France at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

France at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	FRA
National federation	Fédération Française d'Athlétisme
Website	www.athle.org
in Daegu
Competitors	39
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 3 4

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 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

	Event	Athlete
Men	400 metres	Teddy Venel
	4 x 100 metres relay	Emmanuel Biron
		Ronald Pognon
		Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux
	4 x 400 metres relay	Yannick Fonsat
Women	100 metres	Carima Louami
	200 metres	Lina Jacques-Sébastien
	400 metres	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
	400 m hurdles	Phara Anacharsis
	4 x 100 metres relay	Ayodelé Ikuesan
		Carima Louami
	4 x 400 metres relay	Elea Mariama Diarra

Medalists

The following competitors from France won medals at the Championships

The French 4 x 100 m relay team won a silver medal at this year's championships (the foto shows Christophe Lemaître, Teddy Tinmar, and Jimmy Vicaut) Medal Athlete Event  Silver Teddy Tinmar Christophe Lemaître Yannick Lesourd Jimmy Vicaut 4 x 100 metres relay  Bronze Christophe Lemaître 200 metres  Bronze Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 3000 metres steeplechase  Bronze Renaud Lavillenie Pole vault Results Men Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Christophe Lemaître 100 metres 10.14 4 Q 10.11 6 Q 10.19 4 Jimmy Vicaut 100 metres 10.25 5 Q 10.10 5 q 10.27 6 Christophe Lemaître 200 metres 20.51 6 Q 20.17 SB 1 Q 19.80 NR Mehdi Baala 1500 metres 4:13.10 36 q[4] 3:46.87 16 Q 3:37.46 9 Yoann Kowal 1500 metres 3:39.33 3 Q 3:37.44 8 Did not advance Florian Carvalho 1500 metres 3:53.88 34 Did not advance Dimitri Bascou 110 m hurdles 13.51 10 q 13.62 10 Did not advance Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 3000 metres steeplechase 8:23.71 12 Q 8:16.09 Bouabdellah Tahri 3000 metres steeplechase 8:13.22 5 q 8:17.56 4 Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieux 3000 metres steeplechase 8:23.79 14 q 8:30.39 12 Teddy Tinmar Christophe Lemaître Yannick Lesourd Jimmy Vicaut 4 x 100 metres relay 38.38 SB 6 Q 38.20 SB Nicolas Fillon Teddy Venel Mamoudou-Elimane Hanne Yoann Décimus 4 x 400 metres relay 3:03.68 14 Did not advance Bertrand Moulinet 50 kilometres walk 4:07:58 23 Cédric Houssaye 50 kilometres walk DSQ Yohann Diniz 50 kilometres walk DSQ Salim Sdiri Long jump 7.58 28 Did not advance Benjamin Compaoré Triple jump 17.11 7 17.17 8 Renaud Lavillenie Pole vault 5.65 1 q 5.85 Romain Mesnil Pole vault 5.65 1 q NM Jérôme Clavier Pole vault 5.50 18 Did not advance 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 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 x 100 metres relay 42.60 SB 4 Q 42.70 5 Phara Anacharsis Muriel Hurtis-Houairi Marie Gayot Floria Guei 4 x 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 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 IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011 IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 7, 2011 IAAF (August 30, 2011), Men's 1500m - Heats - Kenyans off to a bang, retrieved September 3, 2011 External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website