France at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- France at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics France
games=1896 Summer
competitors=13
sports=6
gold=5
silver=4
bronze=2
total=11
Thirteen athletes from France competed in six sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. France won the fourth-most gold medals with 5 and the fourth-most total medals with 11. Cycling was the sport in which the French competitors had the most success, as they completely dominated the field. The French team had 27 entries in 18 events, winning 11 medals.
Medalists
Gold
* Léon Flameng - cycling, 100 kilometres
* Eugène-Henri Gravelotte - fencing, amateur foil
* Paul Masson - cycling, 333 metres
* Paul Masson - cycling, 2 kilometres
* Paul Masson - cycling, 10 kilometres
Silver
* Henri Callot - fencing, amateur foil
* Léon Flameng - cycling, 10 kilometres
* Jean Maurice Perronet - fencing, masters foil
* Alexandre Tuffèri - athletics, triple jump
Bronze
* Léon Flameng - cycling, 2 kilometres
* Albin Lermusiaux - athletics, 1,500 metres
Results by event
Athletics
France's six athletes won two medals in athletics.
Fencing
The French fencers were held in high regard prior to the Games; Gravelotte and Callot validated those expectations in the amateur foil competition. Each went undefeated in their pool, advancing to face each other in the final. Gravelotte won the first-to-3 bout. Surprisingly, however, Perronet lost to the Greek Leonidas Pyrgos in the only match of the masters competition.
hooting
Lermusiaux entered the military rifle event in the shooting program. His score and placing are unknown.
References
* (Digitally available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf] )
* (Excerpt available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf] )
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