France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 227 competitors, 197 men and 30 women, took part in 132 events in 18 sports. Medalists Gold Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) Serge Maury — Sailing, Men's Finn Silver Guy Drut — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles Jacques Ladegaillerie — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Michel Carrega — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting Marc Pajot and Yves Pajot — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Bronze Gilles Bertould, Jacques Carette, Francis Kerbiriou, and Roger Vélasquez — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Jean-Claude Olry and Jean-Louis Olry — Canoeing, Men's C2 Canadian Slalom Pairs Christian Noël — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Gilles Berolatti, Jean-Claude Magnan, Christian Noël, Daniel Revenu, and Bernard Talvard — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Jean-Jacques Mounier — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg) Jean-Paul Coche — Judo, Men's Middleweight (80 kg) Jean-Claude Brondani — Judo, Men's Open Class Archery In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, France entered three men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Jacques Doyen, at 21st place in the men's competition. Men's Individual Competition: Jacques Doyen – 2369 points (→ 21st place) Louis Lemirre – 2266 points (→ 42nd place) Alain Convard – 2251 points (→ 44th place) Women's Individual Competition: Herrad Frey – 2230 points (→ 27th place) Pierrette Dame – 2196 points (→ 31st place) Athletics Men's 100 metres André Byrame First Heat — 10.64s (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres Alain Sans Heat — 1:49.2 Semifinals — 1:49.6 (→ did not advance) Roqui Sanchez Heat — 1:47.9 (→ did not advance) Francis Gonzales Heat — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres Jean-Pierre Dufrasne Heat — 3:40.8 Semifinals — 3:41.6 (→ did not advance) Jacques Boxberger Heat — 3:42.6 Semifinals — 3:42.4 (→ did not advance) Robert Leborgne Heat — DNS (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres Raymond Zembri Heat — 14:34.4 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Gros, Gérard Fenouil, and Bruno Cherrier Heat — 39.01s Semifinals — 39.00s Final — 39.14s (→ 7th place) Men's High Jump Bernard Gauthier Qualifying Round — 2.15m Final — 2.15m (→ 14th place) Henry Elliott Qualifying Round — 2.15m Final — 2.10m (→ 15th place) Men's Pole Vault François Tracanelli Qualifying Round — 5.10m Final — 5.10m (→ 8th place) Boxing Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Rabah Kaloufi First