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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 | |
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| WA code | FRA |
| National federation | Fédération Française d'Athlétisme |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 67 |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Team selection
editResults
editMen
edit- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Christophe Lemaitre Martial Mbandjock Ronald Pognon |
10.23 10.28 10.35 |
5 Q 12 Q 23 Q |
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| 200 m | Martial Mbandjock | 20.65 | 4 Q | 20.55 PB | 9 Q | 20.43 PB | 8 | ||
| 400 m | Leslie Djhone Yannick Fonsat Teddy Venel |
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| 800 m | Jeff Lastennet | ||||||||
| 1500 m | Medhi Baala Mounir Yemouni Yoann Kowal |
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| 5000 m | Morhad Amdouni | ||||||||
| 110 m hurdles | Dimitri Bascou Garfield Darien Ladji Doucouré |
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| 400 m hurdles | Heni Kechi | ||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Bouabdellah Tahri Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux |
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| 4 × 100 m relay | Eddy de Lepine Christophe Lemaitre Martial Mbandjock Emmanuel Ngom Priso Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Ronald Pognon |
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| 4 × 400 m relay | David Alerte Fadil Bellaabouss Yoann Decimus Leslie Djohne Yannick Fonsat Heni Kechi Teddy Venel |
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| Marathon | James Kiboch Theuri | ||||||||
| 50 km walk | Herve Daveux Yohann Diniz Cédric Houssaye |
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- Field events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Kafetien Gomis Salim Sdiri |
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| Triple jump | Teddy Tamgho | ||||
| High jump | Mickael Hanany | ||||
| Pole vault | Damiel Dossevi Renaud Lavillenie Romain Mesnil |
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| Shot put | Yves Niare | ||||
| Discus throw | Bertrand Vili | ||||
| Hammer throw | Jerome Bortoluzzi | ||||
| Decathlon | Romain Barras Nadir El Fassi Mateo Sossah |
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Women
edit- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Myriam Soumare | ||||||||
| 200 m | Johanna Danois | ||||||||
| 400 m | Solen Desert-Mariller | ||||||||
| 800 m | Élodie Guégan | ||||||||
| 1500 m | Hind Dehiba Chahyd | ||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | Cindy Billaud Sandra Gomis |
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| 400 m hurdles | Aurore Kassambara | ||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Sophie Douarte Elodie Olivares |
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| 4 × 400 m relay | Symphora Behi Solen Desert-Mariller Aurelie Kamga Aurore Kassambara |
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- Field and combined events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Eloyse Lasueur | ||||
| Triple jump | Vanessa Gladone Teresa Nzola Meso Ba |
13.51 14.32 |
30 6 q |
Did not advance |
Did not advance |
| High jump | Melanie Melfort | ||||
| Pole vault | Telie Mathiot | ||||
| Shot put | Jessica Cérival Laurence Manfredi |
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| Discus throw | Mélina Robert-Michon | ||||
| Hammer throw | Stephanie Falzon Manuela Montebrun |
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| Heptathlon | Marisa De Aniceto Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida |
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References
edit- ^ French team announced for Berlin World Championships - Three More Names Added. IAAF (2009-08-28). Retrieved on 2009-08-07.