France at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
| France at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | FRA |
| National federation | Fédération Française d'Athlétisme |
| Website | www |
| in Daegu | |
| Competitors | 39 |
| Medals |
|
| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
France competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Team selection
[edit]The French Athletics Federation (Fédération Française d'Athlétisme) announced the final team of 46 athletes to represent the country in the event, led by sprinter Christophe Lemaitre and pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie. [1][2]
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,[3] resulting in total number of 39 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
Medalists
[edit]The following competitors from France won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Teddy Tinmar Christophe Lemaître Yannick Lesourd Jimmy Vicaut |
4 × 100 metres relay |
 Bronze |
Christophe Lemaître | 200 metres |
| Bronze |
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Bronze |
Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault |
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]Decathlon
| Romain Barras | Decathlon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Results | Points | Rank | |
| 100 m | 11.20 | 817 | 23 | |
| Long jump | 7.06 | 828 | 21 | |
| Shot put | 14.92 | 785 | 11 | |
| High jump | 1.99 SB | 794 | 16 | |
| 400 m | 49.50 | 838 | 14 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.37 | 927 | 8 | |
| Discus throw | 41.65 | 698 | 22 | |
| Pole vault | 5.00 SB | 910 | 5 | |
| Javelin throw | 63.25 | 787 | 9 | |
| 1500 m | 4:29.19 | 750 | 7 | |
| Total | 8134 SB | 11 | ||
Women
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | ||
| Véronique Mang | 100 metres | 11.19 | 9 Q | 11.44 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Myriam Soumaré | 100 metres | 11.11 PB | 3 Q | 11.47 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Myriam Soumaré | 200 metres | 22.71 SB | 6 Q | 23.02 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Christelle Daunay | 10,000 metres | 32:22.20 | 12 | ||||||
| Sandra Gomis | 100 m hurdles | 13.07 | 17 Q | 13.55 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Cindy Billaud | 100 m hurdles | 13.50 | 33 | Did not advance | |||||
| Myriam Soumaré Céline Distel Lina Jacques-Sébastien Véronique Mang |
4 × 100 metres relay | 42.60 SB | 4 Q | 42.70 | 5 | ||||
| Phara Anacharsis Muriel Hurtis-Houairi Marie Gayot Floria Gueï |
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:28.02 SB | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Eloyse Lesueur | Long jump | 6.22 | 26 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mélanie Melfort | High jump | 1.92 | 15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Stéphanie Falzon | Hammer throw | 68.92 | 12 q | 66.57 | 12 | ||||
Heptathlon
| Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou | Heptathlon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Results | Points | Rank | |
| 100 m hurdles | 13.48 | 1053 | 14 | |
| High jump | 1.83 SB | 1016 | 6 | |
| Shot put | 14.07 | 799 | 14 | |
| 200 m | 25.19 | 869 | 15 | |
| Long jump | 6.13 | 890 | 14 | |
| Javelin throw | 55.79 PB | 973 | 1 | |
| 800 m | 2:28.74 | 709 | 24 | |
| Total | 6309 | 7 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Fédération Française d'Athlétisme (August 13, 2011), Championnats du Monde à Daegu (KOR), 27 août au 4 septembre : la sélection (in French), retrieved August 14, 2011
- ^ a b IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
- ^ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011
- ^ IAAF (August 30, 2011), Men's 1500m – Heats – Kenyans off to a bang, archived from the original on May 23, 2012, retrieved September 3, 2011