France competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.
Medalists
France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.
MedalNameSportEventDate Archery Men's Continental style , Maurice Schilles Cycling Men's tandem Fencing Men's épée , Herman Georges Berger,Charles Collignon, Eugène Olivier Fencing Men's team épée Water motorsports Class A Archery Men's Continental style Athletics Men's high jump Cycling Men's 660 yd Cycling Men's 5000 m Fencing Men's épée Archery Men's Continental style , Louis Bonniot de Fleurac, Paul Lizandier Athletics Men's 3 miles team race Cycling Men's 5000 m Cycling Men's 100 km Fencing Men's épée Gymnastics Men's all-around , Louis Potheau, Pierre Rabot Sailing 6 m class , Paul Colas,Léon Lécuyer, André Regaud Shooting Men's team small-bore rifle , Albert Courquin, Raoul de Boigne,Léon Johnson, Maurice Lecoq, André Parmentier Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, team
Results by event
Archery
The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the top 11 places, as well as 13th, 14th, 16th, and 17th. The two non-French archers in the event, a Briton and an American, took 12th and 15th, respectively. The team did not do as well in the York rounds, with none of the 10 French archers who also competed in it placing better than 16th.
Event Place Archer Score Men's double York round 16th Henri Berton 425 17th Eugène Richez 418 19th Eugène Grisot 410 20th Louis Vernet 385 22nd Louis Salingre 347 23rd Albert Dauchez 280 24th Charles Quervel 241 25th Edouard Beaudoin 215 26th Gustave Cabaret 191 27th Alfred Poupart Did not finish Men's Continental style 1st Eugène Grisot 263 2nd Louis Vernet 256 3rd Gustave Cabaret 255 4th Charles Aubras 231 5th Charles Quervel 223 6th Albert Dauchez 222 7th Louis Salingre 215 8th Henri Berton 212 9th Eugène Richez 210 10th Edouard Beaudoin 206 11th Charles Vallée 193 13th Émile Fisseux 185 14th Jean Louis de la Croix 177 16th Alfred Poupart 155 17th Oscar Jay 134
Athletics
France's best athletics result was Géo André's silver medal in the high jump.
Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metres Heats Georges Malfait 11.2 seconds 2nd, heat 3 Did not advance Louis Lesca Unknown 3rd, heat 6 Gaston Lamotte Unknown 3rd, heat 11 Henri Meslot Unknown 3rd, heat 13 Men's 200 metres Semi-finalist Georges Malfait 22.6 seconds 1st, heat 5 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 Did not advance Heats Henri Meslot Unknown 2nd, heat 15 Did not advance Men's 400 metres Semi-finalist Georges Malfait 50.0 seconds 1st, heat 6 Unknown 4th, semifinal 3 Did not advance Men's 1500 metres Semi-finalist Jean Bouin None held Unknown 2nd, semifinal 7 Did not advance Joseph Dreher Unknown 5th, semifinal 4 Louis Bonniot de Fleurac Unknown 6th, semifinal 1 — Gaston Ragueneau Did not finish —, semifinal 5 Men's 400 metre hurdles Heats Henri Meslot Unknown 2nd, heat 12 Did not advance — Georges Dubois Did not finish —, heat 6 Men's 3200 metre steeplechase — Gaston Ragueneau None held Did not finish —, semifinal 1 Did not advance Louis Bonniot de Fleurac Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Men's 3 mile team race 3rd Louis Bonniot de Fleurac None held 14:56.0 4 points, team=15 15:08.4 8 points, team=32 Joseph Dreher 15:37.2 10 points, team=15 15:40.0 11 points, team=32 Paul Lizandier 15:56.6 No score, team=15 16:03.0 13 points, team=32 No place Jean Bouin 14:53.0 1 point, team=15 Did not start No score, team=32 Alexandre Fayollat 15:52.2 No score, team=15 Did not start No score, team=32 Men's 5 miles Semi-finalist Paul Lizandier None held Unknown 4th, semifinal 4 Did not advance — Gaston Ragueneau Did not finish —, semifinal 1
Event Place Athlete Height/Distance Men's high jump 2nd Géo André 1.88 metres Men's long jump 21-32 Henri Gutierrez Unknown Men's pole vault 10th Robert Pascarel 3.20 metres 12th G. Koeger 3.05 metres Men's standing high jump 5th Géo André 1.47 metres Alfred Motté 1.47 metres 19-23 Henri Jardin Unknown Men's standing long jump 8-25 Henri Jardin Unknown Alfred Motté Unknown Men's shot put 9-25 Charles Lagarde Unknown André Tison Unknown Men's discus throw 8th André Tison 38.30 metres 12-42 Charles Lagarde Unknown
Boxing
France competed in 4 of the 5 boxing events, not winning any bouts.
Weight class Place Boxer Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Bantamweight Up to 116 pounds 4th Pierre Mazior Not held Lost to Condon KO, 3rd round Did not advance Featherweight Up to 126 pounds 5th Louis Constant Not held Lost to Ringer 2-0 decision Did not advance Étienne Poillot Lost to Gunn KO, 2nd round Lightweight Up to 140 pounds 7th André Bouvier Lost to Holmes KO, 2nd round Did not advance Middleweight Up to 158 pounds 6th Gaston Aspa Lost to William Childs KO, 2nd round Did not advance René Doudelle Lost to Douglas KO, 1st round Charles Morard Lost to Warnes KO, 2nd round
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Great Britain 0 7 .000 Total 0 7 .000
Cycling
France took one of the gold medals in cycling with a win in the men's tandem. Schilles also finished first in the men's sprint, but the final was voided due to the time limit having been exceeded.
Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final Men's 660 yards 2nd Émile Demangel 59.8 seconds 1st, heat 6 51.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 Unknown Semi-finalist André Auffray 58.4 seconds 1st, heat 16 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3 Did not advance Pierre Texier 1:01.6 1st, heat 9 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 Heats Georges Perrin Unknown 2nd, heat 10 Did not advance André Poulain Unknown 2nd, heat 12 Gaston Dreyfus Unknown 2nd, heat 14 Pierre Seginaud Unknown 3rd, heat 2 Richard Villepontoux Unknown 3rd, heat 4 Gaston Delaplane Unknown 3rd, heat 8 Émile Marechal Unknown 3rd, heat 11 — Maurice Schilles Time limit exceeded —, heat 5 Men's 5000 metres 2nd Maurice Schilles None held 7:55.4 1st, semifinal 7 Unknown 3rd André Auffray 8:56.8 1st, semifinal 3 Unknown 4th Émile Marechal 9:01.4 1st, semifinal 2 Unknown Semi-finalist Pierre Texier Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 Did not advance Pierre Seginaud Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 Gaston Dreyfus Unknown 4th, semifinal 6 Georges Perrin Unknown 4–7, semifinal 7 Gaston Delaplane Unknown 4–9, semifinal 5 Richard Villepontoux Unknown 4–9, semifinal 5 — André Poulain Did not finish —, semifinal 4 Émile Demangel Disqualified —, semifinal 2 Men's 20 kilometres 5-9 François Bonnet None held Unknown 6th, semifinal 2 Unknown Octave Lapize Unknown 4th, semifinal 4 Unknown Semi-finalist C. Avrillon 33:40.8 2nd, semifinal 6 Did not advance André Lapize Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 G. C. Lutz Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 Henri Baumler Unknown 5th, semifinal 4 H. Cunault Unknown 6–7, semifinal 3 Pierre Hostein Unknown 7–8, semifinal 1 — Pierre Texier Did not finish —, semifinal 5 Men's 100 kilometres 3rd Octave Lapize None held Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 Unknown 5th Pierre Texier Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 Unknown 9-17 François Bonnet Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1 Did not finish G. C. Lutz Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 Did not finish Semi-finalist André Lepere Unknown 7–14, semifinal 1 Did not advance — Charles Avrillon Did not finish —, semifinal 2 H. Cunault Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Pierre Hostein Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Jean Madelaine Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Men's sprint Finalist Maurice Schilles 1:38.4 1st, heat 3 1:38.8 1st, semifinal 2 Time limit exceeded Semi-finalist Émile Demangel 1:35.2 1st, heat 9 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3 Did not advance André Auffray 1:23.6 1st, heat 10 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 Pierre Texier 1:31.0 1st, heat 13 Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 Heats André Poulain Unknown 2nd, heat 2 Did not advance Pierre Seginaud Unknown 2nd, heat 4 Richard Villepontoux Unknown 2nd, heat 7 Émile Marechal Unknown 2nd, heat 12 Gaston Delaplane Unknown 2nd, heat 15 Gaston Dreyfus Unknown 4th, heat 8 — Georges Perrin Time limit exceeded —, heat 16 Men's tandem 1st André Auffray Maurice Schilles 3:11.4 1st, heat 5 2:46.2 1st, semifinal 2 3:07.6 Semi-finalist François Bonnet Octave Lapize 3:06.8 1st, heat 6 Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 Did not advance Heats Maurice Texier Pierre Texier Unknown 2nd, heat 2 Did not advance Charles Avrillon Joseph Guyader Unknown 2nd, heat 3 Gaston Dreyfus André Poulain Unknown 2nd, heat 7 Men's team pursuit Heats André Auffray Émile Demangel Émile Marechal Maurice Schilles 2:32.0 2nd, heat 4 Did not advance
Fencing
France swept the épée competitions, taking all three individual medals and the team gold.
Event Place Fencer First round Second round Semi-final Final Men's épée 1st Gaston Alibert 7-1 (1st in E) 4-0 (1st in 3) 7-2 (1st in 1) 7–2 2nd Alexandre Lippmann 4-1 (1st in L) 4-1 (1st in 5) 5-4 (3rd in 2) 5–3 3rd Eugène Olivier 3-2 (3rd in J) 2-1 (1st in 8) 5-4 (3rd in 2) 4–3 Semi-finalist Henri-Georges Berger 7-0 (1st in D) 3-2 (2nd in 3) 4-5 (5th in 1) Did not advance Jean Stern 4-1 (1st in M) 4-2 (2nd in 1) 3-4 (5th in 2) Second round Jacques Rodocanachi 3-3 (3rd in H) 2-2 (3rd in 2) Did not advance Bernard Gravier 4-2 (2nd in A) 2-2 (3rd in 4) Charles Collignon 5-2 (2nd in B) 1-3 (3rd in 6) Robert Quennessen 5-3 (2nd in I) 1-2 (3rd in 8) Jacques Marais 5-0 (1st in C) 1-3 (5th in 4) First round Frédéric Dubourdieu 4-3 (4th in G) Did not advance Men's sabre 7th Georges de la Falaise 3-1 (1st in F) 2-1 (1st in 8) 4-3 (3rd in 1) 1–6 Semi-finalist Bertrand Marie de Lesseps 4-1 (1st in H) 3-0 (1st in 4) 1-6 (8th in 1) Did not advance Second round Georges Lateux 2-2 (2nd in D) 1-3 (5th in 1) Did not advance First round Jean de Mas Latrie 2-3 (4th in A) Did not advance Louis Renaud 3-2 (4th in C) Georges Langevin 0-3 (4th in E) Frédéric Chapuis 3-2 (4th in L) Marc Perrodon 3-2 (4th in M) Ismaël de Lesseps 1-4 (5th in G) Joseph, Marquis de Saint Brisson 0-5 (6th in I) Jean Mikorski 2-5 (8th in J)
Event Place Fencers Play-in match First round Semi-finals Final Repechage Silver medal match Men's team épée 1st Gaston Alibert (1st, sf, f) Henri-Georges Berger (sf) Charles Collignon (sf) Eugène Olivier (sf, f) Bernard Gravier (1st, f)This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database. Alexandre Lippmann (1st, f) Jean Stern (1st) Bye Defeated Denmark 10-6 Advanced to semifinals Defeated Great Britain 12-5 Advanced to final Defeated Belgium 9-7 Won gold medal Not relegated Men's team sabre 4th Georges de la Falaise Bertrand Marie de Lesseps Marc Perrodon Louis Renaud Not held Defeated Belgium 10-6 Advanced to semifinals Lost to Bohemia 9-7 Out 4th place Did not advance Not relegated
Football
France was represented by the two national squads of France national football team & France B national football team. Each faced Denmark in its first match, with France coming off the loser both times.
Event Place Players First round Semifinals Final Bronze match Men's football 4th Georges-Henri Albert, Georges Bayrou, Gaston Cypres, Jean Dubly, René Fenouillière, André François (captain), Charles Renaux, Émile Sartorius, Louis Schubart, Maurice Tillette, Ursule Wibaut, Oscar Desaulty, Julien du Rhéart, Jean Zimmermann, and Gabriel Hanot Bye Lost vs. Denmark 17-1 Did not advance Not relegated 6th Pierre Six, Raoul Gressier, Justin Vialaret, Charles Bilot, Sadi Dastarac, Victor Denis, François Desrousseaux, Robert Eucher, Adrien Filez, Henri Holgard, Albert Jenicot, Georges Prouvost, Paul Mathaux, Étienne Morillon, Jules Verlet (captain) Lost vs. Denmark 9-0 did not advance Not relegated
Gymnastics