1997 Jeux de la Francophonie

IIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie
Host city Antananarivo, Madagascar
Nations participating 30
Athletes participating 2,300
Opening ceremony August 27, 1997
Closing ceremony September 6, 1997
Officially opened by Didier Ratsiraka
Main venue Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
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The 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as IIIes Jeux de la Francophonie, (French for Francophone Games) were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from August 27 to September 6, 1997.

Events

Sports

Sport Gender Results
Athletics (Track and field) men + women details
Basketball women details
Boxing men details
Football (soccer) men details
Judo men + women details
Tennis women details

Cultural

Painting
Photography
Poetry
Sculpture
Song
Traditional inspiration dance

Medals & Participation

Total

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 France 23 23 15 61
2 Madagascar 15 6 15 36
3 Canada 10 14 13 37
4Wallonia French Community of Belgium 5 3 4 12
5 Senegal 5 1 6 12
6 Romania 4 2 2 8
7 Cameroon 3 4 8 15
8 Tunisia 3 3 6 12
9 Ivory Coast 3 2 4 9
10 Quebec 2 2 6 10
11 Burundi 2 2 1 5
12 Mauritius 1 7 6 14
13 Gabon 1 3 7 11
14 Seychelles 1 1 2 4
15 New Brunswick 1 0 5 6
16 Guinea 1 0 0 1
17 Lebanon 0 2 1 3
18 Republic of the Congo 0 1 0 1
19 Luxembourg 0 1 0 1
 Niger 0 1 0 1
21 Burkina Faso 0 0 2 2
 Central African Republic 0 0 2 2
23 Cape Verde 0 0 1 1

The following participation nations didn't win any medal.

 Benin
 Chad
 Comoros
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Dominica
 Guinea-Bissau
 Haiti
 Mali
 Morocco
 Mauritania
 Moldova
 Monaco
 Poland
 Rwanda
 Saint Lucia
 Togo
 Vietnam

External links

Medal winners 1997 at jeux.francophonie.org (French)
Medal tables at jeux.francophonie.org (French)
Videoclip about the Games with dates at www.canal-insep.fr
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