France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics

1948 Winter Olympics

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...

in St. Moritz

St. Moritz

St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's downhill
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's combined
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's combined

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Claude Penz	Downhill					3:19.2	34
Jean Pazzi						3:16.1	33
Georges Panisset						3:12.0	23
Guy de Huertas						3:12.0	23
James Couttet James Couttet James Couttet was a French alpine skier, world champion and Olympic medalist.He was born in Bossons near Chamonix and died in Chamonix....						3:07.3	13
Henri Oreiller Henri Oreiller Henri Oreiller was a French alpine ski racer. He won two gold medals and a bronze medal in skiing at the 1948 Olympic Games, becoming the most successful athlete there....						2:55.0
Claude Penz	Slalom	1:29.2 (+0:05)	38	1:10.9	25	2:40.1	38
Désiré Lacroix		1:09.9	5	1:10.0	23	2:19.9	15
Henri Oreiller Henri Oreiller Henri Oreiller was a French alpine ski racer. He won two gold medals and a bronze medal in skiing at the 1948 Olympic Games, becoming the most successful athlete there....		1:08.0	4	1:04.8	6	2:12.8
James Couttet James Couttet James Couttet was a French alpine skier, world champion and Olympic medalist.He was born in Bossons near Chamonix and died in Chamonix....		1:07.5	2	1:03.3	4	2:10.8

Men's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Georges Panisset	1:19.8	1:15.5	18	18.38	18
Claude Penz	1:14.7	1:21.8	22	22.98	24
Henri Oreiller Henri Oreiller Henri Oreiller was a French alpine ski racer. He won two gold medals and a bronze medal in skiing at the 1948 Olympic Games, becoming the most successful athlete there....	1:12.3	1:10.0	5	3.27
James Couttet James Couttet James Couttet was a French alpine skier, world champion and Olympic medalist.He was born in Bossons near Chamonix and died in Chamonix....	1:08.7	1:06.2	1	6.95

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Georgette Miller-Thiollière	Downhill					2:52.4	31
Micheline Desmazières						2:50.2	29
Fernande Bayetto						2:43.1	21
Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet						2:35.2	10
Françoise Gignoux						2:32.4	7
Suzanne Thiollière						2:31.4	6
Françoise Gignoux	Slalom	1:05.0	10	1:05.3	16	2:10.3	12
Suzanne Thiollière		1:01.1	6	DNF	–	DNF	–
Georgette Miller-Thiollière		1:00.8	5	58.0	4	1:58.8	4
Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet		1:00.1	3	1:20.5	23	2:20.6	20

Women's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Suzanne Thiollière	1:15.0 (+0:05)	1:02.0	13	10.50	11
Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet	1:04.0	1:08.4	10	10.50	11
Georgette Miller-Thiollière	1:03.9	1:14.8 (+0:05)	16	25.79	20
Françoise Gignoux	1:03.8	1:05.2	5	8.14	5

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRA-1	Achille Fould Henri Evrot Henri Evrot Henri Evrot was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz....	Two-man	1:25.8	10	1:25.3	12	1:24.7	11	1:24.6	10	5:40.4	11
FRA-2	William Hirigoyen William Hirigoyen William Gayraud-Hirigoyen was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bobsleigh and skeleton in the late 1940s.... Louis Saint-Calbre Louis Saint-Calbre Louis Saint-Calibre was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 12th in the two-man event as well as 13th in the four-man event....	Two-man	1:25.8	10	1:25.0	8	1:24.9	12	1:24.8	11	5:40.5	12

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRA-1	René Charlet Rene Charlet René Charlet is a French bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 9th in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.... Jean Morin Jean Morin (bobsleigh) Jean Morin was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Jacques Descatoire Jacques Descatoire Jacques Descatoire is a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Amédée Ronzel Amédée Ronzel Amédée Ronzel is a French bobsledder. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.In 1936 he failed to finish in the four-man event.-References:** - p. 416.*...	Four-man	1:18.9	9	1:22.2	9	1:23.8	11	1:24.5	10	5:29.4	9
FRA-2	Gilbert Achart-Picart Gilbert Achart-Picart Gilbert Achart-Picart was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 13th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Félix Bonnat Félix Bonnat Félix Bonnat was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 13th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Louis Saint-Calbre Louis Saint-Calbre Louis Saint-Calibre was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 12th in the two-man event as well as 13th in the four-man event.... Henri Evrot Henri Evrot Henri Evrot was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz....	Four-man	1:20.7	14	1:24.7	15	1:24.7	13	1:25.3	13	5:35.4	13

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Walter Jeandel	1'34:19	71
	Paul Bouveret	1'28:07	48
	André Buffard	1'27:18	44
	René Jeandel	1'25:57	42
	Marius Mora	1'25:06	37
	Benoît Carrara Benoît Carrara Benoît Carrara was a French cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He finished 77th in the 18 km event and 11th in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and 1956 Winter Olympics as well.-External links:**...	1'20:03	11

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
René Jeandel Gérard Perrier Gérard Perrier Gérard Perrier was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the 1950s.In 1948 he was a member of the French relay team which finished seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay.... Marius Mora Benoît Carrara Benoît Carrara Benoît Carrara was a French cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He finished 77th in the 18 km event and 11th in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and 1956 Winter Olympics as well.-External links:**...	2'51:53	7

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Jacqueline du Bief Jacqueline du Bief Jacqueline du Bief is a French figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she is the 1952 World Champion, the 1952 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1950-1952 European silver medalist, and the 1947-1952 French national champion.As a pair skater, she competed with...	16	21	139.022	147.5	16

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Final rank
Denise Favart Jacques Favart Jacques Favart Jacques Favart was a French sports official and figure skater.He won the French Figure Skating Championships in men's singles in 1942. As a pair skater, he competed with his wife Denise Favart from 1946 to 1950...	8.700	139	14

Nordic combined

Events:

• 18 km cross-country skiing
• normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event

Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948....

, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country		Ski Jumping					Total
		Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Distance 3	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Walter Jeandel	Individual	147.00	31	60.5	59.0	59.5	192.6	21	339.60	30
René Jeandel		189.00	19	52.0	54.0	56.5	182.1	28	371.10	19

Skeleton

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Run 5		Run 6		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
William Gayraud-Hirigoyen	52.7	13	49.9	12	51.0	13	DNF	–	–	–	–	–	DNF	–

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank
James Couttet James Couttet James Couttet was a French alpine skier, world champion and Olympic medalist.He was born in Bossons near Chamonix and died in Chamonix....	Normal hill	54.5	58.0	194.3	25
Jean Monnier		56.0	60.0	188.5	31
Régis Charlet		58.0	59.5	193.7	26
Arsène Lucchini		62.5	65.5	198.0	22