| France at the 2016 European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | FRA |
| National federation | FFA |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 61 (31 men and 30 women) in 31 events |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
France competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. A delegation of 61 athletes were send to represent the country. [1]
| Medal | C O C K | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 8 July |
| Gold | Dimitri Bascou | Men's 110 metres hurdles | 9 July |
 Silver | Floria Gueï | Women's 400 metres | 8 July |
| Silver | Antoinette Nana Djimou | Women's heptathlon | 9 July |
| Silver | Rénelle Lamote | Women's 800 metres | 9 July |
| Silver | French team(Marvin René, Stuart Dutamby, Mickael-Meba Zeze, Jimmy Vicaut) | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 10 July |
| Silver | French team(Phara Anacharsis, Elea-Mariama Diarra, Marie Gayot, Floria Gueï, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Agnès Raharolahy) | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | 10 July |
 Bronze | Jimmy Vicaut | Men's 100 metres | 7 July |
| Bronze | Yoann Kowal | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 8 July |
| Bronze | Wilhem Belocian | Men's 110 metres hurdles | 9 July |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Stuart Dutamby | 100 m | — | 10.26 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Jimmy Vicaut | 10.03 | 1 Q | 10.08 | | |||
| Mickael-Meba Zeze | 200 m | 20.84 | 7 Q | 20.81 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Mame-Ibra Anne | 400 m | 46.73 | 5 Q | 45.39 SB | 6 q | 45.75 | 7 |
| Thomas Jordier | 47.14 | 14 Q | 46.24 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | 800 m | 1:48.35 | 6 Q | 1:46.45 | 2 Q | 1:45.79 | 5 |
| Sofiane Selmouni | 1:51.32 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Bryan Cantero | 1500 m | 3:43.65 | 23 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Florian Carvalho | 3:39.73 | 3 Q | 3:47.32 | 5 | |||
| Mourad Amdouni | 3:42.64 | 14 Q | 3:51.61 | 13 | |||
| 5000 m | — | 13:40.94 | 5 | ||||
| Dimitri Bascou | 110 m hurdles | — | 13.20 SB | 1 Q | 13.25 | | |
| Wilhem Belocian | 13.28 =SB | 2 Q | 13.33 | | |||
| Aurel Manga | 13.36 | 6 Q | 13.47 | 6 | |||
| Mamadou Kassé Hann | 400 m hurdles | — | 49.28 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Djilali Bedrani | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:57.27 | 22 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Yoann Kowal | 8:33.51 | 10 Q | 8:30.79 | | |||
| Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 8:31.42 | 1 Q | 8:25.63 | | |||
| Stuart Dutamby Marvin René Mickael-Meba Zeze Jimmy Vicaut | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.85 SB | 6 Q | — | 38.38 SB | | |
| Alexandre Divet Mamadou Kassé Hann Ludvy Vaillant Thomas Jordier | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.95 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Hassan Chahdi | Half marathon | — | 1:03:43 | 7 | |||
| Romain Courcieres | 1:08:42 | 66 | |||||
| Yohan Durand | 1:07:32 | 53 | |||||
| French team | 3:19:57 | 11 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Stanley Joseph | Pole vault | 5.50 | =2 q | 5.30 | 13 |
| Renaud Lavillenie | 5.60 | 1 q | NM | ||
| Kévin Menaldo | 5.50 | =9 q | NM | ||
| Kafétien Gomis | Long jump | 7.93w | =8 q | 7.84 | 7 |
| Benjamin Compaoré | Triple jump | 16.53 | 9 q | 16.12 | 12 |
| Harold Correa | 16.33 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romain Barras | Result | 11.19 | 7.04 | 15.54 SB | 1.98 SB | 50.57 | 14.66 | 43.88 | 4.80 =SB | 59.63 SB | 4:29.59 SB | 8002 | 6 |
| Points | 819 | 823 | 823 | 785 | 789 | 891 | 744 | 849 | 732 | 747 | |||
| Florian Geffrouais | Result | 11.30 | 6.91 | 14.32 | 1.80 | 50.34 | DNF | 42.20 | 4.90 | 52.43 | 4:29.50 | 6723 | 18 |
| Points | 795 | 792 | 748 | 627 | 799 | 0 | 709 | 880 | 625 | 748 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Stella Akakpo | 100 m | — | DQ | Did not advance | |||
| Jennifer Galais | 11.64 | 15 Q | 11.62 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Floriane Gnafoua | — | 11.32 | 7 q | 11.36 | 7 | ||
| Floria Gueï | 400 m | — | 51.01 | 2 Q | 51.21 | | |
| Justine Fedronic | 800 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| Rénelle Lamote | 2:01.60 | 1 Q | 1:59.87 | 1 Q | 2:00.19 | | |
| Christelle Daunay | 10,000 m | — | 33:03.36 | 13 | |||
| Cindy Billaud | 100 m hurdles | — | 12.91 | 5 q | 13.29 | 7 | |
| Sandra Gomis | 12.97 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Phara Anacharsis | 400 m hurdles | 56.95 | 5 Q | 57.05 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Aurélie Chaboudez | 56.69 | 3 Q | 57.50 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Maëva Contion | 58.31 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Maeva Danois | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:58.73 | 21 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Stella Akakpo Céline Distel-Bonnet Jennifer Galais Floriane Gnafoua | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.06 SB | 5 q | — | 43.05 SB | 6 | |
| Phara Anacharsis (only final) Elea-Mariama Diarra (only heat) Marie Gayot Floria Gueï (only final) Brigitte Ntiamoah Agnès Raharolahy (only heat) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.38 SB | 5 Q | — | 3:25.96 SB | | |
| Sophie Duarte | Half marathon | — | 1:15:59 | 47 | |||
| Jacqueline Gandar | 1:13:00 | 16 | |||||
| Séverine Hamel | DNF | ||||||
| Laurane Picoche | 1:15:24 | 41 | |||||
| Fanny Pruvost | 1:17:19 | 57 | |||||
| French team | 3:44:23 | 10 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Jeanine Assani Issouf | Triple jump | 13.80 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Rouguy Diallo | 13.58 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Pauline Pousse | Discus throw | 60.06 | 10 Q | 59.62 | 8 |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | 63.99 | 5 Q | 62.47 | 5 | |
| Matilde Andraud | Javelin throw | 55.28 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Alexandra Tavernier | Hammer throw | NM | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoinette Nana Djimou | Result | 13.26 SB | 1.71 | 16.17 PB | 24.92 | 6.31 SB | 51.72 SB | 2:19.33 SB | 6458 SB | |
| Points | 1086 | 867 | 939 | 894 | 946 | 893 | 833 |
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