2009 World Championships in Athletics

Athletics competition in Berlin, Germany September 2020 2009 World Championships in Athletics 2009 World Championships in Athletics logo.svg 240 Berlin, Germany 202 2101 47 15–23 August 2009 Olympiastadion President Horst Köhler IAAF President Lamine Diack Osaka 2007 Daegu 2011 The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (de Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften 2009) were held in Berlin, Germany from 15 to 23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate. Organization Bidding process Berlin was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on 6 December 2004 beating out bids from Split (Croatia), Valencia (Spain), Brisbane (Australia), Brussels (Belgium), Delhi (India), Casablanca (Morocco) and Daegu (South Korea).IAAF News No.69 IAAF, 20 July 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2009 Archived The city of Berlin and the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (German Athletics Association) are responsible for the organisation of the event. The Berlin Organising Committee 2009 GmbH, a corporation established by the DLV in 2005, will supervise the operative organisation of the competition.Event Information - FAQ Berlin 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009 Archived Costs Building upon Germany's history of successful athletics events, including the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, the 1936 and 1972 Summer Olympics, IAAF president Lamine Diack was confident of a well organised competition.IAAF / LOC Official Press Conference, Berlin 2009 - Congress closes, Competition set to begin IAAF, 13 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009 Archived The organizers announced a budget of €49.8 million to stage the event, which includes the travel and accommodation costs for all participating athletes.Berlin to host 2009 World Championships https://web.archive.org/web/20121022192316/http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=512/newsId=27957.html 22 October 2012 IAAF, 4 April 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2009 Revenues include €17 million from ticketing and €7 million from marketing.August 2009 The city of Berlin will cover a deficit up to €20 million.August 2009 The organising committee secured 9000 rooms in the city to account for accommodation, with the hope that the booking of the Hotel Estrel (950 rooms) and Hotel Berlin (650 rooms) for athletes would create an atmosphere similar to an Olympic Village.Turner, Chris Berlin 2009 makes its first introductions IAAF, 8 August 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2009 Archived 8 September 2009 Overall, the event was an economic success for the capital. A total of 417,156 tickets were sold over the nine-day period, and estimates placed the total visitor spend in the city at around €120 million. As a result, Berlin's mayor, Klaus Wowereit, stated that the city would consider applying to host another athletics event in the future, such as the 2016 European Athletics Championships.Berlin gets economic boost from World ChampionshipsDecember 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes European Athletics, 13 February 2010-. Retrieved 19 February 2010 Media and marketing thumb|upright=0.7|Mascot "Berlino" A limited edition €10 coin was produced for the event by the German government, which was only the third occasion that they had done so for a sporting event.Wenig, Jörg German Government announces special 10 euro coin for Berlin 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090822203251/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=42363.html 22 August 2009 IAAF, 13 November 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2009 The organising committee held a contest to decide the name of its mascot, a running anthropomorphic bear, and the name "Berlino" was chosen.Mascot 2009 Berlin https://web.archive.org/web/20090822193921/http://www.berlin2009.org/276-1-maskottchen.html 22 August 2009 Berlin 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009 The colour scheme of the event, including the official logo, advertising, and the Olympiastadion's track and field, was blue and green. The committee stated that blue represented reliability while green represented the event's environmental ambitions. The event featured a number of environmentally friendly initiatives, including: free public transport with every ticket sold, efforts to reduce energy usage, considerations for waste and recycling management, and environmentally conscious construction and building management. Furthermore, as part of the United Nations Environment Programme, forty-seven trees (one for each athletics event) were planted to create an "Avenue of Champions" in Berlin.IAAF Green Project – Berlin 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090815114801/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=101/newsid=52629.html 15 August 2009 IAAF, 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009 The official song for the event was "Foot of the Mountain" by Norwegian group A-ha. The broadcasting rights for the Championships were sold to 213 countries, a new high for the event.The spectacular athletics event Berlin 2009 will be broadcast in over 190 countries http://www.berlin2009.org/75-1-211-1-the-spectacular-athletics-event-berlin-2009-will-be-broadcasted-in-over-190-countries.html 15 July 2009 4 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090721013840/http://www.berlin2009.org/75-1-211-1-the-spectacular-athletics-event-berlin-2009-will-be-broadcasted-in-over-190-countries.html 21 July 2009 dead ARD and ZDF were the host broadcasting TV networks and producers of the TV signal, and they founded a company named BERTA which provided the signal in high-resolution HDTV for TV stations around the world.ARD und ZDF übertragen Leichtathletik-WM im HD-Format http://www.pressrelations.de/new/standard/dereferrer.cfm?r=378511 de https://web.archive.org/web/20111001041907/http://www.pressrelations.de/new/standard/dereferrer.cfm?r=378511 1 October 2011 live 16 August 2009 The average viewing figures in Germany were 5 million with peaks of 9.9 and 8.6 million for the men's 100 metres final and the women's high jump, respectively. The average audience figures in France were 3.5–4 million, 2.5–3.5 million in the United Kingdom and 4–5 million in Japan. The IAAF website received a record number of page hits and unique users: having around 1 million unique users accessing the website on days five and six,Huge Unique User Figures and Page Hits – IAAF Website, Berlin 2009 IAAF, 25 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009 Archived 26 September 2009 and a total of over 90 million page views over the course of the nine days of the competition.IAAF Website Traffic – Berlin 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815115625/http://berlin.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/41/04/20090825014427%5fhttppostedfile%5fiaafwebsitetraffic%5f16245.pdf 15 August 2011 IAAF, 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009 Around 3500 media representatives were estimated to have attended the event. To provide the public with an opportunity to participate in the event, the local organizers also conducted a Champions Run 10K on 22 August between the scheduled time for the men's and women's marathons, using a portion of the official marathon course which passes various Berlin landmarks with a finish at the Brandenburg Gate. The field was limited to 10,000 runners.SCC Events https://web.archive.org/web/20090922133624/http://www.championsrun.de/1-1-Home.html 22 September 2009 Retrieved 20 August 2009 Venues right horizontal Berlin36-2.jpg 220 The Olympiastadion hosting its first major athletics event: the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympiastadion hosting the 1936 Summer Olympics Crowd at Olympiastadion.JPG 211 The Olympiastadion with its new blue race track The Olympiastadion with its new blue race track The Championships were staged in the 74,845-seat Olympiastadion, which underwent a €242 million renovation ahead of the 2006 Football World Cup. The marathon races, as well as the racewalking events, had their start and finish at the Brandenburg Gate,World Championships organising committee, BOC, presents the courses for the marathon and walking events https://web.archive.org/web/20090826073332/http://www.berlin2009.org/75-1-145-69-world-championships-organising-committee-boc-presents-the-courses-for-the-marathon-and-walking-events.html 26 August 2009 Berlin 2009, 8 December 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009 with the race walks routed along the Unter den Linden boulevard and the marathon passing through Pariser Platz and going past Berlin's other points of interest.Event Information https://web.archive.org/web/20090821193256/http://www.berlin2009.org/133-1-event-information.html 21 August 2009 Berlin 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009 An estimated 400,000 tickets were sold by the event organisers for the event. In memory of their historic Olympic achievements at the Olympiastadion in 1936, a meeting took place between the families of Luz Long and Jesse Owens. Long's long jump advice to rival Owens remains a prominent example of sportsmanship and friendship in athletics.Families of Jesse Owens, Luz Long to unite at World Championships https://web.archive.org/web/20090808091743/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52558.html 8 August 2009 IAAF, 5 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009 A reward of US$100,000 was given to any athlete who broke a world record at the competition.$100,000 IAAF World Record Programme supported by TDK and Toyota – Berlin 2009 IAAF, 14 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009 Archived 8 September 2009 Anti-doping program The event featured one of the most comprehensive anti-doping initiatives ever undertaken by the IAAF. A total of 1000 samples were collected from athletes and tested at labs accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency, and additional educational anti-doping activities were available. Diack stressed that samples are retained for future analysis, thus currently undetectable drugs could be tested for in the future, preventing athletes from flouting the anti-doping rules.Berlin to host largest ever IAAF Anti-Doping operation IAAF, 11 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009 Archived 8 September 2009 Two athletes failed anti-doping tests during the championships: Moroccan steeplechaser Jamel Chatbi tested positive for the stimulant clenbuterol and Nigerian hurdler Amaka Ogoegbunam was found to have Metenolone, an anabolic steroid, in her sample.Berlin 2009 - Nigerian fails drugs test Eurosport/Reuters, 21 August 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009 https://archive.today/20090927163010/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21082009/58/berlin-2009-nigerian-fails-drugs-test.html Archived 27 September 2009 Another Nigerian hurdler, Olutoyin Augustus, was banned from the championships for having abnormal levels of testosterone.IAAF Newsletter Edition 112 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025083037/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/News/GeneralNews/05/65/77/20100427082001_httppostedfile_NEWS112_20049.pdf 25 October 2012 IAAF, 27 April 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010 Event schedule 2009 World Championships in Athletics qualification standards 900px|center All dates are CEST (UTC+2) 80% +MenMen's Programme https://web.archive.org/web/20090521091409/http://www.berlin2009.org/files/tickets/competitions.pdf 21 May 2009 . Berlin 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009. August 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 100 m H ½ F 200 m H ½ F 400 m H ½ F 800 m H ½ F 1500 m H ½ F 5000 m H F 10,000 m F Marathon F 110 m hurdles H ½ F 400 m hurdles H ½ F 3000 m steeplechase H F 4 × 100 m relay H F 4 × 400 m relay H F 20 km walk F 50 km walk F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Shot put Q F Discus throw Q F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F Decathlon F +WomenWomen's programmes https://web.archive.org/web/20090521091409/http://www.berlin2009.org/files/tickets/competitions.pdf 21 May 2009 . Berlin 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009. August15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 100 m H ½ F 200 m H ½ F 400 m H ½ F 800 m H ½ F 1500 m H ½ F 5000 m H F 10,000 m F Marathon F 100 m hurdles H F 400 m hurdles H ½ F 3000 m steeplechase H F 4 × 100 m relay H F 4 × 400 m relay H F 20 km walk F – Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Shot put Q F Discus throw Q F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F Heptathlon F Men's results Track Track 100 metres 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metresUsain Bolt JAM 9.58WRTyson Gay USA 9.71NRAsafa Powell JAM 9.84SB200 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metresUsain Bolt JAM 19.19 WRAlonso Edward PAN 19.81ARWallace Spearmon USA 19.85SB400 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metresLaShawn Merritt USA 44.06 WLJeremy Wariner USA 44.60SBRenny Quow TRI 45.02800 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metresMbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 1:45.29Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:45.35Yusuf Saad Kamel BHR 1:45.351500 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metresYusuf Saad Kamel BHR 3:35.93Deresse Mekonnen ETH 1996 3:36.01Bernard Lagat USA 3:36.205000 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metresKenenisa Bekele ETH 1996 13:17.09Bernard Lagat USA 13:17.33James Kwalia C'Kurui QAT 13:17.7810,000 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metresKenenisa Bekele ETH 1996 26:46.31CRZersenay Tadese ERI 26:50.12SBMoses Ndiema Masai KEN 26:57.39SBMarathon2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathonAbel Kirui KEN2:06:54CREmmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai KEN2:07:48Tsegay Kebede ETH 19962:08:35110 metres hurdles2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdlesRyan Brathwaite BAR 13.14 NRTerrence Trammell USA 13.15David Payne USA 13.15400 metres hurdles2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdlesKerron Clement USA 47.91 WLJavier Culson PUR 48.09 PBBershawn Jackson USA 48.233000 metres steeplechase2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechaseEzekiel Kemboi KEN 8:00.43 CRRichard Kipkemboi Mateelong KEN 8:00.89 PBBouabdellah Tahri FRA 8:01.18 AR 20 kilometres walk2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walkWang Hao CHN 1:19:06PB Eder Sánchez MEX 1:19:22SB Giorgio Rubino ITA 1:19:50Valeriy Borchin RUS 1:18:41 50 kilometres walk2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walkTrond Nymark NOR 3:41:16NR Jesús Ángel García ESP 3:41:37SB Grzegorz Sudoł POL 3:42:34PBSergey Kirdyapkin RUS 3:38:35WL4 × 100 metres relay 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relayJAMSteve MullingsMichael FraterUsain BoltAsafa PowellDwight Thomas*Lerone Clarke* 37.31WRTRIDarrel BrownMarc BurnsEmmanuel CallanderRichard ThompsonKeston Bledman* 37.62NRGBRSimeon WilliamsonTyrone EdgarMarlon DevonishHarry Aikines-Aryeetey 38.02SB4 × 400 metres relay2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relayUSAAngelo TaylorJeremy WarinerKerron ClementLaShawn MerrittLionel Larry*Bershawn Jackson* 2:57.86WLGBRConrad WilliamsMichael BinghamRobert TobinMartyn RooneyDai Greene* 3:00.53SBAUSJohn SteffensenBen OffereinsTristan ThomasSean WroeJoel Milburn* 3:00.90SB * Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals. Field Track High jump2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jumpYaroslav Rybakov RUS 2.32 mKyriakos Ioannou CYP 2.32 mSylwester Bednarek POLRaúl Spank GER 2.32 mPole vault2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault Steven Hooker AUS 5.90 m Romain Mesnil FRA 5.85 m Renaud Lavillenie FRA 5.80 mLong jump2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jumpDwight Phillips USA 8.54 mGodfrey Khotso Mokoena RSA 8.47 mMitchell Watt AUS 8.37 mTriple jump2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jumpPhillips Idowu GBR 17.73 m WLNelson Évora POR 17.55 mAlexis Copello CUB 17.36 mShot put2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot putChristian Cantwell USA 22.03 m WLTomasz Majewski POL 21.91 mRalf Bartels GER 21.37 m PBDiscus throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throwRobert Harting GER 69.43 m PBPiotr Małachowski POL 69.15 m NRGerd Kanter EST 66.88 mJavelin throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throwAndreas Thorkildsen NOR 89.59 m SBGuillermo Martinez CUB 86.41 m SBYukifumi Murakami JPN 82.97 mHammer throw2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throwPrimož Kozmus SLO 80.84 mSBSzymon Ziółkowski POL 79.30 mSBAleksey Zagornyi RUS 78.09 m Decathlon 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon Trey Hardee USA 8790 pts WL Leonel Suárez CUB 8640 pts Oleksiy Kasyanov UKR* 8479 pts PBAleksandr Pogorelov RUS 8528 pts PB Initially, Russian decathlete Aleksandr Pogorelov won the bronze medal, but later he was disqualified for doping. Women's results Track Track 100 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metresShelly-Ann Fraser JAM 10.73WLKerron Stewart JAM 10.75PBCarmelita Jeter USA 10.90200 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metresAllyson Felix USA 22.02Veronica Campbell Brown JAM 22.35Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie BAH 22.41400 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metresSanya Richards USA 49.00WLShericka Williams JAM 49.32PBAntonina Krivoshapka RUS 49.71800 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metresCaster Semenya RSA 1:55.45WLJaneth Jepkosgei KEN 1:57.90SBJenny Meadows GBR 1:57.93PB 1500 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metresMaryam Yusuf Jamal BHR 4:03.74 Lisa Dobriskey GBR 4:03.75 Shannon Rowbury USA 4:04.18Natalia Rodríguez ESP 4:03.375000 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metresVivian Cheruiyot KEN 14:57.97Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet KEN 14:58.33Meseret Defar ETH 1996 14:58.4110,000 metres2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metresLinet Chepkwemoi Masai KEN 30:51.24SBMeselech Melkamu ETH 1996 30:51.34Wude Ayalew ETH 1996 30:51.95Marathon2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathonBai Xue CHN 2:25:15Yoshimi Ozaki JPN 2:25:25Aselefech Mergia ETH 1996 2:25:32100 metres hurdles2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdlesBrigitte Foster-Hylton JAM 12.51 SBPriscilla Lopes-Schliep CAN 12.54Delloreen Ennis-London JAM 12.55 SB400 metres hurdles2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdlesMelaine Walker JAM 52.42 CRLashinda Demus USA 52.96Josanne Lucas TRI 53.20 3000 metres steeplechase2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase Yuliya Zarudneva RUS 9:08.39PB Milcah Chemos Cheywa KEN 9:08.57PB Gulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS 9:11.09SBMarta Domínguez ESP 9:07.32WL, NR 20 kilometres walk2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walkOlive Loughnane IRL 1:28:58 SB Liu Hong CHN 1:29:10 SB Anisya Kirdyapkina RUS 1:30:09Olga Kaniskina RUS 1:28.094 × 100 metres relay2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relayJAMSimone FaceyShelly-Ann FraserAleen BaileyKerron Stewart 42.06 BAHSheniqua FergusonChandra SturrupChristine AmertilDebbie Ferguson-McKenzie 42.29SBGERMarion WagnerAnne MöllingerCathleen TschirchVerena Sailer 42.87SB 4 × 400 metres relay2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay USADebbie DunnAllyson FelixLashinda DemusSanya RichardsNatasha Hastings*Jessica Beard* 3:17.83WL JAMRosemarie WhyteNovlene Williams-MillsShereefa LloydShericka WilliamsKaliese Spencer* 3:21.15SBGBRLee McConnellChristine OhuruoguVicki BarrNicola SandersJenny Meadows* 3:25.16ТРИ РОССИЙСКИХ ЛЕГКОАТЛЕТА ДИСКВАЛИФИЦИРОВАНЫ ЗА ДОПИНГ (Three Russian athletes are disqualified for doping) Sport Express, 21 June 2017 ruEnnis-Hill and US Women's 4x400m team to receive reallocated gold medals in London IAAF, 26 July 2017RUSAnastasiya KapachinskayaTatyana FirovaLyudmila LitvinovaAntonina KrivoshapkaNatalya Nazarova*Natalya Antyukh* 3:21.64 * Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals Field Field High jump2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump Blanka Vlašić CRO 2.04 m Ariane Friedrich GER2.02 m Antonietta Di Martino ITA 1.99 m Anna Chicherova RUS2.02 mPole vault2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vaultAnna Rogowska POL 4.75 mMonika Pyrek POLChelsea Johnson USA 4.65 mNot awardedLong jump2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump Brittney Reese USA7.10 mWL Karin Mey Melis TUR6.80 m Naide Gomes POR6.77 m Triple jump2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump Yargelis Savigne CUB 14.95 m Mabel Gay CUB 14.61 mSB Anna Pyatykh RUS14.58 mShot put2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put Valerie Vili NZL20.44 m Nadine Kleinert GER20.20 mPB Gong Lijiao CHN19.89 mPBDiscus throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw Dani Samuels AUS65.44 mPB Yarelis Barrios CUB65.31 mSB Nicoleta Grasu ROU65.20 mSB Javelin throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw Steffi Nerius GER 67.30 mSB Barbora Špotáková CZE 66.42 m Monica Stoian ROU64.51 mPB Mariya Abakumova RUS66.06 mHammer throw2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw Anita Włodarczyk POL77.96 mWR Betty Heidler GER77.12 mNR Martina Hrasnova SVK74.49 mHeptathlon2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon Jessica Ennis GBR6731 ptsWL Jennifer Oeser GER6493 ptsPB Kamila Chudzik POL6471 ptsSB Medal table GER 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Medal Table2009 World Championships medal table http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/medals/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090907142708/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/medals/index.html 7 September 2009 dead 16 August 2009 10 6 6 USA 7 4 2 JAM 4 6 1 KEN 2 4 3 yes GER 2 4 3 POL 2 2 4 ETH 2 2 3 GBR 2 1 1 CHN 2 1 0 SAF 2 0 5 RUS 2 0 2 AUS 2 0 1 BHR 2 0 0 NOR 1 4 1 CUB 1 0 0 BAR 1 0 0 CRO 1 0 0 IRL 1 0 0 NZL 1 0 0 SLO 0 1 2 FRA 0 1 2 TTO 0 1 1 BAH 0 1 1 JPN 0 1 1 POR 0 1 0 CAN 0 1 0 CYP 0 1 0 CZE 0 1 0 ERI 0 1 0 MEX 0 1 0 PAN 0 1 0 PUR 0 1 0 ESP 0 1 0 TUR 0 0 2 ITA 0 0 2 ROU 0 0 1 EST 0 0 1 QAT 0 0 1 SVK 0 0 1 UKR * Number of gold medals for Spain reduced due to disqualification of Marta DomínguezMarta Domínguez Banned for 3 Years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_3561_3614.pdf Court of Arbitration for Sport 19 November 2015 19 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151128154051/http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_3561_3614.pdf 28 November 2015 Highlights Records At the competition, three world records, nine Championship records, eight area recordsJune 2018 and 57 national records were broken. Day 1 (15th) Valeriy Borchin of Russia won gold in the men's 20 km race walk in a time of 1:18:41, Hao Wang of China won silver and Eder Sanchez of Mexico won bronze.Borchin wins 20K walk gold at worlds https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-08-15-1479917213_x.htm USA Today Associated Press Patrick McGroarty 18 August 2009 18 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090819002614/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-08-15-1479917213_x.htm 19 August 2009 dead Linet Chepkwemoi Masai of Kenya won gold in the women's 10,000 m in 30:51.24, Meselech Melkamu of Ethiopia won silver and the bronze medal went to Wude Ayalew of Ethiopia.Masai makes Kenya proud with devastating burst of pace in 10,000m http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144021764&cid=4 The Standard Mutwiri Mutuota 17 August 2009 18 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090821132218/http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144021764&cid=4 21 August 2009 usurped In the men's shot put, Christian Cantwell of the United States won gold with a mark of 22.03m. Tomasz Majewski of Poland took silver and Ralf Bartels of Germany took bronze.Explosive Cantwell grabs thrilling shot gold https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE57E1SG20090815 Reuters Karolos Grohmann 15 August 2009 18 August 2009 Day 2 (16th) In the women's 20 km race walk, the Olympic champion from last years games, Olga Kaniskina, took an expectant win by almost a full minute.Kaniskina wins 20k walk at worlds https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-08-16-3239801199_x.htm https://archive.today/20120913183827/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-08-16-3239801199_x.htm dead 13 September 2012 USA Today Associated Press Patrick McGroarty 17 August 2009 18 August 2009 In the women's shot put, the Olympic gold medallist from last years games and defending world champion, Valerie Vili, won with a throw of 20.44.Kiwi Vili digs deep to defend world shot crown https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hAyo0X0pl4O1jZ5mRZQkJjSLr4Uw https://archive.today/20130124161818/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hAyo0X0pl4O1jZ5mRZQkJjSLr4Uw dead 24 January 2013 American Free Press Pirate Irwin 17 August 2009 18 August 2009 In the men's 100 metres dash, Usain Bolt broke his own 100 metres sprint world record with a time of 9.58.December 2020 The defending world champion, Tyson Gay finished second with a time of 9.71, a US national record.Gay sets American record, finishes 2nd in 100 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-08-16-2970411996_x.htm Associated Press Chris Lehourites 17 August 2009 18 August 2009 Britain's Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon title with a world-leading points score of 6731.Ennis wins heptathlon gold with command performance https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE57F1UY20090816 Reuters Mitch Phillips 16 August 2009 18 August 2009 Day 3 (17th) In the men's hammer throw, the Olympic champion Primož Kozmus of Slovenia, pulled off the win with a throw of 80.84 m, which is a seasonal best. Szymon Ziółkowski of Poland achieved a result of 79.30 m earning him a silver medal and the Russian athlete Aleksey Zagornyi earned third place with a throw of 78.09m. In the men's 10,000 m final, Kenenisa Bekele won with a time of 26:43:31, which is a Championship record. Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea earned the silver medal with a time of 26:50:12 and Moses Ndiema Masai of Kenya took the bronze with a time of 26:57:39. In women's 100 metres, Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica triumphed with the time of 10.73 s. Kerron Stewart finished second with a time of 10.75s and American Carmelita Jeter took the bronze medal with a time of 10.90 s. In women's pole vault final, the biggest surprise of the day was the Olympic champion and current world record holder, Yelena Isinbayeva, failing to clear any height. Anna Rogowska of Poland earned the gold with the result of 4.75 m. Monika Pyrek and Chelsea Johnson shared second place with the result of 4.65 m. As a result, for the first time in history of World Championships in Athletics, two Polish athletes took gold and silver medal in the same event. Poland is 16th nation to win gold and silver in the same event in the history of World Championships in Athletics. The previous 15 nations were: Canada, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Jamaica, Kenya, Romania, Russia, Spain, United States and also Soviet Union and East Germany. In women's triple jump final, Yargelis Savigne won the gold and Mabel Gay took second place. Both of the Cuban athletes did not cross the line of 15m. In the women's 3000 m steeplechase, Marta Dominguez of Spain won the gold with a time of 9:07:32. Yuliya Zarudneva won the silver and Milcah Chemos Cheywa earned the bronze medal. Day 4 (18th) In men's triple jump, Phillips Idowu of Great Britain, produced a world leading distance of 17.73 m earning him a gold medal. Nelson Évora of Portugal achieved a result of 17.55 m earning him a silver medal and the Cuban athlete Alexis Copello earned third place with a jump of 17.36 m. Day 5 (19th) In the discus final, Robert Harting of Germany won gold in front of a home crowd, trowing 69.43 metres. Piotr Małachowski of Poland and Gerd Kanter of Estonia winning silver and bronze, respectively. Jamaican Brigitte Foster-Hylton ran a season's best of 12.51 in the Women's 100 m hurdles to take gold. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada (12.54) took silver and Jamaica's Delloreen Ennis-London won bronze. Day 6 (20th) In the men's 200 metres, Usain Bolt broke his own world record with a time of 19.19 seconds. Alonso Edward of Panama won silver with a national record of 19.81. Wallace Spearmon of the USA won bronze, in 19.85. In the women's 400 m hurdles, Melaine Walker of Jamaica won in 52.42 sec, eight hundredths of a second outside Yulia Pechonkina's world record (52.34). Trey Hardee of the USA had won the decathlon, but Leonel Suárez of Cuba reversed positions on Aleksandr Pogorelov in the final event. Day 7 (21st) In the 200 m, Allyson Felix of the USA crossed the line first in 22.02 seconds with double Olympic champion Veronica Campbell Brown from Jamaican coming second with 22.35. In the 400 m men final, LaShawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner battled it out with Merritt securing gold with 44.06. Wariner ran a season's best of 44.60, winning the silver medal. Day 8 (22nd) In the women's hammer throw, Anita Włodarczyk of Poland won gold medal with a distance of 77.96 m, which is a new world record. Dwight Phillips, USA, won the men's world long jump title for the third time with a jump of 8.54 metres. Phillips received his gold medal from Jesse Owens' granddaughter Marlene Dortch. Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa won silver (8.47 m). Jamaica's 4 × 100 m relay teams highlighted the day by capturing the gold medal in both disciplines. Day 9 (23rd) Bai Xue of China wins gold in the women's marathon, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia took the 5000 metres world title, and Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway won the men's javelin with a throw of 89.59 metres. Brittney Reese won the women's long jump with 7.10 metres, beating defending champion Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia. In the last two events of the Championships, the United States won both 4 × 400 m relays. Participating nations The entry list released on the IAAF Website before the championships contained 2098 athletes from 202 countries and territories.Provisional Entry List IAAF http://berlin.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/26/10/20090816051415%5fhttppostedfile%5fat-------.el5..v01.o%5f13306.pdf 18 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090823185800/http://berlin.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/05/26/10/20090816051415_httppostedfile_AT-------.EL5..V01.O_13306.pdf 23 August 2009 deadProvisional Entry List now available IAAF, 10 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009 Archived 8 September 2009Berlin Start Lists for Day One, 15 August IAAF, 14 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009 Archived 8 September 2009 Out of these athletes, a total of 1984 competed (1086 male, and 898 female) at the championships, with 201 of the 213 IAAF National Member Federations represented.Turner, Chris IAAF / LOC Press Conference - Berlin 2009 – Championships Debrief IAAF 23 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009 Archived 26 September 2009IAAF National Member Federations IAAF. Retrieved 11 August 2009 Archived 8 September 2009 The number of athletes competing at the event broke the previous championship record of 1,821 athletes set at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville. The 100 metres race attracted 100 entries, while the Marathon race listed 101 athletes for competition.Record field listed for Berlin world athleticsy https://web.archive.org/web/20121020115440/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/record-field-listed-for-berlin-world-athletics_100229921.html 20 October 2012 Thaindian News, 9 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009 The event was expected to be the largest sports gathering in 2009, continuing in the vein of the World Championships in Athletics being the third largest sports event after the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.205 Member Federations and $7 million in Prize Money set for Berlin https://web.archive.org/web/20090817133314/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D100/newsid%3D50880.html 17 August 2009 IAAF, 3 July 2009. 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