# France at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

France competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

## Team selection

The French Athletics Federation (Fédération Française d'Athlétisme) announced the final team of 46 athletes to represent the country in the event, led by sprinter Christophe Lemaitre and pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 39 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| | Event | Athlete |
| Men | 400 metres | Teddy Venel |
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | Emmanuel Biron |
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | Ronald Pognon |
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux |
| Men | 4 × 400 metres relay | Yannick Fonsat |
| Women | 100 metres | Carima Louami |
| Women | 200 metres | Lina Jacques-Sébastien |
| Women | 400 metres | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi |
| Women | 400 m hurdles | Phara Anacharsis |
| Women | 4 × 100 metres relay | Ayodelé Ikuesan |
| Women | 4 × 100 metres relay | Carima Louami |
| Women | 4 × 400 metres relay | Elea-Mariama Diarra |

## Medalists

The following competitors from France won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
| Silver | Teddy Tinmar Christophe Lemaître Yannick Lesourd Jimmy Vicaut | 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Bronze | Christophe Lemaître | 200 metres |
| Bronze | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Bronze | Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault |

## Results
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Christophe Lemaître | 100 metres | | | 10.14 | 4 Q | 10.11 | 6 Q | 10.19 | 4 |
| Jimmy Vicaut | 100 metres | | | 10.25 | 5 Q | 10.10 | 5 q | 10.27 | 6 |
| Christophe Lemaître | 200 metres | | | 20.51 | 6 Q | 20.17 SB | 1 Q | 19.80 NR | |
| Mehdi Baala | 1500 metres | | | 4:13.10 | 36 q | 3:46.87 | 16 Q | 3:37.46 | 9 |
| Yoann Kowal | 1500 metres | | | 3:39.33 | 3 Q | 3:37.44 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Florian Carvalho | 1500 metres | | | 3:53.88 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dimitri Bascou | 110 m hurdles | | | 13.51 | 10 q | 13.62 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:23.71 | 12 Q | | | 8:16.09 | |
| Bouabdellah Tahri | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:13.22 | 5 q | | | 8:17.56 | 4 |
| Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieux | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:23.79 | 14 q | | | 8:30.39 | 12 |
| Teddy Tinmar Christophe Lemaître Yannick Lesourd Jimmy Vicaut | 4 × 100 metres relay | | | 38.38 SB | 6 Q | | | 38.20 SB | |
| Nicolas Fillon Teddy Venel Mamoudou-Elimane Hanne Yoann Décimus | 4 × 400 metres relay | | | 3:03.68 | 14 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bertrand Moulinet | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 4:07:58 | 23 |
| Cédric Houssaye | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | |
| Yohann Diniz | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | |
| Salim Sdiri | Long jump | 7.58 | 28 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Benjamin Compaoré | Triple jump | 17.11 | 7 | | | | | 17.17 | 8 |
| Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault | 5.65 | 1 q | | | | | 5.85 | |
| Romain Mesnil | Pole vault | 5.65 | 1 q | | | | | NM | |
| Jérôme Clavier | Pole vault | 5.50 | 18 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Decathlon
| Romain Barras | Decathlon | | | |
| Romain Barras | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | 11.20 | 817 | 23 |
| | Long jump | 7.06 | 828 | 21 |
| | Shot put | 14.92 | 785 | 11 |
| | High jump | 1.99 SB | 794 | 16 |
| | 400 m | 49.50 | 838 | 14 |
| | 110 m hurdles | 14.37 | 927 | 8 |
| | Discus throw | 41.65 | 698 | 22 |
| | Pole vault | 5.00 SB | 910 | 5 |
| | Javelin throw | 63.25 | 787 | 9 |
| | 1500 m | 4:29.19 | 750 | 7 |
| Total | | | 8134 SB | 11 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Véronique Mang | 100 metres | | | 11.19 | 9 Q | 11.44 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Myriam Soumaré | 100 metres | | | 11.11 PB | 3 Q | 11.47 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Myriam Soumaré | 200 metres | | | 22.71 SB | 6 Q | 23.02 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christelle Daunay | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | 32:22.20 | 12 |
| Sandra Gomis | 100 m hurdles | | | 13.07 | 17 Q | 13.55 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cindy Billaud | 100 m hurdles | | | 13.50 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Myriam Soumaré Céline Distel Lina Jacques-Sébastien Véronique Mang | 4 × 100 metres relay | | | 42.60 SB | 4 Q | | | 42.70 | 5 |
| Phara Anacharsis Muriel Hurtis-Houairi Marie Gayot Floria Gueï | 4 × 400 metres relay | | | 3:28.02 SB | 14 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eloyse Lesueur | Long jump | 6.22 | 26 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mélanie Melfort | High jump | 1.92 | 15 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stéphanie Falzon | Hammer throw | 68.92 | 12 q | | | | | 66.57 | 12 |
Heptathlon
| Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou | Heptathlon | | | |
| Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m hurdles | 13.48 | 1053 | 14 |
| | High jump | 1.83 SB | 1016 | 6 |
| | Shot put | 14.07 | 799 | 14 |
| | 200 m | 25.19 | 869 | 15 |
| | Long jump | 6.13 | 890 | 14 |
| | Javelin throw | 55.79 PB | 973 | 1 |
| | 800 m | 2:28.74 | 709 | 24 |
| Total | | | 6309 | 7 |