# France at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

France competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Gold | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | Men's 800 metres | 8 August |
| Gold | Kevin Mayer | Decathlon | 12 August |
| Gold | Yohann Diniz | Men's 50 kilometres walk | 13 August |
| Bronze | Renaud Lavillenie | Men's pole vault | 8 August |
| Bronze | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | 13 August |

## Results
### Men
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jimmy Vicaut | 100 metres | 10.15 | 15 Q | 10.09 | 6 q | 10.08 | 6 |
| Jeffrey John | 200 metres | 20.66 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christophe Lemaitre | 200 metres | 20.40 | 12 Q | 20.30 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Teddy Atine-Venel | 400 metres | 45.90 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mamoudou Hanne | 400 metres | 45.89 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | 800 metres | 1:47.25 | 29 Q | 1:45.63 | 4 q | 1:44.67 SB | |
| Samir Dahmani | 800 metres | 1:48.62 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 1500 metres | 3:46.17 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Garfield Darien | 110 metres hurdles | 13.36 | 7 Q | 13.17 | 2 Q | 13.30 | 4 |
| Aurel Manga | 110 metres hurdles | 13.58 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Victor Coroller | 400 metres hurdles | 50.00 | 23 q | 55.69 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mamadou Kassé Hanne | 400 metres hurdles | 49.34 | 3 Q | 50.35 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ludvy Vaillant | 400 metres hurdles | 49.49 | 9 Q | 49.95 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:22.83 | 6 Q | — | — | 8:15.80 | 4 |
| Yoann Kowal | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:20.60 | 3 Q | — | — | 8:34.53 | 13 |
| Stuart Dutamby Jimmy Vicaut Mickaël-Méba Zeze Christophe Lemaitre | 4 × 100 metres relay | 38.03 SB | 4 Q | — | — | 38.48 | 5 |
| Ludvy Vaillant Thomas Jordier Mamoudou Hanne Teddy Atine-Venel | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:00.93 | 5 q | — | — | 3:01.79 | 8 |
| Kévin Campion | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 1:21:46 | 24 |
| Yohann Diniz | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 3:33:12 CR | |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Axel Chapelle | Pole vault | 5.70 | 5 q | 5.65 | 6 |
| Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault | 5.70 | 1 q | 5.89 SB | |
| Valentin Lavillenie | Pole vault | 5.60 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kévin Menaldo | Pole vault | 5.45 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Benjamin Compaoré | Triple jump | 16.46 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-Marc Pontvianne | Triple jump | 16.78 | 9 q | 16.79 | 8 |
| Melvin Raffin | Triple jump | 16.18 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lolassonn Djouhan | Discus throw | 63.21 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Quentin Bigot | Hammer throw | 76.11 | 3 Q | 77.67 | 4 |

#### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Bastien Auzeil | Result | 11.35 SB | 6.87 | 15.23 | 1.96 | 50.36 SB | 14.59 SB | 46.86 | 4.80 | 60.80 | 4:39.80 SB | 7922 SB | 15 |
| Bastien Auzeil | Points | 784 | 783 | 804 | 767 | 798 | 900 | 805 | 849 | 750 | 682 | 7922 SB | 15 |
| Kevin Mayer | Result | 10.70 PB | 7.52 | 15.72 SB | 2.08 | 48.26 PB | 13.75 PB | 47.14 | 5.10 | 66.10 | 4:36.73 SB | 8768 WL | |
| Kevin Mayer | Points | 929 | 940 | 834 | 878 | 897 | 1007 | 811 | 941 | 830 | 701 | 8768 WL | |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Orphée Neola | 100 metres | 11.58 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carolle Zahi | 100 metres | 11.41 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Estelle Raffai | 200 metres | 23.72 | 33 Q | 23.45 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elea-Mariama Diarra | 400 metres | 52.06 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Déborah Sananes | 400 metres | 52.50 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maeva Danois | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:49.21 | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue Ayodelé Ikuesan Maroussia Paré Carolle Zahi | 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.92 SB | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Estelle Perrossier Déborah Sananes Agnès Raharolahy Elea-Mariama Diarra | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:27.59 SB | 8 q | — | — | 3:26.56 SB | 4 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ninon Guillon-Romarin | Pole vault | 4.20 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Cérival | Shot put | 16.56 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeanine Assani Issouf | Triple jump | 13.87 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | Discus throw | 63.97 SB | 4 Q | 66.21 SB | |
| Alexandra Tavernier | Hammer throw | 72.69 SB | 6 Q | 66.31 | 12 |

#### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Antoinette Nana Djimou | Result | 13.46 | 1.71 | 14.61 | 25.17 | 6.05 | 44.94 | 2:21.14 SB | 6064 | 16 |
| Antoinette Nana Djimou | Points | 1056 | 867 | 835 | 871 | 865 | 762 | 808 | 6064 | 16 |