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
5000 metres
10,000 metres
Marathon
3000 metres steeplechase
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
20 kilometres walk Prior to 1966, there were two French championships in the 20 km: one held on roads by the French Athletics Federation and another held on tracks by the Union Française de Marche (French Walking Union). Since then the championship has mostly been a road one, bar a period as a track walk from 1977 to 1988, plus a 1995 track championship.
50 kilometres walk Prior to 1965, there were two French championships in the 50 km: one held by the French Athletics Federation and another held by the Union Française de Marche (French Walking Union). Both championships were held on the road, bar a one-off 50 km track walk in 1981.
Cross country (long)
Cross country (short)
Mountain running
10K run
Half marathon
25K
100K run
24-hour run The French Championships in 24-hour run was held twice in 2005.
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