The 2018 French Athletics Championships was the 130th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for France. It was held on 6–8 July at Stadium Municipal d'Albi in Albi. It was the third time that the city hosted the competition, following previous editions in 2008 and 2011. A total of 38 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the three-day competition.
2018 French Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | 6–8 July |
Host city | Albi |
Venue | Stadium Municipal d'Albi |
Events | 38 |
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Carolle Zahi took a women's sprint double in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Ninon Guillon-Romarin broke the French record for the women's pole vault with a height of 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in). On the men's side, Renaud Lavillenie won his eighth outdoor pole vault national title. Several non-French national athletes competed as guests and their performances were excluded for the purposes of the French Championships.[1]
Medal summary
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edit- ^ Guillon, Quentin (2018-07-08). Lavillenie takes eighth pole vault title while Guillon-Romarin breaks national record at French Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Two guest athletes were fastest in the men's 100 m Ivorian Arthur Cissé (10.04) and Iranian Hassan Taftian (10.09)
- ^ Congolese athlete Gilles-Anthony Afoumba placed second in the men's 400 m
- ^ Kenyan Sammy Kirongo (1:46.21) won the men's 800 m as a guest runner
- ^ Kenyan Sammy Kirongo and Moroccan Rabii Doukkana placed second and third in the men's 1500 m
- ^ Morocco's Azeddine Habz placed third in the men's 5000 m
- ^ Hicham Sigueni of Morocco placed third in the men's 3000 m steeplechase
- ^ Kenya's Matthew Sawe (2.22 m) won the men's high jump
- ^ Burkinabé Hugues Fabrice Zango (16.88 m) came third in the men's triple jump
- ^ Albert Reynolds of Saint Lucia won the men's javelin, Dutchman Daniel Meyer was third and Swiss Laurent Carron came fourth
- ^ Kenya's Nelly Ngeiywo won the women's 5000 m in 15:37.17
- ^ Portia Bing of New Zealand placed second in the women's 400 m hurdles
- ^ Saint Lucia's Sandisha Antoine was runner-up in the women's long jump, and Congo's Marie Mbuya Mala was fourth
- Results
- Les Championnats de France 2018 sur le site de la Fédération française d'athlétisme