At the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché in Niamey, Niger, from 11–16 December 2005. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes. France sent the largest squad and topped the medal table with 19 gold medals and 39 medals in total. Morocco was the next most successful nation, having won 11 golds and 31 medals altogether. This was large as a result of their middle- and long-distance running dominance which saw them take all three medals in four events, as well as three separate Moroccan 1–2 finishes. Canada and the Ivory Coast were third and fourth in the medal tally. Twenty of the 37 nations competing won a medal, although hosts Niger went empty-handed in the athletics competition.

The performances were down in comparison to the 2001 edition in Ottawa, which had benefited from being held a few weeks before the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, also in Canada that year. Two Games records were broken over the course of the competition, but a number of African athletes broke their national record – home athletes improved six different Nigerien records.Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-17). Francophone Games – Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.

Among the prominent medallists were Moroccans Yassine Bensghir and Seltana Aït Hammou, who completed 800/1500 metres doubles on the men's and women's sides respectively. Their compatriot Zhor El Kamch won both the women's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres while Tarik Bougtaïb took a gold and a silver in the horizontal jumps. Yves Niaré of France was dominant in the throws, winning the shot put and discus throw events. Chad's efforts were led by Kaltouma Nadjina who won two golds for her 200 metres and 400 metres performances – her nation's only medals of the entire multi-sport event that year.

Records NameEventCountryRecordTypeRachid Kisri Men's marathon 2:17:03 GRZhor El Kamch Women's 10,000 metres 33:41.28 GRKey:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 10.48 10.52 10.55200 metres 20.99 21.01 21.12400 metres 46.43 46.52 47.13800 metres 1:47.11 1:49.10 1:49.521500 metres 3:46.58 3:46.84 3:47.845000 metres 14:16.23 14:16.39 14:16.4110,000 metres 29:17.11 29:18.05 29:18.06110 metres hurdles 13.68 13.70 14.08400 metres hurdles 50.67 50.71 51.043000 metres steeplechase 8:52.73 9:01.03 9:08.334×100 metres relay Jean-Ukruch Kouassi TiecuraMarius LouaBen Youssef MeitéÉric Pacôme N'Dri39.79 Yannick UrbinoThierry LubinChristophe ChevalJérôme Éyana40.09 Arnaud CasquetteFernando AugustinHenrico LouisOmmana Kowlessur40.284×400 metres relay Younes FrhaniAbdelkrim KhoudriYounés BelkaifaIsmael Daif3:06.87 Jean-Francois DegrasseOmmana KowlessurAnton VieillesseFernando Augustin3:07.46 El Hadji Sethe MbowJacques SambouIbou FayeCheikh Drame3:11.37 Marathon 2:17:03 GR 2:17:18 2:18:4620 km walk 1:30:47 1:31:16 1:32:36 High jump 2.24 m 2.20 mNot awarded Pole vault 5.40 m 5.30 m 5.20 m Long jump 7.98 m 7.78 m (w)† 7.76 m (w)(wind: 2.4 m/s) Triple jump 16.91 m 16.44 m 16.11 m Shot put 18.64 m 17.19 m 15.49 m Discus throw 54.15 m 54.05 m 52.80 m Hammer throw 71.90 m 71.41 m 67.43 m Javelin throw 71.64 m 67.79 m 65.54 m Decathlon 8046 pts 7307 pts 7097 pts

† = Wind speed was not recorded for this jump

Women 100 metres 11.40 11.67 11.72200 metres 22.92 23.72 23.75400 metres 52.12 52.57 53.57800 metres 2:04.63 2:05.30 2:06.491500 metres 4:34.32 4:34.46 4:35.605000 metres 16:19.71 16:21.54 16:38.0210,000 metres 33:41.28 GR 34:41.23 34:59.34100 metres hurdles 13.47 13.58 13.65400 metres hurdles 58.27 58.40 59.454×100 metres relay Véronique MangFabienn Beret-MartinelAurélie KamgaCarima Louami44.61 Estelle BrouMakari SanganokoLouise AyétotchéAmandine Allou Affoue45.36 Mariette MienSarah TondéKadidiatou TraoréBéatrice Kamboulé45.99 NR4×400 metres relay Phara AnacharsisAurelie KamgaAurore KassambaraSylvanie Morandais3:37.91 Lauren SeibelTasha MonroeMelina ThibodeauEsther Akinsulie3:40.96 Saïda El MehdiHalima HachlafSeltana Aït HammouHanane Skhyi3:42.48 Marathon 2:45:28Not awarded 2:50:13 High jump 1.83 m 1.83 m 1.79 m Pole vault 4.15 m 4.05 m 3.95 m Long jump 6.42 m 6.24 m 6.22 m Triple jump 13.23 m 13.18 m 13.05 m Shot put 16.32 m 15.93 m 14.81 m Discus throw 52.28 m 49.52 m 48.72 m Hammer throw 65.12 m 64.02 m 61.96 m Javelin throw 53.92 m 52.71 m 51.34 m

Medal table

Note: Arnaud Casquette of Mauritius won long jump and relay bronze medals, but then tested positive for cannabis and was given a six-month ban. However, his medals were not stripped.News Décember 2005. Africa Athlé. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.

Participating nations

French Community of Belgium (2) (7) (17) (3) (11) (37) (7) (3) (6) (2) (4) (61) (10) (7) (2) (10) (3) (3) (9) (3) (4) (9) (2) (41) (5) (19) (9) (10) (14) (5) (2) (14) (4) (5) (4) (4)

References

Results 5èmes Jeux de la Francophonie – Résultats complets Athletisme (archived) . 2005 Niamey. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. 2005 Francophonie Games Results. Athlé. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. Daily reports Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-12). Francophone Games – Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-13). Francophone Games – Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-14). Francophone Games – Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-15). Francophone Games – Day 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-17). Francophone Games – Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.

External links Official website (archived) Francophone Games Medallists 1989–2005 from GBR Athletics