France at the 1920 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 304 competitors, 296 men and 8 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.^[1]

France at the 1920 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Antwerp
Competitors	304 (296 men and 8 women) in 23 sports
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 9 Silver 19 Bronze 13 Total 41
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Medalists

Gold

• Julien Louis Brule — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 50m
• Joseph Guillemot — Athletics, Men's 5000m
• Paul Fritsch — Boxing, Featherweight
• Fernand Canteloube, Georges Detreille, Achille Souchard and Marcel Gobillot — Cycling, Men's Time Trial
• Armand Massard — Fencing, Men's Individual Epee
• Suzanne Lenglen and Max Decugis — Tennis, Mixed doubles
• Suzanne Lenglen — Tennis, Women's singles
• Henri Gance — Weightlifting, Middleweight
• Ernest Cadine — Weightlifting, Light heavyweight

Silver

• Julien Louis Brulé, Léonce Gaston Quentin, Pascal Fauvel, Eugène Grisot, Eugène Richez, Artur Mabellon, Léon Epin and Paul Leroy — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 33m
• Julien Louis Brulé, Léonce Gaston Quentin, Pascal Fauvel, Eugène Grisot, Eugène Richez, Artur Mabellon, Léon Epin and Paul Leroy — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 50m
• Léonce Gaston Quentin — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 28m
• Julien Louis Brule — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 33m
• Joseph Guillemot — Athletics, Men's 10000m
• René Tirard, René Lorain, René Mourlon and Émile Ali-Khan — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m relay
• Jean Gachet — Boxing, Featherweight
• Field — Equestrian, Individual vaulting
• Field, Salins, Cauchy — Equestrian, Team vaulting
• Alexandre Lippmann — Fencing, Men's Individual Epee
• Philippe Cattiau — Fencing, Men's Individual Foil
• André Labattut, Georges Trombert, Marcel Perrot, Lucien Gaudin, Philippe Cattiau, Roger François Ducret, Gaston Amson and Lionel Bony De Castellane — Fencing, Men's Team Foil
• Jean Margraff, Marc Marie Jean Perrodon, Henri Marie Raoul De Saint Germain and Georges Trombert — Fencing, Men's Team Sabre
• Marco Torrès — Gymnastics, Men's Individual all-around
• Gabriel Poix, Maurice Monney-Bouton and Ernest Barberolle — Rowing, Men's pair with coxswain (2+)
• Men's Team — Rugby
• Albert Weil, Félix Picon and Robert Monier — Sailing, 6.5 metre class (1919 rating)
• Léon Johnson, Émile Rumeau, Achille Paroche, André Parmentier and Georges Roes — Shooting, Men's Team 300m military rifle, prone
• Léon Johnson — Shooting, Men's 300m military rifle, prone

Bronze

• Julien Louis Brulé, Léonce Gaston Quentin, Pascal Fauvel, Eugène Grisot, Eugène Richez, Artur Mabellon, Léon Epin and Paul Leroy — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 28m
• Géo André, Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart and André Devaux — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m relay
• Albert Eluère — Boxing, Heavyweight
• Fernand Canteloube — Cycling, Men's Individual Time Trial
• Gustave Buchard — Fencing, Men's Individual Epee
• Armand Massard, Alexandre Lippmann, Gustave Buchard, Georges Casanova, Georges Trombert, Gaston Amson and Louis Moureau — Fencing, Men's Team Epee
• Roger François Ducret — Fencing, Men's Individual Foil
• Jean Gounot — Gymnastics, Men's Individual all-around
• Men's Team — Gymnastics
• Gaston Giran and Alfred Plé — Rowing, Men's double scull (2x)
• Pierre Albarran and Max Decugis — Tennis, Men's doubles
• Elisabeth D'Ayen and Suzanne Lenglen — Tennis, Women's doubles
• Louis Bernot — Weightlifting, Heavyweight

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics

France sent eight archers in its third Olympic archery appearance, all of whom won at least three medals. The team ended up with one gold medal, four silvers, and a bronze. Because of the lack of competition, the team's worst possible result would have been five silvers and a bronze; thus, Brulé's victory over Belgium's van Innis in the individual moving bird at 50 metres to take the gold medal was the only actual success the team had.

Archer	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Julien Brulé	Moving bird, 50 m	134
	Moving bird, 33 m	94
Léonce Quentin	Moving bird, 28 m	104
Julien Brulé Léon Epin Pascal Fauvel Eugène Grisot Paul Leroy Artur Mabellon Léonce Quentin Eugène Richez	Team moving bird, 50 m	2493
	Team moving bird, 33 m	2586
	Team moving bird, 28 m	2328

Aquatics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics

A single diver represented France in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Weil came in last in his springboard semifinal group and did not advance to the final.

Men

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Rémy Weil	3 m springboard	31	477.30	7	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Thirteen swimmers, ten men and three women, represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. None of the swimmers were able to advance to an event final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Émile Arbogast	200 m breast	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	400 m breast	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Pierre Lavraie	1500 m free	Did not finish		Did not advance
Lucien Lebaillif	200 m breast	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	400 m breast	7:12.2	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Daniel Lehu	100 m back	N/A		Unknown	6	Did not advance
Henri Matter	100 m back	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Henri Padou	100 m free	1:08.4	3	Did not advance
Georges Pouilley	100 m free	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Paul Vasseur	400 m free	6:30.4	3	Did not advance
Rémy Weil	100 m free	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Albert Mayaud Henri Padou Georges Pouilley Paul Vasseur	4 × 200 m free relay	N/A		11:53.0	4	Did not advance

Women

Swimmer	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yvonne Degraine	100 m free	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Ernestine Lebrun	100 m free	Unknown	4	Did not advance
	300 m free	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Suzanne Wurtz	100 m free	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	300 m free	5:33.0	4	Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics

France competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the third time in 1920. A modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time. France was defeated by Brazil in the opening round, not qualifying for either the silver or bronze tournaments.

Round of 16

	Brazil	5–1	France	Antwerp

Final rank

11th

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

59 athletes represented France in 1920. It was France's sixth appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport at every Olympics. Guillemot took the nation's first Olympic gold medal in athletics by winning the 5,000 metres. He also added a silver in the 10,000 while the team took two more medals in the relay events.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Émile Ali-Khan	100 m	11.0	1 Q	10.9	2 Q	10.8	2 Q	11.2	5
Géo André	400 m	52.3	2 Q	51.6	3 Q	51.6	5	Did not advance
	400 m hurdles	—		55.9	2 Q		2 Q	54.8	4
Kléber Argouach	800 m	—		2:02.5	4 Q	1:59.6	6	Did not advance
André Audinet	1500 m	—				4:03.7	3 Q	4:12.2	6
Fernand Bauduin	800 m	—		1:59.1	3 Q	2:01	5	Did not advance
Eugène Bayon	400 m	52.4	3	Did not advance
Henri Bernard	110 m hurdles	—			3	Did not advance
Edmond Bimont	Cross country	—							32
Edmond Brossard	3000 m steeplechase	—					4	Did not advance
	Cross country	—							31
Armand Burtin	1500 m	—				4:07.7	4	Did not advance
Robert Caste	200 m	23.0	1 Q	22.2	3	Did not advance
André Chilo	Triple jump	12.54	17	—				Did not advance
Maurice de Conninck	1500 m	—				4:11.0	4	Did not advance
Eugène Coulon	Long jump	6.50	11	—				Did not advance
Charles Courtin	Long jump	6.23	17	—				Did not advance
Maurice Delvart	400 m	51.0	3	Did not advance
Henri Dozolme	Shot put	11.965	15	—				Did not advance
Lucien Duquesne	5000 m	—				16:08.2	5	Did not advance
	10000 m	—				35:06.6	7	Did not advance
Émile Ecuyer	Discus throw	36.10	14	—				Did not advance
Paul Esparbès	800 m	—		1:58.0	4 Q	1:57.3	3 Q	1:58.6	8
Gaston Féry	400 m	51.2	1 Q	50.6	1 Q	51.0	6	Did not advance
André Francquenelle	Pole vault	3.60	1 Q	—				3.40	10
Étienne Gajan	Pole vault	3.50	14	—				Did not advance
Robert Geyer	3000 m steeplechase	—				11:11.9	4	Did not advance
Robert Goullieux	800 m	—		1:58.8	1 Q	1:59.6	5	Did not advance
Pierre Grany	Javelin throw	47.90	14	—				Did not advance
Charles Guézille	Long jump	5.485	27	—				Did not advance
Joseph Guillemot	5000 m	—				15:33.0	1 Q	14:55.6
	10000 m	—				32:41.6	1 Q	31:47.2
	Cross country	—						Did not finish
Georges Guillon	3000 m steeplechase	—				10:44.3	6	Did not advance
Pierre Guilloux	High jump	1.75	13	—				Did not advance
Gaston Heuet	10000 m	—				32:11.1	3 Q	Did not finish
	Cross country	—						28:10.0	8
Louis Ichard	Marathon	—						Did not finish
Antoine Jarrety	400 m hurdles	—		Did not finish		Did not advance
René Labat	High jump	1.80	1 Q	—				1.75	9
Paul Lagarde	Pole vault	3.60	1 Q	—				3.40	11
Frédéric Langrenay	3000 m steeplechase	—				10:39.8	5	Did not advance
Gustave Lauvaux	Cross country	—							17
René Leray	1500 m	—				4:16.5	5 q	4:25.0	10
Pierre Lewden	High jump	1.80	1 Q	—				1.80	7
René Lorain	100 m	11.1	3	Did not advance
	200 m	25.0	1 Q	23.0	3	Did not advance
Albert Lucas	400 m hurdles	—			4	Did not advance
Jean-Baptiste Manhès	5000 m	—				16:07.8	7	Did not advance
	10000 m	—				34:12.0	4 Q	32:26.0	6
Albert Moché	Marathon	—						2:50:00.2	18
René Mourlon	100 m	11.2	1 Q	11.0	3	Did not advance
Léonce Oleffe	1500 m	—				4:11.5	5	Did not advance
Marcel Orfidan	Long jump	6.39	14	—				Did not advance
Raoul Paoli	Shot put	12.485	12	—				Did not advance
Arthur Picard	Javelin throw	47.09	15	—				Did not advance
Daniel Pierre	Discus throw	35.53	15	—				Did not advance
Etienne Proux	Triple jump	12.925	16	—				Did not advance
Gustave Remouet	Triple jump	12.475	19	—				Did not advance
Joseph Servella	Cross country	—							21
Jean-René Seurin	200 m	23.6	3	Did not advance
Martial Simon	10 km walk	—				Disqualified		Did not advance
Henri Teyssedou	Marathon	—						3:00:04.0	25
René Tirard	100 m	11.7	2 Q	11.2	4	Did not advance
	200 m	23.2	1 Q	23.2	3	Did not advance
André Tison	Discus throw	37.35	11	—				Did not advance
Amédée Trichard	Marathon	—						Did not finish
Edmond Brossard Armand Burtin Gaston Heuet	3000 m team	—				7	1 Q	30	4
Gaston Heuet Gustave Lauvaux Joseph Servella	Team cross country	—						40	5
Émile Ali-Khan René Lorain René Mourlon René Tirard	4 × 100 m relay	—				43.0	1 Q	42.5
Géo André Maurice Delvart André Devaux Gaston Féry	4 × 400 m relay	—				3:46.6	3 Q	3:23.5

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

15 boxers represented France at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. The team won three medals, including one of each type, after four of the 15 men advanced to the semifinals. The two French featherweight boxers faced off in the finals, taking gold and silver. The bronze came in the heavyweight class. France, which had not won a single bout in 1908, took fourth place on the boxing medals leader board.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Charles Albert	Flyweight	N/A	Dell'Oro (ITA) W	Charpentier (BEL) W	Genaro (USA) L	Cuthbertson (GBR) L	4
Georges Cochon	Bantamweight	N/A	Vogel (USA) L	Did not advance			9
René Darbou	Light heavyweight	N/A	Sørsdal (NOR) L	Did not advance			9
Jean Dortet	Middleweight	Simonon (BEL) W	Strømme (NOR) L	Did not advance			9
Xavier Eluère	Heavyweight	N/A	Barbaresi (ITA) W	Hoel (NOR) W	Rawson (GBR) L	Spengler (USA) W
Paul Fritsch	Featherweight	Bye	Etzell (USA) W	Erdal (NOR) W	Garzena (ITA) W	Gachet (FRA) L
Jean Gachet	Featherweight	Bye	Olsen (NOR) W	Bouvy (BEL) W	Zivic (USA) W	Fritsch (FRA) W
Léon Gillet	Welterweight	Bye	Whitbread (GBR) W	Colberg (USA) L	Did not advance		5
Jacques Grégoire	Lightweight	N/A	Beland (RSA) L	Did not advance			9
Louis Piochelle	Light heavyweight	N/A	Bye	Franks (GBR) L	Did not advance		5
Jean-Baptiste Rampignon	Flyweight	N/A	Turner (CAN) W	Genaro (USA) L	Did not advance		5
Marcel Rey-Golliet	Middleweight	Bye	Kruse (DEN) W	Prud'Homme (CAN) L	Did not advance		5
Henri Ricard	Bantamweight	N/A	Nygaard (NOR) W	Graham (CAN) L	Did not advance		5
Henri Richards	Welterweight	Bye	Steen (NOR) L	Did not advance			9
Joseph Solvinto	Lightweight	N/A	Mosberg (USA) L	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Belgium 3 0 1.000  Canada 1 2 .333  Denmark 1 0 1.000  Great Britain 1 3 .250  Italy 3 0 1.000  Norway 4 3 .571  South Africa 0 1 .000  United States 3 5 .375 Total international 16 14 .533  France 1 1 .500 Total 17 15 .531

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 0 1.000 Round of 16 8 6 .571 Quarterfinals 4 5 .444 Semifinals 2 2 .500 Final 1 1 .500 Bronze match 1 1 .500 Total 17 15 .531

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Thirteen cyclists represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. After a disappointing result in 1912, the French road cyclists had a better Games in 1920. The four-man team took the gold medal in the team time trial, on the strength of three top-10 individual performances including Canteloube's individual bronze. The track cyclists were unable to take a medal, with highlights including Lanusse reaching the semifinals of the sprint and Alancourt taking eighth in the 50 kilometres.

Road cycling

The French team won gold in the men's team time trial

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Fernand Canteloube	Time trial	4:42:54.4
Georges Detreille	Time trial	4:46:13.4	6
Marcel Gobillot	Time trial	4:55:39.6	14
Achille Souchard	Time trial	4:51:56.0	10
Fernand Canteloube Georges Detreille Marcel Gobillot Achille Souchard	Team time trial	19:16:43.4

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Repechage semis		Repechage final		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gaston Alancourt	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8
Henri Bellivier	Sprint	13.2	1 Q	Unknown	2 R	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Courder	50 km	N/A										Did not finish
Enguerrand	50 km	N/A										Did not finish
Charles Lanusse	Sprint	13.0	1 Q	Unknown	2 R	13.0	1 Q	13.0	1 Q	15.2	2	Did not advance
Georges Paillard	Sprint	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	3 R	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Georges Perrin	Sprint	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	2 R	12.8	1 Q	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Henri Bellivier Georges Perrin	Tandem	N/A		Unknown	3	N/A				Did not advance
Courder Enguerrand Lucien Faucheux Henri Habent	Team pursuit	N/A		Unknown	2	N/A				Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Twenty-four equestrians represented France in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, having been one of three countries (along with Belgium and the United States) to have appeared at each Olympic equestrian competition. For the first time, France earned no gold medals in equestrian. The best results for the country were in vaulting with a pair of silvers, one by Field in the individual and one by the team in combined score.

Equestrian	Horse	Event	Final
			Result	Rank
Jacques Alquir-Bouffard	Dahlia	Jumping	13.25	20
Michel Artola	Plumard	Dressage	23.4375	6
Alfred Badu		Vaulting	23.000	11
Marcel Blanchard	Lenotre	Dressage	20.0000	13
Antoine Boudet	Ambleville	Dressage	21.8125	9
Hédoin de Maille	Chéri Biribi	Dressage	23.9375	5
Cabanac		Vaulting	24.333	10
Camille de Sartiges	Jehova	Eventing	1352.50	15
Cauchy		Vaulting	25.250	9
Jules de Vregille	Grand Manitou	Eventing	Did not finish
Jean Esnault-Pelterie	Saint James	Dressage	21.8125	9
Field		Vaulting	29.500
Formal		Vaulting	22.833	12
Formal		Vaulting	20.500	13
Edmond L'Hotte	Kabyle	Jumping	8.00	10
Henri Mehu	Callipyge	Dressage	20.1250	12
Edouard Saint-Poulof	Josette	Eventing	1387.50	13
Salins		Vaulting	26.333	7
Franck Tisnés	Ugolin	Jumping	17.00	22
André Vidart	Maxime	Eventing	Did not finish
Cauchy Field Salins		Team vaulting	81.083
Théophile Carbon Auguste de Laissardière Henri Horment Pierre Le Moyne	Incas Othello Dignité Flirt	Team jumping	34.75	4
Camille de Sartiges Jules de Vregille Edouard Saint-Poulof André Vidart	Jehova Grand Manitou Josette Maxime	Team eventing	Did not finish

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Eighteen fencers represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, and first since 1908. France, as usual, had a strong performance in the sport. The French épéeists swept the individual medals for the second time (having accomplished the feat in 1908 as well), and the foilists took a silver and a bronze. France took a medal in each of the three team events, but won no more gold medals. The team's eight total medals were the most of any nation in 1920, and the gold medal in the épée made France one of only two nations to win any golds (Italy took the other five).

Ranks given are within the group.

Fencer	Event	First round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lionel Bony de Castellane	Foil	N/A		4–2	3 Q	2–3	4	Did not advance
Gustave Buchard	Épée	6–1	1 Q	6–5	3 Q	6–5	2 Q	6–5
Georges Casanova	Épée	6–2	2 Q	6–4	3 Q	9–2	1 Q	5–6	5
Philippe Cattiau	Foil	N/A		6–0	1 Q	4–1	1 Q	9–2
Henri de Saint-Germain	Sabre	N/A		2–4	6	Did not advance
Frédéric Dubourdieu	Épée	7–2	1 Q	6–4	2 Q	4–7	7	Did not advance
Roger Ducret	Épée	5–4	3 Q	5–6	7	Did not advance
	Foil	N/A		5–0	1 Q	3–2	3 Q	9–2
André Labatut	Foil	N/A		6–0	1 Q	5–0	1 Q	7–4	4
Alexandre Lippmann	Épée	4–4	5 Q	7–3	2 Q	4–7	5 Q	7–4
Jean Margraff	Sabre	N/A		Did not finish		Did not advance
Armand Massard	Épée	6–2	1 Q	6–4	2 Q	6–5	3 Q	9–2
Louis Moureau	Épée	6–2	1 Q	6–4	4 Q	6–5	2 Q	5–6	6
Marc Perrodon	Sabre	N/A		3–4	5	Did not advance
Marcel Perrot	Foil	N/A		6–2	2 Q	3–2	3 Q	3–8	11
Jean Servent	Sabre	N/A		4–4	5	Did not advance
Georges Trombert	Épée	5–2	1 Q	8–2	1 Q	6–5	7	Did not advance
	Foil	N/A		7–1	2 Q	4–1	1 Q	3–8	10
	Sabre	N/A		Did not finish		Did not advance
Jean Margraff Marc Perrodon Henri de Saint-Germain Georges Trombert	Team sabre	N/A						6–1
Gaston Amson Gustave Buchard Georges Casanova Alexandre Lippmann Armand Massard Émile Moureau Georges Trombert	Team épée	N/A				4–0	1 Q	2–2
Gaston Amson Lionel Bony Philippe Cattiau Roger Ducret Lucien Gaudin André Labattut Marcel Perrot Georges Trombert	Team foil	N/A				1–0	1 Q	3–1

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics

France competed in field hockey for the second time. The team took fourth place in the four-team round robin, losing to each of the other three teams.

Team	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
France national field hockey team	Field hockey	0–3	4

Football

Main article: Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

France competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time. After receiving a bye into the quarterfinal, which was awarded as a 2–0 victory due to Switzerland withdrawing the morning before the first round due to internal dissent, France defeated Italy to move into the semifinals. The team was defeated there by Czechoslovakia. Under the Bergvall System in use for the tournament, France would still have gad the opportunity to play for the silver medal; however, the team left host nation Belgium after their semifinal loss and did not play in the tournament for second place.

Quarterfinals

August 29, 1920

France	3–1	Italy
Boyer 10' Nicolas 14' Bard 54'	Report	Brezzi 33' (pen.)

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL)

Semifinals

August 31, 1920

Czechoslovakia	4–1	France
Mazal 18' 75' 87' Steiner 70'	Report	Boyer 79'

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Final rank

6th

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Twenty-nine gymnasts represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, matched only by Great Britain. France took three medals, a silver and two bronzes.

Artistic gymnastics

Gymnast	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Jean Gounot	All-around	87.45
Laurent Grech	All-around	85.65	6
Louis-Charles Marty	All-around	81.15	13
Georges Thurnherr	All-around	86.00	5
Marco Torrès	All-around	87.62
François Walker	All-around	80.55	15
Georges Berger Émile Bouchès René Boulanger Alfred Buyenne Eugène Cordonnier Léon Delsarte Lucien Démanet Paul Durin Georges Duvant Fernand Fauconnier Arthur Hermann Albert Hersoy André Higelin Auguste Hoël Louis Quempe Georges Lagouge Paulin Lemaire Ernest Lespinasse Émile Boitelle Jules Pirard Eugène Pollet Georges Thurnherr Marco Torrès François Walker Julien Wartelle Paul Wartelle	Team	340.100

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics

France competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team received a bye into the semifinals, but was defeated by Sweden there. Under the Bergvall System in place at the time, Sweden's losses in the gold medal final and the silver medal semifinals meant that France played no further; a far different fate from the other semifinal loser—the United States, who won the silver medal.

Roster

Coach: Ernie Garon

Pos	Player	GP	G	Birthdate	Age
D	Jean Chaland	1	0	September 8, 1881	38
R	Pierre Charpentier	1	0	March 30, 1888	32
D	Henri Couttet	1	0	June 8, 1901	18
F	Georges Dary	1	0	December 6, 1889	30
F	Alfred Antoine de Rauch	1	0	June 13, 1887	32
G	Jacques Gaittet	1	0	1893	~27
F	Léon Quaglia	1	0	January 4, 1896	24
–	André Brasseur	0	–	January 8, 1887	33
–	F. Cattia	0	–
–	Jean Puiforcat	0	–	August 5, 1897	22

Gold medal semifinals

25 April 1920 17:00

Sweden

4 – 0 (2–0, 2–0)

France

Palais de Glace d'Anvers

Game reference
	Seth Howander	Goalies	Jacques Gaittet	Referee: Ernie Garon
	Burman 1 – 0 Svensson 2 – 0 Molander 3 – 0 Lindqvist 4 – 0
	0 min	Penalties	0 min
		Shots	1

Final rank

5th (Tied)

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Four pentathletes represented France in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in both instances of the Olympic pentathlon.

A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.

Pentathlete	Final
	Riding	Fencing	Shooting	Swimming	Running	Total	Rank
Georges Brulé	11	16	4	15	11	57	10
Guillaume Candelon	18	21	1	2	22	71	18
André Foucher	19	22	6	4	10	67	16
Jean Mondielli	20	18	19	12	21	72	19

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Fourteen rowers represented France in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. All three boats placed in the top four, including a silver and a bronze medal.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Cox	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gaston Giran Alfred Plé	N/A	Double sculls	N/A		7:26.0	1 Q	7:21.0
Gabriel Poix Maurice Monney-Bouton	Ernest Barberolle	Coxed pair	N/A		9:15.0	1 Q	7:57.0
Henri Barbenés Albert Diebold Frédéric Fleig Robert Fleig Frédéric Grossmann Charles Hahn Émile Ruhlmann Charles Schlewer	Émile Barberolle	Eight	6:37.0	1 Q	6:42.6	1 Q	Did not advance

Rugby union

Main article: Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics

France competed in the Olympic rugby tournament for the second time. The winners of the gold medal in 1900, France was one of only two teams to compete in 1920. The French team were shut out by the United States, losing 8–0 to take the silver medal.

Final

United States	8–0	France

Attendance: 20,000

Final rank

Silver

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Three sailors represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, making France the only nation to have competed in rowing each time the sport was held at the Olympics. France's single boat finished second of two, taking a silver medal.

Sailors	Class	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Total
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Score	Rank
Robert Monier Félix Picon Albert Weil	6½ metre (1919)	Unknown

Skating

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Two figure skaters represented France in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. The Sabourets finished in seventh place of eight in the pairs.

Skater	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Charles Sabouret Simone Sabouret	Pairs	45.5	7

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Seventeen shooters represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; France was one of three nations (along with Denmark and Great Britain) to have competed at each Olympic shooting contest to that point. France took a single medal: Johnson's silver in the 300 metre military rifle prone position.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Paul Colas	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	893	Unknown
Léon Johnson	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m military rifle, prone	59
	300 m military rifle, standing	Unknown
André Parmentier	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	905	Unknown
Achille Paroche	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	929	Unknown
	300 m military rifle, prone	59	5
	300 m military rifle, standing	Unknown
Albert Regnier	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	850	Unknown
Georges Roes	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	909	Unknown
Émile Rumeau	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Émile Boitout Léon Johnson Jules Maujean Joseph Pecchia André Regaud	30 m team military pistol	1239	5
	50 m team free pistol	2225	6
Paul Colas André Parmentier Achille Paroche Albert Regnier Georges Roes	Team free rifle	4487	7
Léon Johnson André Parmentier Achille Paroche Georges Roes Émile Rumeau	50 m team small-bore rifle	1847	5
	300 m team military rifle, prone	283
	300 m team military rifle, standing	249	5
	600 m team military rifle, prone	280	5
	300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone	563	4
Augustin Berjat Henri de Castex Jan de Lareinty-Tholoza André Fleury Marcel Lafitte René Texier	Team clay pigeons	210	7

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Ten tennis players, seven men and two women, competed for France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, tied with Great Britain for the most of any country. Lenglen won the women's singles gold, not losing a single game until her fourth match and not losing any of her ten sets. Lenglen also paired with Décugis to take the gold in the mixed pairs, and added a bronze medal in the women's pairs with D'Ayen. Décugis and Albarran won the bronze in the men's pairs, beating Blanchy and Brugnon in the bronze medal match.

Player	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
François Blanchy	Men's singles	Dodd (RSA) L 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 9–7	Did not advance					32
Jacques Brugnon	Men's singles	Bye	Chiesa (SUI) W 6–4, 6–5, 6–4	Raymond (RSA) L 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1	Did not advance			9
Maxime Décugis	Men's singles	Norton (RSA) W 6–4, 12–10, 2–6, 8–6	Dodd (RSA) L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1	Did not advance				17
Elisabeth D'Ayen	Women's singles	N/A	Bye	Hansen (DEN) W 6–2, 6–3	McKane (GBR) L 6–2, 6–3	Did not advance		5
Suzanne Lenglen	Women's singles	N/A	Storms (BEL) W 6–0, 6–0	McNair (GBR) W 6–0, 6–0	Strömberg (SWE) W 6–0, 6–0	Fick (SWE) W 6–0, 6–1	Holman (GBR) W 6–3, 6–0
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh	Men's singles	Bye	Winslow (RSA) L 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Did not advance				17
Jeanne Vaussard	Women's singles	N/A	McKane (GBR) L 6–4, 6–4	Did not advance				15
Pierre Albarran Maxime Décugis	Men's doubles	N/A	Bye	de Satrústegui & Flaquer (ESP) W 6–2, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4	Blackbeard & Dodd (RSA) W 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–5	Turnbull & Woosnam (GBR) L 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 10–8	Blanchy & Brugnon (FRA) W
François Blanchy Jacques Brugnon	Men's doubles	N/A	Bye	Hykš-Černý & Just (TCH) W 6–1, 6–2, 6–4	Langaard & Nielsen (NOR) W 6–1, 6–1, 6–3	Kashio & Kumagai (JPN) L 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	Albarran & Décugis (FRA) L	4
François Blanchy Jeanne Vaussard	Mixed doubles	N/A	Bye	Chaudoir & Lammens (BEL) L 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Did not advance			9
Elisabeth D'Ayen Pierre Hirsch	Mixed doubles	N/A	Fick & Lindqvist (SWE) W 6–4, 6–2	McKane & Woosnam (GBR) L 6–4, 6–2	Did not advance			9
Elisabeth D'Ayen Suzanne Lenglen	Women's doubles	N/A	N/A	Bye	Fick & Strömberg (SWE) W 6–4, 6–3	McKane & McNair (GBR) L 2–6, 6–3, 8–6	Arendt & Storms (BEL) W
Maxime Décugis Suzanne Lenglen	Mixed doubles	N/A	Bye	Beamish & Beamish (GBR) W 6–2, 6–0	Chaudoir & Lammens (BEL) W 3–6, 6–1, 6–1	Hansen & Tegner (DEN) W 6–0, 6–1	McKane & Woosnam (GBR) W 6–4, 6–2
Daniel Lawton Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh	Men's doubles	N/A	Grisar & van den Bemden (BEL) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Blackbeard & Dodd (RSA) L 6–3, 6–0, 9–7	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Belgium 4 1 .800  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1.000  Denmark 2 0 1.000  Great Britain 4 5 .444  Japan 0 1 .000  Norway 1 0 1.000  South Africa 2 5 .286  Spain 1 0 1.000  Sweden 4 0 1.000  Switzerland 1 0 1.000 Total international 20 12 .625  France 1 1 .500 Total 21 13 .618

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 64 1 1 .500 Round of 32 4 3 .571 Round of 16 5 4 .556 Quarterfinals 5 1 .833 Semifinals 2 3 .400 Final 2 0 1.000 Bronze match 2 1 .667 Total 20 12 .625

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Ten weightlifters, two in each weight class, represented France in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Cadine and Gance won their weight classes, making France the only country that year to take two championships. France tied Belgium for most total medals, with three.

Weightlifter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Fernand Arnout	67.5 kg	220.0	5
Louis Bernot	+82.5 kg	255.0
Ernest Cadine	82.5 kg	295.0
André Delloue	60 kg	150.0	12
Maurice Devène	82.5 kg	250.0	5
Joseph Duchateau	+82.5 kg	247.5	6
Jean Ducher	60 kg	140.0	13
Henri Gance	75 kg	245.0
Camille Ledran	75 kg	220.0	5
Jean Vaquette	67.5 kg	215.0	7

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Seventeen wrestlers competed for France in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The French wrestlers were not very successful, winning only two matches out of the twenty-four they contested.

Freestyle

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals / Bronze match	Rank
Pierre Angelot	Middleweight	Bye	Janssens (BEL) (L)	Did not advance			9
Charles Backsman	Middleweight	Penttala (FIN) (L)	Did not advance				17
Georges Barathon	Featherweight	N/A	Bye	Gerson (USA) (L)	Did not advance		5
Jules Deligny	Lightweight	N/A	Anttila (FRA) (L)	Did not advance			8
Jean Harrasse	Featherweight	N/A	Bye	Bernard (GBR) (L)	Did not advance		5
Henri Joudiou	Lightweight	N/A	Bye	Wright (GBR) (L)	Did not advance		5
Pierre Ledron	Light heavyweight	N/A	Maurer (USA) (L)	Did not advance			9
François Meyer	Light heavyweight	N/A	Larsson (SWE) (L)	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Belgium 0 1 .000  Finland 0 2 .000  Great Britain 0 2 .000  Sweden 0 1 .000  United States 0 2 .000 Total 0 8 .000

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 0 4 .000 Quarterfinals 0 3 .000 Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 8 .000

Greco-Roman

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
				Silver quarters	Silver semis	Silver match
				Bronze quarters	Bronze semis	Bronze match
Théodore Bainconneau	Lightweight	Coerse (NED) (L)	Did not advance	Did not advance			18
				Did not advance
				Did not advance
Jules Bouquet	Featherweight	Bye	Beránek (TCH) (L)	Did not advance			11
				N/A	Did not advance
				Did not advance
Némo Bovis	Featherweight	Bye	Torgensen (DEN) (L)	Did not advance			11
				N/A	Did not advance
				Did not advance
Edmond Dame	Heavyweight	Bye	Kukk (EST) (W)	Lindfors (FIN) (L)	Did not advance		7
				Hansen (DEN) (L)	Did not advance
				Bye	Weyand (USA) (L)	Did not advance
Jean Duvinet	Light heavyweight	Ohlsson (SWE) (L)	Did not advance	Did not advance			17
				N/A	Did not advance
				N/A
André Gasiglia	Heavyweight	Lindfors (FIN) (L)	Did not advance	Did not advance			7
				Bye	Hansen (DEN) (L)	Did not advance
				Willkie (USA) (L)	Did not advance
Emile Gorbière	Middleweight	Corsanego (ITA) (L)	Did not advance	Did not advance			19
				Did not advance
				Did not advance
Camille Prunier	Middleweight	Huml (TCH) (L)	Did not advance	Did not advance			19
				Did not advance
				Did not advance
Maurice Rohon	Lightweight	Rahmy (EGY) (W)	Väre (FIN) (L)	Did not advance			8
				Bye	Frisenfeldt (DEN) (L)	Did not advance
				Did not advance

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Czechoslovakia 0 2 .000  Denmark 0 4 .000  Egypt 1 0 1.000  Estonia 1 0 1.000  Finland 0 3 .000  Italy 0 1 .000  Netherlands 0 1 .000  Sweden 0 1 .000  United States 0 2 .000 Total 2 14 .125

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 5 .167 Round of 16 1 3 .250 Quarterfinals 0 1 .000 Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Silver quarterfinals 0 1 .000 Silver semifinals 0 2 .000 Silver match 0 0 – Bronze quarterfinals 0 1 .000 Bronze semifinals 0 1 .000 Bronze match 0 0 – Total 2 14 .125

Art Competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics