Athletics in France is governed by Fédération française d'athlétisme founded on 20 November 1920.
All-time top lists
The lists are updated to 22 February 2013, and regards to the 21 individuals Olympic specialities. For high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump and shot put performance also affects indoor competitions (measures are identified by (i) in the tables).
References
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