France at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:FRA
Fedname:Fédération Française d'Athlétisme
Year:2011
Games:World Championships in Athletics
Location:Daegu
Competitors:39
Gold:0
Silver:1
Bronze:3
Previous:2009
Next:2013

France competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

The French Athletics Federation (Fédération Française d'Athlétisme)announced the final team of 46 athletes to represent the countryin the event, led by sprinter Christophe Lemaitre and pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie.

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 39 competitors:

EventAthlete
Men400 metresTeddy Venel
4 × 100 metres relayEmmanuel Biron
Ronald Pognon
Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux
4 × 400 metres relayYannick Fonsat
Women100 metresCarima Louami
200 metresLina Jacques-Sébastien
400 metresMuriel Hurtis-Houairi
400 m hurdlesPhara Anacharsis
Ayodelé Ikuesan
Carima Louami
4 × 400 metres relayElea-Mariama Diarra

Medalists

The following competitors from France won medals at the Championships

MedalAthleteEvent
Teddy Tinmar
Christophe Lemaître
Yannick Lesourd
Jimmy Vicaut
4 × 100 metres relay
200 metres
3000 metres steeplechase
Pole vault

Results

Men

AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
Rank
Christophe Lemaître100 metres10.14 align=center style="border-right:double"4 Q10.11 align=center style="border-right:double"6 Q10.194
Jimmy Vicaut100 metres10.25 align=center style="border-right:double"5 Q10.10 align=center style="border-right:double"5 q10.276
Christophe Lemaître200 metres20.51align=center style="border-right:double"6 Q20.17 SBalign=center style="border-right:double"1 Q19.80 NR
Mehdi Baala1500 metres4:13.10 align=center style="border-right:double"36 q3:46.87 align=center style="border-right:double"16 Q3:37.469
Yoann Kowal1500 metres3:39.33 align=center style="border-right:double"3 Q3:37.44align=center style="border-right:double"8Did not advance
Florian Carvalho1500 metres3:53.88align=center style="border-right:double"34Did not advance
Dimitri Bascou13.51align=center style="border-right:double"10 q13.62align=center style="border-right:double"10Did not advance
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad3000 metres steeplechase8:23.71align=center style="border-right:double"12 Q8:16.09
Bouabdellah Tahri3000 metres steeplechase8:13.22align=center style="border-right:double"5 q8:17.564
Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieux3000 metres steeplechase8:23.79align=center style="border-right:double"14 q8:30.3912
Teddy Tinmar
Christophe Lemaître
Yannick Lesourd
Jimmy Vicaut
4 × 100 metres relay38.38 SBalign=center style="border-right:double"6 Q38.20 SB
Nicolas Fillon
Teddy Venel
Mamoudou-Elimane Hanne
Yoann Décimus
4 × 400 metres relay3:03.68align=center style="border-right:double"14Did not advance
Bertrand Moulinet50 kilometres walk4:07:5823
Cédric Houssaye50 kilometres walkDSQ
Yohann Diniz50 kilometres walkDSQ
Salim SdiriLong jump7.58align=center style="border-right:double"28Did not advance
Benjamin CompaoréTriple jump17.11align=center style="border-right:double"717.178
Renaud LavilleniePole vault5.65align=center style="border-right:double"1 q5.85
Romain MesnilPole vault5.65align=center style="border-right:double"1 qNM
Jérôme ClavierPole vault5.50align=center style="border-right:double"18Did not advance

Decathlon

Romain Barras
EventResultsPointsRank
100 m11.2081723
Long jump7.0682821
Shot put14.9278511
High jump1.99 SB79416
400 m49.5083814
110 m hurdles14.379278
Discus throw41.6569822
Pole vault5.00 SB9105
Javelin throw63.257879
1500 m4:29.197507
Total8134 SB11

Women

AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
Rank
Véronique Mang100 metres11.19 align=center style="border-right:double"9 Q11.44align=center style="border-right:double"11Did not advance
Myriam Soumaré100 metres11.11 PB align=center style="border-right:double"3 Q11.47align=center style="border-right:double"12Did not advance
Myriam Soumaré200 metres22.71 SBalign=center style="border-right:double"6 Q23.02align=center style="border-right:double"12Did not advance
Christelle Daunay10,000 metres32:22.2012
Sandra Gomis100 m hurdles13.07align=center style="border-right:double"17 Q13.55align=center style="border-right:double"23Did not advance
Cindy Billaud100 m hurdles13.50align=center style="border-right:double"33Did not advance
Myriam Soumaré
Céline Distel
Lina Jacques-Sébastien
Véronique Mang
42.60 SBalign=center style="border-right:double"4 Q42.705
Phara Anacharsis
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
Marie Gayot
Floria Gueï
4 × 400 metres relay3:28.02 SBalign=center style="border-right:double"14Did not advance
Eloyse LesueurLong jump6.22align=center style="border-right:double"26align=center colspan= 2Did not advance
Mélanie MelfortHigh jump1.92align=center style="border-right:double"15Did not advance
Stéphanie FalzonHammer throw68.92align=center style="border-right:double"12 q66.5712

Heptathlon

Ida Antoinette Nana DjimouHeptathlon
EventResultsPointsRank
100 m hurdles13.48105314
High jump1.83 SB10166
Shot put14.0779914
200 m25.1986915
Long jump6.1389014
Javelin throw55.79 PB9731
800 m2:28.7470924
Total63097

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