France at the
1908 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in London
Competitors363
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
9
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Medalists

France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Eugène GrisotArchery Men's Continental style July 20
 Gold André Auffray, Maurice SchillesCycling Men's tandem July 15
 Gold Gaston AlibertFencing Men's épée July 24
 Gold Gaston Alibert, Herman Georges Berger,
Charles Collignon, Eugène Olivier
Fencing Men's team épée July 24
 Gold Emile ThubronWater motorsports Class A August 29
 Silver Louis VernetArchery Men's Continental style July 20
 Silver Géo AndréAthletics Men's high jump July 21
 Silver Émile DemangelCycling Men's 660 yd July 15
 Silver Maurice SchillesCycling Men's 5000 m July 18
 Silver Alexandre LippmannFencing Men's épée July 24
 Bronze Gustave CabaretArchery Men's Continental style July 20
 Bronze Joseph Dreher, Louis Bonniot de Fleurac, Paul LizandierAthletics Men's 3 miles team race July 15
 Bronze André AuffrayCycling Men's 5000 m July 18
 Bronze Octave LapizeCycling Men's 100 km July 18
 Bronze Eugène OlivierFencing Men's épée July 24
 Bronze Louis SéguraGymnastics Men's all-around July 15
 Bronze Henri Arthus, Louis Potheau, Pierre RabotSailing 6 m class July 29
 Bronze Henri Bonnefoy, Paul Colas,
Léon Lécuyer, André Regaud
Shooting Men's team small-bore rifle July 11
 Bronze Eugène Balme, Albert Courquin, Raoul de Boigne,
Léon Johnson, Maurice Lecoq, André Parmentier
Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, team July 10

Results by event

Archery

The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the top 11 places, as well as 13th, 14th, 16th, and 17th. The two non-French archers in the event, a Briton and an American, took 12th and 15th, respectively. The team did not do as well in the York rounds, with none of the 10 French archers who also competed in it placing better than 16th.

EventPlaceArcherScore
Men's double York round16thHenri Berton425
17thEugène Richez418
19thEugène Grisot410
20thLouis Vernet385
22ndLouis Salingre347
23rdAlbert Dauchez280
24thCharles Quervel241
25thEdouard Beaudoin215
26thGustave Cabaret191
27thAlfred PoupartDid not finish
Men's Continental style1stEugène Grisot263
2ndLouis Vernet256
3rdGustave Cabaret255
4thCharles Aubras231
5thCharles Quervel223
6thAlbert Dauchez222
7thLouis Salingre215
8thHenri Berton212
9thEugène Richez210
10thEdouard Beaudoin206
11thCharles Vallée193
13thÉmile Fisseux185
14thJean Louis de la Croix177
16thAlfred Poupart155
17thOscar Jay134

Athletics

France's best athletics result was Géo André's silver medal in the high jump.

EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metresHeatsGeorges Malfait11.2 seconds
2nd, heat 3
Did not advance
Louis LescaUnknown
3rd, heat 6
Gaston LamotteUnknown
3rd, heat 11
Henri MeslotUnknown
3rd, heat 13
Men's 200 metresSemi-
finalist
Georges Malfait22.6 seconds
1st, heat 5
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Did not advance
HeatsHenri MeslotUnknown
2nd, heat 15
Did not advance
Men's 400 metresSemi-
finalist
Georges Malfait50.0 seconds
1st, heat 6
Unknown
4th, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Men's 1500 metresSemi-
finalist
Jean BouinNone heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 7
Did not advance
Joseph DreherUnknown
5th, semifinal 4
Louis Bonniot de FleuracUnknown
6th, semifinal 1
Gaston RagueneauDid not finish
—, semifinal 5
Men's 400 metre hurdlesHeatsHenri MeslotUnknown
2nd, heat 12
Did not advance
Georges DuboisDid not finish
—, heat 6
Men's 3200 metre steeplechaseGaston RagueneauNone heldDid not finish
—, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Louis Bonniot de FleuracDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's 3 mile team race3rdLouis Bonniot de FleuracNone held14:56.0
4 points, team=15
15:08.4
8 points, team=32
Joseph Dreher15:37.2
10 points, team=15
15:40.0
11 points, team=32
Paul Lizandier15:56.6
No score, team=15
16:03.0
13 points, team=32
No placeJean Bouin14:53.0
1 point, team=15
Did not start
No score, team=32
Alexandre Fayollat15:52.2
No score, team=15
Did not start
No score, team=32
Men's 5 milesSemi-
finalist
Paul LizandierNone heldUnknown
4th, semifinal 4
Did not advance
Gaston RagueneauDid not finish
—, semifinal 1
EventPlaceAthleteHeight/
Distance
Men's high jump2ndGéo André1.88 metres
Men's long jump21-32Henri GutierrezUnknown
Men's pole vault10thRobert Pascarel3.20 metres
12thG. Koeger3.05 metres
Men's standing high jump5thGéo André1.47 metres
Alfred Motté1.47 metres
19-23Henri JardinUnknown
Men's standing long jump8-25Henri JardinUnknown
Alfred MottéUnknown
Men's shot put9-25Charles LagardeUnknown
André TisonUnknown
Men's discus throw8thAndré Tison38.30 metres
12-42Charles LagardeUnknown

Boxing

France competed in 4 of the 5 boxing events, not winning any bouts.

Weight
class
PlaceBoxerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Bantamweight
Up to 116 pounds
4thPierre MaziorNot heldLost to Condon
KO, 3rd round
Did not advance
Featherweight
Up to 126 pounds
5thLouis ConstantNot heldLost to Ringer
2-0 decision
Did not advance
Étienne PoillotLost to Gunn
KO, 2nd round
Lightweight
Up to 140 pounds
7thAndré BouvierLost to Holmes
KO, 2nd round
Did not advance
Middleweight
Up to 158 pounds
6thGaston AspaLost to William Childs
KO, 2nd round
Did not advance
René DoudelleLost to Douglas
KO, 1st round
Charles MorardLost to Warnes
KO, 2nd round
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Great Britain07.000
Total07.000

Cycling

France took one of the gold medals in cycling with a win in the men's tandem. Schilles also finished first in the men's sprint, but the final was voided due to the time limit having been exceeded.

EventPlaceCyclistHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 660 yards2ndÉmile Demangel59.8 seconds
1st, heat 6
51.6 seconds
1st, semifinal 2
Unknown
Semi-
finalist
André Auffray58.4 seconds
1st, heat 16
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Pierre Texier1:01.6
1st, heat 9
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1
HeatsGeorges PerrinUnknown
2nd, heat 10
Did not advance
André PoulainUnknown
2nd, heat 12
Gaston DreyfusUnknown
2nd, heat 14
Pierre SeginaudUnknown
3rd, heat 2
Richard VillepontouxUnknown
3rd, heat 4
Gaston DelaplaneUnknown
3rd, heat 8
Émile MarechalUnknown
3rd, heat 11
Maurice SchillesTime limit exceeded
—, heat 5
Men's 5000 metres2ndMaurice SchillesNone held7:55.4
1st, semifinal 7
Unknown
3rdAndré Auffray8:56.8
1st, semifinal 3
Unknown
4thÉmile Marechal9:01.4
1st, semifinal 2
Unknown
Semi-
finalist
Pierre TexierUnknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Did not advance
Pierre SeginaudUnknown
4th, semifinal 1
Gaston DreyfusUnknown
4th, semifinal 6
Georges PerrinUnknown
4-7, semifinal 7
Gaston DelaplaneUnknown
4-9, semifinal 5
Richard VillepontouxUnknown
4-9, semifinal 5
André PoulainDid not finish
—, semifinal 4
Émile DemangelDisqualified
—, semifinal 2
Men's 20 kilometres5-9François BonnetNone heldUnknown
6th, semifinal 2
Unknown
Octave LapizeUnknown
4th, semifinal 4
Unknown
Semi-
finalist
C. Avrillon33:40.8
2nd, semifinal 6
Did not advance
André LapizeUnknown
4th, semifinal 1
G. C. LutzUnknown
4th, semifinal 2
Henri BaumlerUnknown
5th, semifinal 4
H. CunaultUnknown
6-7, semifinal 3
Pierre HosteinUnknown
7-8, semifinal 1
Pierre TexierDid not finish
—, semifinal 5
Men's 100 kilometres3rdOctave LapizeNone heldUnknown
4th, semifinal 2
Unknown
5thPierre TexierUnknown
4th, semifinal 1
Unknown
9-17François BonnetUnknown
7-14, semifinal 1
Did not finish
G. C. LutzUnknown
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not finish
Semi-
finalist
André LepereUnknown
7-14, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Charles AvrillonDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
H. CunaultDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Pierre HosteinDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Jean MadelaineDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's sprintFinalistMaurice Schilles1:38.4
1st, heat 3
1:38.8
1st, semifinal 2
Time limit exceeded
Semi-
finalist
Émile Demangel1:35.2
1st, heat 9
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
André Auffray1:23.6
1st, heat 10
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Pierre Texier1:31.0
1st, heat 13
Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
HeatsAndré PoulainUnknown
2nd, heat 2
Did not advance
Pierre SeginaudUnknown
2nd, heat 4
Richard VillepontouxUnknown
2nd, heat 7
Émile MarechalUnknown
2nd, heat 12
Gaston DelaplaneUnknown
2nd, heat 15
Gaston DreyfusUnknown
4th, heat 8
Georges PerrinTime limit exceeded
—, heat 16
Men's tandem1stAndré Auffray
Maurice Schilles
3:11.4
1st, heat 5
2:46.2
1st, semifinal 2
3:07.6
Semi-
finalist
François Bonnet
Octave Lapize
3:06.8
1st, heat 6
Unknown
4th, semifinal 2
Did not advance
HeatsMaurice Texier
Pierre Texier
Unknown
2nd, heat 2
Did not advance
Charles Avrillon
Joseph Guyader
Unknown
2nd, heat 3
Gaston Dreyfus
André Poulain
Unknown
2nd, heat 7
Men's team pursuitHeatsAndré Auffray
Émile Demangel
Émile Marechal
Maurice Schilles
2:32.0
2nd, heat 4
Did not advance

Fencing

France swept the épée competitions, taking all three individual medals and the team gold.

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épée1stGaston Alibert7-1 (1st in E)4-0 (1st in 3)7-2 (1st in 1)7-2
2ndAlexandre Lippmann4-1 (1st in L)4-1 (1st in 5)5-4 (3rd in 2)5-3
3rdEugène Olivier3-2 (3rd in J)2-1 (1st in 8)5-4 (3rd in 2)4-3
Semi-
finalist
Henri-Georges Berger7-0 (1st in D)3-2 (2nd in 3)4-5 (5th in 1)Did not advance
Jean Stern4-1 (1st in M)4-2 (2nd in 1)3-4 (5th in 2)
Second
round
Jacques Rodocanachi3-3 (3rd in H)2-2 (3rd in 2)Did not advance
Bernard Gravier4-2 (2nd in A)2-2 (3rd in 4)
Charles Collignon5-2 (2nd in B)1-3 (3rd in 6)
Robert Quennessen5-3 (2nd in I)1-2 (3rd in 8)
Joseph Marais5-0 (1st in C)1-3 (5th in 4)
First
round
Frédéric Dubourdieu4-3 (4th in G)Did not advance
Men's sabre7thGeorges de la Falaise3-1 (1st in F)2-1 (1st in 8)4-3 (3rd in 1)1-6
Semi-
finalist
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps4-1 (1st in H)3-0 (1st in 4)1-6 (8th in 1)Did not advance
Second
round
Georges Lateux2-2 (2nd in D)1-3 (5th in 1)Did not advance
First
round
Jean de Mas Latrie2-3 (4th in A)Did not advance
Louis Renaud3-2 (4th in C)
Georges Langevin0-3 (4th in E)
Frédéric Chapuis3-2 (4th in L)
Marc Perrodon3-2 (4th in M)
Ismaël de Lesseps1-4 (5th in G)
Joseph, Marquis de Saint Brisson0-5 (6th in I)
Jean Mikorski2-5 (8th in J)
EventPlaceFencersPlay-in
match
First
round
Semi-
finals
FinalRepechageSilver
medal match
Men's team épée1stGaston Alibert (1st, sf, f)
Henri-Georges Berger (sf)
Charles Collignon (sf)
Eugène Olivier (sf, f)
Bernard Gravier (1st, f)[1]
Alexandre Lippmann (1st, f)[1]
Jean Stern (1st)[1]
ByeDefeated Denmark
10-6
Advanced to
semifinals
Defeated Great Britain
12-5
Advanced to
final
Defeated Belgium
9-7
Won
gold medal
Not relegated
Men's team sabre4thGeorges de la Falaise
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps
Marc Perrodon
Louis Renaud
Not heldDefeated Belgium
10-6
Advanced to
semifinals
Lost to Bohemia
9-7
Out
4th place
Did not advanceNot relegated

Football

France was represented by the two national squads of France national football team & France B national football team. Each faced Denmark in its first match, with France coming off the loser both times.

EventPlacePlayersFirst roundSemifinalsFinalBronze match
Men's football4thGeorges-Henri Albert, Georges Bayrou, Gaston Cypres, Jean Dubly,
René Fenouillière, André François (captain), Charles Renaux,
Émile Sartorius, Louis Schubart, Maurice Tillette, Ursule Wibaut
ByeLost vs.
Denmark
17-1
Did not advanceNot relegated
6thPierre Six, Raoul Gressier, Justin Vialaret, Charles Bilot, Serge Dastarac, Victor Denis, François Desrousseaux,
Marcel Eucher, Adrien Filez, Henri Holgard, Albert Jenicot,
Paul Mathaux, E. Morillon, Jules Verlet (captain)
Lost vs.
Denmark
9-0
did not advanceNot relegated

Gymnastics

GymnastEventScoreRank
Louis SéguraMen's all-around2973rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Marcel Lalu258.757
Raphaël Diaz258.58
Jules Rolland249.510
François Nidal24911
Antoine Costa241.7514
Georges Turnheer23218
Jean Castigliano22720
Justinien Lux22622
Dominique Follacci22226
Georges Charmoille22226
Alfred Castille22028
Ferdinand Castille21830
Victor Dubois212.532
Paulin Lemaire207.2535
G. Mounier204.538
E. Gauthier19543
F. Lekim180.553
Georges Ratelot172.7557
Edouard Boislevé12089
  • Lucien Bogart
  • Albert Borizée
  • Henri de Breyne
  • Nicolas Constant
  • Charles Courtois
  • Louis Delattre
  • A. Delecluse
  • Louis Delecluse
  • Georges Demarle
  • Joseph Derou
  • Charles Desmarcheliers
  • Camille Desmarcheliers
  • Édmond Dharancy
  • Georges Donnet
  • Émile Duhamel
  • A. Duponcheel
  • Paul Durin
  • A. Eggremont
  • G. Guiot
  • L. Hennebicq
  • Henri Hubert
  • Désiré Hudelo
  • E. Labitte
  • L. Lestienne
  • R. Lis
  • Victor Magnier
  • G. Nys
  • Joseph Parent
  • Louis Pappe
  • V. Polidori
  • Gustave Pottier
  • Antoine Pinoy
  • Louis Sandray
  • Émile Schmoll
  • Émile Steffe
  • E. Vercruysse
  • Hugo Vergin
  • E. Vicogne
  • Jules Walmée
  • G. Warlouzer
Men's team3195

Hockey

EventPlacePlayersFirst roundSemifinalsFinal5th/6th
Men's hockey6thR. P. Aublin, D. Baidet, R. Benoit, André Bonnal,
L. Gautier, D. M. Girard, C. Pattin, L. Poupon,
F. Roux, René Salarnier, L. Saulnier, Fernand Versini
Lost vs.
GBR England
10-1
Did not advanceLost vs.
Germany
1-0
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Germany01.000
Great Britain01.000
Total02.000

Sailing

ClassPlaceBoatSailors
6 metre3rdGuyoniHenri Arthus, Louis Potheau, Pierre Rabot

Shooting

EventPlaceShooterScore
Men's 1000 yard free rifle19thRaoul de Boigne86
23rdAndré Angelini85
28thPaul Colas82
35thLéon Hecht75
38thDaniel Merillon69
39thLéon Moreaux67
48thLéon Tétart21
Men's 300 metre free rifle8thLéon Johnson835
25thPaul Colas759
31stMaurice Lecoq730
34thAndré Angelini706
Men's team free rifle3rdLéon Johnson
Eugène Balme
André Parmentier
Albert Courquin
Maurice Lecoq
Raoul de Boigne
4652
Men's team military rifle4thRaoul de Boigne
Albert Courquin
Eugène Balme
Daniel Mérillon
Léon Hecht
André Parmentier
2227
Men's stationary target small-bore rifle13thAndré Mercier366
17thLéon Tétart350
19thHenri Bonnefoy304
Men's moving target small-bore rifle10thLéon Johnson13
14thAndré Mercier10
15thLéon Tétart9
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle19thAndré Mercier30
21stLéon Johnson24
22ndLéon Tétart21
Men's team small-bore rifle3rdPaul Colas
André Regaud
Léon Lécuyer
Henri Bonnefoy
710
Men's single-shot running deer13thLéon Tétart11
14thMaurice Robion du Pont6
15thAndré Barbillat3
Men's double-shot running deer12thLéon Tétart21
14thMaurice Robion du Pont18
Men's individual pistol6thAndré Barbillat466
10thAndré Regaud451
17thLéon Moreaux438
22ndJean Depassis427
30thLéon Lécuyer401
34thMaurice Robion du Pont391
Men's team pistol4thAndré Barbillat
André Regaud
Léon Moreaux
Jean Depassis
1750
Men's individual trap shooting23rdEmile Béjot28

Swimming

EventPlaceSwimmerHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metre freestyleHeatsGérard MeisterUnknown
3-5, heat 2
Did not advance
René AndréUnknown
4-5, heat 5
Men's 400 metre freestyleHenri DecoinDid not finish
—, heat 1
Did not advance
Men's 1500 metre freestyleHeatsAndré Theuriet32:37.0
3rd, heat 4
Did not advance

Tennis

EventPlaceNameRound
of 64
Round
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's singles5thMaurice GermotByeDefeated SchomburgkByeLost to RitchieDid not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Germany101.000
Great Britain01.000
Total11.500

Water motorsports

France had one boat enter competition in the motorboating events, winning a gold medal when that boat ended up being the only finisher in the open class.

EventPlaceBoatSailorsResult
Class A — Open class1stCamilleEmile Thubron
3 other crew members
Did not start (first race)
Finished (second race)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.

References

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  • Reyes, Macario (2001). "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2006.
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