Francis BOISSON

Francis Boisson initially joined the shooting club Carabine de Monaco not as a competitor, but as an employee recommended by a friend of his father. It did not take long, however, for Francis to become interested in taking up the sport, and he soon realized that he had a talent for shooting. He was first selected to represent Monaco in the small-bore rifle, three positions, 50 metres event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the qualifying round and ranked 67th out of 75 entrants overall. He had the exact same placement in the event, this time out of 69 competitors, at the 1972 Games. His final trip to the Olympics came in 1976 and, while he did not take part in the tournament, he did carry his country’s flag in the opening ceremony.

Boisson continued to shoot competitively until the age of 65 and was also heavily involved in the administration of sport, working for three decades as treasurer of the Monegasque Olympic Committee, among other positions. For his services to sport, he was awarded the Order of Saint-Charles in 2007. By career, he worked for many years in the management division of the Casino de Monte-Carlo.