1997 Jeux de la Francophonie

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.

IIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie
Host cityAntananarivo, Madagascar
Nations participating30
Athletes participating2,300
Opening ceremonyAugust 27, 1997
Closing ceremonySeptember 6, 1997
Officially opened byDidier Ratsiraka
Main venueMahamasina Municipal Stadium

Events

Sports

SportGenderResults
Athletics (Track and field)men and womendetails
Basketballwomendetails
Boxingmendetails
Football (soccer)mendetails
Judomen + womendetails
Tenniswomendetails

Cultural

Painting
Photography
Poetry
Sculpture
Song
Traditional inspiration dance
Storytelling

Medals and participation

Total

  *   Host nation (Madagascar)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)23231561
2 Madagascar (MAD)*1561536
3 Canada (CAN)10141337
4French Community of Belgium53412
5 Senegal (SEN)51612
6 Romania (ROU)4228
7 Cameroon (CMR)34815
8 Tunisia (TUN)33612
9 Ivory Coast (CIV)3249
10 Quebec22610
11 Burundi (BDI)2215
12 Mauritius (MRI)17614
13 Gabon (GAB)13711
14 Seychelles (SEY)1124
15 New Brunswick1056
16 Guinea (GUI)1001
17 Lebanon (LIB)0213
18 Congo (COG)0101
 Luxembourg (LUX)0101
 Niger (NIG)0101
21 Burkina Faso (BFA)0022
 Central African Republic (CAF)0022
23 Cape Verde (CPV)0011
Totals (23 nations)8078106264

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