El Salvador at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
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El Salvador
competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
from 15–23 August in Berlin
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El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....
from 15–23 August in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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Team selection
Track and road events| Event | Athletes | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| 20 km race walk | Cristina López Cristina López Cristina Esmeralda López is an Salvadoran race walker.When she won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, she made history by winning the first ever medal for El Salvador at the games. Lopez also had the worries of having her 3-year-old daughter Monica Michelle back in El Salvador undergoing... |
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| 50 km race walk | Marco Benavides | |
Men
Track and road events| Event | Athletes | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| 50 km race walk 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk The men's 50 kilometre walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 21, 2009 on the streets of Berlin, Germany. The event started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate.... |
Marco Benavides | DNF | |
Women
Track and road events| Event | Athletes | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| 20 km race walk 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 16, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.... |
Cristina López Cristina López Cristina Esmeralda López is an Salvadoran race walker.When she won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, she made history by winning the first ever medal for El Salvador at the games. Lopez also had the worries of having her 3-year-old daughter Monica Michelle back in El Salvador undergoing... |
1:47:33 SB | 37 |