France at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

France at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
France at the; 2016 European Athletics Championships
WA code	FRA
National federation	FFA
in Amsterdam
Competitors	61 (31 men and 30 women) in 31 events
Medals; Ranked 6th	Gold 2 Silver 5 Bronze 3 Total 10
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
	1934; 1938; 1946; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1969; 1971; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016; 2018; 2022; 2024;

France competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. A delegation of 61 athletes were sent to represent the country.^[1]

WA codeFRA

Competitors61 (31 men and 30 women) in 31 events

Medals
Ranked 6th

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Medal	C O C K	Event	Date
Gold	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	8 July
Gold	Dimitri Bascou	Men's 110 metres hurdles	9 July
Silver	Floria Gueï	Women's 400 metres	8 July
Silver	Antoinette Nana Djimou	Women's heptathlon	9 July
Silver	Rénelle Lamote	Women's 800 metres	9 July
Silver	French team (Marvin René, Stuart Dutamby, Mickael-Meba Zeze, Jimmy Vicaut)	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay	10 July
Silver	French team (Phara Anacharsis, Elea-Mariama Diarra, Marie Gayot, Floria Gueï, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Agnès Raharolahy)	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay	10 July
Bronze	Jimmy Vicaut	Men's 100 metres	7 July
Bronze	Yoann Kowal	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	8 July
Bronze	Wilhem Belocian	Men's 110 metres hurdles	9 July

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Stuart Dutamby	100 m	N/a		10.26	13	did not advance
Jimmy Vicaut	100 m	N/a		10.03	1 Q	10.08
Mickael-Meba Zeze	200 m	20.84	7 Q	20.81	12	did not advance
Mame-Ibra Anne	400 m	46.73	5 Q	45.39 SB	6 q	45.75	7
Thomas Jordier	400 m	47.14	14 Q	46.24	17	did not advance
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse	800 m	1:48.35	6 Q	1:46.45	2 Q	1:45.79	5
Sofiane Selmouni	800 m	1:51.32	27	did not advance
Bryan Cantero	1500 m	3:43.65	23	N/a		did not advance
Florian Carvalho		3:39.73	3 Q			3:47.32	5
Mourad Amdouni		3:42.64	14 Q			3:51.61	13
Mourad Amdouni	5000 m	N/a				13:40.94	5
Dimitri Bascou	110 m hurdles	N/a		13.20 SB	1 Q	13.25
Wilhem Belocian				13.28 =SB	2 Q	13.33
Aurel Manga				13.36	6 Q	13.47	6
Mamadou Kassé Hann	400 m hurdles	N/a		49.28	8	did not advance
Djilali Bedrani	3000 m steeplechase	8:57.27	22	N/a		did not advance
Yoann Kowal		8:33.51	10 Q			8:30.79
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad		8:31.42	1 Q			8:25.63
Stuart Dutamby Marvin René Mickael-Meba Zeze Jimmy Vicaut	4 × 100 m relay	38.85 SB	6 Q	N/a		38.38 SB
Alexandre Divet Mamadou Kassé Hann Ludvy Vaillant Thomas Jordier	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.95	12	N/a		did not advance
Hassan Chahdi	Half marathon	N/a				1:03:43	7
Romain Courcieres						1:08:42	66
Yohan Durand						1:07:32	53
French team						3:19:57	11

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Stanley Joseph	Pole vault	5.50	=2 q	5.30	13
Renaud Lavillenie		5.60	1 q	NM
Kévin Menaldo		5.50	=9 q	NM
Kafétien Gomis	Long jump	7.93w	=8 q	7.84	7
Benjamin Compaoré	Triple jump	16.53	9 q	16.12	12
Harold Correa	Triple jump	16.33	14	did not advance

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Romain Barras	Result	11.19	7.04	15.54 SB	1.98 SB	50.57	14.66	43.88	4.80 =SB	59.63 SB	4:29.59 SB	8002	6
Romain Barras	Points	819	823	823	785	789	891	744	849	732	747	8002	6
Florian Geffrouais	Result	11.30	6.91	14.32	1.80	50.34	DNF	42.20	4.90	52.43	4:29.50	6723	18
Florian Geffrouais	Points	795	792	748	627	799	0	709	880	625	748	6723	18

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Stella Akakpo	100 m	N/a		DQ		did not advance
Jennifer Galais		11.64	15 Q	11.62	17	did not advance
Floriane Gnafoua		N/a		11.32	7 q	11.36	7
Floria Gueï	400 m	N/a		51.01	2 Q	51.21
Justine Fedronic	800 m	DNS		did not advance
Rénelle Lamote	800 m	2:01.60	1 Q	1:59.87	1 Q	2:00.19
Christelle Daunay	10,000 m	N/a				33:03.36	13
Cindy Billaud	100 m hurdles	N/a		12.91	5 q	13.29	7
Sandra Gomis	100 m hurdles	N/a		12.97	9	did not advance
Phara Anacharsis	400 m hurdles	56.95	5 Q	57.05	16	did not advance
Aurélie Chaboudez		56.69	3 Q	57.50	20	did not advance
Maëva Contion		58.31	19	did not advance
Maeva Danois	3000 m steeplechase	9:58.73	21	N/a		did not advance
Stella Akakpo Céline Distel-Bonnet Jennifer Galais Floriane Gnafoua	4 × 100 m relay	43.06 SB	5 q	N/a		43.05 SB	6
Phara Anacharsis (only final) Elea-Mariama Diarra (only heat) Marie Gayot Floria Gueï (only final) Brigitte Ntiamoah Agnès Raharolahy (only heat)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.38 SB	5 Q	N/a		3:25.96 SB
Sophie Duarte	Half marathon	N/a				1:15:59	47
Jacqueline Gandar						1:13:00	16
Séverine Hamel						DNF
Laurane Picoche						1:15:24	41
Fanny Pruvost						1:17:19	57
French team						3:44:23	10

Medals

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Antoinette Nana Djimou	Result	13.26 SB	1.71	16.17 PB	24.92	6.31 SB	51.72 SB	2:19.33 SB	6458 SB
Antoinette Nana Djimou	Points	1086	867	939	894	946	893	833	6458 SB

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Jeanine Assani Issouf	Triple jump	13.80	13	did not advance
Rouguy Diallo	Triple jump	13.58	18	did not advance
Pauline Pousse	Discus throw	60.06	10 Q	59.62	8
Mélina Robert-Michon	Discus throw	63.99	5 Q	62.47	5
Matilde Andraud	Javelin throw	55.28	20	did not advance
Alexandra Tavernier	Hammer throw	NM		did not advance