FRA/KAY/1952-56)
  4. (264.4) Colette Thomas (FRA/SWI/1948-56)
  5. (192.7) Ginette Jany-Sendral (FRA/SWI/1948-56)
  6. (62.40) Odette Lusien (FRA/SWI/1952-56)

full list for France

Written 2020-03-23 - last modified 2020-03-23

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