France at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:	FRA
Year:	2013
Games:	World Championships in Athletics
Location:	Moscow
Competitors:	52
Gold:	1
Silver:	2
Bronze:	1
Previous:	2011
Next:	2015

France competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10 to 18 August 2013.A team of 52 athlete was announced to represent the country in the event.

Medalists

The following competitors from France won medals at the Championships

Medal	Athlete	Event
		Triple jump
		Discus throw
		Pole vault
		3000 metres Steeplechase

Results

(Q/q – Qualified, NM – No Mark, DNS - Did Not Start, DNF - Did Not Finish, DSQ - Disqualified, SB – Season Best, PB - Personal Best, NR - national record)

All the following results came from the official website of the 2013 World Championships.

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Christophe Lemaitre	100 metres	10.12	9 Q	10.00 SB	8 q	10.06	7
Jimmy Vicaut	100 metres	10.06	6 Q	10.01	10
Christophe Lemaitre	200 metres	DNS	-
Jimmy Vicaut	200 metres	20.50	11 Q	20.51	14
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse	800 metres	1:47.70	26 Q	1:44.75	5 Q	1:44.79	7
Florian Carvalho	1500 metres	3:38.70	11 Q	3:36.26	4 Q	3:39.17	11
Bouabdellah Tahri	1500 metres	3:38.82	13 q	3:44.24	20
Simon Denissel	1500 metres	3:42.06	31
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	110 metres hurdle	13.63	22
Thomas Martinot-Lagarde	110 metres hurdle	13.33	5 Q	13.39	8 Q	13.42	7
Yoann Decimus	400 metres hurdles	50.21	25
Mickaël François	400 metres hurdles	50.02	22 Q	50.58	22
Yoann Kowal	3000 metres steeplechase	8:23.74	9 Q		8:17.41	8
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad	3000 metres steeplechase	8:15.43	1 Q		8:07.86
Noureddine Smail	3000 metres steeplechase	8:24.05	12 Q		DNF	-
David Alerte Emmanuel Biron Christophe Lemaitre Arnaud Remy Jimmy Vicaut Mickael-Meba Zeze	4 × 100 metres relay	38.97	17
Benjamin Malaty	Marathon		2:19:21	28
Kevin Campion	20 kilometres walk		NM	DNF
Bertrand Moulinet	20 kilometres walk		1:26:12 SB	29
Yohann Diniz	50 kilometres walk		3:45:18	10

Field events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
Athlete	Event	Width Height	Rank	Width Height	Rank
Salim Sdiri	Long jump	7.64	21
Yoann Rapinier	Triple jump	17.39	2 Q	15.17	12
Gaëtan Saku Bafuanga Baya	Triple jump	16.63	12 q	16.79	7
Teddy Tamgho	Triple jump	17.41	1 Q	18.04 NR
Mickael Hanany	High jump	2.26	14
Valentin Lavillenie	Pole vault	5.55	11 q	NM	align=center	-
Renaud Lavillenie	Pole vault	5.65	1 q	5.89
Quentin Bigot	Hammer throw	74.98	13

Decathlon

Kevin Mayer
Kevin Mayer		Event	Results	Points	Rank
		100 m	11.23	810	28
		Long jump	7.50	935	9
		Shot put	13.76	714	24
		High jump	2.05 SB	850	9
		400 m	49.53	836	18
		110 m hurdles	14.21 PB	948	6
		Discus throw	45.37 PB	774	9
		Pole vault	5.20 PB	972	4
		Javelin throw	66.09 PB	830	6
		1500 m	4:25.04	777	6
	Total			8446 PB	4

Gaël Querin
Gaël Querin		Event	Results	Points	Rank
		100 m	11.19	819	23
		Long jump	7.18	857	25
		Shot put	13.03	669	30
		High jump	1.90	714	25
		400 m	48.78	872	13
		110 m hurdles	14.87	865	20
		Discus throw	38.34	631	25
		Pole vault	NM	0	-
		Javelin throw	50.66	598	27
		1500 m	4:18.58	821	1
	Total			6846	25

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stella Akakpo	100 metres	11.43	25
Myriam Soumare	100 metres	11.34	20 q	11.31	13
Johanna Danois	200 metres	23.00	17 Q	23.15	18
Lénora Guion-Firmin	200 metres	22.91 SB	15 Q	23.11	16
Myriam Soumare	200 metres	22.83 SB	9 Q	22.85	11
Marie Gayot	400 metres	51.83	16 Q	51.54 PB	14
Floria Gueï	400 metres	51.75	15 Q	51.42 PB	12
Sophie Duarte	5000 metres	16:05.14	17
Christelle Daunay	10,000 metres		32:04.44	10
Cindy Billaud	100 metres hurdle	12.71	3 Q	12.78	8 q	12.84	7
Reïna-Flor Okori	100 metres hurdle	13.01	11 Q	13.15	21
Phara Anacharsis	400 metres hurdles	56.73	20
Stella Akakpo Johanna Danois Ayodelé Ikuesan Myriam Soumare Émilie Gaydu Céline Distel-Bonnet	4 × 100 metres relay	42.25 SB	3		DSQ	-
Phara Anacharsis Marie Gayot Floria Gueï Lénora Guion-Firmin Muriel Hurtis	4 × 400 metres relay	3:27.75	5		3:24.21 SB	4
Carmen Oliveras	Marathon		2:48:58	33

Field events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
Athlete	Event	Width Height	Rank	Width Height	Rank
Éloyse Lesueur	Long jump	6.39	22
Marion Lotout	Pole vault	4.55	9 q	4.45	12
Mélina Robert-Michon	Discus throw	63.16	5 Q	66.28 NR

Heptathlon

Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida		Heptathlon
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida		Event	Results	Points	Rank
		100 m hurdles	13.36 SB	1071	4
		High jump	1.77 SB	941	19
		Shot put	14.54	830	2
		200 m	24.95	891	17
		Long jump	5.97	840	19
		Javelin throw	52.47	908	2
		800 m	2:18.44	845	25
	Total			6326 SB	8

External links

IAAF World Championships – France