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.
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Host city | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
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Nations | 30 |
Athletes | 2,300 |
Opening | August 27, 1997 |
Closing | September 6, 1997 |
Opened by | Didier Ratsiraka |
Main venue | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium |
Events
editSports
editSport | Gender | Results |
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Athletics (Track and field) | men and women | details |
Basketball | women | details |
Boxing | men | details |
Football (soccer) | men | details |
Judo | men + women | details |
Tennis | women | details |
Cultural
editPainting |
Photography |
Poetry |
Sculpture |
Song |
Traditional inspiration dance |
Storytelling |
Medals and participation
editTotal
edit* Host nation (Madagascar)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 23 | 23 | 15 | 61 |
2 | Madagascar (MAD)* | 15 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 10 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
4 | French Community of Belgium | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
5 | Senegal (SEN) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
6 | Romania (ROU) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
7 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
8 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
9 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
10 | Quebec | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
11 | Burundi (BDI) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
12 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
13 | Gabon (GAB) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
14 | Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
15 | New Brunswick | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
16 | Guinea (GUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
18 | Congo (COG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Niger (NIG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Burkina Faso (BFA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
23 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (23 entries) | 80 | 78 | 106 | 264 |
The following participation nations didn't win any medal.