Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade

The athletics competition at the 2009 Summer Universiade
2009 Summer Universiade
The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade were celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from 1 July to 12 July 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina , close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised...

was held at the Stadion Crvena Zvezda

Stadion Crvena Zvezda

The Red Star Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Belgrade, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Red Star Belgrade. The stadium is all-seated and the capacity is 51,328. It was opened in 1963 after construction which had started three years...

in Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

from July 7 to July 12, 2009

2009 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 2009 in athletics.The major competition of the year was the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. At the event, Usain Bolt reaffirmed himself as one of the world's foremost athletes with world records in the 100 and 200 metres...

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Rolando Palacios Rolando Palacios Rolando Cruz Palacios is a Honduran sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He was born in Sambo Creek. His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Toluca.... Honduras	10.30	Amr Seoud Amr Seoud Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud is an Egyptian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best times are 10.13 and 20.36 seconds in the 100 and 200 metres.He finished sixth in the 100 metres at the 2006 African Championships... Egypt	10.31	Masashi Eriguchi Masashi Eriguchi Masashi Eriguchi is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade and a gold medal in relay at the 2009 Asian Championships. At the 2009 World Championships he finished fourth in the relay. He also competed in the 100 metres... Japan	10.33
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev is a Azerbaijani-born Turkish sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He competed at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m.He holds the national and... Azerbaijan	20.04	Amr Seoud Amr Seoud Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud is an Egyptian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best times are 10.13 and 20.36 seconds in the 100 and 200 metres.He finished sixth in the 100 metres at the 2006 African Championships... Egypt	20.52	Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Mpuang represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Hannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish... South Africa	20.69
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...	Yuzo Kanemaru Yuzo Kanemaru is a male Japanese sprinter. He set his 400 metres personal best at the 2009 Osaka Grand Prix, finishing in 45.16 seconds.-Competition record:-Personal bests:100 metres – 10.32 s 200 metres – 20.69 s *400 metres – 45.16 s... Japan	45.68	Clemens Zeller Clemens Zeller Clemens Zeller is a Austrian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... Austria	46.12	Daniel Harper Canada	46.22
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...	Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Lordegan.He has a personal best of 1:44.74 in the 800 metres which is also the Iranian national record.- External links :... Iran	1:48.02	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:... Serbia	1:48.06	Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Brazil	1:48.07
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Viatcheslav Sokolov Russia	3:42.49	Samir Khadar Algeria	3:42.50	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:... Serbia	3:42.88
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Halil Akkaş Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games... Turkey	14:06.96	Piedra Bayron Ecuador	14:07.11	Elroy Gelant South Africa	14:07.97
10,000 metres	Sibabalwe Mzazi South Africa	28:21.44	Denis Mayaud France	28:21.50	Lungisa Mdedelwa South Africa	28:21.52
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Zhao Ran People's Republic of China	1:04:28	Tomoya Onishi Japan	1:04:30	Francesco Bona Italy	1:04:35
3000 metre steeplechase	Ion Luchianov Ion Luchianov Ion Luchianov is a male steeplechaser from Moldova. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished ninth in his heat of the 3000 metre steeplechase therefore missing out on a place in the final... Moldova	8:25.79	Halil Akkaş Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games... Turkey	8:25.80	Steffen Uliczka Steffen Uliczka Steffen Uliczka is a German track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the 2010 winner of the Warandecross cross country meeting in Tilburg, Netherlands.- Achievements :... Germany	8:26.18
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Yin Jing People's Republic of China	13.38	Lehann Fourie South Africa	13.66	Emanuele Abate Emanuele Abate Emanuele Abate is an Italian athlete competing in the 110 metres hurdles. His personal best is 13",59.- Palmarès :Italian outodoor championships* : 110 m hurdles :2007, 2008Italian indoor championships... Italy	13.70
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Tristan Thomas Tristan Thomas Tristan Thomas is an Australian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.Currently coached by Craig Hilliard at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Thomas set personal bests at over a diverse range of distances and was nationally ranked over 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and... Australia	48.75	Kazuaki Yoshida Japan	49.78	Michael Bultheel Belgium	49.79
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....	Eduard Malchenko Russia	2.23	Michael Mason Michael Mason (athlete) Michael Mason is a Canadian high jumper.He won the IAAF World Junior Championships gold medal in 2004. From Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Mason is only the second Canadian to win a World Junior Championship gold medal, following Mark Boswell who won in 1996... Canada	2.23	Ivan Ilichev Russia	2.20
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...	Aleksandr Gripich Aleksandr Gripich Aleksandr Gripich is a Russian pole vaulter.He finished fifth at the 2009 World Championships and competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.75 metres, achieved at the 2009 World Championships.... Russia	5.60	Giorgio Piantella Italy	5.55	Hendrik Gruber Germany	5.45
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...	Kim Deok-Hyeon Kim Deok-Hyeon Kim Deok-Hyeon is a South Korean triple jumper.He won bronze medals at the 2005 Asian Championships and the 2006 Asian Games, the gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade, the silver medal at the 2007 Asian Championships and finished ninth at the 2007 World Championships... South Korea	8.41	Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships... Senegal	8.19	Marcin Starzak Marcin Starzak Marcin Starzak is a Polish long jumper.He finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic... Poland	8.10
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Nelson Évora Nelson Évora Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica... Portugal	17.22	Héctor Dairo Fuentes Héctor Dairo Fuentes Héctor Dayron Fuentes Valdés is a male triple jumper from Cuba. His personal best jump is 17.43 metres, achieved in February 2008 in Havana. In the long jump he has 7.94 metres outdoors, achieved in May 2008 in Barquisimeto, and 7.95 metres indoors, achieved in February 2008 in... Cuba	17.13	Vladimir Letnicov Vladimir Letnicov Vladimir Letnicov is a Moldovan triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.06 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Belgrade.He finished ninth at the 2003 World Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2005 Summer Universiade... Moldova	16.80
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Soslan Tsyrikhov Russia	19.59	Zhang Jun People's Republic of China	19.58	Krzysztof Krzywosz Poland	19.38
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...	Mohammad Samimi Mohammad Samimi Mohammad Samimi is an Iranian discus thrower.He is the younger brother of Abbas Samimi and the older brother of Mahmoud Samimi.-Achievements:-References:... Iran	65.33	Mahmoud Samimi Mahmoud Samimi Mahmoud Samimi is an Iranian discus thrower. He was born in Shahrekord.He is the younger brother of Abbas and Mohammad Samimi.-Achievements:-References:... Iran	64.67	Markus Münch Germany	63.76
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Yury Shayunou Yury Shayunou Yury Shayunou is a Belarussian hammer thrower, coached by his father Victor Shayunou. Yury Shayunou has a personal best of 80.72 meters with the 7.26 kg implement, achieved on July 6, 2009 in Minsk at the Romuald Klim Trophy... Belarus	76.92	James Steacy James Steacy James Steacy is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best is 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge. Four Time CIS national champion weight throw champion.-Achievements:-References:... Canada	74.88	Oleksiy Sokyrsky Ukraine	73.73
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Ainārs Kovals Ainars Kovals Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka.... Latvia	81.58	Stuart Farquhar Stuart Farquhar Stuart Farquhar is a male javelin thrower from New Zealand. He was the silver medallist in the men's javelin at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Farquhar has been New Zealand Javelin Champion for the last eight years... New Zealand	79.48	Park Jae-Myong Park Jae-Myong Park Jae-Myong is a South Korean javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 83.99 metres, achieved in March 2004 in Wellington. This is the current South Korean record.-Achievements:-References:... South Korea	79.29
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Mikalai Shubianok Mikalai Shubianok Mikalai Shubianok is a decathlete from Belarus. He set his personal best score in the men's decathlon on 19 May 2007 in Minsk. His first name is sometimes also spelled as Nikolay.-Achievements:-References:*... Belarus	7960	Brent Newdick Brent Newdick Brent Newdick is a New Zealand representative decathlete.He won the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.-Personal bests:-References:... New Zealand	7874	Attila Szabó Attila Szabó (athlete) Attila Szabó is a male decathlete from Hungary. He twice won the men's national title in the decathlon: 2007 and 2009.-Achievements:-References:... Hungary	7748
20 km walk	Sergey Bakulin Sergey Bakulin Sergey Bakulin is a male race walker from Russia.-Achievements:-References:... Russia	1:20:52 UR	Andrey Ruzavin Russia	1:21:08	Moacir Zimmermann Brazil	1:21:35
4 x 100 m relay	Maxim Mokrousov Ivan Teplykh Ivan Teplykh Ivan Teplykh is a male sprint athlete from Russia. He finished 5th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-External links:*... Roman Smirnov Roman Smirnov (athlete) Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005... Konstantin Petryashov Russia	39.21	Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk is a Polish athlete, sprinter, member of the Polish Team in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He represents the club of AZS Poznań and Poland in the 4 x 100 m relay race.-Achievements:-External links:*... Artur Zaczek Kamil Masztak Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuc Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków.... Poland	39.33	Leigh Julius Leigh Julius Leigh Ignatius Julius is a South African sprinter.Julius represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hannes Dreyer, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang... Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Mpuang represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Hannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish... Kagisho Kumbane Wilhelm van der Vyver Wilhelm van der Vyver Wilhelm van der Vyver is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-References:... South Africa	39.52
4 x 400 m relay	Christopher Troode Brendan Cole Tristan Thomas Tristan Thomas Tristan Thomas is an Australian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.Currently coached by Craig Hilliard at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Thomas set personal bests at over a diverse range of distances and was nationally ranked over 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and... Sean Wroe Sean Wroe Sean Wroe is an Australian sprinter. His personal best in the men's 400 metres is 45.17 .... Clay Watkins John Burstow Australia	3:03.67	Witold Bańka Kacper Kozłowski Kacper Kozłowski Kacper Kozłowski is a Polish sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Piotr Kędzia Rafał Wieruszewski Piotr Wiaderek Poland	3:05.69	Hideyuki Hirose Yusuke Ishitsuka Kazuaki Yoshida Yuzo Kanemaru Yuzo Kanemaru is a male Japanese sprinter. He set his 400 metres personal best at the 2009 Osaka Grand Prix, finishing in 45.16 seconds.-Competition record:-Personal bests:100 metres – 10.32 s 200 metres – 20.69 s *400 metres – 45.16 s... Japan	3:06.46

In Long Jump, Kim Deok-Hyeon's record is not unofficial.
Because at that time, wind speed was 3.5m/s, according to the rule wind speed under 2m/s can be recorded official.

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Lina Grincikaitė Lina Grincikaite Lina Grinčikaitė is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.Grinčikaitė represented Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed third in her first round heat after Chandra Sturrup and Kelly-Ann Baptiste in a... Lithuania	11.31	Momoko Takahashi Momoko Takahashi Momoko Takahashi is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting events. She has represented Japan twice at the World Championships in Athletics and won relay medals at the Asian Games in both 2006 and 2010... Japan	11.52	Sonia Tavares Portugal	11.54
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Monique Williams Monique Williams (athlete) Monique Williams is a New Zealand sprinter from Tokoroa.Williams became the first New Zealand female sprinter to win a gold medal at a major world championship event, when she won the 200 m at the World University Games in Belgrade during 2009.In doing so she became only the second Kiwi... New Zealand	23.11	Isabel Le Roux Isabel Le Roux Isabel Le Roux is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 2008 African Championships she won the 200 metres race in a personal best time of 22.69 seconds. She also won a bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay.... South Africa	23.18	Sabina Veit Slovenia	23.34
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...	Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :... Senegal	51.65	Esther Akinsulie Canada	51.70	Carline Muir Canada	52.07
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...	Madeleine Pape Australia	2:01.91	Olga Cristea Olga Cristea Olga Cristea is a Moldovan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 2:00.12 minutes, achieved at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... Moldova	2:03.49	Rebecca Johnstone Canada	2:03.67
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Marina Muncan Serbia	4:15.53	Kaila Mcknight Australia	4:16.10	Elena Garcia Grimau Spain	4:17.02
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Sara Moreira Sara Moreira Sara Moreira is a Portuguese female long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. She reached finals at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. She represented Portugal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... Portugal	15:32.78	Kasumi Nishihara Japan	15:46.95	Natalia Medvedeva Russia	15:49.60
10,000 metres	Kasumi Nishihara Japan	33:14.62	Tatiana Shutova Russia	33:29.99	Volha Minina Belarus	33:32.35
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Chisato Saito Japan	1:13:44	Kikuyo Tsuzaki Japan	1:14:03	Sayo Nomura Japan	1:14:23
3000 metre steeplechase	Sara Moreira Sara Moreira Sara Moreira is a Portuguese female long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. She reached finals at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. She represented Portugal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... Portugal	9:32.62 UR	Ancuţa Bobocel Ancuta Bobocel Ancuţa Bobocel is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:* 3000 metres - 9:19.98 min... Romania	9:38.14	Türkan Erismis Turkey	9:38.87
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Nevin Yanit Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish female sprinter competing in hurdling, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education at Mersin University, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club... Turkey	12.89	Sonata Tamosaityte Sonata Tamošaitytė Sonata Tamošaitytė is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for LithuaniaShe competed in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and reached 31st place in 100 m hurdles... Lithuania	13.10	Andrea Miller Andrea Miller (athlete) Andrea Miller is a New Zealand representative hurdler.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 m hurdles.-External links:*, The Age 12 October 2010... New Zealand	13.13
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 metres... Bulgaria	55.14	Jonna Tilgner Germany	56.02	Sara Slott Petersen Denmark	56.40
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....	Ariane Friedrich Ariane Friedrich Ariane Friedrich, born Tempel is a German high jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Germany	2.00	Yekaterina Yevseyeva Yekaterina Yevseyeva Yekaterina Yevseyeva is a Kazakh high jumper.She was born in Almaty. She won bronze medals at the 2005 World Youth Championships and the 2006 World Junior Championships... Kazakhstan	1.91	Julia Wanner Germany	1.91
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...	Jirina Ptacnikova Jiřina Ptáčníková Jiřina Ptáčníková is a Czech pole vaulter.- Achievements :- External links :... Czech Republic	4.55	Nicole Büchler Switzerland	4.50	Kristina Gadschiew Kristina Gadschiew Kristina Gadschiew is a German pole vaulter who has competed at the World Championship-level. She has also reached the podium at the Summer Universiade on two occasions – 2007 and 2009. She has a personal best vault of 4.60 m indoors.-Career:Born in Vassilyevka, Saratov, Soviet Union, she... Germany	4.50
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...	Ivana Španović Ivana Španovic Ivana Španović is a Serbian long jumper.She finished seventh at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal the 2007 World Youth Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships... Serbia	6.64	Irina Kryachkova Russia	6.47	Ruky Abdulai Canada	6.44
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Yarianna Martínez Yarianna Martínez Yarianna Martínez is a female triple jumper from Cuba. Her personal best jump is 14.36 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Havana.... Cuba	14.40	Natalia Kutyakova Russia	14.14	Anastasia Matveeva Russia	13.94
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Mailín Vargas Mailín Vargas Mailín Vargas is a Cuban shot putter. She finished tenth at the 2008 Olympic Games. She achieved a personal best throw of 19.00 metres in July 2008 in Alcalá de Henares. She improved this to 19.02 m in June 2009, winning the Barrientos Memorial in Cuba.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	18.91	Chiara Rosa Chiara Rosa -Biography:Chiara Rosa is a female shot putter from Italy. Her personal best throw is 19.15 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Milan.-Carereer:... Italy	18.21	Alena Kopets Belarus	17.48
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...	Dani Samuels Dani Samuels Dani Samuels is an Australian discus thrower who in 2009 became the youngest ever female world champion in the event.... Australia	62.48	Żaneta Glanc Żaneta Glanc Żaneta Glanc is a female discus thrower from Poland. Her personal best is 63.99 metres, achieved in August 2011 in Shenzhen.... Poland	60.57	Kateryna Karsak Kateryna Karsak Kateryna Karsak is a female discus thrower from Ukraine.She finished 4th in the discus final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg with a throw of 62.45m.... Ukraine	60.47
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Betty Heidler Betty Heidler Betty Heidler is a German hammer thrower, a world record holder. She is living in Frankfurt now and member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team... Germany	75.83 UR	Martina Hrašnová Martina Hrašnová Martina Danišová-Hrašnová is a female hammer thrower from Slovakia. Her personal best throw is 76.90 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Trnava. She was suspended from the sport from August 2003 to August 2005, because a doping out-of-competition test found nandrolon in her body. She is taking... Slovakia	72.85	Kathrin Klaas Kathrin Klaas Kathrin Klaas is a female hammer thrower from Germany. She is member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team.Her personal best throw is 75.48 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Germany	70.97
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer... South Africa	62.52	Vira Rebryk Vira Rebryk Vira Viktorivna Rebryk is a female javelin thrower from Ukraine. Her personal best throw is 63.01 metres, achieved at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz. This is the current junior world record.-Achievements:-References:*... Ukraine	61.02	Mareike Rittweg Germany	59.44
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Jessica Samuelsson Jessica Samuelsson Jessica Samuelsson is a Swedish heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:... Sweden	6004	Jana Koresova Czech Republic	5956	Saludes Cristina Barcena Spain	5828
20 km walk	Olga Mikhaylova Olga Mikhaylova Olga Mikhaylova is a female race walker from Russia.-Achievements:-References:... Russia	1:30:43 UR	Masumi Fuchise Masumi Fuchise ' is a Japanese racewalker. She was seventh at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and is a two-time Asian Race Walking Champion. In 2009 she set the Japanese record for the 20 kilometres race walk event... Japan	1:31:42	Olga Povalyaeva Russia	1:33:58
4 x 100 m relay	Audrey Alloh Audrey Alloh Audrey Alloh is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.Alloh represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Anita Pistone, Giulia Arcioni and Vincenza Calì... Doris Tomasini Giulia Arcioni Giulia Arcioni Giulia Arcioni is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.Arcioni represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Anita Pistone, Vincenza Calì and Audrey Alloh... Maria Aurora Salvagno Italy	43.83	Ewelina Ptak Marika Popowicz Marika Popowicz Marika Popowicz is a Polish track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting.She made her first major appearances in 2005, finishing in sixth place in the 200 metres at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and helping the Polish women's 4×100 metres relay team to a gold medal at the... Dorota Jędrusińska Dorota Jedrusinska Dorota Jędrusińska, née Dydo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland. She is married to a fellow Polish sprinter Marcin Jędrusiński.... Marta Jeschke Marta Jeschke Marta Jeschke is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 23.41 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Bochum. She has 11.79 seconds in the 100 metres.... Iwona Brzezinska Poland	43.96	Laetitia Denis Laetitia Denis Laetitia Denis is a French sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... Ayodele Ikuesan Amandine Elard Lucienne M'belu France	44.31
4 x 400 m relay	Carline Muir Amonn Nelson Kimberly Hyacinthe Esther Akinsulie Canada	3:33.09	Ekaterina Voronenkova Alexandra Zaytseva Nadezda Sozontova Ekaterina Vukolova Russia	3:34.45	Ndeye Fatouseck Soumah Mame Fatou Faye Fatou Diabaye Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :... Senegal	3:36.33

Medal table

1	Russia	7	5	4	16
2	Australia	4	1	0	5
3	Japan	3	6	3	12
4	Portugal	3	0	1	4
5	South Africa	2	2	4	8
6	Germany	2	1	7	10
7	Serbia	2	1	1	4
7	Turkey	2	1	1	4
9	People's Republic of China	2	1	0	3
9	Cuba	2	1	0	3
9	Iran	2	1	0	3
12	Belarus	2	0	2	4
13	Canada	1	3	4	8
14	Italy	1	2	2	5
15	New Zealand	1	2	1	4
16	Moldova	1	1	1	3
16	Senegal	1	1	1	3
18	Czech Republic	1	1	0	2
18	Lithuania	1	1	0	2
20	South Korea	1	0	1	2
21	Azerbaijan	1	0	0	1
21	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
21	Honduras	1	0	0	1
21	Latvia	1	0	0	1
21	Sweden	1	0	0	1
26	Poland	0	4	2	6
27	Egypt	0	2	0	2
28	Ukraine	0	1	2	3
29	France	0	1	1	2
30	Algeria	0	1	0	1
30	Austria	0	1	0	1
30	Ecuador	0	1	0	1
30	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
30	Romania	0	1	0	1
30	Slovakia	0	1	0	1
30	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
37	Brazil	0	0	2	2
37	Spain	0	0	2	2
39	Belgium	0	0	1	1
39	Denmark	0	0	1	1
39	Hungary	0	0	1	1
39	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
Total		46	46	46	138

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