France_at_the_2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics

France at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
France at the; 2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	FRA
National federation	Fédération Française d'Athlétisme
Website	www.athle.com
in Berlin
Competitors	67
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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France at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Sporting event delegation

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]

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Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	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
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
800 m	Jeff Lastennet
1500 m	Medhi Baala Mounir Yemouni Yoann Kowal
5000 m	Morhad Amdouni
110 m hurdles	Dimitri Bascou Garfield Darien Ladji Doucouré
400 m hurdles	Heni Kechi
3000 m steeplechase	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Bouabdellah Tahri Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux
4 × 100 m relay	Eddy de Lepine Christophe Lemaitre Martial Mbandjock Emmanuel Ngom Priso Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Ronald Pognon
4 × 400 m relay	David Alerte Fadil Bellaabouss Yoann Decimus Leslie Djohne Yannick Fonsat Heni Kechi Teddy Venel
Marathon	James Kiboch Theuri
50 km walk	Herve Daveux Yohann Diniz Cédric Houssaye

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump	Kafetien Gomis Salim Sdiri
Triple jump	Teddy Tamgho
High jump	Mickael Hanany
Pole vault	Damiel Dossevi Renaud Lavillenie Romain Mesnil
Shot put	Yves Niare
Discus throw	Bertrand Vili
Hammer throw	Jerome Bortoluzzi
Decathlon	Romain Barras Nadir El Fassi Mateo Sossah

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	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
400 m hurdles	Aurore Kassambara
3000 m steeplechase	Sophie Douarte Elodie Olivares
4 × 400 m relay	Symphora Behi Solen Desert-Mariller Aurelie Kamga Aurore Kassambara

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	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
Discus throw	Mélina Robert-Michon
Hammer throw	Stephanie Falzon Manuela Montebrun
Heptathlon	Marisa De Aniceto Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida

France at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics