Cycling
Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint
- Michel Rousseau — Gold Medal
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Renzo Colzi — 1:15.1 (→ 16th place)
Men's 2.000m Tandem
- André Gruchet
Robert Vidal — 5th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Jean Graczyk
Jean-Claude Lecante
Michel Vermeulin
René Bianchi — 4:39.4 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's Team Time Trial
- Arnaud Geyre
Maurice Moucheraud
Michel Vermeulin — 22 points (→ Gold Medal)
Men's Individual Road Race
- Arnaud Geyre — 5:23:16 (→ Silver Medal)
- Maurice Moucheraud — 5:23:40 (→ 8th place)
- Michel Vermeulin — 5:23:40 (→ 12th place)
- René Abadie — 5:27:28 (→ 27th place)
Read more about this topic: France At The 1956 Summer Olympics
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