# France at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

France competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10 to 18 August 2013. A team of 52 athlete was announced to represent the country in the event.

## Medalists

The following competitors from France won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
| Gold | Teddy Tamgho | Triple jump |
| Silver | Mélina Robert-Michon | Discus throw |
| Silver | Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault |
| Bronze | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 3000 metres Steeplechase |

## Results

(Q/q – Qualified, NM – No Mark, DNS - Did Not Start, DNF - Did Not Finish, DSQ - Disqualified, SB – Season Best, PB - Personal Best, NR - national record)
All the following results came from the official website of the 2013 World Championships.

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

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Christophe Lemaitre | 100 metres | 10.12 | 9 Q | 10.00 SB | 8 q | 10.06 | 7 |
| Jimmy Vicaut | 100 metres | 10.06 | 6 Q | 10.01 | 10 | | |
| Christophe Lemaitre | 200 metres | DNS | - | | | | |
| Jimmy Vicaut | 200 metres | 20.50 | 11 Q | 20.51 | 14 | | |
| Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | 800 metres | 1:47.70 | 26 Q | 1:44.75 | 5 Q | 1:44.79 | 7 |
| Florian Carvalho | 1500 metres | 3:38.70 | 11 Q | 3:36.26 | 4 Q | 3:39.17 | 11 |
| Bouabdellah Tahri | 1500 metres | 3:38.82 | 13 q | 3:44.24 | 20 | | |
| Simon Denissel | 1500 metres | 3:42.06 | 31 | | | | |
| Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 110 metres hurdle | 13.63 | 22 | | | | |
| Thomas Martinot-Lagarde | 110 metres hurdle | 13.33 | 5 Q | 13.39 | 8 Q | 13.42 | 7 |
| Yoann Decimus | 400 metres hurdles | 50.21 | 25 | | | | |
| Mickaël François | 400 metres hurdles | 50.02 | 22 Q | 50.58 | 22 | | |
| Yoann Kowal | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:23.74 | 9 Q | | | 8:17.41 | 8 |
| Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:15.43 | 1 Q | | | 8:07.86 | |
| Noureddine Smail | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:24.05 | 12 Q | | | DNF | - |
| David Alerte Emmanuel Biron Christophe Lemaitre Arnaud Remy Jimmy Vicaut Mickael-Meba Zeze | 4 × 100 metres relay | 38.97 | 17 | | | | |
| Benjamin Malaty | Marathon | | | | | 2:19:21 | 28 |
| Kevin Campion | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | NM | DNF |
| Bertrand Moulinet | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | 1:26:12 SB | 29 |
| Yohann Diniz | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | 3:45:18 | 10 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Width Height | Rank | Width Height | Rank |
| Salim Sdiri | Long jump | 7.64 | 21 | | |
| Yoann Rapinier | Triple jump | 17.39 | 2 Q | 15.17 | 12 |
| Gaëtan Saku Bafuanga Baya | Triple jump | 16.63 | 12 q | 16.79 | 7 |
| Teddy Tamgho | Triple jump | 17.41 | 1 Q | 18.04 NR | |
| Mickael Hanany | High jump | 2.26 | 14 | | |
| Valentin Lavillenie | Pole vault | 5.55 | 11 q | NM | - |
| Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault | 5.65 | 1 q | 5.89 | |
| Quentin Bigot | Hammer throw | 74.98 | 13 | | |

#### Decathlon

| Kevin Mayer | Decathlon | | | |
| Kevin Mayer | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | 11.23 | 810 | 28 |
| | Long jump | 7.50 | 935 | 9 |
| | Shot put | 13.76 | 714 | 24 |
| | High jump | 2.05 SB | 850 | 9 |
| | 400 m | 49.53 | 836 | 18 |
| | 110 m hurdles | 14.21 PB | 948 | 6 |
| | Discus throw | 45.37 PB | 774 | 9 |
| | Pole vault | 5.20 PB | 972 | 4 |
| | Javelin throw | 66.09 PB | 830 | 6 |
| | 1500 m | 4:25.04 | 777 | 6 |
| Total | | | 8446 PB | 4 |
| Gaël Querin | Decathlon | | | |
| Gaël Querin | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | 11.19 | 819 | 23 |
| | Long jump | 7.18 | 857 | 25 |
| | Shot put | 13.03 | 669 | 30 |
| | High jump | 1.90 | 714 | 25 |
| | 400 m | 48.78 | 872 | 13 |
| | 110 m hurdles | 14.87 | 865 | 20 |
| | Discus throw | 38.34 | 631 | 25 |
| | Pole vault | NM | 0 | - |
| | Javelin throw | 50.66 | 598 | 27 |
| | 1500 m | 4:18.58 | 821 | 1 |
| Total | | | 6846 | 25 |

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

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Stella Akakpo | 100 metres | 11.43 | 25 | | | | |
| Myriam Soumare | 100 metres | 11.34 | 20 q | 11.31 | 13 | | |
| Johanna Danois | 200 metres | 23.00 | 17 Q | 23.15 | 18 | | |
| Lénora Guion-Firmin | 200 metres | 22.91 SB | 15 Q | 23.11 | 16 | | |
| Myriam Soumare | 200 metres | 22.83 SB | 9 Q | 22.85 | 11 | | |
| Marie Gayot | 400 metres | 51.83 | 16 Q | 51.54 PB | 14 | | |
| Floria Gueï | 400 metres | 51.75 | 15 Q | 51.42 PB | 12 | | |
| Sophie Duarte | 5000 metres | 16:05.14 | 17 | | | | |
| Christelle Daunay | 10,000 metres | | | | | 32:04.44 | 10 |
| Cindy Billaud | 100 metres hurdle | 12.71 | 3 Q | 12.78 | 8 q | 12.84 | 7 |
| Reïna-Flor Okori | 100 metres hurdle | 13.01 | 11 Q | 13.15 | 21 | | |
| Phara Anacharsis | 400 metres hurdles | 56.73 | 20 | | | | |
| Stella Akakpo Johanna Danois Ayodelé Ikuesan Myriam Soumare Émilie Gaydu Céline Distel-Bonnet | 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.25 SB | 3 | | | DSQ | - |
| Phara Anacharsis Marie Gayot Floria Gueï Lénora Guion-Firmin Muriel Hurtis | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:27.75 | 5 | | | 3:24.21 SB | 4 |
| Carmen Oliveras | Marathon | | | | | 2:48:58 | 33 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Width Height | Rank | Width Height | Rank |
| Éloyse Lesueur | Long jump | 6.39 | 22 | | |
| Marion Lotout | Pole vault | 4.55 | 9 q | 4.45 | 12 |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | Discus throw | 63.16 | 5 Q | 66.28 NR | |

#### Heptathlon

| Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida | Heptathlon | | | |
| Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m hurdles | 13.36 SB | 1071 | 4 |
| | High jump | 1.77 SB | 941 | 19 |
| | Shot put | 14.54 | 830 | 2 |
| | 200 m | 24.95 | 891 | 17 |
| | Long jump | 5.97 | 840 | 19 |
| | Javelin throw | 52.47 | 908 | 2 |
| | 800 m | 2:18.44 | 845 | 25 |
| Total | | | 6326 SB | 8 |