Athletics at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie

At the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie
2005 Jeux de la Francophonie
The 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as Ves Jeux de la Francophonie, were held from December 7-17 2005 in Niamey, Niger.-Sports: †† = Demonstration of traditional West African style-Cultural:*Fairy tale...

, the athletics events were held at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché in Niamey

Niamey

-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...

, Niger

Niger

Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...

, 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

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

was the next most successful nation, having won 11 golds and 31 medals all together. This was largely 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

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

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, Canada between 14–23 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...

in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, which had benefited from being held a few weeks before the 2001 World Championships in Athletics

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

, also in Canada that year. Two Games records were broken over the course of the competition, but a number of Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

n athletes broke their national record

National records in athletics

National records in athletics are the marks achieved by a nation's best athlete in a particular athletics event. These records are ratified by the respective national athletics governing body...

– home athletes improved six different Nigerien records

Nigerien records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Niger maintained by Niger's national athletics federation: Fédération Nigerienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified-External links:...

.

Among the prominent medallists were Moroccans Yassine Bensghir

Yassine Bensghir

Yassine Bensghir is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Rabat.His personal best time over the distance is 3:33.04 minutes, achieved in July 2007 in Monaco.-Achievements:...

and Seltana Aït Hammou

Seltana Aït Hammou

Seltana Aït Hammou is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and the IAAF World Indoor Championships...

, who completed 800

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

/1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

doubles on the men's and women's sides respectively. Their compatriot Zhor El Kamch

Zhor El Kamch

Zhor El Kamch is a Moroccan long-distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 4:08.09 *3000 metres - 8:34.85 *5000 metres - 14:42.53 *10,000 metres - 33:01.29...

won both the women's 5000 metres

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

and 10,000 metres while Tarik Bougtaïb took a gold and a silver in the horizontal jumps. Yves Niaré

Yves Niaré

Yves Niaré is a male shot putter from France. His personal best throw is 20.72 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Versailles....

of France was dominant in the throws, winning the shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

and discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

events. Chad

Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...

's efforts were led by Kaltouma Nadjina

Kaltouma Nadjina

Kaltouma Nadjina is a Chadian sprinter. Her specialities are the 200 and 400 metres.Born in Bol by a modest family, her sportif career began when she participated in 1993 at Moundou to the National Sport Week...

who won two golds for her 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

and 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

performances – her nation's only medals of the entire multi-sport event

Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games.Many...

that year.

Records

Name	Event	Record	Type
Rachid Kisri	Men's marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	2:17:03	GR
Zhor El Kamch Zhor El Kamch Zhor El Kamch is a Moroccan long-distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 4:08.09 3000 metres - 8:34.85 5000 metres - 14:42.53 10,000 metres - 33:01.29...	Women's 10,000 metres	33:41.28	GR
Key:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record

Men

100 metres		10.48		10.52		10.55
200 metres		20.99		21.01		21.12
400 metres		46.43		46.52		47.13
800 metres		1:47.11		1:49.10		1:49.52
1500 metres		3:46.58		3:46.84		3:47.84
5000 metres		14:16.23		14:16.39		14:16.41
10,000 metres		29:17.11		29:18.05		29:18.06
110 metres hurdles		13.68		13.70		14.08
400 metres hurdles		50.67		50.71		51.04
3000 metres steeplechase		8:52.73		9:01.03		9:08.33
4×100 metres relay	Côte d'Ivoire Jean-Ukruch Kouassi Tiecura Marius Loua Ben Youssef Meité Éric Pacôme N'Dri Eric Pacome N'Dri Éric Pacôme N'Dri is an Ivorian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus securing qualification to the second round. He then achieved eighth place in his second round heat, thus failing to secure...	39.79	France Yannick Urbino Thierry Lubin Thierry Lubin Thierry Lubin is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Christophe Cheval, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims... Christophe Cheval Christophe Cheval Christophe Cheval is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he finished sixth in his main event and won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims... Jérôme Éyana Jérôme Éyana Jérôme Éyana is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.At the 2002 European Championships he finished fourth in 4x100 m relay with teammates David Patros, Issa-Aimé Nthépé and Ronald Pognon...	40.09	Mauritius Arnaud Casquette Arnaud Casquette Arnaud Casquette is a Mauritian long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and fifth at the 2006 African Championships. He won the silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000... Fernando Augustin Fernando Augustin Fernando Augustin is a Mauritian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.In 2002 he finished fifth at the 2002 African Championships, and was selected to represent Africa in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2002 IAAF World Cup... Henrico Louis Ommana Kowlessur	40.28
4×400 metres relay	Morocco Younes Frhani Abdelkrim Khoudri Younés Belkaifa Ismael Daif	3:06.87	Mauritius Jean-Francois Degrasse Ommana Kowlessur Anton Vieillesse Fernando Augustin Fernando Augustin Fernando Augustin is a Mauritian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.In 2002 he finished fifth at the 2002 African Championships, and was selected to represent Africa in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2002 IAAF World Cup...	3:07.46	Senegal El Hadji Sethe Mbow Jacques Sambou Ibou Faye Ibou Faye Ibou Faye is a Senegalese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles.- Achievements :2003 All-Africa Games - bronze medal1999 All-Africa Games - gold medal - 48.30 seconds, personal best... Cheikh Drame	3:11.37
Marathon		2:17:03 GR		2:17:18		2:18:46
20 km walk		1:30:47		1:31:16		1:32:36
High jump		2.24 m		2.20 m	Not awarded
Pole vault		5.40 m		5.30 m		5.20 m
Long jump		7.98 m		7.78 m (w)†		7.76 m (w) (wind: 2.4 m/s)
Triple jump		16.91 m		16.44 m		16.11 m
Shot put		18.64 m		17.19 m		15.49 m
Discus throw		54.15 m		54.05 m		52.80 m
Hammer throw		71.90 m		71.41 m		67.43 m
Javelin throw		71.64 m		67.79 m		65.54 m
Decathlon		8046 pts		7307 pts		7097 pts

† = Wind speed was not recorded for this jump

Women

100 metres		11.40		11.67		11.72
200 metres		22.92		23.72		23.75
400 metres		52.12		52.57		53.57
800 metres		2:04.63		2:05.30		2:06.49
1500 metres		4:34.32		4:34.46		4:35.60
5000 metres		16:19.71		16:21.54		16:38.02
10,000 metres		33:41.28 GR		34:41.23		34:59.34
100 metres hurdles		13.47		13.58		13.65
400 metres hurdles		58.27		58.40		59.45
4×100 metres relay	France Véronique Mang Véronique Mang Véronique Mang is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France.She arrived in France with her mother, brother and sister in 1995. She represented Cameroon until 2003 when she gained French citizenship. She started running at age 12 in France... Fabienn Beret-Martinel Aurélie Kamga Aurélie Kamga Aurélie Kamga is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 metres.As a junior she finished eighth in the 200 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships and the 2004 World Junior Championships. At the 2004 World Junior Championships she also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100... Carima Louami Carima Louami Carima Louami, born in Tourcoing, is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France.Louami represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Myriam Soumaré and Lina Jacques-Sébastien...	44.61	Côte d'Ivoire Estelle Brou Makari Sanganoko Louise Ayétotché Louise Ayétotché Louise Ayétotché is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 11.35 s 200 metres - 22.76 s - national record.*400 metres - 52.92 s... Amandine Allou Affoue	45.36	Burkina Faso Mariette Mien Sarah Tonde Kadidiato Traore Béatrice Kamboulé	45.99 NR
4×400 metres relay	France Phara Anacharsis Phara Anacharsis Phara Anacharsis is a French athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.She was born in Fort-de-France. In the 400 metres she won the bronze medal at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games... Aurelie Kamga Aurélie Kamga Aurélie Kamga is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 metres.As a junior she finished eighth in the 200 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships and the 2004 World Junior Championships. At the 2004 World Junior Championships she also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100... Aurore Kassambara Aurore Kassambara Aurore Kassambara is a French athlete who specialises in the hurdles. Kassambara competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.- References :... Sylvanie Morandais Sylvanie Morandais Sylvanie Morandais is a retired French athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.She was born in Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe. She won the gold medal at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the 2005 Mediterranean Games. She also competed without reaching the final at the 2001 World...	3:37.91	Canada Lauren Seibel Tasha Monroe Melina Thibodeau Esther Akinsulie	3:40.96	Morocco Saïda El Mehdi Saïda El Mehdi Saïda El Mehdi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.In 2004 she won an 800 m gold medal and a 1500 m silver medal at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics and she was the 1500 m bronze medallist at the 2004 Pan Arab Games... Halima Hachlaf Halima Hachlaf Halima Hachlaf is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She is the younger sister of Abdelkader Hachlaf, an international steeplechase athlete. She won silver medals in the 800 m at the Mediterranean Games and Jeux de la Francophonie in 2009... Seltana Aït Hammou Seltana Aït Hammou Seltana Aït Hammou is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and the IAAF World Indoor Championships... Hanane Skhyi	3:42.48
Marathon		2:45:28	Not awarded			2:50:13
High jump		1.83 m		1.83 m		1.79 m
Pole vault		4.15 m		4.05 m		3.95 m
Long jump		6.42 m		6.24 m		6.22 m
Triple jump		13.23 m		13.18 m		13.05 m
Shot put		16.32 m		15.93 m		14.81 m
Discus throw		52.28 m		49.52 m		48.72 m
Hammer throw		65.12 m		64.02 m		61.96 m
Javelin throw		53.92 m		52.71 m		51.34 m

Medal table

Key:

1	France	19	12	8	39
2	Morocco	11	11	9	31
3	Canada	3	3	3	9
4	Côte d'Ivoire	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
Total		44	43	42	129

Note: Arnaud Casquette
Arnaud Casquette
Arnaud Casquette is a Mauritian long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and fifth at the 2006 African Championships. He won the silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000...

of Mauritius won long jump and relay bronze medals, but then tested positive for cannabis
Cannabis
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and was given a six month ban. However, his medals were not stripped.

External links

Official website (archived)
Francophone Games Medallists 1989–2005 from GBR Athletics

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