Boxing
15 boxers represented France at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. The team won three medals, including one of each type, after four of the 15 men advanced to the semifinals. The two French featherweight boxers faced off in the finals, taking gold and silver. The bronze came in the heavyweight class. France, which had not won a single bout in 1908, took fourth place on the boxing medals leader board.
| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Charles Albert | Flyweight | N/A | Dell'Oro (ITA) W |
Charpentier (BEL) W |
Genaro (USA) L |
Cuthbertson (GBR) L |
4 |
| Georges Cochon | Bantamweight | N/A | Vogel (USA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| René Darbou | Light heavyweight | N/A | Sørsdal (NOR) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Jean Dortet | Middleweight | Simonon (BEL) W |
Strømme (NOR) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Xavier Eluère | Heavyweight | N/A | Barbaresi (ITA) W |
Hoel (NOR) W |
Rawson (GBR) L |
Spengler (USA) W |
3 ! |
| Paul Fritsch | Featherweight | Bye | Etzell (USA) W |
Erdal (NOR) W |
Garzena (ITA) W |
Gachet (FRA) L |
2 ! |
| Jean Gachet | Featherweight | Bye | Olsen (NOR) W |
Bouvy (BEL) W |
Zivic (USA) W |
Fritsch (FRA) W |
1 ! |
| Léon Gillet | Welterweight | Bye | Whitbread (GBR) W |
Colberg (USA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Jacques Grégoire | Lightweight | N/A | Beland (RSA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Louis Piochelle | Light heavyweight | N/A | Bye | Franks (GBR) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Rampignon | Flyweight | N/A | Turner (CAN) W |
Genaro (USA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Marcel Rey-Golliet | Middleweight | Bye | Kruse (DEN) W |
Prud'Homme (CAN) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Henri Ricard | Bantamweight | N/A | Nygaard (NOR) W |
Graham (CAN) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Henri Richards | Welterweight | Bye | Steen (NOR) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Joseph Solvinto | Lightweight | N/A | Mosberg (USA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
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