Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie

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IV Jeux de la Francophonie
Terry Fox Stadium, Ottawa.JPG
The host venue
Dates19–23 July
Host city Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Venue Terry Fox Stadium
Events47
Records set23 Games records


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. [1]

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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. [1]

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. [2] 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. [3]

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. [3] 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. [4] 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

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(wind: +0.7 m/s)
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Stéphan Buckland  (MRI)10.13Flag of Quebec.svg  Bruny Surin  (Quebec)10.18Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Éric Pacôme N'Dri  (CIV)10.24
200 metres
(wind: +0.5 m/s)
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Stéphan Buckland  (MRI)20.33Flag of Senegal.svg  Oumar Loum  (SEN)20.59Flag of Cameroon.svg  Joseph Batangdon  (CMR)20.75
400 metresFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Shane Niemi  (CAN)44.86 GRFlag of Mauritius.svg  Eric Milazar  (MRI)44.96Flag of Tunisia.svg  Sofiane Labidi  (TUN)45.45
800 metresFlag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Tighazouine  (MAR)1:46.53 GRFlag of Morocco.svg  Mouhssin Chehibi  (MAR)1:46.63Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Zach Whitmarsh  (CAN)1:46.90
1500 metresFlag of Poland.svg  Paweł Czapiewski  (POL)3:45.08Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelkader Hachlaf  (MAR)3:45.41Flag of Morocco.svg  Adil Kaouch  (MAR)3:45.64
5000 metresFlag of Morocco.svg  Mohammed Amyn  (MAR)13:37.14Flag of Morocco.svg  Abderrahim Goumri  (MAR)13:38.06Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Saïd El Wardi  (MAR)13:43.12
10,000 metresFlag of Morocco.svg  Ahmed Ibrahim Baday  (MAR)28:13.54 GRFlag of Morocco.svg  Abdelhadi Habassa  (MAR)28:16.28Flag of Burundi.svg  Aloÿs Nizigama  (BDI)28:37.17
110 metres hurdlesFlag of Haiti.svg  Dudley Dorival  (HAI)13.60Flag of France.svg  Vincent Clarico  (FRA)13.71Flag of Poland.svg  Artur Kohutek  (POL)13.73
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Poland.svg  Paweł Januszewski  (POL)49.24Flag of Madagascar.svg  Yvon Rakotoarimiandry  (MAD)49.53Flag of Morocco.svg  Mustapha Sdad  (MAR)49.89
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Morocco.svg  Elarbi Khattabi  (MAR)8:16.63 GRFlag of France.svg  Lyes Ramoul  (FRA)8:25.12Flag of Morocco.svg  Zouhair Ouerdi  (MAR)8:28.72
4 × 100 metres relayFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)
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Ommana Kowlessur
Stéphan Buckland
39.04Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)
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Ahmed Douhou
Éric Pacôme N'Dri
Ibrahim Meité
39.33Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)40.22
4 × 400 metres relayFlag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)
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Piotr Długosielski
Piotr Haczek
Robert Maćkowiak
3:04.91Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Pierre Baron
Fred Mango
Philippe Bouche
Bruno Wavelet
3:06.27Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:06.86
MarathonFlag of Morocco.svg  Mohammed El Hattab  (MAR)2:18:16Flag of Morocco.svg  Mustapha Damaoui  (MAR)2:18:31Flag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Monciaux  (FRA)2:20:38
20 km walkFlag of Tunisia.svg  Hatem Ghoula  (TUN)1:22:56 GRFlag of France.svg  Denis Langlois  (FRA)1:23:21Flag of Lithuania.svg  Gintaras Andriuškevičius  (LTU)1:23:35
High jumpFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Boswell  (CAN)2.31 m GRFlag of Quebec.svg  Kwaku Boateng  (Quebec)2.31 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Janků  (CZE)2.21 m
Pole vaultFlag of Poland.svg  Adam Kolasa  (POL)5.60 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Štěpán Janáček  (CZE)5.55 mFlag of France.svg  Khalid Lachheb  (FRA)5.40 m
Long jumpFlag of Mauritius.svg  Jonathan Chimier  (MRI)7.89 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Arnaud Casquette  (MRI)7.88 mFlag of France.svg  Mickaël Loria  (FRA)7.86 m
Triple jumpFlag of France.svg  Arius Filet  (FRA)17.15 m GRFlag of France.svg  Jérôme Romain  (FRA)16.29 mFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Djeke Mambo  (BEL)16.02 m
Shot putFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bradley Snyder  (CAN)19.64 mFlag of France.svg  Yves Niaré  (FRA)18.94 mFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dylan Armstrong  (CAN)17.57 m
Discus throwFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jason Tunks  (CAN)65.10 m GRFlag of Lithuania.svg  Virgilijus Alekna  (LTU)64.35 mFlag of Romania.svg  Ionel Oprea  (ROM)63.64 m
Hammer throwFlag of Poland.svg  Szymon Ziółkowski  (POL)79.89 m GRFlag of Poland.svg  Maciej Palyszko  (POL)75.35 mFlag of France.svg  Raphaël Piolanti  (FRA)72.71 m
Javelin throwFlag of France.svg  Laurent Dorique  (FRA)76.67 m GRFlag of Lithuania.svg  Arûnas Jurkšas  (LTU)73.66 mFlag of Egypt.svg  Walid Abderrazak Mohamed  (EGY)72.64 m
DecathlonFlag of France.svg  Pierre-Alexandre Vial  (FRA)7890 ptsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Hamdi Dhouibi  (TUN)7548 ptsFlag of France.svg  Stéphane Bamboux  (FRA)7320 pts
EventGoldSilverBronze
Disability events
1500 metres wheelchairFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jeff Adams  (CAN)3:24.25Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kelly Smith  (CAN)3:24.88Flag of France.svg  Pierre Fairbank  (FRA)3:25.24

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(wind: +0.5 m/s)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Makaridja Sanganoko  (CIV)11.27Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Venolyn Clarke  (CAN)11.29Flag of Madagascar.svg  Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe  (MAD)11.40
200 metres
(wind: +0.5 m/s)
Flag of Chad.svg  Kaltouma Nadjina  (CHA)23.07Flag of Romania.svg  Ionela Târlea  (ROM)23.11Flag of Senegal.svg  Aïda Diop  (SEN)23.20
400 metresFlag of Senegal.svg  Amy Mbacké Thiam  (SEN)50.92 GRFlag of Chad.svg  Kaltouma Nadjina  (CHA)51.03Flag of Cameroon.svg  Mireille Nguimgo  (CMR)51.47
800 metresFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Diane Cummins  (CAN)2:00.77 GRFlag of Lithuania.svg  Irina Krakoviak  (LTU)2:01.27Flag of France.svg  Peggy Babin  (FRA)2:01.66
1500 metresFlag of Romania.svg  Elena Iagăr  (ROM)4:17.03Flag of Tunisia.svg  Fatma Lanouar  (TUN)4:17.95Flag of Poland.svg  Lidia Chojecka  (POL)4:18.16
5000 metresFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tina Connelly  (CAN)16:05.59 GRFlag of Morocco.svg  Zhor El Kamch  (MAR)16:15.56Flag of Lithuania.svg  Inga Juodeškiené  (LTU)16:19.34
10,000 metresFlag of Morocco.svg  Zhor El Kamch  (MAR)34:07.52Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lisa Harvey  (CAN)34:23.70Flag of Burundi.svg  Diane Nukuri  (BDI)34:30.66
100 metres hurdles
(wind: -0.5 m/s)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Perdita Felicien  (CAN)12.92 GR=Flag of France.svg  Patricia Buval  (FRA)13.02Flag of Haiti.svg  Nadine Faustin  (HAI)13.05
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Morocco.svg  Nezha Bidouane  (MAR)54.91 GRFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Karlene Haughton  (CAN)56.19Flag of Poland.svg  Małgorzata Pskit  (POL)56.25
4 × 100 metres relayFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Esi Benkyarku
Erika Witter
Venolyn Clarke
Martha Adusei
43.73Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)
Marie Gnahoré
Amandine Allou Affoue
Makaridja Sanganoko
Louise Ayétotché
43.89Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)
Monica Rahanitraniriana
Paule Ony Ratsimbazafy
Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabé
Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy
44.12
4 × 400 metres relayFlag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)
Aleksandra Pielużek
Aneta Lemiesz
Grażyna Prokopek
Małgorzata Pskit
3:28.97 GRFlag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Anita Mormand
Peggy Babin
Viviane Dorsile
Marie-Louise Bévis
3:30.04Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Foy Williams
Lamik Oyewumi
Lindsay Lockhead
Samantha George
3:31.08
MarathonFlag of France.svg  Michèle Leservoisier  (FRA)2:44:00 GRFlag of Madagascar.svg  Clarisse Rasoarizay  (MAD)2:46:29Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leslie Carson  (CAN)2:50:02
10 km walkFlag of Romania.svg  Norica Câmpean  (ROM)44:32Flag of Lithuania.svg  Sonata Milušauskaitė  (LTU)46:10Flag of France.svg  Tatiana Boulanger  (FRA)47:11
High jumpFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wanita May  (CAN)1.91 m GRFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nicole Forrester  (CAN)1.89 mFlag of Romania.svg  Oana Pantelimon  (ROM)1.84 m
Pole vaultFlag of Poland.svg  Monika Pyrek  (POL)4.30 m GRFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavla Hamácková  (CZE)4.20 mFlag of France.svg  Julie Vigourt  (FRA)4.10 m
Long jumpFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alice Falaiye  (CAN)6.38 mFlag of Cameroon.svg  Françoise Mbango Etone  (CMR)6.37 mFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Krysha Bayley  (CAN)6.27 m
Triple jumpFlag of Romania.svg  Cristina Nicolau  (ROM)14.62 m GRFlag of Cameroon.svg  Françoise Mbango Etone  (CMR)14.56 mFlag of Romania.svg  Adelina Gavrilă  (ROM)13.91 m (w)
Shot putFlag of Poland.svg  Krystyna Zabawska  (POL)18.25 m GRFlag of Romania.svg  Elena Hila  (ROM)17.07 mFlag of France.svg  Laurence Manfredi  (FRA)16.82 m
Discus throwFlag of Romania.svg  Nicoleta Grasu  (ROM)64.53 mFlag of Poland.svg  Joanna Wiśniewska  (POL)56.94 mFlag of France.svg  Mélina Robert-Michon  (FRA)56.81 m
Hammer throwFlag of Poland.svg  Kamila Skolimowska  (POL)67.95 m GRFlag of Poland.svg  Agnieszka Pogroszewska  (POL)65.44 mFlag of France.svg  Florence Ezeh  (FRA)64.53 m
Javelin throw
(new javelin model)
Flag of France.svg  Sarah Walter  (FRA)57.34 m GRFlag of Romania.svg  Ana Mirela Țermure  (ROM)57.25 mFlag of Romania.svg  Felicia Ţilea  (ROM)56.58 m
HeptathlonFlag of France.svg  Marie Collonvillé  (FRA)5719 pts GRFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kim Vanderhoek  (CAN)5502 ptsFlag of France.svg  Sophie Marrot  (FRA)5414 pts
EventGoldSilverBronze
Disability events
800 metres wheelchairFlag of Quebec.svg  Chantal Petitclerc  (Quebec)2:07.93Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Diane Roy  (CAN)2:17.48Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Denise Fortier  (CAN)2:32.38

Medal table

Pawel Czapiewski won the 1500 m gold for Poland. Pawel Czapiewski.jpg
Paweł Czapiewski won the 1500 m gold for Poland.
Senegalese runner Amy Mbacke Thiam ran a games record in the 400 m. Amy Mbacke Thiam.jpg
Senegalese runner Amy Mbacké Thiam ran a games record in the 400 m.

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)*117624
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)93315
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)76518
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)681327
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)43411
6Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)4206
7Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)1214
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1214
9Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec  (QBC)1203
10Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)1113
11Flag of Chad.svg  Chad  (CHA)1102
12Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti  (HAI)1012
13Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)0426
14Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)0224
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)0224
16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0213
17Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)0022
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)0011
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)0011
Totals (20 entries)474747141

References

  1. 1 2 Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-10.
  2. Francophone Games – Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.
  3. 1 2 Beacon, Bill (2001-07-24). Francophone Games near close in controversy. CBC Sports. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.
  4. Un rendez-vous sportif sans pareil Archived 2009-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (in French). 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie. Retrieved on 2011-02-11.
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