France at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

France competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The French team contained fifty-five athletes; forty-one men and fourteen women[1][n 1] . The team finished fifth in the medal table and won a total of thirty-two medals; thirteen gold, ten silver and nine bronze. [2]

France at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeFRA
NPCFrench Paralympic and Sports Committee
Websitefrance-paralympique.fr
in Tel Aviv
Competitors54 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
13
Silver
10
Bronze
9
Total
32
Summer Paralympics appearances

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMireille MarraschinArcheryWomen's Columbia round open
 GoldGirardArcheryWomen's St. Nicholas round paraplegic
 GoldThibautAthleticsWomen's novices 60m wheelchair dash A
 GoldSparsaSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle class 1 complete
 GoldDaniel JeanninSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle class 1 incomplete
 GoldSparsaSwimmingMen's 25m backstroke class 1 complete
 GoldDaniel JeanninSwimmingMen's 25m backstroke class 1 incomplete
 GoldCestierSwimmingMen's 3x25m individual medley open
 GoldJardineSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina)
 GoldDumontWeightliftingMen's featherweight
 GoldMen's teamWheelchair fencingMen's épée team
 GoldMen's teamWheelchair fencingMen's sabre team
 GoldDelattreWheelchair fencingWomen's foil individual
 SilverNadalArcheryMen's St. Nicholas round paraplegic
 SilverCestierSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle special class
 SilverClaude SugnySwimmingMen's 25m backstroke class 2 incomplete
 SilverSparsaSwimmingMen's 25m breaststroke class 1 complete
 SilverJardineSwimmingWomen's 100m freestyle open
 SilverBrifoulliereWeightliftingMen's middleweight
 SilverMen's teamWheelchair fencingMen's foil team
 SilverSerge BecWheelchair fencingMen's sabre individual
 SilverPequinWheelchair fencingWomen's novices foil
 SilverWomen's teamWheelchair fencingWomen's foil team
 BronzeDavid
Trouverie
Ventadour		ArcheryMen's Albion round team open
 BronzeGuesnonArcheryMen's St. Nicholas round paraplegic
 BronzeBelasset
Sylviane Guesnon		Lawn bowlsWomen's pairs
 BronzeBelassetLawn bowlsWomen's singles
 BronzeClaude SugnySwimmingMen's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete
 BronzeCestierSwimmingMen's 50m backstroke special class
 BronzeDaniel JeanninSwimmingMen's 25m breaststroke class 1 incomplete
 BronzeCardonSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete
 BronzeSerge BecWheelchair fencingMen's épée individual

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Twelve French archers, ten men and two women, competed at the Games winning seven medals; two gold, one silver and four bronze.[3] In the men's St. Nicholas round event for paraplegics France won two medals; Nadal won silver and Guesnon bronze, the gold medal was won by Arballo of United States with a new world record score of 730 points.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (ie 1960 - 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes

References
  1. "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. "Athlete Search Results France 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Archery Men's St. Nicholas Round paraplegic". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.


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