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.
Medalists
Gold
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 Adrien 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
Silver
Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
Madeleine Moreau — Diving, Women's Springboard
Guy Lefrant — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
Pierre Blondiaux, Marc Bouissou, Roger Gautier, and Jean-Jacques Guissart — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours Gilbert Bozon — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
Bronze
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
Athletics
Basketball
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
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
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)
Diving
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)
Equestrian
Fencing
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 Lecomte-Guyonneau
Odette Drand
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1952.
Individual
André Lacroix
Bertrand de Montaudoin
Christian Palant
Team
André Lacroix
Bertrand de Montaudoin
Christian Palant
Rowing
France had 17 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1952.
Men's single sculls
Henri Butel
Men's double sculls
Jacques Maillet
Achille Giovannoni
Men's coxless pair
Jean-Pierre Souche
René Guissart
Men's coxed pair
Raymond Salles
Gaston Mercier
Bernard Malivoire (cox)