title: 2018 French Athletics Championships
text: # 2018 French Athletics Championships
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres | Marvin René | 10.18 | Méba-Mickaël Zézé | 10.18 | Mouhamadou Fall | 10.22 |
  | 200 metres | Méba-Mickaël Zézé | 20.33 | Jeffrey John | 20.56 | Ilies Tano | 20.76 |
  | 400 metres | Christopher Naliali | 46.23 | Thomas Jordier | 46.41 | Mame-Ibra Anne | 46.63 |
  | 800 metres | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | 1:46.66 | Aymeric Lusine | 1:47.91 | Gabriel Tual | 1:48.32 |
  | 1500 metres | Alexis Miellet | 3:43.77 | Baptiste Mischler | 3:44.86 | Alexandre Saddedine | 3:45.16 |
  | 5000 metres | Florian Carvalho | 13:41.91 | Arsène Guillorel | 13:50.47 | Yann Schrub | 13:56.12 |
  | 110 m hurdles | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 13.33 | Garfield Darien | 13.35 | Simon Krauss | 13.68 |
  | 400 m hurdles | Ludvy Vaillant | 49.04 | Muhamad Kounta | 49.41 PB | Victor Coroller | 49.88 |
  | 3000 m s'chase | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 8:33.59 | Djilali Bedrani | 8:35.27 | Yoann Kowal | 8:35.71 |
  | 5000 m walk | Gabriel Bordier | 19:38.19 | Keny Guinaudeau | 20:41.88 PB | Antonin Boyez | 21:24.17 |
  | High jump | Mickaël Hanany | 2.19 m | Quentin Aboukir | 2.16 m PB | Clément Gicquel | 2.16 m |
  | Pole vault | Renaud Lavillenie | 5.80 m | Axel Chapelle | 5.50 m | Baptiste Boirie | 5.50 m |
  | Long jump | Kafétien Gomis | 8.13 m | Guillaume Victorin | 8.00 m PB | Jean-Pierre Bertrand | 7.96 m |
  | Triple jump | Harold Correa | 17.05 m | Kevin Luron | 16.97 m | Yoann Rapinier | 16.74 m |
  | Shot put | Frédéric Dagée | 20.01 m | Willy Vicaut | 18.16 m | Antoine Duponchel | 17.70 m |
  | Discus throw | Lolassonn Djouhan | 59.84 m | Jordan Guehaseim | 55.22 m | Benoît Lallican | 52.08 m |
  | Hammer throw | Quentin Bigot | 74.23 m | Yann Chaussinand | 67.46 m | Frédérick Pouzy | 66.91 m |
  | Javelin throw | Jérémy Nicollin | 73.86 m | Lukas Moutarde | 69.40 m | Victor Vernede | 69.24 m |
  | Decathlon | Ruben Gado | 8126 pts PB | Axel Hubert | 7683 pts | Damien Berthenet | 7573 pts |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres | Carolle Zahi | 11.01 PB | Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue | 11.06 PB | Orphée Néola | 11.15 PB |
  | 200 metres | Carolle Zahi | 22.92 | Amandine Brossier | 23.13 | Jennifer Galais | 23.27 |
  | 400 metres | Floria Gueï | 51.52 | Elea-Mariama Diarra | 52.27 | Déborah Sananes | 52.37 |
  | 800 metres | Rénelle Lamote | 2:00.37 | Cynthia Anaïs | 2:00.60 PB | Claudia Sanders | 2:01.07 |
  | 1500 metres | Élodie Normand | 4:16.20 | Lucie Lerebourg | 4:20.00 | Alice Finot | 4:23.50 |
  | 5000 metres | Liv Westphal | 16:02.04 | Mathilde Sénéchal | 16:06.42 | Emily de la Bruyère | 16:15.39 |
  | 100 m hurdles | Awa Sene | 13.04 | Laura Valette | 13.10 | Rosvitha Okou | 13.20 |
  | 400 m hurdles | Aurélie Chaboudez | 56.62 | Anaïs Lufutucu | 56.95 PB | Maëva Contion | 57.48 |
  | 3000 m s'chase | Ophélie Claude-Boxberger | 9:48.21 | Emma Oudiou | 9:59.22 | Marie Bouchard | 10:10.63 |
  | 5000 m walk | Clémence Beretta | 22:05.25 | Émilie Menuet | 22:36.24 | Marine Quennehen | 22:49.97 PB |
  | High jump | Prisca Duvernay | 1.85 m | Solène Gicquel | 1.83 m | Laura Salin-Eyike | 1.81 m |
  | Pole vault | Ninon Guillon-Romarin | 4.73 m NR | Marion Lotout | 4.45 m | Marion Buisson | 4.40 m |
  | Long jump | Rougui Sow | 6.49 m | Daniella Sacama-Isidore | 6.32 m | Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta | 6.28 m |
  | Triple jump | Jeanine Assani Issouf | 14.43 m PB | Yanis David | 14.14 m | Rouguy Diallo | 13.97 m |
  | Shot put | Jessica Cérival | 16.70 m | Caroline Métayer | 16.29 m PB | Rose Sharon Pierre Louis | 15.68 m |
  | Discus throw | Pauline Pousse | 58.09 m | Mélanie Pingeon | 55.61 m | Marie-Francine Mvoto Abeng | 54.79 m PB |
  | Hammer throw | Alexandra Tavernier | 73.72 m | Audrey Ciofani | 68.57 m | Camille Sainte-Luce | 67.48 m |
  | Javelin throw | Alexie Alaïs | 59.54 m | Evelina Mendes | 55.14 m PB | Mathilde Andraud | 53.74 m |
  | Heptathlon | Esther Turpin | 6100 pts | Diane Marie-Hardy | 6015 pts | Cassandre Aguessy | 5837 pts |
  