| Noc: | FRA |
| Nocname: | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Games Link: | 1960 Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Squaw Valley, United States |
| Date: | 18–28 February 1960 |
| Competitors: | 26 (18 men, 8 women) |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer: | Benoît Carrara, cross-country skiing |
| Rank: | 10 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
France competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's downhill | ||||
| Men's downhill | ||||
| Men's slalom |
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Adrien Duvillard | Downhill | DSQ | - | ||||
| Charles Bozon | 2:09.6 | 8 | |||||
| Guy Périllat | 2:06.9 | ||||||
| Jean Vuarnet | 2:06.0 | ||||||
| François Bonlieu | Giant Slalom | 1:51.2 | 11 | ||||
| Adrien Duvillard | 1:51.1 | 10 | |||||
| Charles Bozon | 1:51.0 | 9 | |||||
| Guy Périllat | 1:50.7 | 6 | |||||
| Adrien Duvillard | Slalom | 1:21.9 | 31 | DSQ | - | DSQ | - |
| Guy Périllat | 1:11.0 | 8 | 1:00.8 | 6 | 2:11.8 | 6 | |
| Charles Bozon | 1:09.8 | 2 | 1:00.6 | 5 | 2:10.4 | ||
| François Bonlieu | 1:09.8 | 2 | DSQ | - | DSQ | - | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Janine Monterrain | Downhill | 2:03.0 | 38 | ||||
| Marguerite Leduc | 1:45.6 | 18 | |||||
| Arlette Grosso | 1:44.2 | 14 | |||||
| Thérèse Leduc | 1:44.2 | 14 | |||||
| Arlette Grosso | Giant Slalom | 1:43.9 | 18 | ||||
| Janine Monterrain | 1:42.4 | 13 | |||||
| Anne-Marie Leduc | 1:41.5 | 8 | |||||
| Thérèse Leduc | 1:40.8 | 7 | |||||
| Arlette Grosso | Slalom | 1:07.5 | 33 | 59.3 | 8 | 2:06.8 | 22 |
| Marguerite Leduc | 1:02.2 | 23 | 1:02.4 | 20 | 2:04.6 | 19 | |
| Thérèse Leduc | 59.2 | 16 | 58.2 | 4 | 1:57.4 | 4 | |
| Anne-Marie Leduc | 58.6 | 11 | 1:04.9 | 26 | 2:03.5 | 17 | |
See main article: Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Time | Missed targets | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Paul Romand | 1'28:48.4 | 18 | 2'04:48.4 | 28 |
| Gilbert Mercier | 1'29:16.6 | 17 | 2'03:16.6 | 27 | |
| Victor Arbez | 1'25:58.4 | 18 | 2'01:58.4 | 25 | |
| René Mercier | 1'26:13.2 | 15 | 1'56:13.2 | 22 |
1 Two minutes added per missed target.
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | René Mandrillon | 56:01.5 | 29 |
| Victor Arbez | 55:41.1 | 26 | |
| Benoît Carrara | 55:38.5 | 25 | |
| Jean Mermet | 54:44.5 | 21 | |
| 30 km | René Mandrillon | 2'02:05.3 | 25 |
| Jean Mermet | 1'58:57.9 | 19 | |
See main article: Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Calmat | 8 | 6 | 1340.3 | 54 | 6 | |
| Alain Giletti | 3 | 3 | 1399.2 | 31 | 4 |
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Rigoulot | 11 | 13 | 1253.8 | 107 | 13 | |
| Nicole Hassler | 12 | 12 | 1272.6 | 97 | 11 |
See main article: Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Régis Robert Rey | Normal hill | 78.0 | 87.7 | 38 | 72.0 | 91.6 | 38 | 179.3 | 38 |
| Claude Jean-Prost | 84.5 | 99.9 | 21 | 75.5 | 96.9 | 30 | 196.8 | 26 | |
See main article: Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 500 m | Raymond Gilloz | 42.0 | 18 | |
| André Kouprianoff | 41.5 | 15 | ||
| 1500 m | Raymond Gilloz | 2:14.2 | 10 | |
| André Kouprianoff | 2:13.3 | 8 | ||
| 5000 m | Raymond Gilloz | 8:11.5 | 10 | |
| André Kouprianoff | 8:10.4 | 9 | ||
| 10,000 m | André Kouprianoff | 16:39.1 | 11 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 500 m | Françoise Lucas | 48.3 | 13 | |
| 1000 m | Françoise Lucas | 1:38.4 | 14 | |
| 1500 m | Françoise Lucas | 2:36.6 | 17 | |
| 3000 m | Françoise Lucas | 5:42.5 | 15 | |