# Athletics at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie

The athletics competition at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie took place in Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan from 23 to 27 July 2017.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Dylan Sicobo Seychelles | 10.33 NR | Arthur Cissé Ivory Coast | 10.34 | Bismark Boateng Canada | 10.41 |
| 200 m | Wilfried Koffi Hua Ivory Coast | 20.73 | Arthur Cissé Ivory Coast | 20.93 | Bastien Mouthon Switzerland | 21.20 |
| 400 m | Benjamin Ayesu-Attah Canada | 46.43 | Bienvenue Sawadogo Burkina Faso | 46.89 | Ibrahima Mbengue Senegal | 47.10 |
| 800 m | Oussama Nabil Morocco | 1:46.14 | Mostafa Smaili Morocco | 1:46.73 | Riadh Chninni Tunisia | 1:47.39 |
| 1500 m | Fouad Elkaam Morocco | 3:46.42 | Brahim Kaazouzi Morocco | 3:47.13 | Hicham Ouladha Morocco | 3:48.14 |
| 5000 m | Younès Essalhi Morocco | 14:11.60 | Soufiyan Bouqantar Morocco | 14:11.62 | Youssouf Hiss Bachir Djibouti | 14:11.98 |
| 10,000 m | Soufiyan Bouqantar Morocco | 29:39.07 | Jamal Hitrane Morocco | 29:40.25 | Mohamed Reda El Aaraby Morocco | 29:42.12 |
| 110 m hurdles | Loïc Herkenrath France | 13.74 | Sekou Kaba Canada | 13.81 | Nicolas Borome France | 13.94 |
| 400 m hurdles | Jordin Andrade Cape Verde | 49.66 | Amadou Ndiaye Senegal | 50.17 | Thomas Delmestre France | 50.66 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Mohamed Tindouft Morocco | 8:44.69 | Hicham Sigueni Morocco | 8:45.27 | Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui Tunisia | 8:53.76 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Ivory Coast Francis Koné Gogbeu Arthur Cissé Émilien Tchan Bi Chan Wilfried Koffi Hua | 39.39 | Canada Lucanus Robinson Likembe Francis Molango Bismark Boateng Benjamin Williams | 40.16 | Seychelles Sharry Dodin Dylan Sicobo Ned Azemia Leeroy Henriette | 40.31 NR |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Switzerland Bastien Mouthon Joël Burgunder Silvan Lutz Daniele Angelella Vincent Notz* | 3:10.70 | Senegal David Leon Basse Ibrahima Mbengue Mamadou Cissé Ndiaye Amadou Ndiaye Oumar Babou* | 3:10.98 | France Loïc Herkenrath Mickaël François Pierrick Godefroy Thomas Delmestre Nicolas Borome* | 3:12.23 |
| Marathon | Makorobondo Salukombo DR Congo | 2:27:54 | Fatihi Abdenasir Morocco | 2:28:06 | Daouda Korongou Benin | 2:41:16 |
| 20 km race walk | Antonin Boyez France | 1:30:44 | Andrei Gafita Romania | 1:35:12 | Jerome Erick Caprice Mauritius | 1:39:06 |
| High jump | Sean Cate Canada | 2.20 m | Fernand Djoumessi Cameroon | 2.18 m | Alhaji Mansaray Canada | 2.16 m |
| Pole vault | Baptiste Boirie France | 5.40 m | Stanley Joseph France | 5.40 m | Deryk Theodore Canada | 5.30 m |
| Long jump | Raihau Maiau France | 7.90 m | Mamadou Gueye Senegal | 7.86 m | Mouhcine Khoua Morocco | 7.65 m |
| Triple jump | Hugues Fabrice Zango Burkina Faso | 16.92 m | Kevin Luron France | 16.76 m | Mamadou Chérif Dia Mali | 16.59 m =NR |
| Shot put | Franck Elemba Congo | 19.99 m | Bob Bertemes Luxembourg | 19.55 m | Bernard Baptiste Mauritius | 17.56 m |
| Discus throw | El Bachir Mbarki Morocco | 57.14 m | Marc-Antoine Lafrenaye-Dugas Quebec | 51.10 m | Essohounamondom Tchalim Togo | 50.47 m |
| Javelin throw | George Zaharia Romania | 74.67 m | Alexandru Novac Romania | 68.85 m | Tom Reuter Luxembourg | 64.40 m |
| Decathlon | Taylor Stewart Canada | 7852 pts | Ruben Gado France | 7839 pts | Rostam Turner Canada | 7235 pts |
* Medalists who participated in heats only.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi Congo | 11.56 | Marie Gisele Eleme Asse Cameroon | 11.59 | Samantha Dagry Switzerland | 11.68 |
| 200 m | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi Congo | 23.69 | Sarah Atcho Switzerland | 24.14 | Naomi Van den Broeck Wallonia | 24.24 |
| 400 m | Djénébou Danté Mali | 52.23 | Natassha McDonald Canada | 52.34 | Assia Raziki Morocco | 52.98 |
| 800 m | Malika Akkaoui Morocco | 2:00.71 GR | Noélie Yarigo Benin | 2:01.27 | Siham Hilali Morocco | 2:02.40 |
| 1500 m | Rababe Arafi Morocco | 4:17.23 | Malika Akkaoui Morocco | 4:17.36 | Siham Hilali Morocco | 4:18.87 |
| 5000 m | Soukaina Atanane Morocco | 16:00.36 | Kaoutar Farkoussi Morocco | 16:01.53 | Roxana Bârcă Romania | 16:07.61 |
| 10,000 m | Roxana Bârcă Romania | 35:31.13 | Hanane Qallouj Morocco | 35:34.69 | Monica Madalina Florea Romania | 35:38.37 |
| 100 m hurdles | Marthe Koala Burkina Faso | 13.32 | Pauline Lett France | 13.32 | Ashlea Elaine Maddex Canada | 13.44 |
| 400 m hurdles | Maëva Contion France | 57.38 | Anaïs Lufutucu France | 58.24 | Farah Clerc France | 58.60 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Fadwa Sidi Madane Morocco | 9:44.11 | Oumaima Saoud Morocco | 10:10.53 | Marwa Bouzayani Tunisia | 10:10.78 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Ivory Coast Karel Elodie Ziketh Mireille-Parfaite Gaha Adeline Gouenon Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 44.22 | Cameroon Germaine Abessolo Bivina Marie-Gisèle Eleme Asse Charifa Abdoullahi Labarang Fanny Appes Ekanga | 45.23 | Canada Natasha Brown Émy Béliveau Leah Walkeden Khadijah Valentine | 45.84 |
| Marathon | Shelley Doucet New Brunswick | 2:51:14 | Fatiha Benchatki Morocco | 3:13:44 | none awarded | none awarded |
| 20 km race walk | Marine Quennehen France | 1:45:35 | Amandine Marcou France | 1:50:30 | Mihaela Puscasu Romania | 1:53:45 |
| High jump | Lissa Labiche Seychelles | 1.91 m | Claire Orcel Wallonia | 1.88 m | Cathy Zimmer Luxembourg | 1.70 m |
| Pole vault | Pascale Stöcklin Switzerland | 4.10 m | Marion Lotout France | 4.00 m | Paige Ridout Canada | 3.95 m |
| Long jump | Marthe Koala Burkina Faso | 6.52 m NR | Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin Cameroon | 6.34 m | Fatim Affessi Switzerland | 6.17 m |
| Triple jump | Caroline Ehrhardt Canada | 13.83 m | Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin Cameroon | 13.58 m | Cristina Bujin Romania | 13.20 m |
| Shot put | Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang Cameroon | 17.68 m | Carine Mekam Ndong Gabon | 15.34 m | Alex Porlier-Langlois Quebec | 15.24 m |
| Hammer throw | Bianca Perie Romania | 67.79 m | Lauren Stuart Canada | 65.48 m | Bianca Lazar Fazecas Romania | 63.56 m |
| Javelin throw | Pascale Dumont Quebec | 52.16 m | Kénéfing Traoré Mali | 49.85 m | Nadja-Marie Pasternack Switzerland | 49.20 m |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Morocco (MAR) | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Romania (ROU) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Congo (CGO) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Seychelles (SEY) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Mali (MLI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Quebec (QBC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DR Congo (COD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | New Brunswick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Wallonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 42 | 42 | 41 | 125 |

## Participating nations

* Armenia (4)
* Benin (9)
* Burkina Faso (12)
* Cambodia (1)
* Cameroon (12)
* Canada (56)
* Cape Verde (3)
* Central African Republic (4)
* Chad (5)
* Comoros (3)
* Congo (9)
* DR Congo (5)
* Djibouti (4)
* France (26)
* Gabon (3)
* Guinea (3)
* Ivory Coast (21)
* Kosovo (3)
* Laos (2)
* Lebanon (8)
* Luxembourg (11)
* Madagascar (12)
* Mali (5)
* Mauritius (13)
* Morocco (30)
* New Brunswick (7)
* Niger (4)
* Quebec (12)
* Romania (15)
* Senegal (13)
* Seychelles (5)
* Switzerland (15)
* Togo (4)
* Tunisia (4)
* Wallonia (4)