| Athletics at the V Francophonie Games | |
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| Host City: | Niamey, Niger  |
| Dates: | 11–16 December |
| Stadium: | Stade Général Seyni Kountché |
| Nations Participating: | 36 |
| Athletes Participating: | 362 |
| Events: | 43 |
| Records Set: | 2 Games records |
| Previous: | 2001 Ottawa |
| Next: | 2009 Beirut |
| Games: | 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie |
At the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché in Niamey, Niger, from 11–16 December 2005. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes. France sent the largest squad and topped the medal table with 19 gold medals and 39 medals in total. Morocco was the next most successful nation, having won 11 golds and 31 medals altogether. This was large as a result of their middle- and long-distance running dominance which saw them take all three medals in four events, as well as three separate Moroccan 1–2 finishes. Canada and the Ivory Coast were third and fourth in the medal tally. Twenty of the 37 nations competing won a medal, although hosts Niger went empty-handed in the athletics competition.
The performances were down in comparison to the 2001 edition in Ottawa, which had benefited from being held a few weeks before the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, also in Canada that year. Two Games records were broken over the course of the competition, but a number of African athletes broke their national record – home athletes improved six different Nigerien records.[1]
Among the prominent medallists were Moroccans Yassine Bensghir and Seltana Aït Hammou, who completed 800/1500 metres doubles on the men's and women's sides respectively. Their compatriot Zhor El Kamch won both the women's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres while Tarik Bougtaïb took a gold and a silver in the horizontal jumps. Yves Niaré of France was dominant in the throws, winning the shot put and discus throw events. Chad's efforts were led by Kaltouma Nadjina who won two golds for her 200 metres and 400 metres performances – her nation's only medals of the entire multi-sport event that year.
| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:17:03 | GR | ||||
| 33:41.28 | GR | ||||
| Key:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record | |||||
See main article: Athletics at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results.
| 100 metres | 10.48 | 10.52 | 10.55 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.99 | 21.01 | 21.12 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.43 | 46.52 | 47.13 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:47.11 | 1:49.10 | 1:49.52 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:46.58 | 3:46.84 | 3:47.84 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:16.23 | 14:16.39 | 14:16.41 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 29:17.11 | 29:18.05 | 29:18.06 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.68 | 13.70 | 14.08 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 50.67 | 50.71 | 51.04 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:52.73 | 9:01.03 | 9:08.33 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Jean-Ukruch Kouassi Tiecura Marius Loua Ben Youssef Meité Éric Pacôme N'Dri | 39.79 | Yannick Urbino Thierry Lubin Christophe Cheval Jérôme Éyana | 40.09 | Arnaud Casquette Fernando Augustin Henrico Louis Ommana Kowlessur | 40.28 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Younes Frhani Abdelkrim Khoudri Younés Belkaifa Ismael Daif | 3:06.87 | Jean-Francois Degrasse Ommana Kowlessur Anton Vieillesse Fernando Augustin | 3:07.46 | El Hadji Sethe Mbow Jacques Sambou Ibou Faye Cheikh Drame | 3:11.37 | |
| Marathon | 2:17:03 GR | 2:17:18 | 2:18:46 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:30:47 | 1:31:16 | 1:32:36 | ||||
| High jump | 2.24 m | 2.20 m | Not awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole vault | 5.40 m | 5.30 m | 5.20 m | ||||
| Long jump | 7.98 m | 7.78 m (w)† | 7.76 m (w) (wind: 2.4 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.91 m | 16.44 m | 16.11 m | ||||
| Shot put | 18.64 m | 17.19 m | 15.49 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 54.15 m | 54.05 m | 52.80 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 71.90 m | 71.41 m | 67.43 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 71.64 m | 67.79 m | 65.54 m | ||||
| Decathlon | 8046 pts | 7307 pts | 7097 pts | ||||
| 100 metres | 11.40 | 11.67 | 11.72 | ||||
| 200 metres | 22.92 | 23.72 | 23.75 | ||||
| 400 metres | 52.12 | 52.57 | 53.57 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:04.63 | 2:05.30 | 2:06.49 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:34.32 | 4:34.46 | 4:35.60 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 16:19.71 | 16:21.54 | 16:38.02 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 33:41.28 GR | 34:41.23 | 34:59.34 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.47 | 13.58 | 13.65 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 58.27 | 58.40 | 59.45 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Véronique Mang Fabienn Beret-Martinel Aurélie Kamga Carima Louami | 44.61 | Estelle Brou Makari Sanganoko Louise Ayétotché Amandine Allou Affoue | 45.36 | Mariette Mien Sarah Tondé Kadidiatou Traoré Béatrice Kamboulé | 45.99 NR | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Phara Anacharsis Aurelie Kamga Aurore Kassambara Sylvanie Morandais | 3:37.91 | Lauren Seibel Tasha Monroe Melina Thibodeau Esther Akinsulie | 3:40.96 | Saïda El Mehdi Halima Hachlaf Seltana Aït Hammou Hanane Skhyi | 3:42.48 | |
| Marathon | 2:45:28 | Not awarded | 2:50:13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | 1.83 m | 1.83 m | 1.79 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.15 m | 4.05 m | 3.95 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.42 m | 6.24 m | 6.22 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.23 m | 13.18 m | 13.05 m | ||||
| Shot put | 16.32 m | 15.93 m | 14.81 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 52.28 m | 49.52 m | 48.72 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 65.12 m | 64.02 m | 61.96 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 53.92 m | 52.71 m | 51.34 m | ||||
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