Athletics
59 athletes represented France in 1920. It was France's sixth appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport at every Olympics. Guillemot took the nation's first Olympic gold medal in athletics by winning the 5,000 metres. He also added a silver in the 10,000 while the team took two more medals in the relay events.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Émile Ali-Khan | 100 m | 11.0 | 1 Q | 10.9 | 2 Q | 10.8 | 2 Q | 11.1 | 5 |
| Géo André | 400 m | 52.3 | 2 Q | 51.3 | 3 Q | 50.5 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m hurdles | N/A | 55.9 | 2 Q | Unknown | 2 Q | 54.8 | 4 | ||
| Kléber Argouach | 800 m | N/A | 2:02.5 | 4 Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| André Audinet | 1500 m | N/A | 4:03.7 | 3 Q | 4:06.4 | 6 | |||
| Fernand Bauduin | 800 m | N/A | 2:02.5 | 3 Q | 1:58.0 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Eugène Bayon | 400 m | 52.4 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Henri Bernard | 110 m hurdles | N/A | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Edmond Bimont | Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 32 | |||||
| Edmond Brossard | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 31 | ||||||
| Armand Burtin | 1500 m | N/A | 4:07.7 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| René Caste | 200 m | 23.0 | 1 Q | 22.2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| André Chilo | Triple jump | 12.54 | 17 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Maurice de Conninck | 1500 m | N/A | 4:09.8 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Eugène Coulon | Long jump | 6.50 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Charles Courtin | Long jump | 6.23 | 17 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Maurice Delvart | 400 m | 50.9 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Henri Dozolme | Shot put | 11.965 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Lucien Duquesne | 5000 m | N/A | 16:08.2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | N/A | 35:06.6 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Émile Ecuyer | Discus throw | 36.10 | 14 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Jean Esparbès | 800 m | N/A | 1:57.7 | 4 Q | 1:57.3 | 3 Q | 1:58.0 | 8 | |
| Gaston Féry | 400 m | 51.1 | 1 Q | 50.6 | 1 Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |
| André Francquenelle | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | N/A | 3.40 | 10 | |||
| Étienne Gajan | Pole vault | 3.50 | 14 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Robert Geyer | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A | 11:11.9 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Robert Goullieux | 800 m | N/A | 1:58.8 | 1 Q | 1:59.6 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Pierre Grany | Javelin throw | 47.90 | 14 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Charles Guézille | Long jump | 5.485 | 27 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Joseph Guillemot | 5000 m | N/A | 15:33.0 | 1 Q | 14:55.6 | 1 ! | |||
| 10000 m | N/A | 32:41.6 | 1 Q | 31:47.2 | 2 ! | ||||
| Cross country | N/A | Did not finish | |||||||
| Georges Guillon | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A | 10:44.3 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Pierre Guilloux | High jump | 1.75 | 13 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Gaston Heuet | 10000 m | N/A | 32:11.1 | 3 Q | Did not finish | ||||
| Cross country | N/A | 28:10.0 | 8 | ||||||
| Louis Ichard | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Marcel Jarrety | 400 m hurdles | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| René Labat | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | N/A | 1.75 | 9 | |||
| Paul Lagarde | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | N/A | 3.40 | 11 | |||
| Frédéric Langrenay | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A | 10:39.8 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gustave Lauvaux | Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 17 | |||||
| René Leray | 1500 m | N/A | 4:15.0 | 5 q | 4:16.5 | 10 | |||
| Pierre Lewden | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | N/A | 1.80 | 7 | |||
| René Lorain | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 25.0 | 1 Q | 23.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Albert Lucas | 400 m hurdles | N/A | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jean-Baptiste Manhès | 5000 m | N/A | 16:07.8 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | N/A | 34:12.0 | 4 Q | 32:26.0 | 6 | ||||
| Albert Moché | Marathon | N/A | 2:50:00.2 | 18 | |||||
| René Mourlon | 100 m | 11.2 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Léonce Oleffe | 1500 m | N/A | 4:11.5 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Marcel Orfidan | Long jump | 6.39 | 14 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Raoul Paoli | Shot put | 12.485 | 12 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Arthur Picard | Javelin throw | 47.09 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Daniel Pierre | Discus throw | 35.53 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Etienne Proux | Triple jump | 12.925 | 16 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Gustave Remouet | Triple jump | 12.475 | 19 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Joseph Servella | Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 21 | |||||
| Jean-René Seurin | 200 m | 23.6 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Martial Simon | 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
| Henri Teyssedou | Marathon | N/A | 3:00:04.0 | 25 | |||||
| René Tirard | 100 m | 11.7 | 2 Q | 11.2 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| André Tison | Discus throw | 37.35 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Amédée Trichard | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Edmond Brossard Armand Burtin Gaston Heuet |
3000 m team | N/A | 7 | 1 Q | 30 | 4 | |||
| Gaston Heuet Gustave Lauvaux Joseph Servella |
Team cross country | N/A | 40 | 5 | |||||
| Émile Ali-Khan René Lorain René Mourlon René Tirard |
4x100 m relay | N/A | 43.0 | 1 Q | 42.5 | 2 ! | |||
| Géo André Maurice Delvart André Devaux Gaston Féry |
4x400 m relay | N/A | 3:46.6 | 3 Q | 3:23.5 | 3 ! | |||
Read more about this topic: France At The 1920 Summer Olympics