# France at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

France competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States, from 15 to 24 July 2022.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Gold | Kevin Mayer | Men's decathlon | 24 July |

## Results

France entered 45 athletes.

### Key

* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Season best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event

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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mouhamadou Fall | 200 m | 20.83 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Benjamin Robert | 800 m | 1:45.94 | 4 q | 1:45.67 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Tual | 800 m | 1:46.34 | 2 Q | 1:45.53 | 2 Q | 1:45.49 | 6 |
| Jimmy Gressier | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 27:44.55 | 11 |
| Hassan Chahdi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:09:20 | 17 |
| Just Kwaou-Mathey | 110 m hurdles | 13.32 | 3 Q | 13.25 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | 5 q | 13.40 SB | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sasha Zhoya | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 | 3 Q | 13.47 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wilfried Happio | 400 m hurdles | 49.60 | 3 Q | 48.14 PB | 2 Q | 47.41 PB | 4 |
| Mehdi Belhadj | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.47 | 4 q | — | — | 8:34.49 | 13 |
| Aurélien Quinion | 35 km walk | — | — | — | — | 2:28:46 NR | 14 |
| Méba-Mickaël Zeze Pablo Matéo Ryan Zeze Jimmy Vicaut | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.09 SB | 1 Q | — | — | DQ | – |
| Thomas Jordier Loïc Prévot Simon Boypa Teo Andant | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.13 SB | 4 q | — | — | 3:01.35 | 7 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Thibaut Collet | Pole vault | 5.65 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault | 5.75 | 8 q | 5.87 SB | =5 |
| Valentin Lavillenie | Pole vault | NM | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Benjamin Compaoré | Triple jump | 16.03 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Enzo Hodebar | Triple jump | 16.64 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-Marc Pontvianne | Triple jump | 16.95 | 6 q | 16.86 | 8 |
| Quentin Bigot | Hammer throw | 77.95 | 7 Q | 80.24 | 4 |
| Yann Chaussinand | Hammer throw | 73.95 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Kevin Mayer | Result | 10.62 SB | 7.54 SB | 14.98 | 2.05 SB | 49.40 SB | 13.92 SB | 49.44 SB | 5.40 SB | 70.31 SB | 4:41.44 SB | 8816 SB | |
| Kevin Mayer | Points | 947 | 945 | 788 | 850 | 842 | 985 | 859 | 1035 | 894 | 671 | 8816 SB | |

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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rénelle Lamote | 800 m | 2:00.71 | 1 Q | 2:00.86 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laëticia Bapté | 100 m hurdles | 13.03 | 5 q | 12.93 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cyréna Samba-Mayela | 100 m hurdles | 13.15 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alice Finot | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:14.34 NR | 1 Q | — | — | 9:21.40 | 10 |
| Sokhna Lacoste Shana Grebo Sounkamba Sylla Amandine Brossier | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:28.89 SB | 3 Q | — | — | 3:25.81 SB | 5 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ninon Chapelle | Pole vault | 4.50 | =1 q | 4.45 | 11 |
| Margot Chevrier | Pole vault | 4.50 | =10 q | NM | – |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | Discus throw | 61.21 | 12 q | 60.36 | 10 |