France at the 1972 Winter Olympics

France competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

France at the
1972 Winter Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Sapporo
Competitors40 (33 men, 7 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearersPatrick Péra, Figure Skating
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverDanièle DebernardAlpine skiingWomen's slalom
 BronzeFlorence SteurerAlpine skiingWomen's slalom
 BronzePatrick PeraFigure skatingMen's singles

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bernard Charvin Downhill 1:55.33 21
Henri Duvillard 1:55.13 19
Bernard Orcel 1:54.81 16
Roger Rossat-Mignod 1:54.72 15
Henri Duvillard Giant Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Jean-Noël Augert 1:33.61 12 1:38.23 6 3:11.84 5
Alain Penz 1:33.36 9 1:39.06 9 3:12.42 9
Roger Rossat-Mignod 1:33.28 8 DSQ – DSQ –
Men's slalom
Athlete Classification Final
Time Rank Time 1 Rank Time 2 Rank Total Rank
Alain Penz bye 56.72 9 DSQ – DSQ –
Henri Duvillard bye 55.92 3 54.53 6 1:50.45 4
Jean-Noël Augert bye 55.77 2 54.74 10 1:50.51 5
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Florence Steurer Downhill 1:41.36 23
Michèle Jacot 1:40.73 15
Annie Famose 1:39.70 8
Isabelle Mir 1:38.62 4
Isabelle Mir Giant Slalom 1:35.30 21
Michèle Jacot 1:33.61 16
Britt Lafforgue 1:32.80 8
Florence Steurer 1:32.59 6
Michèle Jacot Slalom DSQ – – – DSQ –
Florence Steurer 46.57 4 46.12 3 1:32.69 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Britt Lafforgue 46.23 3 DSQ – DSQ –
Danièle Debernard 46.08 2 45.18 1 1:31.26 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Paul Chassagne DNF – DNF –
Aimé Gruet-Masson 1'18:44.41 15 1'33:44.41 51
René Arpin 1'19:52.64 8 1'27:52.64 37
Daniel Claudon 1'18:14.67 1 1'19:14.67 10
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 2 Time Rank
René Arpin
Noël Turrell
Daniel Claudon
Aimé Gruet-Masson		 4 2'03:08.90 13
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
FRA-1 Patrick Parisot
Alain Roy		 Two-man 1:16.66 8 1:17.17 14 1:14.53 10 1:15.10 12 5:03.46 9
FRA-2 Gérard Christaud-Pipola
Jacques Christaud-Pipola		 Two-man 1:17.08 11 1:17.25 17 1:14.81 12 1:15.05 11 5:04.19 11
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
FRA-1 Patrick Parisot
Yves Bonsang
Alain Roy
Gilles Morda		 Four-man 1:11.79 9 1:12.18 6 1:11.27 11 1:11.51 11 4:46.75 9

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Gérard Granclement 50:07.11 48
Daniel Cerisey 50:05.88 46
Jean-Paul Vandel 49:22.89 39
Roland Jeannerod 48:32.42 31
30 km Roland Jeannerod DNF –
Gilbert Faure 1'48:12.19 49
Daniel Cerisey 1'47:03.01 45
Jean-Paul Vandel 1'42:45.88 25
50 km Jean Jobez DNF –
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Jean-Paul Vandel
Roland Jeannerod
Gilbert Faure
Jean Jobez		 2'14:35.98 11

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Jacques Mrozek 13 14 2401.3 126 14
Didier Gailhaguet 11 13 2440.9 114 13
Patrick Péra 2 8 2653.1 28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pairs
Athletes SP FS Points Places Rank
Florence Cahn
Jean Roland Racle		 13 12 364.5 116 13

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pierre Larchier 55.86 37 56.28 42 54.68 37 54.94 37 3:41.76 36

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Jacques Gaillard Individual 67.5 67.0 155.4 29 53:59.5 169.810 35 325.210 35

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Alain Macle Normal hill 67.5 87.2 62.5 78.7 165.9 53
Yvan Richard 68.0 88.0 63.5 76.3 164.3 54
Gilbert Poirot 69.5 93.4 71.0 95.3 188.7 43
Jacques Gaillard Large hill 72.0 60.8 73.5 61.9 122.7 51
Alain Macle 76.0 65.9 71.0 56.9 122.8 50
Yvan Richard 77.0 68.8 78.5 73.4 142.2 49

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Richard Tourne 43.06 33
1500 m Richard Tourne 2:16.37 33
5000 m Richard Tourne 8:11.52 24
10,000 m Richard Tourne 16:48.70 22

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