France at the 1956 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.Medalists
Gold
- Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Michel Rousseau — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint
- Arnaud Geyre, Maurice Moucheraud, and Michel Vermeulin — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Christian d'Oriola — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Silver
- Georges Dransart and Marcel Renaud — Canoeing, Men's C2 10,000m Canadian Pairs
- René Bianchi, Jean Graczyk, Jean-Claude Lecante, and Michel Vermeulin — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
- Arnaud Geyre — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Bernard Baudoux, Roger Closset, René Coicaud, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, and Claude Netter — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
Bronze
- René Libeer — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Gilbert Chapron — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Daniel Dagallier, Yves Dreyfus, Armand Mouyal, Claude Nigon, and René Queyroux — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Renée Garilhe — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Yves Delacour, Guy Guillabert, René Guissart, and Gaston Mercier — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Jean Debuf — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
Athletics
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Jean-Claude Bernard
- * Heat — 14.7s
- * Semifinals — 14.6s
- Edmond Roudnitska
- * Heat — 14.3s
- * Semifinals — 14.9s
Men's Marathon
- Alain Mimoun — 2:25:00
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
;Sprint
- Michel Rousseau — Gold Medal
;Time trial
;Tandem
Robert Vidal — 5th place
;Team pursuit
Jean-Claude Lecante
Michel Vermeulin
René Bianchi — 4:39.4
;Team time trial
Maurice Moucheraud
Michel Vermeulin — 22 points
;Individual time trial
- Arnaud Geyre — 5:23:16
- Maurice Moucheraud — 5:23:40
- Michel Vermeulin — 5:23:40
- René Abadie — 5:27:28
Diving
Women's 10m Platform
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented France in 1956.
;Men's foil
- Christian d'Oriola
- Claude Netter
- Jacques Lataste
;Men's team foil
- Claude Netter, Bernard Baudoux, Jacques Lataste, Roger Closset, Christian d'Oriola, René Coicaud
;Men's épée
- René Queyroux
- Armand Mouyal
- Daniel Dagallier
;Men's team épée
- Armand Mouyal, Claude Nigon, Daniel Dagallier, Yves Dreyfus, René Queyroux
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented France in 1956.
;Individual
France had 13 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.
; Men's coxless four
- René Guissart
- Yves Delacour
- Gaston Mercier
- Guy Guillabert
; Men's eight
Shooting
Five shooters represented France in 1956.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
- Jacques Mazoyer
- Maurice Racca
;Trap
Weightlifting
Wrestling
