title: France at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
text: # France at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
  
  France competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault | 24 August |
  | Bronze | Alexandra Tavernier | Hammer throw | 27 August |
  
  ## Results
  
  (q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
  
  ### Men
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Jimmy Vicaut | 100 metres | 9.92 | 3 Q | 9.99 | 7 q | 10.00 | 8 |
  | Christophe Lemaitre | 100 metres | 10.24 | 32 Q | 10.20 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Christophe Lemaitre | 200 metres | 20.29 | 15 Q | 20.34 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Jeffrey John | 200 metres | 20.48 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mame-Ibra Anne | 400 metres | 45.55 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | 800 metres | 1:47.89 | 23 Q | 1:45.02 | 5 q | 1:46.63 | 5 |
  | Morhad Amdouni | 1500 metres | 3:39.38 | 15 Q | 3:37.79 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Dimitri Bascou | 110 metres hurdles | 13.29 | 4 Q | 13.16 PB | 4 Q | 13.17 | 5 |
  | Garfield Darien | 110 metres hurdles | 13.43 | 11 Q | 13.25 | 8 q | 13.34 | 8 |
  | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 110 metres hurdles | 13.35 | 7 Q | 13.17 | 6 q | 13.17 | 4 |
  | Yoann Kowal | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:41.65 | 20 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Guy-Elphege Anouman Emmanuel Biron Christophe Lemaitre Jimmy Vicaut | 4 × 100 metres relay | 37.88 SB | 2 Q | — | — | 38.23 | 5 |
  | Mame-Ibra Anne Teddy Atine-Venel Mamoudou Hanne Thomas Jordier | 4 × 400 metres relay | 2:59.42 SB | 6 Q | — | — | 3:00-65 | 6 |
  | Kevin Campion | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 1:25.16 | 33 |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault | 5.70 | 1 Q | 5.80 | |
  | Kévin Menaldo | Pole vault | 5.70 | 14 Q | 5.80 | 6 |
  | Kafétien Gomis | Long jump | 8.09 | 7 q | 8.02 | 7 |
  | Benjamin Compaoré | Triple jump | 16.82 | 8 q | 16.63 | 12 |
  
  **Combined events – Decathlon**
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bastien Auzeil | Result | 11.22 | 7.26 | 15.38 | 2.01 SB | 48.66 PB | 14.71 | 42.63 | 5.10 | 55.14 | 4:37.92 PB | 8093 | 13 |
  | Bastien Auzeil | Points | 812 | 876 | 813 | 813 | 877 | 885 | 718 | 941 | 665 | 693 | 8093 | 13 |
  
  ### Women
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Marie Gayot | 400 metres | 51.24 PB | 15 Q | 50.97 PB | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Floria Gueï | 400 metres | 50.89 PB | 10 Q | 51.30 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Rénelle Lamote | 800 metres | 2:00.20. | 8 q | 1:58.86 PB | 9 Q | 1:59.70 | 8 |
  | Cindy Billaud | 100 metres hurdles | 13.23 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Aurélie Chaboudez | 400 metres hurdles | 56.19 | 19 q | 56.13 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Stella Akakpo Céline Distel-Bonnet Lénora Guion-Firmin Maroussia Paré | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.58 SB | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Marie Gayot Floria Gueï Estelle Perrossier Agnès Raharolahy | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:24.86 SB | 6 Q | — | — | 3:26.45 | 7 |
  | Emilie Menuet | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 1:36.17 | 31 |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Marion Lotout | Pole vault | 4.30 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Jeanine Assani Issouf | Triple jump | 14.04 | 9 q | 14.12 | 9 |
  | Mélina Robert-Michon | Discus throw | 61.78 | 9 q | 60.92 | 10 |
  | Alexandra Tavernier | Hammer throw | 74.39 PB | 2 Q | 74.02 | |
  
  ## Sources
  
  * French team
  