France at the 2014 European Athletics Championships

France are competing at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, from 12 to 17 August 2014.[1] In the men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad won the race, but he was later disqualified after he took off his shirt while running down the home straight. The gold was then awarded to Yoann Kowal.[2]

France at the
2014 European Athletics Championships
WA codeFRA
National federationFFA
Websitewww.athle.fr
in Zürich
Competitors65 in 35 events
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
9
Silver
8
Bronze
6
Total
23
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

Medals

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Medal Name Event Date
  Gold Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Men's 1,500 m 17 August
  Gold Yoann Kowal Men's 3,000 m steeplechase 14 August
  Gold Benjamin Compaoré Men's triple jump 14 August
  Gold Renaud Lavillenie Men's pole vault 16 August
  Gold Yohann Diniz Men's 50 km walk 15 August
  Gold Eloyse Lesueur Women's long jump 13 August
  Gold Christelle Daunay Women's marathon 16 August
  Gold Phara Anacharsis
Marie Gayot
Floria Gueï
Muriel Hurtis
Estelle Perrossier
Agnès Raharolahy
Women's 4 × 400 m relay 17 August
  Gold Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou Women's heptathlon 15 August
  Silver Christophe Lemaitre Men's 100 m 13 August
  Silver Christophe Lemaitre Men's 200 m 15 August
  Silver Kévin Mayer Men's Decathlon 13 August
  Silver Myriam Soumaré Women's 100 m 13 August
  Silver Clémence Calvin Women's 10000 m 12 August
  Silver Cindy Billaud Women's 100 m hurdles 13 August
  Silver Stella Akakpo
Céline Distel-Bonnet
Ayodelé Ikuesan
Myriam Soumaré
Women's 4 × 100 m relay 17 August
  Silver Mélina Robert-Michon Women's discus throw 16 August
  Bronze Pascal Martinot-Lagarde Men's 110 m hurdles 14 August
  Bronze Ben Bassaw
Christophe Lemaitre
Teddy Tinmar
Pierre Vincent
Men's 4 × 100 m relay 17 August
  Bronze Kafétien Gomis Men's long jump 17 August
  Bronze Kévin Menaldo Men's pole vault 16 August
  Bronze Myriam Soumaré Women's 200 m 15 August
  Bronze Laila Traby Women's 10000 m 12 August

Results

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Men
Track and road
Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 metres Christophe Lemaitre 10.16 1 Q 10.10 2 Q 10.13  
Jimmy Vicaut 10.06 1 Q DNS Did not advance
200 metres Ben Bassaw 20.68 3 Q 20.62 5 Did not advance
Christophe Lemaitre 20.43 1 Q 20.26 1 Q 20.15  
400 metres Mame-Ibra Anne 45.57 1 Q 45.79 5 Did not advance
Yannick Fonsat 46.23 4 Q 46.83 7 Did not advance
800 metres Pierre-Ambroise Bosse 1:47.54 2 Q 1:45.94 1 Q 1:46.55 8
Paul Renaudie 1:47.88 3 Q 1:47.54 4 Did not advance
Sofiane Selmouni 1:48.46 3 Q 1:51.01 7 Did not advance
1500 metres Florian Carvalho 3:40.39 6 Did not advance
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 3:39.43 3 Q 3:45.60  
5000 metres Bouabdellah Tahri 14:11.62 6
10,000 metres Yassine Mandour DNF
Bouabdellah Tahri 28:25.03 7
Marathon Jean-Damascene Habarurema 2:16:04 13
Benjamin Malaty 2:17:09 15
Abdellatif Meftah 2:13:16 6
El Hassane Ben Lkhainouch 2:17:54 16
110 m hurdles Dimitri Bascou 13.35 1 Q 13.33 1 Q DQ
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde 13.29 1 Q 13.17 1 Q 13.29  
Thomas Martinot-Lagarde 13.46 2 Q 13.50 5 Did not advance
400 m hurdles Yoann Décimus 49.60 3 Q 49.71 4 Did not advance
3000 metres steeplechase Yoann Kowal 8:36.27 4 Q 8:26.66  
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 8:33.44 5 Q DQ
20 km walk Antonin Boyez 1:25:31 21
Kevin Campion 1:23:04 11
50 km walk Yohann Diniz 3:32:33 WR  
4 × 100 metres relay Ben Bassaw
Christophe Lemaitre
Teddy Tinmar
Pierre Vincent
38.55 2 Q 38.47  
4 × 400 metres relay Mame-Ibra Anne
Teddy Venel
Mamoudou-Elimane Hanne
Thomas Jordier
3:00.80 2 Q 2:59.89 4
Field events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
High jump Mickaël Hanany 2.19 19 Did not advance
Pole vault Renaud Lavillenie 5.60 1 q 5.90  
Kévin Menaldo 5.50 3 q 5.70  
Long jump Kafétien Gomis 7.83 7 q 8.14  
Salim Sdiri 7.74 15 Did not advance
Triple jump Benjamin Compaoré 16.83 2 Q 17.46  
Yoann Rapinier 16.80 4 Q 17.01 4
Shot put Gaetan Bucki 20.21 4 Q 19.75 11
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Florian Geffrouais Result 11.16 6.89 14.85 1.95 49.19 14.82 42.72 4.60 59.46 4:23.84 7900 13
Points 825 788 780 758 852 871 720 790 730 786
Kevin Mayer Result 11.10 7.65 15.14 2.01 49.23 14.28 44.53 5.20 64.03 4:24.16 8521  
Points 838 972 798 813 850 939 757 972 799 783
Gael Querin Result 11.11 7.59 14.02 1.98 48.76 14.23 43.08 4.90 51.67 4:14.73 8194 9
Points 836 957 730 785 873 945 727 880 613 848
Women
Track and road
Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 metres Céline Distel-Bonnet 11.25 3 Q 11.24 3 q 11.38 6
Ayodelé Ikuesan 11.32 3 Q 11.22 3 q 11.54 8
Myriam Soumaré 11.03 1 Q 11.18 1 Q 11.16  
200 metres Jennifer Galais DQ Did not advance
Myriam Soumaré 22.97 2 Q 22.56 1 Q 22.58  
400 metres Marie Gayot 51.80 3 Q 52.11 4 q 52.14 7
Floria Gueï 52.42 4 q 52.82 5 Did not advance
800 metres Justine Fedronic 2:02.01 4 q 2:04.39 8 Did not advance
Rénelle Lamote 2:03.92 2 Q 2:03.90 7 Did not advance
10,000 metres Clémence Calvin 32:23.58  
Sophie Duarte DNF
Laila Traby 32:26.03  
100 metres hurdles Cindy Billaud 12.75 1 Q 12.79 1 Q 12.79  
Marathon Christelle Daunay 2:25:14  
4 × 100 metres relay Stella Akakpo
Céline Distel-Bonnet
Ayodelé Ikuesan
Myriam Soumaré
42.29 1 Q 42.45  
4 × 400 metres relay Phara Anacharsis
Marie Gayot
Floria Gueï
Muriel Hurtis
Estelle Perrossier
Agnès Raharolahy
3:28.58 2 Q 3:24.27  
Field events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Pole vault Vanessa Boslak 4.25 17 Did not advance
Marion Fiack 4.35 14 Did not advance
Marion Lotout 4.45 12 q NM
Long jump Eloyse Lesueur 6.72 1 Q 6.85  
Discus throw Mélina Robert-Michon 63.62 2 Q 65.33  
Hammer throw Alexandra Tavernier 70.91 4 Q 70.32 6
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou Result 13.05 1.76 14.35 24.52 6.25 54.18 2:15.22 6551  
Points 1117 928 817 931 927 941 890

References

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  1. ^ Final Entries List
  2. ^ "European Championships: Athlete loses gold for removing shirt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2014.