# Athletics at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie

At the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché in Niamey, Niger, from 11–16 December 2005. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes. France sent the largest squad and topped the medal table with 19 gold medals and 39 medals in total. Morocco was the next most successful nation, having won 11 golds and 31 medals altogether. This was large as a result of their middle- and long-distance running dominance which saw them take all three medals in four events, as well as three separate Moroccan 1–2 finishes. Canada and the Ivory Coast were third and fourth in the medal tally. Twenty of the 37 nations competing won a medal, although hosts Niger went empty-handed in the athletics competition.
The performances were down in comparison to the 2001 edition in Ottawa, which had benefited from being held a few weeks before the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, also in Canada that year. Two Games records were broken over the course of the competition, but a number of African athletes broke their national record – home athletes improved six different Nigerien records.
Among the prominent medallists were Moroccans Yassine Bensghir and Seltana Aït Hammou, who completed 800/1500 metres doubles on the men's and women's sides respectively. Their compatriot Zhor El Kamch won both the women's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres while Tarik Bougtaïb took a gold and a silver in the horizontal jumps. Yves Niaré of France was dominant in the throws, winning the shot put and discus throw events. Chad's efforts were led by Kaltouma Nadjina who won two golds for her 200 metres and 400 metres performances – her nation's only medals of the entire multi-sport event that year.

## Records

| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
| Rachid Kisri | Men's marathon | Morocco | 2:17:03 | GR |
| Zhor El Kamch | Women's 10,000 metres | Morocco | 33:41.28 | GR |
| Key:0000WR — World record • AR — Area record • GR — Games record • NR — National record |||||

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Idrissa Sanou (BUR) | 10.48 | Éric Pacôme N'Dri (CIV) | 10.52 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (EGY) | 10.55 |
| 200 metres | Ben Youssef Meité (CIV) | 20.99 | Marius Loua (CIV) | 21.01 | Oumar Loum (SEN) | 21.12 |
| 400 metres | Mathieu Gnanligo (BEN) | 46.43 | Fernando Augustin (MRI) | 46.52 | Ismael Daif (MAR) | 47.13 |
| 800 metres | Yassine Bensghir (MAR) | 1:47.11 | Assane Diallo (SEN) | 1:49.10 | Abdelkrim Khoudri (MAR) | 1:49.52 |
| 1500 metres | Yassine Bensghir (MAR) | 3:46.58 | Youssef Baba (MAR) | 3:46.84 | Zakaria Mazouzi (MAR) | 3:47.84 |
| 5000 metres | Adil Kaouch (MAR) | 14:16.23 | Abdelhalim Zahraoui (MAR) | 14:16.39 | Dieudonné Disi (RWA) | 14:16.41 |
| 10,000 metres | Dieudonné Disi (RWA) | 29:17.11 | Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) | 29:18.05 | Ahmed Baday (MAR) | 29:18.06 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Cédric Lavanne (FRA) | 13.68 | Jared MacLeod (CAN) | 13.70 | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja (MAD) | 14.08 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ibou Faye (SEN) | 50.67 | Ibrahima Maïga (MLI) | 50.71 | Barnabé Bationo (BUR) | 51.04 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Hamid Ezzine (MAR) | 8:52.73 | Abderrahman Mouatassim (MAR) | 9:01.03 | Nordine Gezzar (FRA) | 9:08.33 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Ivory Coast (CIV) Jean-Ukruch Kouassi Tiecura Marius Loua Ben Youssef Meité Éric Pacôme N'Dri | 39.79 | France (FRA) Yannick Urbino Thierry Lubin Christophe Cheval Jérôme Éyana | 40.09 | Mauritius (MRI) Arnaud Casquette Fernando Augustin Henrico Louis Ommana Kowlessur | 40.28 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Morocco (MAR) Younes Frhani Abdelkrim Khoudri Younés Belkaifa Ismael Daif | 3:06.87 | Mauritius (MRI) Jean-Francois Degrasse Ommana Kowlessur Anton Vieillesse Fernando Augustin | 3:07.46 | Senegal (SEN) El Hadji Sethe Mbow Jacques Sambou Ibou Faye Cheikh Drame | 3:11.37 |
| Marathon | Rachid Kisri (MAR) | 2:17:03 GR | Zäid Laâroussi (MAR) | 2:17:18 | Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR) | 2:18:46 |
| 20 km walk | Denis Langlois (FRA) | 1:30:47 | David Boulanger (FRA) | 1:31:16 | Hassanine Sebei (TUN) | 1:32:36 |
| High jump | Mustapha Raifak (FRA) | 2.24 m | Kwaku Boateng (CAN) Eduard Sebestyén (ROU) | 2.20 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Pole vault | Damiel Dossévi (FRA) | 5.40 m | Pierre-Charles Peuf (FRA) | 5.30 m | Robert Hanson (CAN) | 5.20 m |
| Long jump | Salim Sdiri (FRA) | 7.98 m | Tarik Bougtaïb (MAR) | 7.78 m (w)† | Arnaud Casquette (MRI) | 7.76 m (w) (wind: 2.4 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Tarik Bougtaïb (MAR) | 16.91 m | Yahya Berrabah (MAR) | 16.44 m | Daniel Donovici (ROU) | 16.11 m |
| Shot put | Yves Niaré (FRA) | 18.64 m | Stéphane Szuster (FRA) | 17.19 m | Badri Obeid (LIB) | 15.49 m |
| Discus throw | Yves Niaré (FRA) | 54.15 m | Bertrand Vili (FRA) | 54.05 m | Eric Forshaw (CAN) | 52.80 m |
| Hammer throw | James Steacy (CAN) | 71.90 m | Christophe Épalle (FRA) | 71.41 m | Cosmin Sorescu (ROU) | 67.43 m |
| Javelin throw | David Brisseault (FRA) | 71.64 m | Vitoli Tipotio (FRA) | 67.79 m | Fabio Ramsamy (MRI) | 65.54 m |
| Decathlon | Romain Barras (FRA) | 8046 pts | Nadir El Fassi (FRA) | 7307 pts | Patrick Russel (CAN) | 7097 pts |
* † = Wind speed was not recorded for this jump

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Véronique Mang (FRA) | 11.40 | Amandine Allou Affoue (CIV) | 11.67 | Fabienne Beret-Martinel (FRA) | 11.72 |
| 200 metres | Kaltouma Nadjina (CHA) | 22.92 | Aurélie Kamga (FRA) | 23.72 | Phara Anacharsis (FRA) | 23.75 |
| 400 metres | Kaltouma Nadjina (CHA) | 52.12 | Fatou Bintou Fall (SEN) | 52.57 | Solen Désert (FRA) | 53.57 |
| 800 metres | Seltana Aït Hammou (MAR) | 2:04.63 | Mihaela Neacșu (ROU) | 2:05.30 | Saïda El Mehdi (MAR) | 2:06.49 |
| 1500 metres | Seltana Aït Hammou (MAR) | 4:34.32 | Saïda El Mehdi (MAR) | 4:34.46 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) | 4:35.60 |
| 5000 metres | Zhor El Kamch (MAR) | 16:19.71 | Bouchra Chaâbi (MAR) | 16:21.54 | Christine Bardelle (FRA) | 16:38.02 |
| 10,000 metres | Zhor El Kamch (MAR) | 33:41.28 GR | Malika Asahssah (MAR) | 34:41.23 | Fatima Ayachi (MAR) | 34:59.34 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Joanna Bujak (FRA) | 13.47 | Carole Kaboud Mebam (CMR) | 13.58 | Elisabeth Davin (BEL) | 13.65 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sylvanie Morandais (FRA) | 58.27 | Aïssata Soulama (BUR) | 58.40 | Aurore Kassambara (FRA) | 59.45 |
| 4×100 metres relay | France (FRA) Véronique Mang Fabienn Beret-Martinel Aurélie Kamga Carima Louami | 44.61 | Ivory Coast (CIV) Estelle Brou Makari Sanganoko Louise Ayétotché Amandine Allou Affoue | 45.36 | Burkina Faso (BUR) Mariette Mien Sarah Tondé Kadidiatou Traoré Béatrice Kamboulé | 45.99 NR |
| 4×400 metres relay | France (FRA) Phara Anacharsis Aurelie Kamga Aurore Kassambara Sylvanie Morandais | 3:37.91 | Canada (CAN) Lauren Seibel Tasha Monroe Melina Thibodeau Esther Akinsulie | 3:40.96 | Morocco (MAR) Saïda El Mehdi Halima Hachlaf Seltana Aït Hammou Hanane Skhyi | 3:42.48 |
| Marathon | Céline Cormerais (FRA) Eléna Fétizon (FRA) | 2:45:28 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Epiphanie Nyirabaramé (RWA) | 2:50:13 |
| High jump | Whitney Evans (CAN) | 1.83 m | Andreea Ispan (ROU) | 1.83 m | Beatrice Lundmark (SUI) | 1.79 m |
| Pole vault | Kelsie Hendry (CAN) | 4.15 m | Syrine Balti (TUN) | 4.05 m | Amélie Delzenne (FRA) | 3.95 m |
| Long jump | Elise Vesanes (FRA) | 6.42 m | Céline Laporte (SEY) | 6.24 m | Alina Militaru (ROU) | 6.22 m |
| Triple jump | Mariette Mien (BUR) | 13.23 m | Latifa Ezziraoui (MAR) | 13.18 m | Béatrice Kamboulé (BUR) | 13.05 m |
| Shot put | Jessica Cérival (FRA) | 16.32 m | Elena Hila (ROU) | 15.93 m | Amel Ben Khaled (TUN) | 14.81 m |
| Discus throw | Ileana Brânduşoiu (ROU) | 52.28 m | Agnès Teppe (FRA) | 49.52 m | Suzanne Kragbé (CIV) | 48.72 m |
| Hammer throw | Stéphanie Falzon (FRA) | 65.12 m | Amélie Perrin (FRA) | 64.02 m | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 61.96 m |
| Javelin throw | Lindy Leveau (SEY) | 53.92 m | Sephora Bissoly (FRA) | 52.71 m | Karine Hervieu (FRA) | 51.34 m |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 19 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
| 2 | Morocco | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Chad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Romania | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Senegal | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Seychelles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Rwanda | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Benin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Mauritius | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 44 | 43 | 42 | 129 |
* Note: Arnaud Casquette of Mauritius won long jump and relay bronze medals, but then tested positive for cannabis and was given a six-month ban. However, his medals were not stripped.

## Participating nations

* French Community of Belgium (2)
* Benin (7)
* Burkina Faso (17)
* Burundi (3)
* Cameroon (11)
* Canada (37)
* Central African Republic (7)
* Chad (3)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (6)
* Egypt (2)
* Equatorial Guinea (4)
* France (61)
* Gabon (10)
* Guinea (7)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Ivory Coast (10)
* Lebanon (3)
* Luxembourg (3)
* Madagascar (9)
* Mali (3)
* Mauritania (4)
* Mauritius (9)
* Monaco (2)
* Morocco (41)
* New Brunswick (5)
* Niger (19)
* Quebec (9)
* Republic of the Congo (10)
* Romania (14)
* Rwanda (5)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Senegal (14)
* Seychelles (4)
* Switzerland (5)
* Togo (4)
* Tunisia (4)