France at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

France will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 67 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Both of the country's medallists from the last Championships, Romain Mesnil and Yohann Diniz, are competing, as well as the emerging talents of Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and Renaud Lavillenie.[1]

France at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeFRA
National federationFédération Française d'Athlétisme
Websitewww.athle.com
in Berlin
Competitors67
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Championships in Athletics appearances
2007
2011

Team selection

Results

Men

Track and road events
EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
100 mChristophe Lemaitre
Martial Mbandjock
Ronald Pognon
10.23
10.28
10.35
5 Q
12 Q
23 Q
200 mMartial Mbandjock20.654 Q20.55 PB9 Q20.43 PB8
400 mLeslie Djhone
Yannick Fonsat
Teddy Venel
800 mJeff Lastennet
1500 mMedhi Baala
Mounir Yemouni
Yoann Kowal
5000 mMorhad Amdouni
110 m hurdlesDimitri Bascou
Garfield Darien
Ladji Doucouré
400 m hurdlesHeni Kechi
3000 m steeplechaseMahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
Bouabdellah Tahri
Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux
4 × 100 m relayEddy de Lepine
Christophe Lemaitre
Martial Mbandjock
Emmanuel Ngom Priso
Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux
Ronald Pognon
4 × 400 m relayDavid Alerte
Fadil Bellaabouss
Yoann Decimus
Leslie Djohne
Yannick Fonsat
Heni Kechi
Teddy Venel
MarathonJames Kiboch Theuri
50 km walkHerve Daveux
Yohann Diniz
Cédric Houssaye
Field events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Long jumpKafetien Gomis
Salim Sdiri
Triple jumpTeddy Tamgho
High jumpMickael Hanany
Pole vaultDamiel Dossevi
Renaud Lavillenie
Romain Mesnil
Shot putYves Niare
Discus throwBertrand Vili
Hammer throwJerome Bortoluzzi
DecathlonRomain Barras
Nadir El Fassi
Mateo Sossah

Women

Track and road events
EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
100 mMyriam Soumare
200 mJohanna Danois
400 mSolen Desert-Mariller
800 mÉlodie Guégan
1500 mHind Dehiba Chahyd
100 m hurdlesCindy Billaud
Sandra Gomis
400 m hurdlesAurore Kassambara
3000 m steeplechaseSophie Douarte
Elodie Olivares
4 × 400 m relaySymphora Behi
Solen Desert-Mariller
Aurelie Kamga
Aurore Kassambara
Field and combined events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Long jumpEloyse Lasueur
Triple jumpVanessa Gladone
Teresa Nzola Meso Ba
13.51
14.32
30
6 q
Did not advance
Did not advance
High jumpMelanie Melfort
Pole vaultTelie Mathiot
Shot putJessica Cérival
Laurence Manfredi
Discus throwMélina Robert-Michon
Hammer throwStephanie Falzon
Manuela Montebrun
HeptathlonMarisa De Aniceto
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida

References