French Athletics Championships

The French Athletics Championships (French: Championnats de France d'athlétisme) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA; French Athletics Federation), which serves as the French national championships for the sport. The three-day event is typically held in early or mid-summer and the venue varies on an annual basis. It is open to adults of all ages and is thus referred to as the senior or élite championships.

French Athletics Championships
SportTrack and field
Founded1888
CountryFrance
The pole vault at the 1919 French Championships

The championships were first held in 1888 and were organised by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA; Union of French Athletics Sports Societies).[1] The USFSA declined in favour of specialised national sports bodies early in the 20th century and FFA has organised the championships since 1921. The championships have been held every year since their inauguration with the exception of four inter-war years: 1915, 1916, 1940, and 1944.[2]

Events

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On the current programme a total of 38 individual French Championship athletics events are contested, divided evenly between men and women. For each of the sexes, there are six track running events, three obstacle events, four jumps, four throws, a racewalk and a combined track and field event.

Track running
Obstacle events
Jumping events
Throwing events
Walking events
Combined events

In addition to the individual championship events, clubs are entered into team championship events which include relays over four distances:

Until 1995, the long-distance women's event was over 3000 metres. This was matched to the men's distance of 5000 m in line with changes in the Olympic programme. Though fewer events were initially on offer in the women's track and field programme for the French championships, this was gradually expanded, with the 1500 m being introduced in 1969, the 3000 m in 1972, the 400 m hurdles in 1976, the triple jump in 1990, the hammer throw in 1994, and the pole vault in 1995. The introduction of a women's 3000 m steeplechase in 2000 finally brought the men's and women's programmes to parity.[1]

Separate championship events are held for the 10,000 metres, road running and walks, and cross country running.

Editions

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Year Date Venue Stadium
Organised by the USFSA
1888 29 April Paris Croix-Catelan
1889 30 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1890 18 May Paris Tuileries
1891 3 May Paris Croix-Catelan
1892 22 May Paris Croix-Catelan
1893 21 & 28 May Paris Croix-Catelan
1894 27 May Paris Croix-Catelan
1895 26 May Paris Croix-Catelan
1896 28 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1897 27 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1898 26 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1899 18 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1900 17 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1901 23 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1902 22 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1903 28 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1904 26 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1905 18 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1906 1 July Paris Parc de Saint Cloud
1907 30 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1908 5 July Paris Parc de Saint Cloud
1909 27 June Colombes
1910 26 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1911 18 June Colombes
1912 16 June Colombes
1913 22 June Colombes
1914 21 June Colombes
1915 Not held
1916 Not held
1917 24 June Paris Croix-Catelan
1918 30 June Saint-Cloud
1919 20 July Colombes
1920 17–18 July Paris Stade Pershing
Organised by the FFA
1921 10-11 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1922 16-17 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1923 14-15 July Paris Stade Pershing
1924 21-22 June Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1925 4-5 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1926 10-11 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1927 6-7 August Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1928 14-15 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1929 6-7 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1930 19-20 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1931 18–19 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1932 25-26 June Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1933 15–16 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1934 7–8 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1935 6-7 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1936 11–12 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1937 10–11 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1938 23-24 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1939 22–23 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1940 Not held
1941 19-20 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1942 25-26 July Bordeaux Stade municipal
1943 24-25 July Lyon Stade municipal
1944 Not held
1945 28-29 July Bordeaux Stade municipal
1946 20-21 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1947 2-3 August Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1948 10–11 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1949 9-10 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1950 22-23 July Colombes Stade Jean Bouin
1951 21-22 July Colombes Stade Jean Bouin
1952 28-29 June Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1953 18-19 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1954 7-8 August Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1955 6-7 August Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1956 4-5 August Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1957 14–15 September Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1958 26-27 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1959 25-26 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1960 23-24 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1961 22-23 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1962 28–29 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1963 27-28 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1964 24-25 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1965 24-25 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1966 23-24 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1967 29-30 July Colombes Stade Jean Bouin
1968 27–28 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1969 18-20 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1970 17-19 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1971 23-25 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1972 21-23 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1973 20-22 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1974 26-28 July Nice
1975 27–29 June Saint-Étienne
1976 25–27 June Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stadium Lille Métropole
1977 22–24 July Nevers
1978 21–23 July Paris Stade Sébastien Charléty
1979 10-12 August Orléans
1980 27-29 June Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stadium Lille Métropole
1981 17–19 July Mulhouse
1982 6-8 August Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1983 22-24 July Bordeaux
1984 29 June-1 July Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stadium Lille Métropole
1985 19–21 July Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1986 8-10 August Aix-les-Bains
1987 7-9 August Annecy Parc des Sports
1988 11-13 August Tours
1989 12-14 August Tours
1990 27-29 July Blois
1991 26-28 July Dijon
1992 26-28 June Narbonne Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
1993 23-25 July Annecy Parc des sports
1994 22-24 July Annecy Parc des sports
1995 21-23 July Paris Stade Sébastien Charléty
1996 21-23 June Bondoufle Stade Robert Bobin
1997 4-6 July Fort-de-France Stade Pierre-Aliker
1998 3–5 July Dijon
1999 30 July-1 August Niort Stade René Gaillard
2000 4-6 August Nice Stade Charles-Ehrmann
2001 1–3 July Saint-Étienne Stade Henri-Lux
2002 13–15 July Saint-Étienne Stade Henri-Lux
2003 24–26 July Narbonne Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
2004 16–18 July Sotteville-lès-Rouen Jean-Adret Stadium
2005 14–16 July Angers Stade du Lac de Maine
2006 20–22 July Tomblaine Stade Raymond-Petit
2007 3–5 August Niort Stade René Gaillard
2008 24–26 July Albi Stadium Municipal d'Albi
2009 23–25 July Angers Lac de Maine Stadium
2010 3–4 July Valence, Drôme Stade Georges Pompidou
2011 28–30 July Albi Stadium Municipal d'Albi
2012 15–17 June Angers Stade du Lac de Maine
2013 12–14 July Paris Stade Sébastien Charléty
2014 11–13 July Reims Stade Georges Hebert
2015 10–12 July Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stadium Lille Métropole
2016 24–26 June Angers Stade du Lac de Maine
2017 14–16 July Marseille Stade Delort
2018 6–8 July Albi Stadium Municipal d'Albi
2019 26–28 July Saint-Étienne Stade Henri-Lux
2020 12–13 September Albi Stadium Municipal d'Albi
2021 25–27 June Angers Stade du Lac de Maine
2022 24–26 June Caen Stade Hélitas
2023 28–30 July Albi Stadium Municipal d'Albi
2024 29–30 June Angers Stade Josette et Roger Mikulak

Championships records

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Event Record Athlete/Team Date Championships Place Ref
100 m 9.88 (+1.9 m/s) Jimmy Vicaut July 2016 2016 Championships Angers
200 m 20.16 Christophe Lemaitre July 2010 2010 Championships Valence
800 m 1:45.57 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse July 2014 2014 Championships Reims
Shot put 20.75 m Frederic Dagee 26 June 2021 2021 Championships Angers [3]

Women

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Event Record Athlete/Team Date Championships Place Ref
800 m 1:58.71 Rénelle Lamote 26 June 2022 2022 Championships Caen [4]
100 m hurdles 12.56 (+1.2 m/s) NR Cindy Billaud 12 July 2014 2014 Championships Reims [5]
400 m hurdles 53.71 Louise Maraval 30 June 2024 2024 Championships Angers [6]
3000 m steeplechase 9:29.78 Alice Finot 29 June 2024 2024 Championships Angers [7]
Pole vault 4.73 m Ninon Guillon-Romarin July 2018 2018 Championships Albi
Long jump 6.86 m Éloyse Lesueur July 2014 2014 Championships Reims
Hammer throw 73.85 m Alexandra Tavernier 26 June 2021 2021 Championships Angers [8]
Javelin throw 61.49 m Alexie Alaïs 27 July 2019 2019 Championships Saint-Étienne
10000 m walk (track) 44:08.73 Clémence Beretta 26 June 2022 2022 Championships Caen [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b French Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-23.
  2. ^ Championnats de France (in French). Athle. Retrieved on 2016-08-23.
  3. ^ "Fajdek throws 82.82m in Poznan, Gong gets 20.39m world lead in Chongqing". World Athletics. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Diaz, Mitton and Richards impress on busy national championships weekend". World Athletics. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Athlétisme: Cindy Billaud égale le record de France du 100 m haies". Libération. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica". World Athletics. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ "National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica". World Athletics. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Lang and Vukovic both clear 1.97m for national high jump records". EAA. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Championnats de France Elite 10.000m track walk men & women". marciadalmondo.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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