Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie
# Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie

At the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium from 1 to 6 October. A total of 46 track and field events were contested.

## Medal summary

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Ben Youssef Meité (CIV) | 10.15 (w) | Aziz Ouhadi (MAR) | 10.31 (w) | Mamadou Lamine Niang (SEN) | 10.32 (w) |
| 200 metres | Ben Youssef Meité (CIV) | 20.37 | Stéphan Buckland (MRI) | 20.59 | Khalid Zougari (MAR) | 20.77 |
| 400 metres | Eric Milazar (MRI) | 46.00 | Mathieu Gnanligo (BEN) | 46.03 | Marouane Maadadi (MAR) | 46.54 |
| 800 metres | Amine Laâlou (MAR) | 1:46.68 | Abdoulaye Wagne (SEN) | 1:47.48 | Mohcine El Amine (MAR) | 1:47.76 |
| 1500 metres | Amine Laâlou (MAR) | 3:51.59 | Fouad Elkaam (MAR) | 3:51.85 | Matthew Lincoln (CAN) | 3:53.61 |
| 5000 metres | Chakir Boujattaoui (MAR) | 13:42.72 | Anis Selmouni (MAR) | 13:43.73 | Hicham Bellani (MAR) | 13:45.53 |
| 10,000 metres | Dieudonné Disi (RWA) | 29:38.68 | Anis Selmouni (MAR) | 29:39.07 | Hicham Bellani (MAR) | 29:43.39 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Jared MacLeod (CAN) | 13.56 GR | Alexandru Mihăilescu (ROU) | 13.92 | Aymen Ben Ahmeda (TUN) | 14.07 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Fadil Bellaabouss (FRA) | 50.23 | Sébastien Maillard (FRA) | 50.35 | Mamadou Kassé Hanne (SEN) | 50.69 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Abdellatif Chamlal (MAR) | 8:40.18 | Chakir Boujattaoui (MAR) | 8:41.06 | Amor Yahya (TUN) | 8:48.30 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Burkina Faso (BUR) Siaka Son Idrissa Sanou Innocent Bologo Gérard Kobiane | 39.57 | Mauritius (MRI) Fabrice Coiffic Eric Milazar Henrico Louis Stéphan Buckland | 39.60 | Senegal (SEN) Alassane Diallo Mamadou Lamine Niang Niang Oumar Abdourahmane Ndour | 39.87 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Senegal (SEN) Mamadou Kassé Hanne Abdoulaye Wagne Assane Thiam Mamadou Gueye | 3:06.93 | Morocco (MAR) Ismael Daif Abdelkrim Khoudri Younés Belkaifa Amine Laâlou | 3:07.46 | Mauritius (MRI) Antonio Vieillesse Fernando Augustin Ian Monet Eric Milazar | 3:08.29 |
| Marathon | Zäid Laâroussi (MAR) | 2:24:08 | Felix Ntirenganya (RWA) | 2:24:23 | Ahmed Nasef (MAR) | 2:24:44 |
| 20 km walk | Hervé Davaux (FRA) | 1:25:35 | Hassanine Sebei (TUN) | 1:28:30 | Bertrand Moulinet (FRA) | 1:31:02 |
| High jump | Mihai Donisan (ROU) | 2.24 m | Mathias Cianci (FRA) | 2.20 m | Mark Dillon (CAN) | 2.20 m |
| Pole vault | Vincent Favretto (FRA) | 5.40 m | Kristian Wilson (CAN) | 5.10 m | David Foley (CAN) | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Yahya Berrabah (MAR) | 8.40 m GR, NR | Ndiss Kaba Badji (SEN) | 8.32 m | Julien Fivaz (SUI) | 7.76 m |
| Triple jump | Hugo Mamba Schlick (CMR) | 16.78 m | Alin Anghel (ROU) | 16.24 m | Julien Kapek (FRA) | 16.23 m |
| Shot put | Tumatai Dauphin (FRA) | 18.63 m | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) | 18.09 m | Laurențiu Popa (ROU) | 17.17 m |
| Discus throw | Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (EGY) | 61.01 m | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) | 59.56 m | Jean-François Aurokiom (FRA) | 59.46 m |
| Hammer throw | Mohsen El Anany (EGY) | 71.30 m | Frédérick Pouzy (FRA) | 68.24 m | Jérôme Bortoluzzi (FRA) | 68.03 m |
| Javelin throw | Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman (EGY) | 77.33 m GR | Curtis Moss (CAN) | 75.74 m | Levente Bartha (ROU) | 74.65 m |
| Decathlon | Massimo Bertocchi (CAN) | 8053 pts | François Gourmet (Wallonia) | 7660 pts | Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (CAN) | 7602 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Geneviève Thibault (CAN) | 11.55 (w) | Kadiatou Camara (MLI) | 11.73 (w) | Chantal Grant (CAN) | 11.74 (w) |
| 200 metres | Kaltouma Nadjina (CHA) | 23.09 | Kimberly Hyacinthe (CAN) | 23.15 | Esther Akinsulie (CAN) | 23.63 |
| 400 metres | Kaltouma Nadjina (CHA) | 51.04 | Fatou Bintou Fall (SEN) | 52.90 | Ndeye Fatou Soumah (SEN) | 53.21 |
| 800 metres | Seltana Ait Hammou (MAR) | 2:02.62 | Halima Hachlaf (MAR) | 2:02.76 | Linda Marguet (FRA) | 2:03.15 |
| 1500 metres | Btissam Lakhouad (MAR) | 4:21.56 | Siham Hilali (MAR) | 4:21.56 | Seltana Ait Hammou (MAR) | 4:21.79 |
| 5000 metres | Bouchra Chaabi (MAR) | 16:23.05 | Hanane Ouhaddou (MAR) | 16:27.51 | Thérese Ngono Etoundi (CMR) | 16:31.08 |
| 10,000 metres | Claudette Mukasakindi (RWA) | 35:32.60 | Bouchra Chaâbi (MAR) | 35:32.87 | Maria Laghrissi (MAR) | 37:53.14 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Élisabeth Davin (Wallonia) | 13.32 | Gnima Faye (SEN) | 13.35 | Anne Zagré (Wallonia) | 13.37 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Hayat Lambarki (MAR) | 58.40 | Lamiae Lhabze (MAR) | 58.81 | Carole Kaboud Mebam (CMR) | 58.85 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Ancuța Bobocel (ROU) | 10:05.01 | Hanane Ouhaddou (MAR) | 10:07.40 | Elsa Delaunay (FRA) | 10:48.29 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Canada (CAN) Chantal Grant Kimberly Hyacinthe Teneshia Peart Geneviève Thibault | 44.78 | France (FRA) Lina Jacques-Sébastien Ayodelé Ikuesan Amandine Elard Aurore Ruet | 45.19 | Cameroon (CMR) Stephanie Belibi Esther Ndoumbe Joséphine Mbarga-Bikié Carole Waboud | 46.24 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Canada (CAN) Vicki Tolton Kate Ruediger Kimberly Hyacinthe Esther Akinsulie | 3:35.95 | Senegal (SEN) Fatou Diabaye Mame Fatou Faye Fatou Bintou Fall Ndeye Fatou Soumah | 3:36.27 | Morocco (MAR) Naima Ibrahimi Hayat Lambarki Lamiae Lhabze Halima Hachlaf | 3:37.72 |
| Marathon | Epiphanie Nyirabaramé (RWA) | 2:44:36 | Adeline Roche (FRA) | 3:03:18 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 10 km walk | Chaima Trabelsi (TUN) | 48:27 | Christine Guinaudeau (FRA) | 49:10 | Megan Huzzey (CAN) | 50.15 |
| High jump | Sandrine Champion (FRA) | 1.84 m | Beatrice Lundmark (SUI) | 1.84 m | Nicole Forrester (CAN) | 1.80 m |
| Pole vault | Télie Mathiot (FRA) | 4.25 m | Gabriella Duclos-Lasnier (CAN) | 4.20 m | Leanna Wellwood (CAN) | 4.10 m |
| Long jump | Alina Militaru (ROU) | 6.49 m | Vanessa Gladone (FRA) | 6.30 m | Cristina Sandu (ROU) | 6.27 m |
| Triple jump | Vanessa Gladone (FRA) | 13.40 m | Jamaa Chnaik (MAR) | 13.35 m | Amy Zongo (FRA) | 13.27 m |
| Shot put | Anca Heltne (ROU) | 17.80 m | Jessica Cérival (FRA) | 17.14 m | Julie Labonté (CAN) | 15.93 m |
| Discus throw | Ileana Sorescu (ROU) | 54.28 m | Kazai Suzanne Kragbé (CIV) | 53.68 m | Coralie Glatre (FRA) | 51.55 m |
| Hammer throw | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) | 70.26 m GR | Bianca Perie (ROU) | 67.67 m | Amelie Perrin (FRA) | 66.17 m |
| Javelin throw | Lindy Leveau-Agricole (SEY) | 57.48 m GR | Hana'a Ramadhan Omar (EGY) | 55.89 m | Maria Negoiță (ROU) | 55.17 m |
| Heptathlon | Gabriella Kouassi (FRA) | 5460 pts | Jennifer Cotten (CAN) | 5230 pts | Béatrice Kamboulé (BUR) | 4861 pts |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Morocco | 10 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | France | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Rwanda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Chad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Senegal | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Mauritius | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | French Community of Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Benin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |

## Games records

| Name | Event | Country | Record |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jared MacLeod | 110 metres hurdles | Canada | 13.56 seconds |
| Yahya Berrabah | Long jump | Morocco | 8.40 m |
| Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman | Javelin throw | Egypt | 77.33 m |
| Lindy Agricole | Javelin throw | Seychelles | 57.48 m |
| Manuela Montebrun | Hammer throw | France | 70.26 m |

## Participation

Key: Country (no. of athletes)

* Armenia (3)
* French Community of Belgium (6)
* Benin (8)
* Burkina Faso (11)
* Burundi (8)
* Cambodia (1)
* Cameroon (15)
* Canada (65)
   * New Brunswick (7)
   * Quebec (10)
* Central African Republic (4)
* Chad (5)
* Ivory Coast (6)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (7)
* Djibouti (4)
* Egypt (14)
* Equatorial Guinea (4)
* France (55)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Haiti (1)
* Lebanon (34) (host)
* Luxembourg (8)
* Mali (4)
* Mauritius (13)
* Monaco (1)
* Morocco (33)
* Niger (2)
* Republic of the Congo (4)
* Romania (15)
* Rwanda (7)
* Senegal (18)
* Seychelles (3)
* Switzerland (9)
* Togo (3)
* Tunisia (5)
* Vietnam (2)
