France at the 1936 Summer Olympics


competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 201 competitors, 190 men and 11 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
It was notable for an incident during the opening ceremonies. During the March of the Nations, the entire French team gave a straight-arm salute as it passed the box of Adolf Hitler. The French flag was also dipped in such a way as to drag it in the dirt in front of Hitlers box. There was a storm of protest in France after the incident was reported there, and accusations were made that the French Olympic committee was pro-Nazi. The committee stated that the salute was an 'Olympic salute', and that dipping the colors was a tradition. The incident is recorded in Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 film Olympia.

Medalists

Gold

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1936.
;Individual road race
;Team road race
;Sprint
;Time trial
;Tandem
;Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented France in 1936.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil

Men's team competition

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1936.
France had 19 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.
; Men's single sculls
; Men's double sculls
; Men's coxed pair
; Men's coxed four
; Men's eight

Shooting

Eight shooters represented France in 1936. Charles des Jammonières won a bronze medal in the 50 m pistol event.
;25 m rapid fire pistol
;50 m pistol
;50 m rifle, prone

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling