France at the 1928 Summer Olympics

France at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Amsterdam
Competitors255 in 17 sports
Flag bearer Jean Thorailler
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
10
Bronze
5
Total
21
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 255 competitors, 219 men and 36 women, took part in 112 events in 17 sports.[1] At the beginning of the games there was an incident where a French coach was physically assaulted by a Stadium gatekeeper who refused him entry. It boiled over to a point where the entire French team did not participate in the Parade of Nations, and conversations were made to pull out of the games completely. However, the issue was resolved and France went on to compete.[2]

  1. ^ "France at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tj4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K9gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3791%2C2736987 [dead link]