France at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Montreal
Competitors	206 (177 men and 29 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Daniel Morelon
Medals Ranked 15th	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 206 competitors, 177 men and 29 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports.^[1]

• Guy Drut — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
• Hubert Parot, Michel Roche, Marc Roguet and Marcel Rozier — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition

• Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
• Brigitte Dumont, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille, Claudie Josland, Christine Muzio, and Véronique Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
• Daniel Senet — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight

• Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
• Daniel Revenu, Frédéric Pietruszka, Christian Noël, Didier Flament, and Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
• Henri Boerio — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
• Patrick Vial — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (70 kg)

In France's second appearance in modern Olympic archery, one woman and one man represented the nation. Albert Le Tyrant posted France's best placing since 1920.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Marie-Christine Ventrillon – 2298 points (→ 17th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Albert Le Tyrant – 2408 points (→ 12th place)

Men's 800 metres

• José Marajo
  • Heat — 1:49.60 (→ did not advance)
• Marcel Philippe
  • Heat — 1:50.81 (→ did not advance)
• Roqui Sanchez
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Jacques Boxberger
  • Heat — 13:36.94 (→ did not advance)
• Jean-Marie Conrath
  • Heat — 13:34.39 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Jean-Paul Gomez
  • Heat — 28:10.52
  • Final — 28:24.07 (→ 9th place)
• Lucien Rault
  • Heat — 29:40.76 (→ did not advance)
• Pierre Levisse
  • Heat — 32:07.84 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Jean-Pierre Perrinelle
  • Heats — 50.78s
  • Semi Final — 50.82s (→ did not advance)
• Jean-Claude Nallet
  • Heats — 50.77s
  • Semi Final — 50.82s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Fernand Kolbeck
  • Final — 2:22:56 (→ 34th place)

Men's 4x100 metres Relay

• Jean-Claude Amoureux, Joseph Arame, Lucien Sainte-Rose, and Dominique Chauvelot
  • Heat — 39.71s
  • Semi Final — 39.33s
  • Final — 39.16s (→ 7th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Jacques Rousseau
  • Qualification — 7.82m
  • Final — 8.00m (→ 4th place)
• Philippe Deroche
  • Qualification — 7.38m (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Paul Poaniewa
  • Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
• Jacques Aletti
  • Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• François Tracanelli
  • Qualifying Round — 5.10m
  • Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

• Gérard Lelièvre — 1:29:53 (→ 9th place)

Women's 200 metres

• Chantal Réga
  • Round 1 — 23.54
  • Round 2 — 23.22
  • Semifinals — 23.00
  • Final — 23.09 (→ 8th place)

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• José Leroy
  1. First Round — Lost to Said Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY), KO-1

Fourteen cyclists represented France in 1976.

Individual road race

• Jean-René Bernaudeau — 4:47:23.0 (→ 7th place)
• Christian Jourdan — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Francis Duteil — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• René Bittinger — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Claude Buchon
• Loic Gautier
• Jean-Paul Maho
• Jean-Michel Richeux

Sprint

• Daniel Morelon — Silver Medal

1000m time trial

• Eric Vermeulen — 1:07.846 (→ 5th place)

Individual pursuit

• Jean-Jacques Rebière — 12th place

Team pursuit

• Paul Bonno
• Jean-Marcel Brouzes
• Jean-Jacques Rebière
• Pierre Trentin

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented France in 1976.

Men's foil

• Bernard Talvard
• Frédéric Pietruszka
• Christian Noël

Men's team foil

• Daniel Revenu, Christian Noël, Didier Flament, Bernard Talvard, Frédéric Pietruszka

Men's épée

• Philippe Boisse
• Philippe Riboud
• Jacques La Degaillerie

Men's team épée

• Philippe Boisse, François Jeanne, Philippe Riboud, Jacques La Degaillerie

Men's sabre

• Patrick Quivrin
• Régis Bonissent
• Philippe Bena

Men's team sabre

• Philippe Bena, Régis Bonissent, Bernard Dumont, Didier Flament, Patrick Quivrin

Women's foil

• Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
• Claudie Herbster-Josland
• Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin

Women's team foil

• Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Brigitte Gapais-Dumont, Christine Muzio, Véronique Trinquet, Claudie Herbster-Josland

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1976.

Individual

• Alain Cortes
• Claude Guiguet
• Michel Gueguen

Team

• Alain Cortes
• Claude Guiguet
• Michel Gueguen