France at the 1960 Summer Olympics


France competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.

Medalists

Silver

France had 36 competitors, 7 women and 29 men, in 25 athletics events.

Women's athletics

; Women's 100 metres
; Women's 200 metres
; Women's 800 metres
; Women's 80 metres hurdles
; Women's high jump
; Women's long jump

Men's athletics

; Men's 100 metres
; Men's 200 metres
; Men's 800 metres
; Men's 1500 metres
; Men's 5000 metres
; Men's 10,000 metres
; Men's marathon
; Men's 110 metres hurdles
; Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
; Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
; Men's 20 kilometres walk
; Men's 50 kilometres walk
; Men's high jump
; Men's pole vault
; Men's long jump
; Men's triple jump
; Men's discus throw
; Men's hammer throw
; Men's javelin throw

Basketball

The French men's basketball team had 12 players.
; Team

Boxing

France had eight male competitors in eight boxing events.
; Flyweight
; Bantamweight
; Featherweight
; Lightweight
; Welterweight
; Light middleweight
; Middleweight
; Heavyweight

Canoeing

France had 9 competitors, 1 woman and 8 men, in 4 canoeing and kayaking events.
; Women's K-1 500 metres
; Men's K-1 1000 metres
; Men's K-1 4 × 500 metres
; Men's C-2 1000 metres

Cycling

France had 14 men compete in six cycling events.
; Individual road race
; Team time trial
; Sprint
; 1000m time trial
; Tandem
; Team pursuit

Diving

France had 4 competitors, 1 woman and 3 men, in 4 diving events.
; Women's 3 metre springboard
; Women's 10 metre platform
; Men's 3 metre springboard
; Men's 10 metre platform

Equestrian

France had 7 male competitors in 4 equestrianism events.
; Men's three-day events, Individual and Team
; Mixed jumping events, Individual and Team

Fencing

France had 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, in 8 fencing events.
; Men's foil
; Men's team foil
; Men's épée
; Men's team épée
; Men's sabre
; Men's team sabre
; Women's foil
; Women's team foil

Football

The French men's football team had 17 players.
; Team

Gymnastics

France had 12 competitors, 6 women and 6 men, in 14 gymnastics events.
; Women's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Uneven bars, Balance beam
; Men's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Parallel bars, Horizontal bar, Rings, Pommel horse

Hockey

The French men's hockey team had 16 players.
; Team

Modern pentathlon

France had three male competitors in two modern pentathlon events.
; Individual
; Team

Rowing

France had 16 male competitors in three rowing events.
; Men's double sculls – 4th place
; Men's coxed four – 2nd place
; Men's eight – 4th place

Sailing

France had 11 male competitors in five sailing events.
; Finn – 1-person Finn
; Flying Dutchman – 2-person Flying Dutchman
; Star – 2-person Star
; Dragon – 3-person Dragon
; 5.5 Metre – 3-person 5.5 Metre

Shooting

France had seven men participate in five shooting events.
; 25 m pistol
; 50 m pistol
; 50 m rifle, three positions
; 50 m rifle, prone
; Trap

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling