France at the 1976 Winter Paralympics

France competed at the inaugural Winter Paralympic Games in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. France's twenty athletes took part in both sporting events: cross-country skiing and alpine skiing. With five medals, of which two gold, France finished eighth on the medal table.[1]

France at the
1976 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeFRA
NPCFrench Paralympic and Sports Committee
Websitefrance-paralympique.fr
in Örnsköldsvik
Competitors20 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
5
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Bernard Baudean Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination IV A
  Gold Bernard Baudean Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom IV A
  Bronze Bernard Baudean Alpine skiing Men's slalom IV A
  Bronze Remy Arnod Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination II
  Bronze Remy Arnod Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom II

Alpine skiing

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France’s alpine skiing team consisted in one woman (Micheline Perrin) and ten men (Remy Arnod, Bernard Baudean, Hubert Dussol, Claude Ebner, Marcel Girod, Patrick Knaff, Louis Loison, André Miegebielle, Pierre Nougaret and Marcel Perrin). All of France's medals were won in alpine skiing. (See above)[2]

Cross-country skiing

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France’s cross-country skiing team consisted in three women (Catherine Billon, Françoise Billon and Claudette Thomassey) and six men (Guy Bertrand, Raymond Calitka, Robert Dutron, René Pernod, Fernad Perrissin-Faber and Jean Place).[3]

See also

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