2016 French Indoor Athletics Championships Explained

2016 French Indoor Athletics Championships
Events:	28
Dates:	27–28 February
Next:	2017

The 2016 French Indoor Athletics Championships was the 45th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for France, organised by the French Athletics Federation. It was held on 27–28 February at the Jean-Pellez Stadium in Aubière. A total of 28 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the two-day competition.

Results

Men

60 metres^[1]		6.64		6.68		6.73
200 metres		20.43		20.54		20.98
400 metres^[2]		47.62		47.70		48.45
800 metres^[3]		1:48.33		1:49.85		1:49.92
1500 metres^[4]		3:46.76		3:46.88		3:47.17
3000 metres^[5]		8:07.42		8:07.72		8:09.51
5000 m walk^[6]		19:45.22		20:43.90		20:50.41
60 m hurdles		7.47		7.73		7.74
High jump^[7]		2.21 m		2.18 m		2.14 m
Pole vault		5.93 m		5.63 m		5.50 m
Long jump		8.23 m		7.99 m		7.79 m
Triple jump		16.98 m		16.91 m		16.88 m
Shot put^[8]		19.30 m		19.27 m		18.51 m
Heptathlon		5965 pts		5829 pts		5811 pts

Women

60 metres^[9]		7.18		7.27		7.31
200 metres		23.27		23.56		23.89
400 metres		52.81		53.20		53.89
800 metres^[10]		2:07.82		2:07.98		2:08.65
1500 metres		4:26.34		4:27.04		4:30.74
3000 metres		9:25.51		9:28.12		9:32.98
3000 m walk		13:40.99		13:42.54		13:57.21
60 m hurdles		8.07		8.12		8.15
High jump		1.87 m		1.81 m		1.81 m =
Pole vault^[11]		4.60 m		4.35 m		4.30 m
Long jump		6.42 m		6.07 m		6.07 m
Triple jump		14.17 m		14.16 m		13.24 m
Shot put		17.30 m		16.13 m		15.28 m
Pentathlon		4208 pts		4065 pts		4018 pts

References

Results

• Results. French Athletics Federation

Notes and References

1. [Béranger-Aymard Bossé]
2. Algeria's Fethi Benchaa placed first in the men's 400 metres.
3. Algeria's Khalid Benmahdi placed first in the men's 800 metres.
4. Morocco's Rabii Doukkana placed first in the men's 1500 metres.
5. Morocco's Younès Essalhi placed first in the men's 3000 metres.
6. Ireland's Robert Heffernan placed first in the men's 5000 m walk.
7. In the men's high jump, Sudan's Ali Mohd Younes Idriss and Kenya's Mathew Sawe placed first and second, respectively.
8. Congolese Franck Elemba placed first in the men's shot put
9. Ivory Coast's Marie-Josée Ta Lou won the women's 60 metres.
10. Benin's Noélie Yarigo won the women's 800 metres while Spain's Laura Valdes Tamayo placed third.
11. Swedish athlete Lisa Gunnarsson finished third in the women's pole vault.