Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

At the 2009 Mediterranean Games
2009 Mediterranean Games
The 2009 Mediterranean Games , officially known as the XVI Mediterranean Games, took place in Pescara, Italy, from 25 June to 5 July, 2009...

, the athletics events were held in Pescara

Pescara

Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area...

, Italy

Italy

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from 30 June to 3 July.

Medal summary

For full event details see Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Results
Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Results
These are the official results of the athletics competition at the 2009 Mediterranean Games taking place on June 30 – July 3, 2009 in Pescara, Italy.-100 meters:Heats – July 1Wind:Heat 1: +2.2 m/s, Heat 2: +2.4 m/sFinal – July 1Wind:+1.0 m/s...

Men

100 metres		10.15 s		10.21 s		10.23 s
200 metres		20.78 s		20.92 s		20.95 s
400 metres		45.77 s		46.04 s		46.07 s PB
800 metres		1:46.76 min		1:47.74 min		1:48.10 min
1500 metres		3:37.49 min		3:37.97 min		3:38.66 min
5000 metres		13:55.98 min		14:04.44 min		14:04.99 min
10,000 metres		29:33.51 min		29:34.90 min		29:36.29 min
110 metre hurdles		13.60 s		13.75 s		13.82 s
400 metre hurdles		49.80 s		50.10 s		50.21 s PB
3000 metre steeplechase		8:13.11 min GR		8:13.83 min PB		8:30.84 min
4×100 metre relay	Italy Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Andrea Colombo... Simone Collio Simone Collio Simone Collio is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the second all time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10"01 in altitude of Pietro... Emanuele Di Gregorio Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.... Fabio Cerutti Fabio Cerutti Fabio Cerutti is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.- Biography :He finished sixth in 60 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. In Beijing he finished...	38.82 s	France Emmanuel Ngom Priso Ydrissa M'Barke Ydrissa M'Barke Ydrissa M'Barke is a French athlete who specialises in the 400 meters. M'Barke competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :... Pierre-Alexis Pessonneux Christophe Bonnet	39.49 s	Turkey Emrah Altunkalem Ali Ekber Kayas Mustafa Delioglu Tuncay Ors	40.73 s
4×400 metre relay	Spain Aitor Martín Esteban Santiago Ezquerro Cordon Mark Ujakpor Sanchez Marc Orozco Torres	3:06.19 min	France Yannick Fonsat Akhenaton Silou Salah-Eddine Ghaidi Nicolas Fillon	3:06.28 min	Greece Tilemachos Routas Dimitrios Gravalos Pantelis Melachroinoudis Petros Kyriakidis	3:06.29 min
Half Marathon		1:04:06 hr		1:04:20 hr		1:04:36 hr
20 km walk		1:22:33 hr GR		1:22:34 hr		1:23:02 hr
High jump		2.30 m GR		2.28 m		2.26 m
Long jump		8.29 m GR		8.23 m		8.20 m
Triple jump		17.09 m		16.98 m		16.64 m PB
Shot put		20.30 m		20.05 m		19.85 m
Discus throw		65.58 m GR		63.48 m		61.07 m
Hammer throw		75.92 m		73.73 m		73.69 m
Javelin throw		79.78 m PB		78.66 m PB		77.82 m

Women

100 metres		11.41 s		11.46 s		11.55 s
200 metres		23.16 s PB		23.45 s		23.49 s
400 metres		50.30 s GR		52.34 s		53.26 s PB
800 metres		1:59.87 min GR		2:00.91 min PB		2:01.13 min PB
1500 metres		4:11.88 min		4:12.07 min		4:12.37 min PB
5000 metres		15:12.75 min PB		15:13.19 min PB		15:15.95 min
10,000 metres		31:51.98 min		32:23.06 min		32:48.44 min
100 metre hurdles		13.08 s		13.24 s		13.39 s
400 metre hurdles		56.66 s PB		56.89 s		56.97 s
4×100 metre relay	France Myriam Soumare Myriam Soumaré Myriam Soumaré is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for France. At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, she won the gold medal in the 200 m meters with a time of 22.32 seconds in lane 8, shaving her previous personal best by 0.69s in doing so, and a bronze... Ayodele Ikuesan Nelly Banco Emilie Gaydu	43.79 s	Italy Anita Pistone Anita Pistone Anita Pistone is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.Pistone represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second in her first round heat after Muna Lee in a time of 11.43... Maria Aurora Salvagno Guilia Arcione Vincenza Calì Vincenza Calì Vincenza Calì is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.Calì represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Anita Pistone, Giulia Arcioni and Audrey Alloh. In their first round heat they were however...	43.86 s	Greece Maria Gatou Agni Derveni Andrianna Ferra Georgia Kokloni	45.45 s
Half marathon		1:12:25		1:12:34		1:12:39
High jump		1.97 m		1.89 m PB		1.89 m
Pole vault		4.50 m GR		4.45 m		4.35 m
Long jump		6.54 m PB		6.53 m		6.50 m
Triple jump		14.62 m PB		14.16 m		14.12 m
Shot put		17.77 m		17.44 m		17.24 m
Discus throw		61.17 m		60.29 m		58.73 m
Hammer throw		70.39 m		69.35 m		67.35 m
Javelin throw		60.97 m		60.65 m		59.08 m

Disability athletics

Men's 1500 metres T54		3:17.07 min		3:17.33 min		3:18.27 min
Women's 800 metres T54		2:07.08 min		2:07.67 min		2:17.12 min

Games records

Name	Event	Record
Jamel Chatbi Jamel Chatbi Jamel Chatbi is a Moroccan athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.Based in Northern Italy, Chatbi began competing in 2006 and finished third in the Tutta Dritta 10km that year...	3000 metres steeplechase	8:13.11 min
Ivano Brugnetti Ivano Brugnetti Ivano Brugnetti is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:‎...	20 kilometres walk	1:22:33 hr
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou is a Greek pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.71 meters, achieved on August 6 2011 in Crystal Palace, London-Achievements:-References:...	Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	4.50 m
Kyriakos Ioannou Kyriakos Ioannou Kyriakos Ioannou is a Cypriot high jumper.His personal best jump and Cypriot national record is 2.35 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships held in Osaka where he won the bronze medal. He became the first World Championships medalist from Cyprus...	High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	2.30 m
Salim Sdiri Salim Sdiri Salim Sdiri is a French long jumper of Tunisian descent. His personal best jump is 8.42 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Pierre-Bénite, which is the current French national record...	Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	8.29 m
Frank Casañas Frank Casañas Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández is a Spanish discus thrower. He competed for Cuba until May 2008. In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final....	Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	65.58 m
Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti is a Cuban born Italian female athlete.Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, she started her sports career in track and field athletics. In 2006 she married an Italian man and relocated to Casalpalocco, a borough in Rome. She acquired Italian citizenship in...	400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	50.30 s
Elisa Cusma Piccione Elisa Cusma Piccione Elisa Cusma Piccione is a female Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished seventh at the 2007 World Athletics Final, sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2008 World Athletics Final and won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor...	800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	1:59.87 min

Medal table

Key:

1	Italy	11	12	7	30
2	Early Modern France	7	12	3	22
3	Morocco	6	6	2	14
4	Greece	4	3	8	15
5	Spain	4	1	2	7
6	Turkey	3	3	4	10
7	Cyprus	2	1	1	4
8	Tunisia	2	0	2	4
9	Libya	1	0	3	4
10	Algeria	1	0	2	3
11	Egypt	1	0	1	2
12=	Independent State of Croatia	0	1	3	4
12=	Slovenia	0	1	3	4
14	Serbia	0	1	2	3
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	1	0	1

Participating nations

(2) (8) (5) (11) (20) (5) (53)
(65) (63) (11) (1) (2) (4) (31)
(2) (10) (12) (24) (2) (13) (28)

External links

Official results

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