The French Athletics Championships () is a series of annual outdoor competition in the sport of athletics, organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA; French Athletics Federation), which serve as the French national championships. The winners of the events are typically French nationals, though foreign athletes have also won at the championships, typically competing through invitation or as a foreign athlete based at an athletics club in France. Most typical is the presence of African athletes from the Françafrique region.
Events 100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
3000 metres The 3000 metres was replaced as the standard shortest women's long-distance track event by the 5000 metres in 1995.
5000 metres
10,000 metres
10K run
Half marathon
25K run The 25K run was replaced by the half marathon in 1992. The 1990 championship course was short of the full distance by 515 metres.
Marathon
100K run
24-hour run
3000 metres steeplechase
80 metres hurdles The 80 metres hurdles was replaced as the standard women's sprint hurdles event by the 100 metres hurdles in 1969.
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Pentathlon The pentathlon was replaced as the standard women's combined event by the heptathlon in 1980.
Heptathlon
5000 metres track walk From 1973 to 1976, the women's 5000 metres walk did not have sanction as an official French Championship race.
10 kilometres walk From 1979 to 1982, and after 2003, the women's 10 kilometres walk did not have sanction as an official French Championship race. The 2004 event was held over 20 kilometres (which later became the standard distance for women). The event was contested on the track from 1979 to 1989, plus 1995 and 1999.
20 kilometres walk The women's 20 kilometres walk championship is typically held on road circuits, but was held as a track walk for the 2003 edition.
Cross country (long)
Cross country (short)
Mountain running
References
External sources List of French Athletics Championships winners on the Fédération française d'athlétisme's website List of French Athletics Championships winners (1960—2006) on www.gbrathletics.com