At the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada between 19 and 23 July 2001. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Included in this were two disability athletics events for wheelchair racers. A total of 23 Games records were broken or equalled in the competition.Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-10.

The host nation won the most gold medals in the competition—taking eleven golds in a haul of 24 medals— but it was beaten on the total overall medal count by France which won 27 events. Morocco performed particularly well in the middle- and long-distance track events. Newcomer Poland made an impact in its debut, taking nine golds with most of its athletes succeeding in the field events. Among the other nations competing, Romania and Mauritius managed four gold medals each.

The competition attracted higher level performances and participation than in previous editions, in part due to the 2001 World Championships in Athletics which was also held in Canada some two weeks later.Francophone Games – Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-09. Bruny Surin was defeated by Stéphan Buckland in the men's 100 metres. Surin decided not to compete in the 200 metres as a result – a move which attracted criticism as he had reportedly been paid 250,000 Canadian dollars to act as a Games ambassador.Beacon, Bill (2001-07-24). Francophone Games near close in controversy. CBC Sports. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.

The quality of the host stadium also came in for criticism from those attending the event, which one French official stating that "a poor African country" could have held the event to a better standard. Of the winners in Ottawa, Perdita Felicien, Szymon Ziółkowski, Amy Mbacké Thiam and Nezha Bidouane also went on to become gold medallists in their respective events at the World Championships.Un rendez-vous sportif sans pareil . 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie. Retrieved on 2011-02-11. A number of other athletes went on to win minor medals on the world stage soon after – Paweł Czapiewski, Dudley Dorival, Monika Pyrek, Françoise Mbango-Etone and Nicoleta Grasu.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres(wind: +0.7 m/s) 10.13 10.18 10.24200 metres(wind: +0.5 m/s) 20.33 20.59 20.75400 metres 44.86 GR 44.96 45.45800 metres 1:46.53 GR 1:46.63 1:46.901500 metres 3:45.08 3:45.41 3:45.645000 metres 13:37.14 13:38.06 13:43.1210,000 metres 28:13.54 GR 28:16.28 28:37.17110 metres hurdles 13.60 13.71 13.73400 metres hurdles 49.24 49.53 49.893000 metres steeplechase 8:16.63 GR 8:25.12 8:28.724 × 100 metres relay ??Ommana KowlessurStéphan Buckland39.04 ?Ahmed DouhouÉric Pacôme N'DriIbrahim Meité39.33 40.224 × 400 metres relay ?Piotr DługosielskiPiotr HaczekRobert Maćkowiak3:04.91 Pierre BaronFred MangoPhilippe BoucheBruno Wavelet3:06.27 3:06.86 Marathon 2:18:16 2:18:31 2:20:3820 km walk 1:22:56 GR 1:23:21 1:23:35 High jump 2.31 m GR 2.31 m 2.21 m Pole vault 5.60 m 5.55 m 5.40 m Long jump 7.89 m 7.88 m 7.86 m Triple jump 17.15 m GR 16.29 m 16.02 m Shot put 19.64 m 18.94 m 17.57 m Discus throw 65.10 m GR 64.35 m 63.64 m Hammer throw 79.89 m GR 75.35 m 72.71 m Javelin throw 76.67 m GR 73.66 m 72.64 m Decathlon 7890 pts 7548 pts 7320 pts

+Disability events1500 metres wheelchair 3:24.25 3:24.88 3:25.24

Women 100 metres(wind: +0.5 m/s) 11.27 11.29 11.40200 metres(wind: +0.5 m/s) 23.07 23.11 23.20400 metres 50.92 GR 51.03 51.47800 metres 2:00.77 GR 2:01.27 2:01.661500 metres 4:17.03 4:17.95 4:18.165000 metres 16:05.59 GR 16:15.56 16:19.3410,000 metres 34:07.52 34:23.70 34:30.66100 metres hurdles(wind: -0.5 m/s) 12.92 GR= 13.02 13.05400 metres hurdles 54.91 GR 56.19 56.254 × 100 metres relay Esi BenkyarkuErika WitterVenolyn ClarkeMartha Adusei43.73 Marie GnahoréAmandine Allou AffoueMakaridja SanganokoLouise Ayétotché43.89 Monica RahanitranirianaPaule Ony RatsimbazafyHanitriniaina RakotondrabéLalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy44.124 × 400 metres relay Aleksandra PielużekAneta LemieszGrażyna ProkopekMałgorzata Pskit3:28.97 GR Anita MormandPeggy BabinViviane DorsileMarie-Louise Bévis3:30.04 Foy WilliamsLamik OyewumiLindsay LockheadSamantha George3:31.08 Marathon 2:44:00 GR 2:46:29 2:50:0210 km walk 44:32 46:10 47:11 High jump 1.91 m GR 1.89 m 1.84 m Pole vault 4.30 m GR 4.20 m 4.10 m Long jump 6.38 m 6.37 m 6.27 m Triple jump 14.62 m GR 14.56 m 13.91 m (w) Shot put 18.25 m GR 17.07 m 16.82 m Discus throw 64.53 m 56.94 m 56.81 m Hammer throw 67.95 m GR 65.44 m 64.53 m Javelin throw(new javelin model) 57.34 m GR 57.25 m 56.58 m Heptathlon 5719 pts GR 5502 pts 5414 pts

+Disability events800 metres wheelchair 2:07.93 2:17.48 2:32.38

Medal table

References

Results Full results Medallists. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.

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