Mr France 1956
Mr France 1956 was held in Paris, France. The Men's Physique co-winners were Rene Monchablon and Pierre Fallais.
- Year
- 1956
- Location
- Paris, France
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 14
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Physique | Rene Monchablon , Pierre Fallais | – |
| Men's Physique | André Picavet | Pierre Fallais |
Mr France 1956 Results
Mr France 1956 was held in Paris, France. The Men's Physique title went to Rene Monchablon.
3-time winner James Mathe, who won in 1955, did not return.
About this show
Men's Physique were contested at the Mr France 1956 in Paris, France. 14 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Physique
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Physique
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rene Monchablon | France |
| 1st | Pierre Fallais | France |
| 3rd | André Picavet | France |
| 4th | Maurice Arnaud | France |
| 5th | Jean Long | France |
| 6th | Jacques Sauveterre | France |
| 7th | Jacques Sigeon | France |
| 8th | Jean-Jacques Brenier | France |
| 9th | Marcel Vasseur | France |
| 10th | Claude Bonnin | France |
| 11th | Andre Dumas | France |
| 12th | Claude Poure | France |
| 13th | Rene Monnier | France |
| 14th | Guy Chapiron | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | André Picavet 2nd win here | France |
| 2nd | Pierre Fallais | France |
| 3rd | Maurice Arnaud | France |
| 4th | Jean Long | France |
| 5th | Jacques Sauveterre | France |
| 6th | Jacques Sigeon | France |
| 7th | Jean-Jacques Brenier | France |
| 8th | Claude Bonnin | France |
| 9th | Marcel Vasseur | France |
| 10th | Andre Dumas | France |
| 11th | Claude Poure | France |
| 12th | Rene Monchablon | France |
| 13th | Rene Monnier | France |
| 14th | Guy Chapiron | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 14
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 19 of 38
The biggest field since 1953.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Jacques Leclerc | Open |
| 1958 | Jacques Leclerc | Open |
| 1955 | James Mathe | Open |
| 1953 | James Mathe | Open |
| 1952 | James Mathe | Open |
| 1951 | Robert Duranton | Open |
| 1950 | Robert Duranton | Open |
| 1949 | Robert Duranton | Open |
| 1948 | Robert Duranton | Open |
| 1947 | André Drapp | Open |
| 1946 | Guy Broquerie | Open |
| 1943 | Marcel Rouet | Open |
| 1939 | Michel Pallares | Open |
| 1938 | Jean Pitet | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
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