| Athletics at the VII Francophonie Games | |
|---|---|
 Host stadium in Nice | |
| Dates | 10–14 September 2013 |
| Host city | Nice, France  |
| Venue | Stade Charles-Ehrmann |
| Events | 43 |
| Participation | 402 athletes from 42 nations |
| Records set | 8 GR's |
At the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie , the athletics events were held at Stade Charles-Ehrmann from September 10 to September 14. [1] The host country, France, topped the medal table in front of Poland and Canada. A total of 8 Games records was bettered during the competition.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Ayodelé Ikuesan (FRA) | 11.72 |  Andreea Ogrăzeanu (ROM) | 11.72 |  Shai-Anne Davis (CAN) | 11.80 |
| 200 metres | Crystal Emmanuel (CAN) | 23.63 |  Léa Sprunger (SUI) | 23.83 |  Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo (Wallonia) | 24.08 |
| 400 metres | Floria Gueï (FRA) | 52.31 | Marie Gayot (FRA) | 52.33 | Bianca Răzor (ROU) | 52.69 |
| 800 metres | Elena Mirela Lavric (ROU) | 2:02.27 |  Malika Akkaoui (MAR) | 2:02.61 | Melissa Bishop (CAN) | 2:03.44 |
| 1500 metres | Rababe Arafi (MAR) | 4:18.70 | Siham Hilali (MAR) | 4:18.89 |  Angelika Cichocka (POL) | 4:19.37 |
| 10,000 metres |  Diane Nukuri (BDI) | 32:29.14 GR | Khadija Sammah (MAR) | 32:38.42 |  Claudette Mukasakindi (RWA) | 33:20.87 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Anne Zagré (Wallonia) | 13.41 |  Gnima Faye (SEN) | 13.47 | Clélia Reuse (SUI) | 13.57 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Hayat Lambarki (MAR) | 57.22 | Noelle Montcalm (CAN) | 57.52 | Mame Fatou Faye (SEN) | 57.66 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Ancuța Bobocel (ROU) | 9:46.82 | Salima El Ouali Alami (MAR) | 9:48.53 |  Geneviève Lalonde (New Brunswick) | 9:53.35 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Wallonia (Wallonia) Laura Leprince Laetitia Libert Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo Anne Zagré | 44.70 | Switzerland (SUI) Clélia Reuse Sarah Atcho Marisa Lavanchy Léa Sprunger | 45.01 | France (FRA) Aisseta Diawara Carima Louami Émilie Gaydu Ayodelé Ikuesan | 45.03 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Romania (ROU) Sanda Belgyan Elena Mirela Lavric Adelina Pastor Bianca Răzor | 3:29.81 | Canada (CAN) Adrienne Power Melissa Bishop Noelle Montcalm Alicia Brown | 3:34.25 | France (FRA) Émeline Bauwe Clarisse Moh Fanny Lefevre Floria Gueï | 3:35.20 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Laure Polli (SUI) | 1:37:23 GR | Inès Pastorino (FRA) | 1:39:14 | Corinne Baudoin (FRA) | 1:40:39 |
| High jump | Melanie Skotnik (FRA) | 1.90 m | Justyna Kasprzycka (POL) | 1.88 m | Michelle Theophille (CAN) | 1.86 m |
| Pole vault | Marion Lotout (FRA) | 4.40 m GR | Fanny Smets (Wallonia) | 4.40 m =GR | Heather Hamilton (CAN) Syrine Balti-Ebondo (TUN) | 4.10 m |
| Long jump | Anna Jagaciak (POL) | 6.68 m GR | Teresa Dobija (POL) | 6.66 m | Christabel Nettey (CAN) | 6.63 m |
| Triple jump | Anna Jagaciak (POL) | 13.92 m | Carmen Toma (ROU) | 13.92 m |  Sandrine Mbumi (CMR) | 13.44 m |
| Shot put | Anca Heltne (ROU) | 17.14 m | Fabienne Digard (FRA) | 15.32 m | Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang (CMR) | 15.30 m |
| Discus throw |  Kazai Suzanne Kragbé (CIV) | 55.58 m | Lucie Catouillart (FRA) | 53.12 m | Pauline Pousse (FRA) | 53.07 m |
| Hammer throw | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 75.62 m GR | Bianca Perie (ROU) | 70.41 m | Alexandra Tavernier (FRA) | 69.95 m |
| Javelin throw | Krista Woodward (CAN) | 52.82 m | Alexia Kogut Kubiak (FRA) | 51.35 m |  Jessica Rosun (MRI) | 49.36 m |
| Heptathlon | Laura Arteil (FRA) | 5534 pts | Madelaine Buttinger (CAN) | 5177 pts | Nada Charoudi (TUN) | 4966 pts |
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA)* | 11 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Morocco (MAR) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Romania (ROU) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Wallonia (Wallonia) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 17 | New Brunswick (New Brunswick) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 43 | 45 | 42 | 130 | |
Armenia (4)
Benin (3)
Burkina Faso (9) Burundi (4)
Cambodia (1) Cameroon (10) Canada (58)
Cape Verde (4)
Chad (4)
Comoros (2)
Cyprus (2)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1) Djibouti (3)
Equatorial Guinea (4) France (63)
Gabon (2)
Guinea (1)
Haiti (1) Ivory Coast (7)
Lebanon (4)
Luxembourg (13)
Madagascar (2)
Mali (4) Mauritius (13) Montenegro (1) Morocco (23) New Brunswick (8)
Niger (4) Poland (22) Qatar (10)
Quebec (10)
Republic of the Congo (3) Romania (17) Rwanda (2)
Saint Lucia (1) Senegal (10)
Seychelles (3)
Slovenia (4) Switzerland (23) Tunisia (11)
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