France at the 1960 Winter Olympics

France at the Olympic Games
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At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley
Competitors	26 (18 men, 8 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Benoît Carrara, Cross-Country Skiing
Medals Rank: 10	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 3
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France competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Jean Vuarnet	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill
Bronze	Guy Périllat	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill
Bronze	Charles Bozon	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adrien Duvillard	Downhill					DSQ	–
Charles Bozon						2:09.6	8
Guy Périllat						2:06.9
Jean Vuarnet						2:06.0
François Bonlieu	Giant Slalom					1:51.2	11
Adrien Duvillard						1:51.1	10
Charles Bozon						1:51.0	9
Guy Périllat						1:50.7	6
Adrien Duvillard	Slalom	1:21.9	31	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Guy Périllat		1:11.0	8	1:00.8	6	2:11.8	6
Charles Bozon		1:09.8	2	1:00.6	5	2:10.4
François Bonlieu		1:09.8	2	DSQ	–	DSQ	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Janine Monterrain	Downhill					2:03.0	38
Marguerite Leduc						1:45.6	18
Arlette Grosso						1:44.2	14
Thérèse Leduc						1:44.2	14
Arlette Grosso	Giant Slalom					1:43.9	18
Janine Monterrain						1:42.4	13
Anne-Marie Leduc						1:41.5	8
Thérèse Leduc						1:40.8	7
Arlette Grosso	Slalom	1:07.5	33	59.3	8	2:06.8	22
Marguerite Leduc		1:02.2	23	1:02.4	20	2:04.6	19
Thérèse Leduc		59.2	16	58.2	4	1:57.4	4
Anne-Marie Leduc		58.6	11	1:04.9	26	2:03.5	17

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Missed targets	Adjusted time 1	Rank
20 km	Paul Romand	1'28:48.4	18	2'04:48.4	28
	Gilbert Mercier	1'29:16.6	17	2'03:16.6	27
	Victor Arbez	1'25:58.4	18	2'01:58.4	25
	René Mercier	1'26:13.2	15	1'56:13.2	22

¹ Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	René Mandrillon	56:01.5	29
	Victor Arbez	55:41.1	26
	Benoît Carrara	55:38.5	25
	Jean Mermet	54:44.5	21
30 km	René Mandrillon	2'02:05.3	25
	Jean Mermet	1'58:57.9	19

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Victor Arbez René Mandrillon Benoît Carrara Jean Mermet	2'26:30.8	7

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Alain Calmat	8	6	1340.3	54	6
Alain Giletti	3	3	1399.2	31	4

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Danielle Rigoulot	11	13	1253.8	107	13
Nicole Hassler	12	12	1272.6	97	11

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Régis Robert Rey	Normal hill	78.0	87.7	38	72.0	91.6	38	179.3	38
Claude Jean-Prost		84.5	99.9	21	75.5	96.9	30	196.8	26

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Raymond Gilloz	42.0	18
	André Kouprianoff	41.5	15
1500 m	Raymond Gilloz	2:14.2	10
	André Kouprianoff	2:13.3	8
5000 m	Raymond Gilloz	8:11.5	10
	André Kouprianoff	8:10.4	9
10,000 m	André Kouprianoff	16:39.1	11

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Françoise Lucas	48.3	13
1000 m	Françoise Lucas	1:38.4	14
1500 m	Françoise Lucas	2:36.6	17
3000 m	Françoise Lucas	5:42.5	15

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com