France at the 1928 Summer Olympics

50 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
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

Eight 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.

Boxer	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Armand Apell	Men's flyweight	Bye	Frankie Martin (CAN) W points	Cuthbert Taylor (GBR) W points	Baddie Lebanon (RSA) W points	Antal Kocsis (HUN) L points
Ernest Mignard	Men's bantamweight	Bye	John Garland (GBR) L points	did not advance			9
Georges Boireau	Men's featherweight	Rolf Gustafsson (SWE) W points	Ricardt Madsen (DEN) W points	Víctor Peralta (ARG) L points	did not advance		5
Georges Carcagne	Men's lightweight	Kazys Markevičius (LTU) W points	Jorge Díaz (CHI) L points	did not advance			9
Robert Galataud	Men's welterweight	Bye	František Nekolný (TCH) W points	Johan Hellström (FIN) W points	Ted Morgan (NZL) L points	Raymond Smillie (CAN) L points	4
Robert Galataud	Men's middleweight	Bye	Michel Langlet (ARG) L points	did not advance			9
Robert Foquet	Men's light heavyweight	—	Juozas Vinča (LTU) L points	did not advance			9
Georges Gardebois	Men's heavyweight	—	Bye	Michael Michaelsen (DEN) L points	did not advance		5

Eight 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.

Track cycling

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

Nine 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

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

Jumping

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

20 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

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	Italy L 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
-	3MF	Maurice Banide	(1905-05-19)19 May 1905 (aged 23)		RC Strasbourg
-	4FW	Charles Bardot	(1904-04-07)7 April 1904 (aged 24)		AS Cannes
-	2DF	Marcel Bertrand	1899		Club Français
-	3MF	Juste Brouzes	(1894-01-18)18 January 1894 (aged 34)		Red Star
-	2DF	Jacques Canthelou	(1904-03-29)29 March 1904 (aged 24)		FC Rouen
-	3MF	Augustin Chantrel	(1906-11-11)11 November 1906 (aged 21)		Red Star
-	3MF	Robert Dauphin	(1905-02-05)5 February 1905 (aged 23)		Stade Français
-	4FW	Jules Dewaquez	(1899-03-09)9 March 1899 (aged 29)		Marseille
-	3MF	Marcel Domergue	(1901-11-16)16 November 1901 (aged 26)		Red Star
-	2DF	Maurice Gourdon			Stade Français
-	1GK	Laurent Henric	(1905-03-20)20 March 1905 (aged 23)		FC Sète
-	4FW	Marcel Langiller	(1908-06-02)2 June 1908 (aged 19)		CA Paris
-	3MF	Lucien Laurent	(1907-12-10)10 December 1907 (aged 20)		CA Paris
-	3MF	Jacques Mairesse	(1905-02-27)27 February 1905 (aged 23)		FC Sète
-	3MF	Hervé Marc			Stade Rennais FC
-	4FW	Jules Monsallier	(1907-01-23)23 January 1907 (aged 21)		Red Star Olympique
-	4FW	Paul Nicolas	(1899-11-04)4 November 1899 (aged 28)		Red Star
-	3MF	Henri Pavillard	(1905-08-15)15 August 1905 (aged 22)		Stade Français
-	1GK	Alex Thépot	(1906-07-30)30 July 1906 (aged 21)		FEC Levallois
-	3MF	Alexandre Villaplane	(1905-09-12)12 September 1905 (aged 22)		SC Nîmes
-	3MF	Jacques Wild	1905		Stade Français
-	2DF	Urbain Wallet	(1899-07-04)4 July 1899 (aged 28)		Amiens AC

Round of 16

29 May 1928
14:00

Italy	4–3	France
Rosetti 19' Levratto 39' Banchero 43' Baloncieri 60'	Report	Brouzes 15', 17' Dauphin 61'

Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam

Attendance: 2,509

Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL)

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	Netherlands L 5–0	Spain W 2–1	Germany L 2–0	—	3	Did not advance	5

Men's tournament

France 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

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 689
(H) Hosts

17 May 1928 15:15 Netherlands  5–0  France Van de Rovaart  20' Tresling  23' Jannink  35', 37' Van der Veen  65' Report Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 5,500 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) E. de Cindric (HUN)

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19 May 1928 19:00 France  2–1  Spain Rivière  38' Grimonprez  68' Report B. de Chávarri  29' Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 500 Umpires: C. Terrier (SUI) C. Ch. Geyl (NED)

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22 May 1928 16:30 Germany  2–0  France Haag  10', 28' Report Old Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 300 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) E. de Cindric (HUN)

Three 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.

26 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
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

13 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

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
André Derrien
Virginie Hériot
André Lesauvage
Jean Lesieur
Carl de la Sablière

Ten 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

Thirteen 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

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

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

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