France at the 1948 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.Medalists
Gold
- Maurice Huet, Michel Pécheux, Marcel Desprets, Edouard Artigas, Henri Guerin, and Henri Lepage — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Jehan Buhan — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Adrian Rommel, Christian d'Oriola, Andre Bonin, Jacques Lataste, Jehan Buhan, and René Bougnol — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Micheline Ostermeyer - Women's Shot Put
- Micheline Ostermeyer - Women's Discus
- Jose Beyaert - Cycling Road Race
- Jacques Dupont - Cycling 1 km Time Trial
- Fernand Decanali, Pierre Adam, Serge Blusson, Charles Coste — Cycling, Team Pursuit
- Bernard Chevalier - Equestrian, Individual 3-Day Event
- André Jousseaume, Jean Saint-Fort Paillard, Maurice Buret — Equestrian, Team Dressage
Silver
- Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
- Jean Kerebel, Francis Scewetta, Robert Chef D'Hotel, Jacques Lunis — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Ignace Heinrich — Men's Decathlon
- Basketball, Men's Competition
- André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Individual Dressage
- Christian d'Oriola — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Bronze
- Marcel Hansenne — Athletics, Men's 800m
- Micheline Ostermeyer — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Jacqueline Mazeas — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Robert Boutigny — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000m
- Georges Dransart, Georges Gandil — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000m
- Georges Dransart, Georges Gandil — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10,000m
- Henri Eberhardt — Canoeing, Men's K-1 1000m
- José Beyaert, Jacques Dupont, Alain Moineau - Cycling Team Road Race
- Gaston Dron, René Faye — Cycling Men's Tandem Sprint
- Jean-François d'Orgeix — Equestrian, Individual Jumping
- Georges Vallerrey — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
- Joseph Bernardo, René Cornu, Henri Padou, Jr., Alexandre Jany — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Charles Kouyos — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
Athletics
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field eventsBasketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented France in 1948.
;Individual road race
;Team road race
- José Beyaert
- Alain Moineau
- Jacques Dupont
- René Rouffeteau
;Sprint
;Time trial
;Tandem
;Team pursuit
- Charles Coste
- Serge Blusson
- Fernand Decanali
- Pierre Adam
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1948.
France had 22 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1948.
; Men's single sculls
; Men's double sculls
; Men's coxless pair
; Men's coxed pair
; Men's coxed four
; Men's eight
Shooting
Twelve shooters represented France in 1948.
;25 metre pistol
;50 metre pistol
;300 metre rifle
;50 metre rifle
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions