# Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie

At the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada between 19 and 23 July 2001. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Included in this were two disability athletics events for wheelchair racers. A total of 23 Games records were broken or equalled in the competition.
The host nation won the most gold medals in the competition—taking eleven golds in a haul of 24 medals— but it was beaten on the total overall medal count by France which won 27 events. Morocco performed particularly well in the middle- and long-distance track events. Newcomer Poland made an impact in its debut, taking nine golds with most of its athletes succeeding in the field events. Among the other nations competing, Romania and Mauritius managed four gold medals each.
The competition attracted higher level performances and participation than in previous editions, in part due to the 2001 World Championships in Athletics which was also held in Canada some two weeks later. Bruny Surin was defeated by Stéphan Buckland in the men's 100 metres. Surin decided not to compete in the 200 metres as a result – a move which attracted criticism as he had reportedly been paid 250,000 Canadian dollars to act as a Games ambassador.
The quality of the host stadium also came in for criticism from those attending the event, which one French official stating that "a poor African country" could have held the event to a better standard. Of the winners in Ottawa, Perdita Felicien, Szymon Ziółkowski, Amy Mbacké Thiam and Nezha Bidouane also went on to become gold medallists in their respective events at the World Championships. A number of other athletes went on to win minor medals on the world stage soon after – Paweł Czapiewski, Dudley Dorival, Monika Pyrek, Françoise Mbango-Etone and Nicoleta Grasu.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Stéphan Buckland (MRI) | 10.13 | Bruny Surin (Quebec) | 10.18 | Éric Pacôme N'Dri (CIV) | 10.24 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Stéphan Buckland (MRI) | 20.33 | Oumar Loum (SEN) | 20.59 | Joseph Batangdon (CMR) | 20.75 |
| 400 metres | Shane Niemi (CAN) | 44.86 GR | Eric Milazar (MRI) | 44.96 | Sofiane Labidi (TUN) | 45.45 |
| 800 metres | Khalid Tighazouine (MAR) | 1:46.53 GR | Mouhssin Chehibi (MAR) | 1:46.63 | Zach Whitmarsh (CAN) | 1:46.90 |
| 1500 metres | Paweł Czapiewski (POL) | 3:45.08 | Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR) | 3:45.41 | Adil Kaouch (MAR) | 3:45.64 |
| 5000 metres | Mohammed Amyn (MAR) | 13:37.14 | Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) | 13:38.06 | Mohamed Saïd El Wardi (MAR) | 13:43.12 |
| 10,000 metres | Ahmed Ibrahim Baday (MAR) | 28:13.54 GR | Abdelhadi Habassa (MAR) | 28:16.28 | Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI) | 28:37.17 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Dudley Dorival (HAI) | 13.60 | Vincent Clarico (FRA) | 13.71 | Artur Kohutek (POL) | 13.73 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Paweł Januszewski (POL) | 49.24 | Yvon Rakotoarimiandry (MAD) | 49.53 | Mustapha Sdad (MAR) | 49.89 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Elarbi Khattabi (MAR) | 8:16.63 GR | Lyes Ramoul (FRA) | 8:25.12 | Zouhair Ouerdi (MAR) | 8:28.72 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Mauritius (MRI) ? ? Ommana Kowlessur Stéphan Buckland | 39.04 | Ivory Coast (CIV) ? Ahmed Douhou Éric Pacôme N'Dri Ibrahim Meité | 39.33 | Benin (BEN) | 40.22 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Poland (POL) ? Piotr Długosielski Piotr Haczek Robert Maćkowiak | 3:04.91 | France (FRA) Pierre Baron Fred Mango Philippe Bouche Bruno Wavelet | 3:06.27 | Morocco (MAR) | 3:06.86 |
| Marathon | Mohammed El Hattab (MAR) | 2:18:16 | Mustapha Damaoui (MAR) | 2:18:31 | Jean-Pierre Monciaux (FRA) | 2:20:38 |
| 20 km walk | Hatem Ghoula (TUN) | 1:22:56 GR | Denis Langlois (FRA) | 1:23:21 | Gintaras Andriuškevičius (LTU) | 1:23:35 |
| High jump | Mark Boswell (CAN) | 2.31 m GR | Kwaku Boateng (Quebec) | 2.31 m | Jan Janků (CZE) | 2.21 m |
| Pole vault | Adam Kolasa (POL) | 5.60 m | Štěpán Janáček (CZE) | 5.55 m | Khalid Lachheb (FRA) | 5.40 m |
| Long jump | Jonathan Chimier (MRI) | 7.89 m | Arnaud Casquette (MRI) | 7.88 m | Mickaël Loria (FRA) | 7.86 m |
| Triple jump | Arius Filet (FRA) | 17.15 m GR | Jérôme Romain (FRA) | 16.29 m | Djeke Mambo (BEL) | 16.02 m |
| Shot put | Bradley Snyder (CAN) | 19.64 m | Yves Niaré (FRA) | 18.94 m | Dylan Armstrong (CAN) | 17.57 m |
| Discus throw | Jason Tunks (CAN) | 65.10 m GR | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 64.35 m | Ionel Oprea (ROM) | 63.64 m |
| Hammer throw | Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) | 79.89 m GR | Maciej Palyszko (POL) | 75.35 m | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) | 72.71 m |
| Javelin throw | Laurent Dorique (FRA) | 76.67 m GR | Arûnas Jurkšas (LTU) | 73.66 m | Walid Abderrazak Mohamed (EGY) | 72.64 m |
| Decathlon | Pierre-Alexandre Vial (FRA) | 7890 pts | Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) | 7548 pts | Stéphane Bamboux (FRA) | 7320 pts |
Disability events :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Makaridja Sanganoko (CIV) | 11.27 | Venolyn Clarke (CAN) | 11.29 | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD) | 11.40 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Kaltouma Nadjina (CHA) | 23.07 | Ionela Târlea (ROM) | 23.11 | Aïda Diop (SEN) | 23.20 |
| 400 metres | Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN) | 50.92 GR | Kaltouma Nadjina (CHA) | 51.03 | Mireille Nguimgo (CMR) | 51.47 |
| 800 metres | Diane Cummins (CAN) | 2:00.77 GR | Irina Krakoviak (LTU) | 2:01.27 | Peggy Babin (FRA) | 2:01.66 |
| 1500 metres | Elena Iagăr (ROM) | 4:17.03 | Fatma Lanouar (TUN) | 4:17.95 | Lidia Chojecka (POL) | 4:18.16 |
| 5000 metres | Tina Connelly (CAN) | 16:05.59 GR | Zhor El Kamch (MAR) | 16:15.56 | Inga Juodeškiené (LTU) | 16:19.34 |
| 10,000 metres | Zhor El Kamch (MAR) | 34:07.52 | Lisa Harvey (CAN) | 34:23.70 | Diane Nukuri (BDI) | 34:30.66 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Perdita Felicien (CAN) | 12.92 GR= | Patricia Buval (FRA) | 13.02 | Nadine Faustin (HAI) | 13.05 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | 54.91 GR | Karlene Haughton (CAN) | 56.19 | Małgorzata Pskit (POL) | 56.25 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Canada (CAN) Esi Benkyarku Erika Witter Venolyn Clarke Martha Adusei | 43.73 | Ivory Coast (CIV) Marie Gnahoré Amandine Allou Affoue Makaridja Sanganoko Louise Ayétotché | 43.89 | Madagascar (MAD) Monica Rahanitraniriana Paule Ony Ratsimbazafy Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabé Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy | 44.12 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Poland (POL) Aleksandra Pielużek Aneta Lemiesz Grażyna Prokopek Małgorzata Pskit | 3:28.97 GR | France (FRA) Anita Mormand Peggy Babin Viviane Dorsile Marie-Louise Bévis | 3:30.04 | Canada (CAN) Foy Williams Lamik Oyewumi Lindsay Lockhead Samantha George | 3:31.08 |
| Marathon | Michèle Leservoisier (FRA) | 2:44:00 GR | Clarisse Rasoarizay (MAD) | 2:46:29 | Leslie Carson (CAN) | 2:50:02 |
| 10 km walk | Norica Câmpean (ROM) | 44:32 | Sonata Milušauskaitė (LTU) | 46:10 | Tatiana Boulanger (FRA) | 47:11 |
| High jump | Wanita May (CAN) | 1.91 m GR | Nicole Forrester (CAN) | 1.89 m | Oana Pantelimon (ROM) | 1.84 m |
| Pole vault | Monika Pyrek (POL) | 4.30 m GR | Pavla Hamácková (CZE) | 4.20 m | Julie Vigourt (FRA) | 4.10 m |
| Long jump | Alice Falaiye (CAN) | 6.38 m | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | 6.37 m | Krysha Bayley (CAN) | 6.27 m |
| Triple jump | Cristina Nicolau (ROM) | 14.62 m GR | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | 14.56 m | Adelina Gavrilă (ROM) | 13.91 m (w) |
| Shot put | Krystyna Zabawska (POL) | 18.25 m GR | Elena Hila (ROM) | 17.07 m | Laurence Manfredi (FRA) | 16.82 m |
| Discus throw | Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) | 64.53 m | Joanna Wiśniewska (POL) | 56.94 m | Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) | 56.81 m |
| Hammer throw | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | 67.95 m GR | Agnieszka Pogroszewska (POL) | 65.44 m | Florence Ezeh (FRA) | 64.53 m |
| Javelin throw (new javelin model) | Sarah Walter (FRA) | 57.34 m GR | Ana Mirela Țermure (ROM) | 57.25 m | Felicia Ţilea (ROM) | 56.58 m |
| Heptathlon | Marie Collonvillé (FRA) | 5719 pts GR | Kim Vanderhoek (CAN) | 5502 pts | Sophie Marrot (FRA) | 5414 pts |
Disability events :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Canada (CAN)* | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | Romania (ROM) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Mauritius (MRI) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Quebec (QBC) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Chad (CHA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Haiti (HAI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 |