title: France at the 2022 World Athletics Championships
text: # France at the 2022 World Athletics Championships
  
  France competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States, from 15 to 24 July 2022.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Medal | Name | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Kevin Mayer | Men's decathlon | 24 July |
  
  ## Results
  
  France entered 45 athletes.
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualified for the next round
  * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  * NR = National record
  * PB = Personal best
  * SB = Season best
  * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  
  ### Men
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Mouhamadou Fall | 200 m | 20.83 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Benjamin Robert | 800 m | 1:45.94 | 4 q | 1:45.67 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Gabriel Tual | 800 m | 1:46.34 | 2 Q | 1:45.53 | 2 Q | 1:45.49 | 6 |
  | Jimmy Gressier | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 27:44.55 | 11 |
  | Hassan Chahdi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:09:20 | 17 |
  | Just Kwaou-Mathey | 110 m hurdles | 13.32 | 3 Q | 13.25 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | 5 q | 13.40 SB | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Sasha Zhoya | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 | 3 Q | 13.47 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Wilfried Happio | 400 m hurdles | 49.60 | 3 Q | 48.14 PB | 2 Q | 47.41 PB | 4 |
  | Mehdi Belhadj | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.47 | 4 q | — | — | 8:34.49 | 13 |
  | Aurélien Quinion | 35 km walk | — | — | — | — | 2:28:46 NR | 14 |
  | Méba-Mickaël Zeze Pablo Matéo Ryan Zeze Jimmy Vicaut | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.09 SB | 1 Q | — | — | DQ | – |
  | Thomas Jordier Loïc Prévot Simon Boypa Teo Andant | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.13 SB | 4 q | — | — | 3:01.35 | 7 |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Thibaut Collet | Pole vault | 5.65 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Renaud Lavillenie | Pole vault | 5.75 | 8 q | 5.87 SB | =5 |
  | Valentin Lavillenie | Pole vault | NM | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Benjamin Compaoré | Triple jump | 16.03 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Enzo Hodebar | Triple jump | 16.64 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jean-Marc Pontvianne | Triple jump | 16.95 | 6 q | 16.86 | 8 |
  | Quentin Bigot | Hammer throw | 77.95 | 7 Q | 80.24 | 4 |
  | Yann Chaussinand | Hammer throw | 73.95 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  **Combined events – Decathlon**
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kevin Mayer | Result | 10.62 SB | 7.54 SB | 14.98 | 2.05 SB | 49.40 SB | 13.92 SB | 49.44 SB | 5.40 SB | 70.31 SB | 4:41.44 SB | 8816 SB | |
  | Kevin Mayer | Points | 947 | 945 | 788 | 850 | 842 | 985 | 859 | 1035 | 894 | 671 | 8816 SB | |
  
  ### Women
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Rénelle Lamote | 800 m | 2:00.71 | 1 Q | 2:00.86 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Laëticia Bapté | 100 m hurdles | 13.03 | 5 q | 12.93 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | 100 m hurdles | 13.15 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Alice Finot | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:14.34 NR | 1 Q | — | — | 9:21.40 | 10 |
  | Sokhna Lacoste Shana Grebo Sounkamba Sylla Amandine Brossier | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:28.89 SB | 3 Q | — | — | 3:25.81 SB | 5 |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Ninon Chapelle | Pole vault | 4.50 | =1 q | 4.45 | 11 |
  | Margot Chevrier | Pole vault | 4.50 | =10 q | NM | – |
  | Mélina Robert-Michon | Discus throw | 61.21 | 12 q | 60.36 | 10 |
  