| Noc: | FRA |
| Nocname: | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1956 |
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| Location: | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
| Competitors: | 32 (25 men, 7 women) |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
France competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from January 26 to February 5
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| André Simond | Downhill | DSQ | - | ||||
| Adrien Duvillard | DSQ | - | |||||
| René Collet | DSQ | - | |||||
| Charles Bozon | 3:01.9 | 8 | |||||
| Gérard Pasquier | Giant Slalom | 3:25.6 | 30 | ||||
| François Bonlieu | 3:11.8 | 9 | |||||
| Charles Bozon | 3:08.4 | 5 | |||||
| Adrien Duvillard | 3:07.9 | 4 | |||||
| Charles Bozon | Slalom | 1:32.3 | 10 | 1:53.9 | 7 | 3:26.2 | 7 |
| Bernard Perret | 1:31.7 | 8 | 1:54.6 | 9 | 3:26.3 | 8 | |
| Gérard Pasquier | 1:31.0 | 7 | 1:53.6 | 4 | 3:24.6 | 6 | |
| Adrien Duvillard | 1:27.5 | 2 | 2:51.4 (+0:10) | 54 | 4:18.9 | 38 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edith Bonlieu | Downhill | DNF | - | ||||
| Madeleine Front | 1:53.6 | 24 | |||||
| Marysette Agnel | 1:52.4 | 21 | |||||
| Josette Nevière | 1:49.2 | 8 | |||||
| Paule Moris | Giant Slalom | 2:02.5 | 18 | ||||
| Madeleine Front | 2:02.3 | 14 | |||||
| Josette Nevière | 2:00.8 | 10 | |||||
| Marysette Agnel | 1:59.4 | 8 | |||||
| Muriel Lip | Slalom | DSQ | - | - | - | DSQ | - |
| Paule Moris | 1:13.9 | 28 | 1:01.7 | 16 | 2:15.6 | 18 | |
| Josette Nevière | 1:00.3 | 13 | 58.0 | 3 | 1:58.3 | 8 | |
| Marysette Agnel | 58.2 | 6 | 1:00.6 | 13 | 1:58.8 | 9 | |
See main article: Bobsleigh at the 1956 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 | André Robin Lucien Grosso | Two-man | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | |
| FRA-2 | André Donnert Serge Giacchini | Two-man | 1:27.41 | 19 | 1:26.83 | 17 | 1:27.41 | 18 | DNF | - | DNF | - | |
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Victor Arbez | 57:38 | 52 |
| Paul Romand | 57:11 | 50 | |
| Benoît Carrara | 53:41 | 22 | |
| Jean Mermet | 53:40 | 20 | |
| 30 km | Charles Binaux | DSQ | - |
| Paul Romand | 1'59:02 | 35 | |
| René Mandrillon | 1'52:18 | 22 | |
See main article: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Calmat | 8 | 9 | 148.35 | 77 | 9 | |
| Alain Giletti | 4 | 4 | 159.63 | 37 | 4 |
See main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Régis Robert Rey | Normal hill | 65.0 | 82.0 | 49 | 65.0 | 82.0 | 46 | 164.0 | 48 |
| André Monnier | 67.5 | 82.5 | 48 | 66.0 | 85.0 | 43 | 167.5 | 46 | |
| Richard Rabasa | 66.0 | 84.5 | 45 | 66.0 | 83.0 | 44 | 167.5 | 46 | |
See main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 500 m | Raymond Gilloz | 43.2 | 25 | |
| 1500 m | Raymond Gilloz | 2:17.7 | 34 | |
| 5000 m | Raymond Gilloz | 8:32.5 | 35 | |