Tags: Olympic Result, Results Of A Sport Competition.

France competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Germany. 201 competitors 190 men and 11 women took part in 100 events in 18 sports.It was notable for an incident during the opening ceremonies. During the March of the Nations (when each national team with its flag parades on the field) the entire French team gave a straight-arm salute as it passed the box of Adolf Hitler (head of state of the host country for that Olympics Germany).

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