1961 Jeux de l'Amitié

Host City Abidjan
Country CIV
Held 24 – 31 December 1961
Competitors 107
Countries 16

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 2 1
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 5 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 2 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball Men — Medal 0 14
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-51 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-54 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-57 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-60 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-63.5 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-67 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-71 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-75 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-81 kg Men — Medal 2 2
+81 kg Men — Medal 2 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual Pursuit Women — Medal 1 1
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Football Men — Medal 42 14
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Handball Men — Medal 0 7
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 0 10

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 France FRA 20 10 5 35
2 Ivory Coast CIV 5 3 5 13
3 Senegal SEN 4 9 1 14
4 Benin BEN 2 0 2 4
5 Chad CHA 1 1 1 3
= Congo CGO 1 1 1 3
7 Madagascar MAD 0 2 2 4
8 Cameroon CMR 0 2 0 2
= Central African Republic CAF 0 2 0 2
10 Burkina Faso BUR 0 1 0 1
= Unknown UNK 0 1 0 1
12 Martinique MQE 0 0 3 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Claude Piquemal FRA Alioune Sow SEN Serge Tacquin FRA
200 m, Men Claude Piquemal FRA Rémi Petitgrand FRA Pakari Sane SEN
400 m, Men Amadou Gakou SEN Pascal Mouassi Posso CGO Jean-Pierre Vitasse FRA
800 m, Men Jean-Claude Wable FRA Papa M'Baye N'Diaye SEN Ahmed Issa CHA
1,500 m, Men André Prevostat FRA Gilbert Vogin FRA Jubenot MQE
5,000 m, Men Henri Lucas FRA Hamoud Ameur FRA Jubenot MQE
110 m Hurdles, Men Marcel Duriez FRA Edmond Roudnitska FRA Simbara Maki CIV
400 m Hurdles, Men Eddy Van Praagh FRA René Chatelain FRA Irazafin MAD
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Hamoud Ameur FRA André Prevostat FRA
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Senegal SEN Central African Republic CAF Benin BEN
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Senegal SEN France FRA Ivory Coast CIV
High Jump, Men Henri Elendé CGO Elame CMR Philip Jean MQE
Pole Vault, Men Maurice Houvion FRA Bernard Balastre FRA Benoît Adamy MAD
Long Jump, Men Ali Brakchi FRA Jean-Baptiste Bangahingui CAF Alain Lazare FRA
Triple Jump, Men Pierre William SEN Marc Rabémila MAD
Shot Put, Men Alain Drufin FRA Pierre Colnard FRA Denis Ségui Kragbé CIV
Discus Throw, Men Jean Darot FRA Claude Bénard FRA Alain Drufin FRA
Javelin Throw, Men Elie Yanyambal CHA Maurice Baou CHA Pelizza FRA
Basketball, Men France FRA Senegal SEN Ivory Coast CIV
-51 kg, Men Edmond Brito CIV Grunitzky SEN
-54 kg, Men Pierre Koffi CIV Tavarez SEN
-57 kg, Men Jean-Marie Foly BEN Jules Valera SEN
-60 kg, Men Jacques Cotot FRA Leonard Tavarez SEN
-63.5 kg, Men Ezzarus Sossouvi BEN Abdoulaye Coulibaly CIV
-67 kg, Men Boniface Hié Toh CIV Michel Hameogo UNK
-71 kg, Men Joseph Gonzales FRA Keletigui Quattara BUR
-75 kg, Men Firmin N'Guia CIV Georges Mbassi CMR
-81 kg, Men Andre Cartalas FRA Bidjon Kouassi CIV
+81 kg, Men Raoul Rabet CIV Omar Thiombane SEN
Individual Pursuit, Women Daniel Salmon FRA
Football, Men France FRA Ivory Coast CIV Benin BEN
Handball, Men France FRA Senegal SEN Ivory Coast CIV
Volleyball, Men France FRA Madagascar MAD Congo CGO