At the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie

2001 Jeux de la Francophonie

The 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as IVes Jeux de la Francophonie, were held in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada from July 14–24 2001.-Sports: *Handisport...

, the athletics events were held at Terry Fox Stadium

Terry Fox Stadium

Terry Fox Stadium, also known as the Terry Fox Athletic Facility is an athletic field in Ottawa, Canada, named after cancer research activist Terry Fox. It has a regulation-size natural grass soccer field, surrounded by a 400 metre track. Surrounding the track are bleachers with a capacity of...

 in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 between 14–23 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.

The host nation won the most gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s in the competition—taking eleven golds in a haul of 24 medals— but it was beaten on the total overall medal count by France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 which won 27 events. Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 performed particularly well in the middle- and long-distance track events. Newcomer Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 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

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 and Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 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

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

 which was also held in Canada some two weeks later. Bruny Surin

Bruny Surin

Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...

 was defeated by Stéphan Buckland in the men's 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

. Surin decided not to compete in the 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

 as a result – a move which attracted criticised as he had reportedly been paid 250,000 Canadian dollars to act as a Games ambassador.

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, Szymon Ziółkowski, Amy Mbacke Thiam

Amy Mbacke Thiam

Amy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...

 and Nezha Bidouane

Nezha Bidouane

Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...

 also went on to become gold medallists in their respective events at the World Championships. A number of other athletes went on to win minor medals on the world stage soon after – Paweł Czapiewski, Dudley Dorival

Dudley Dorival

Dudley Dorival is a Haitian hurdler. He was born in Elizabeth, United States.Dorival attended and competed at the University of Connecticut...

, Monika Pyrek

Monika Pyrek

Monika Pyrek is a Polish pole vaulter.Born in Gdynia, competing at the 2004 Olympics, she placed fourth with 4.55 metres, just behind another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia, Anna Rogowska. Monika Pyrek won a silver medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with the result 4.60 m...

, Françoise Mbango-Etone and Nicoleta Grasu

Nicoleta Grasu

Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu....

.

Men

100 metres		10.13		10.18		10.24
200 metres		20.33		20.59		20.75
400 metres		44.86 GR		44.96		45.45
800 metres		1:46.53 GR		1:46.63		1:46.90
1500 metres		3:45.08		3:45.41		3:45.64
5000 metres		13:37.14		13:38.06		13:43.12
10,000 metres		28:13.54 GR		28:16.28		28:37.17
110 metres hurdles		13.60		13.71		13.73
400 metres hurdles		49.24		49.53		49.89
3000 metres steeplechase		8:16.63 GR		8:25.12		8:28.72
4×100 metres relay	Mauritius	39.04	Côte d'Ivoire	39.33	Benin	40.22
4×400 metres relay	Poland	3:04.91	France	3:06.27	Morocco	3:06.86
Marathon		2:18:16		2:18:31		2:20:38
20 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 events

1500 metres wheelchair		3:24.25		3:24.88		3:25.24

Women

100 metres		11.27		11.29		11.40
200 metres		23.07		23.11		23.20
400 metres		50.92 GR		51.03		51.47
800 metres		2:00.77 GR		2:01.27		2:01.66
1500 metres		4:17.03		4:17.95		4:18.16
5000 metres		16:05.59 GR		16:15.56		16:19.34
10,000 metres		34:07.52		34:23.70		34:30.66
100 metres hurdles		12.92 GR=		13.02		13.05
400 metres hurdles		54.91 GR		56.19		56.25
4×100 metres relay	Canada	43.73	Côte d'Ivoire	43.89	Madagascar	44.12
4×400 metres relay	Poland	3:28.97	France	3:30.04	Canada	3:31.08
Marathon		2:44:00 GR		2:46:29		2:50:02
10 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 events

800 metres wheelchair		2:07.93		2:17.48		2:32.38

Medal table

Key:

1	Canada	11	7	6	24
2	Poland	9	3	3	15
3	Morocco	7	6	5	18
4	France	6	8	13	27
5	Romania	4	3	4	11
6	Mauritius	4	2	0	6
7=	Côte d'Ivoire	1	2	1	4
7=	Tunisia	1	2	1	4
9	Quebec	1	2	0	3
10	Senegal	1	1	1	3
11	Chad	1	1	0	2
12	Haiti	1	0	1	2
13	Lithuania	0	4	2	6
14=	Cameroon	0	2	2	4
14=	Madagascar	0	2	2	4
16	Czech Republic	0	2	1	3
17	Burundi	0	0	2	2
18=	Belgium	0	0	1	1
18=	Benin	0	0	1	1
18=	Egypt	0	0	1	1
Total		47	47	47	141

External links

• Official website