Germany at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
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Germany
will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
from 15–23 August as the host nation. A team of 92 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition, but current women's Marathon
world leader Irina Mikitenko and hurdler Thomas Goller
withdrew from the Championships. Mikitenko was replaced by the current European Champion Ulrike Maisch
. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards
. Six out of the seven medallists for Germany from the last Championships are competing, including the gold medallists Betty Heidler
and Franka Dietzsch
. Women's high jump
world leader Ariane Friedrich
and European record holders Christina Obergföll
and Sebastian Bayer
are among Germany's other aspiring medallists.
Field and combined events
Field events
Field and combined events
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
will compete 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 as the host nation. A team of 92 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition, but current women's Marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
world leader Irina Mikitenko and hurdler Thomas Goller
Thomas Goller
Thomas Goller is a German hurdler.He won a bronze medal in a 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships and two gold medals in the events of 400 metres hurdles and relay at the 1999 edition....
withdrew from the Championships. Mikitenko was replaced by the current European Champion Ulrike Maisch
Ulrike Maisch
Ulrike Maisch is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden...
. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards
2009 World Championships in Athletics qualification standards
The following marks are the A and B qualification standards for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Each country may send a maximum of four athletes who have attained the A qualification mark in each specific event. A maximum of three athletes can compete in that event, with the sole...
. Six out of the seven medallists for Germany from the last Championships are competing, including the gold medallists 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...
and Franka Dietzsch
Franka Dietzsch
Franka Dietzsch is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics...
. Women's 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....
world leader 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...
and European record holders Christina Obergföll
Christina Obergföll
Christina Obergföll is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw.At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won the silver medal with a European record by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event.Obergföll finished 4th at the 2006...
and Sebastian Bayer
Sebastian Bayer
Sebastian Bayer is a German long jumper best known for having history's second longest indoor long jump.-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships...
are among Germany's other aspiring medallists.
Team selection
Track and road events| Event | Athletes | |
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| Men | Women | |
| 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... |
Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke... Stefan Schwab Stefan Schwab Stefan Schwab is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.-References:... Tobias Unger Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms.... |
Verena Sailer Verena Sailer Verena Sailer is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.10 seconds, achieved when winning the final and taking the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.Sailer represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Marion Wagner Marion Wagner Marion Wagner is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.31 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Mals, . She represents the sports club USC Mainz.... |
| 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... |
Robert Hering Robert Hering Robert Hering is a German sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.41 seconds, achieved at the 2009 German Athletics Championships in Ulm, where he won gold.-External links:* *... Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... Aleixo Platini Menga |
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| 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... |
Sorina Nwachukwu | |
| 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... |
Robin Schembera Robin Schembera Robin Schembera is a German middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.In the age classes, Schembera finished sixth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, won the 2007 European Junior Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships... |
Jana Hartmann |
| 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... |
Stefan Eberhardt Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –... |
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| 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... |
Arne Gabius Arne Gabius Arne Gabius is an German long distance runner.- Achievements :- References :... |
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| 10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event... |
Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half Marathon... |
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| Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
Martin Beckmann Falk Cierpinski Stefan Koch André Pollmächer André Pollmächer Frank André Pollmächer is a German long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.He finished seventh in the 10,000 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. His personal best time is 27:55.66 minutes, achieved in June 2007 in Dommelhof... Tobias Sauter |
Susanne Hahn Melanie Kraus Melanie Kraus Melanie Kraus is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She has won the Frankfurt Marathon. She represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:... Ulrike Maisch Ulrike Maisch Ulrike Maisch is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden... Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half Marathon... Luminita Zaituc Luminita Zaituc Luminita Zaituc-Zelaskowski is a retired German long-distance runner of Romanian descent... |
| 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... |
— | Carolin Nytra Carolin Nytra Carolin Nytra is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. With a personal best time of 12.57 seconds, she became the seventh fastest German ever over this distance at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on 8 July 2010.Nytra represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the... |
| 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... |
Matthias Bühler Alexander John Alexander John (athlete) Alexander John is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... Helge Schwarzer |
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| 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... |
Jonna Tilgner | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 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 :... |
Antje Möldner Antje Möldner Antje Möldner is a German track and field athlete who specialises in middle distance events and the 3000 metres steeplechase.... |
| 20 km race walk | André Höhne André Höhne André Höhne is a German race walker.He finished 14th in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, crossing the line with a time of 1:21:59.-Achievements:-References:... |
Sabine Krantz |
| 50 km race walk | André Höhne André Höhne André Höhne is a German race walker.He finished 14th in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, crossing the line with a time of 1:21:59.-Achievements:-References:... |
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| 4×100 metres relay | Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke... Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... Daniel Schnelting Stefan Schwab Stefan Schwab Stefan Schwab is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.-References:... Tobias Unger Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms.... |
Anne Möllinger Anne Möllinger Anne Möllinger is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Möllinger represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch and Marion Wagner... Verena Sailer Verena Sailer Verena Sailer is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.10 seconds, achieved when winning the final and taking the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.Sailer represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Lisa Schorr Cathleen Tschirch Cathleen Tschirch Cathleen Tschirch is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Her personal best time on the individual distance is 22.97 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Bochum... Marion Wagner Marion Wagner Marion Wagner is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.31 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Mals, . She represents the sports club USC Mainz.... Katja Wakan Katja Wakan Katja Tengel is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.At the 2003 World Championships she finished seventh in the 4x100 m relay, together with teammates Melanie Paschke, Marion Wagner and Sandra Möller... |
| 4×400 metres relay | Martin Grothkopp Kamghe Gaba Kamghe Gaba Kamghe Gaba is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He represents LG Eintracht Frankfurt.As a teenager he competed in combined events, finishing fifth in octathlon at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Debrecen.In 2006 he ran in a personal best of 45.47 seconds as he became... Ruwen Faller Ruwen Faller Ruwen Faller is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.74 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.-Achievements:-References:... Eric Krüger Jonas Plass Thomas Schneider Thomas Schneider (athlete) Thomas Schneider is a German sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... |
Esther Cremer Esther Cremer Esther Cremer is a German athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.She came 5th in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay, and won silver relay medals at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships and the 2010 European Team Championships.- External links :*... Florence Ekpo-Umoh Florence Ekpo-Umoh Florence Ekpo-Umoh is a Nigerian-German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She last competed for her birth country Nigeria at the 1994 World Junior Championships. She defected to Germany in 1995 during a training camp there, married her German trainer in 1998 and received German... Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg.... Fabienne Kohlmann Fabienne Kohlmann Fabienne Kohlmann is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... Sorina Nwachukwu Jonna Tilgner |
Field and combined events
| Event | Athletes | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| 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... |
Malte Mohr Malte Mohr Malte Mohr is an German pole vaulter.-Career:At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, Mohr finished in 14th place with a vault of 5.50 meters.... Björn Otto Björn Otto Björn Otto is a German pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Elstal. He has a better result indoor with 5.90 metres from February 2007 in Leipzig, a result which was the world leading mark that season.-Achievements:-References:... Alexander Straub Alexander Straub (athlete) Alexander Straub is a German pole vaulter. He obtained a bronze medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha.Straub set his personal best on 1 August 2008 in Bochum.... |
Anna Battke Anna Battke Anna Battke is a German pole vaulter.She finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain.Her personal best is 4.68 metres, achieved in 2009 in Berlin.-References:... 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... Silke Spiegelburg Silke Spiegelburg Silke Spiegelburg is a German pole vaulter. She is the younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg. She represented Germany at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008, as well as having competed at the World Championships in Athletics... |
| 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.... |
Raul Spank Raúl Spank Raúl Roland Spank is a German athlete from Dresden who specialises in the high jump.He competed on the world stage for the first time at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh. He finished in seventh in the final, jumping a personal best of 2.11 metres... |
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... Meike Kröger Meike Kröger Meike Kröger is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump.-Early career:She had her first success in the sport with wins at the German Junior Championships in both 2007 and 2008. In 2008 she also won the bronze medal at the German Championships... |
| 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... |
Sebastian Bayer Sebastian Bayer Sebastian Bayer is a German long jumper best known for having history's second longest indoor long jump.-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships... Nils Winter Nils Winter Nils Winter is a German long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships and the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships... |
Melanie Bauschke Bianca Kappler Bianca Kappler Bianca Kappler is a German long jumper.She finished ninth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals.... Beatrice Marscheck Beatrice Marscheck Beatrice Marscheck is a German long jumper.She competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best is 6.73 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Wesel.-References:... |
| 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... |
Charles Friedek Charles Friedek Charles Michael Friedek is a German triple jumper who became world champion in 1999 with a jump of 17.59 metres. He had already won the World Indoor Championships the same year, with an indoor PB of 17.18 metres.... |
Katja Demut Katja Demut Katja Demut is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the triple jump. She has represented Germany internationally at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics... |
| 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.... |
Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian.Bartels also won bronze at the 2005... Peter Sack Peter Sack Peter Sack is a German shot putter.He finished fourth at the 1998 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1999 European Junior Championships behind Ralf Bartels and Mikuláš Konopka. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Indoor Championships without... David Storl David Storl David Storl is a German athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was successful on the youth and junior athletics circuit, winning gold medals at the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championships... |
Denise Hinrichs Denise Hinrichs Denise Hinrichs is a German shot putter. Her personal best is 19.07 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.-Achievements:-References:... Nadine Kleinert Nadine Kleinert ', since 1999 married Schmitt is a German shot putter.Her personal best throw is 20.20 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Berlin.-Achievements:-References:... Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz is a German shot putter. Her personal best is 19.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Schönebeck. She has 19.68 m on the indoor track, achieved in February 2008 in Chemnitz.- Achievements :- References :... |
| 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... |
Robert Harting Robert Harting Robert Harting is a German discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships. He was less successful at subsequent championships and finished in eighth in the qualifiers 2002 World Junior Championships... Markus Münch |
Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics... Nadine Müller Nadine Müller (athlete) Nadine Müller is a German discus thrower.She was born in Leipzig. As a teenager she won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships... |
| 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... |
Markus Esser Markus Esser Markus Esser is a male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günter Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus.... Sergej Litvinov |
Andrea Bunjes Andrea Bunjes Andrea Bunjes is a German hammer thrower. She is a member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team. Her personal best throw is 70.73 metres, achieved during the qualification round at the 2004 Olympics. This ranks her fourth among German hammer throwers, behind Betty Heidler, Susanne Keil and... 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... 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:... |
| 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... |
Mark Frank Mark Frank Mark Fränk is a javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 84.88 metres, achieved in September 2005 in Berlin.-Achievements:-External links:... Tino Häber |
Steffi Nerius Steffi Nerius Steffi Nerius is a German athlete competing in the javelin throw. She won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and is the reigning World Champion; she is also a three-time bronze medalist at that level.Initially playing volleyball in school, she was too short for a career in this sport and... Christina Obergföll Christina Obergföll Christina Obergföll is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw.At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won the silver medal with a European record by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event.Obergföll finished 4th at the 2006... Linda Stahl Linda Stahl Linda Stahl is a German javelin thrower.Her personal best throw is 66.81 metres, achieved on 29 July 2010 at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where she won gold.... |
| 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:... |
— | Julia Mächtig Julia Mächtig Julia Mächtig is a German heptathlete. Her personal best result is 6066 points, achieved in June 2006 in Ratingen.-Achievements:-References:... Jennifer Oeser Jennifer Oeser Jennifer Oeser is a German heptathlete.Her first international championships was the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics and she finished in eighth place with a score of 5405 points. She improved her personal best to 5901 points to win the gold medal at the 2003 European Athletics U23... Lilli Schwarzkopf |
| 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... |
Pascal Behrenbruch Pascal Behrenbruch Pascal Behrenbruch is a German decathlete. He is a member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team.... Moritz Cleve Norman Müller Norman Müller Norman Müller is a German decathlete. He won the men's national title in the decathlon in 2008.-Achievements:-References:... |
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Men
Track and road events| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 16. The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champion Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt, the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder... |
Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke... |
10.35 | 23 q | 10.40 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| Stefan Schwab Stefan Schwab Stefan Schwab is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.-References:... |
10.50 | 50 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tobias Unger Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms.... |
10.42 | 44 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 18 and August 20.The race favourites were Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt. Gay entered the competition as the reigning world champion, championship record holder, and 200 m world leader with... |
Robert Hering Robert Hering Robert Hering is a German sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.41 seconds, achieved at the 2009 German Athletics Championships in Ulm, where he won gold.-External links:* *... |
20.64 | 3 Q | 20.58 | 10 Q | 20.52 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... |
20.99 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Aleixo Platini Menga | 20.84 | 21 Q | 20.68 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
| 800 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20, 21 and 23 August.-Medalists:-Records:Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.-Qualification standards:-Schedule:... |
Robin Schembera Robin Schembera Robin Schembera is a German middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.In the age classes, Schembera finished sixth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, won the 2007 European Junior Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships... |
1:54.47 | 46 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–19 August. Among the favoured athletes in the event were defending champion Bernard Lagat, European champion Mehdi Baala, and the Kenyan season leaders Asbel Kiprop, Haron Keitany and... |
Stefan Eberhardt | 3:40.10 | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
| Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –... |
3:44.00 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 5000 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 23 August-Medalists:-Records:-Qualification standards:-Schedule:-Heats:... |
Arne Gabius Arne Gabius Arne Gabius is an German long distance runner.- Achievements :- References :... |
13:49.13 | 28 | Did not advance | |||||
| 110 m hurdles 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 19 and 20 August.Just as he had done at the 2008 Olympic final, former world record holder Liu Xiang missed the competition through injury, leaving the reigning Olympic champion and world... |
Matthias Bühler | 13.75 | 33 | Did not advance | |||||
| Alexander John Alexander John (athlete) Alexander John is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... |
13.41 | 3 Q | 13.64 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
| Helge Schwarzer | 13.66 | 23 Q | 13.72 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase The Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 18... |
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 :... |
8:37.99 | 23 | Did not advance | |||||
| 4×100 m relay | Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke... Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... Daniel Schnelting Stefan Schwab Stefan Schwab Stefan Schwab is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.-References:... Tobias Unger Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms.... |
DNF | Did not advance | ||||||
| 4×400 m relay | Martin Grothkopp Kamghe Gaba Kamghe Gaba Kamghe Gaba is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He represents LG Eintracht Frankfurt.As a teenager he competed in combined events, finishing fifth in octathlon at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Debrecen.In 2006 he ran in a personal best of 45.47 seconds as he became... Ruwen Faller Ruwen Faller Ruwen Faller is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.74 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.-Achievements:-References:... Eric Krüger Jonas Plass Thomas Schneider Thomas Schneider (athlete) Thomas Schneider is a German sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... |
3:03.52 | 11 | Did not advance | |||||
| Marathon 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon The Men's Marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 22, 2009 in the streets of Berlin, Germany.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:-Qualification standard:... |
Martin Beckmann | 2:18:08 | 35 | ||||||
| Falk Cierpinski | 2:22:36 | 51 | |||||||
| André Pollmächer André Pollmächer Frank André Pollmächer is a German long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.He finished seventh in the 10,000 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. His personal best time is 27:55.66 minutes, achieved in June 2007 in Dommelhof... |
2:15:36 | 18 | |||||||
| Tobias Sauter | 2:35:43 | 66 | |||||||
| 20 km walk 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 15, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.-Medalists:-Records:-Qualification standards:-Schedule:... |
André Höhne André Höhne André Höhne is a German race walker.He finished 14th in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, crossing the line with a time of 1:21:59.-Achievements:-References:... |
1:21:59 | 14 | ||||||
| 50 km 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.... |
André Höhne André Höhne André Höhne is a German race walker.He finished 14th in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, crossing the line with a time of 1:21:59.-Achievements:-References:... |
3:43.19 PB | 5 | ||||||
Field events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump... |
Sebastian Bayer Sebastian Bayer Sebastian Bayer is a German long jumper best known for having history's second longest indoor long jump.-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships... |
7.98 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Nils Winter Nils Winter Nils Winter is a German long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships and the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships... |
7.69 | 34 | Did not advance | ||
| Triple jump 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump The men's triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held t the Olympic Stadium on 16 and 18 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Nelson Évora leading with 17.66 metres... |
Charles Friedek Charles Friedek Charles Michael Friedek is a German triple jumper who became world champion in 1999 with a jump of 17.59 metres. He had already won the World Indoor Championships the same year, with an indoor PB of 17.18 metres.... |
NM | Did not advance | ||
| High jump 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump The men's high jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 19 August and 21 August 2009.The 2008 Olympic gold and silver medallists, Andrey Silnov and Germaine Mason, did not compete at the Championships and the reigning world champion, Donald Thomas had been in... |
Raul Spank Raúl Spank Raúl Roland Spank is a German athlete from Dresden who specialises in the high jump.He competed on the world stage for the first time at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh. He finished in seventh in the final, jumping a personal best of 2.11 metres... |
2.30 | 4 Q | 2.32 |  |
| Pole vault 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany will be held between 20 August and 22 August 2009.-Medalists:-Records:-Qualification standards:-Schedule:-Qualification:... |
Malte Mohr Malte Mohr Malte Mohr is an German pole vaulter.-Career:At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, Mohr finished in 14th place with a vault of 5.50 meters.... |
5.65 | 7 q | 5.50 | 14 |
| Björn Otto Björn Otto Björn Otto is a German pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Elstal. He has a better result indoor with 5.90 metres from February 2007 in Leipzig, a result which was the world leading mark that season.-Achievements:-References:... |
5.55 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Alexander Straub Alexander Straub (athlete) Alexander Straub is a German pole vaulter. He obtained a bronze medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha.Straub set his personal best on 1 August 2008 in Bochum.... |
5.65 | 1 q | 5.65 | 7 | |
| Shot put 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put The Men's Shot Put event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15. The Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski entered the competition as the world-leading athlete and one of the favourites... |
Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian.Bartels also won bronze at the 2005... |
20.41 Q | 6 | 21.37 | |
| Peter Sack Peter Sack Peter Sack is a German shot putter.He finished fourth at the 1998 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1999 European Junior Championships behind Ralf Bartels and Mikuláš Konopka. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Indoor Championships without... |
20.20 q | 9 | NM | ||
| David Storl David Storl David Storl is a German athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was successful on the youth and junior athletics circuit, winning gold medals at the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championships... |
19.19 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Discus throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw The Men's Discus Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 18 and August 19.As the only man to throw in excess of seventy metres that season, reigning world and Olympic champion Gerd Kanter of Estonia was the event favourite... |
Robert Harting Robert Harting Robert Harting is a German discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships. He was less successful at subsequent championships and finished in eighth in the qualifiers 2002 World Junior Championships... |
66.81 | 1 Q | 69.43 |  |
| Markus Münch | 60.55 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Hammer throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 17. With reigning champion Ivan Tsikhan banned from competition for doping offences, the 2008 Olympic gold and silver medallists Primož Kozmus and Krisztián Pars were... |
Markus Esser Markus Esser Markus Esser is a male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günter Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus.... |
76.81 | 8 q | 76.27 | 6 |
| Sergey Lytvynov Sergey Lytvynov Jr. Sergej Sergeyevich Litvinov , former German hammer thrower, , with a personal best of 78.98 with the 7.26 kg hammer , set on 30 April 2010 in Hengelo... |
77.58 | 4 Q | 76.58 | 5 | |
| Javelin throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw The Men's Javelin Throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany on August 21 and August 23... |
Mark Frank Mark Frank Mark Fränk is a javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 84.88 metres, achieved in September 2005 in Berlin.-Achievements:-External links:... |
80.85 | 5 q | 81.32 | 8 |
| Tino Häber | 74.11 | 34 | Did not advance | ||
| Decathlon 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon The men's decathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 19 and August 20.-Medalists:-Records:Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.-Qualification standards:-Schedule:... |
Pascal Behrenbruch Pascal Behrenbruch Pascal Behrenbruch is a German decathlete. He is a member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team.... |
8439 | 6 | ||
| Moritz Cleve | 7777 | 27 | |||
| Norman Müller Norman Müller Norman Müller is a German decathlete. He won the men's national title in the decathlon in 2008.-Achievements:-References:... |
8096 | 16 | |||
Women
Track and road events| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres The women's 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 17. The Jamaican team had three strong contenders for the 100 m title in reigning champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser, and Kerron Stewart... |
Verena Sailer Verena Sailer Verena Sailer is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.10 seconds, achieved when winning the final and taking the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.Sailer represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... |
11.29 | 4 Q | 11.26 | 12 q | 11.24 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Marion Wagner Marion Wagner Marion Wagner is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.31 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Mals, . She represents the sports club USC Mainz.... |
11.49 | 23 Q | 11.64 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres The women's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 15, 16 and 18 August. The world-leader prior to the competition, Sanya Richards, was regarded as the favourite in the event, although her previous failure to convert circuit dominance to major... |
Sorina Nwachukwu | 51.74 | 16 Q | 51.98 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres The women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 19 August. Prior to the championships, there was no clear favourite for the race – the twenty fastest times of the season had been run by seventeen different athletes... |
Jana Hartmann | 2:04.99 | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
| 100 m hurdles 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 18 and 19 August.The world leader Lolo Jones had not qualified for the championships, but a number of athletes had also posted fast times and scored major victories on the World Athletics... |
Carolin Nytra Carolin Nytra Carolin Nytra is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. With a personal best time of 12.57 seconds, she became the seventh fastest German ever over this distance at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on 8 July 2010.Nytra represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the... |
13.03 | 17 Q | 12.94 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m hurdles 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 17, 18 and 20 August.In the four major championships between 2004 and 2008, the twelve available medals were won by eleven different athletes... |
Jonna Tilgner | 56.73 | 24 q | 57.11 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase The Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 17... |
Antje Möldner Antje Möldner Antje Möldner is a German track and field athlete who specialises in middle distance events and the 3000 metres steeplechase.... |
9:21.73 NR | 2 Q | 9:18.54 NR | 9 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | Anne Möllinger Anne Möllinger Anne Möllinger is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Möllinger represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch and Marion Wagner... Verena Sailer Verena Sailer Verena Sailer is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.10 seconds, achieved when winning the final and taking the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.Sailer represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Lisa Schorr Cathleen Tschirch Cathleen Tschirch Cathleen Tschirch is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Her personal best time on the individual distance is 22.97 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Bochum... Marion Wagner Marion Wagner Marion Wagner is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.31 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Mals, . She represents the sports club USC Mainz.... Katja Wakan Katja Wakan Katja Tengel is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.At the 2003 World Championships she finished seventh in the 4x100 m relay, together with teammates Melanie Paschke, Marion Wagner and Sandra Möller... |
42.96 | 3 Q | 42.87 | |
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| 4×400 m relay | Esther Cremer Esther Cremer Esther Cremer is a German athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.She came 5th in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay, and won silver relay medals at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships and the 2010 European Team Championships.- External links :*... Florence Ekpo-Umoh Florence Ekpo-Umoh Florence Ekpo-Umoh is a Nigerian-German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She last competed for her birth country Nigeria at the 1994 World Junior Championships. She defected to Germany in 1995 during a training camp there, married her German trainer in 1998 and received German... Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg.... Fabienne Kohlmann Fabienne Kohlmann Fabienne Kohlmann is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... Sorina Nwachukwu Jonna Tilgner |
3:25.08 | 3 Q | 3:27.61 | 5 | ||||
| Marathon 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon The Women's Marathon event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 23, 2009 in the streets of Berlin, Germany. The race started at 11:15h local time.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
Susanne Hahn | 2:38:39 | 34 | ||||||
| Ulrike Maisch Ulrike Maisch Ulrike Maisch is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden... |
DNF | ||||||||
| Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half Marathon... |
2:30:07 | 17 | |||||||
| Luminita Zaituc Luminita Zaituc Luminita Zaituc-Zelaskowski is a retired German long-distance runner of Romanian descent... |
DNF | ||||||||
| 20 kilometres 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.... |
Sabine Krantz | DNF | |||||||
Field and combined events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump The women's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 21 and 23 August.-Medalists:-Records:Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.... |
Melanie Bauschke | 6.32 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Bianca Kappler Bianca Kappler Bianca Kappler is a German long jumper.She finished ninth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals.... |
6.29 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Beatrice Marscheck Beatrice Marscheck Beatrice Marscheck is a German long jumper.She competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best is 6.73 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Wesel.-References:... |
6.19 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| Triple jump 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump The Women's Triple Jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 17. Cuban Yargelis Savigne had registered nine of the ten farthest jumps pre-championships and was seen as a strong favourite. The twice world gold medallist Tatyana... |
Katja Demut Katja Demut Katja Demut is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the triple jump. She has represented Germany internationally at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics... |
11.38 | 34 | Did not advance | |
| High jump 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump The women's high jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 18 August and 20 August 2009.Reigning champion Blanka Vlašić had spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons largely unbeaten, but high profile losses in the Olympic high jump final and the 2008 IAAF Golden League... |
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... |
1.95 | 1 Q | 2.02 | |
| Meike Kröger Meike Kröger Meike Kröger is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump.-Early career:She had her first success in the sport with wins at the German Junior Championships in both 2007 and 2008. In 2008 she also won the bronze medal at the German Championships... |
1.92 | 10 q | 1.87 | 11 | |
| Pole vault | Anna Battke Anna Battke Anna Battke is a German pole vaulter.She finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain.Her personal best is 4.68 metres, achieved in 2009 in Berlin.-References:... |
4.55 | 7 q | 4.40 | 7 |
| 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... |
4.50 | 12 q | 4.40 | 10 | |
| Silke Spiegelburg Silke Spiegelburg Silke Spiegelburg is a German pole vaulter. She is the younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg. She represented Germany at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008, as well as having competed at the World Championships in Athletics... |
4.55 | 1 q | 4.65 | 4 | |
| Shot put 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put The women's shot put at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16. Having set a world-leading and Oceanian record of 20.69 m in May, Valerie Vili was a strong favourite and defending champion... |
Denise Hinrichs Denise Hinrichs Denise Hinrichs is a German shot putter. Her personal best is 19.07 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.-Achievements:-References:... |
18.69 | 6 Q | 18.39 | 11 |
| Nadine Kleinert Nadine Kleinert ', since 1999 married Schmitt is a German shot putter.Her personal best throw is 20.20 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Berlin.-Achievements:-References:... |
19.36 | 2 Q | 20.20 PB |  |
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| Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz is a German shot putter. Her personal best is 19.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Schönebeck. She has 19.68 m on the indoor track, achieved in February 2008 in Chemnitz.- Achievements :- References :... |
18.25 | 9 q | 17.84 | 12 | |
| Discus throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw The women's discus throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 19 and August 21.Reigning Olympic champion Stephanie Brown Trafton was the favourite for the gold. She had set a career best and had the four longest throws of any athlete that season,... |
Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics... |
58.44 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Nadine Müller Nadine Müller (athlete) Nadine Müller is a German discus thrower.She was born in Leipzig. As a teenager she won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships... |
61.63 | 9 Q | 62.04 | 6 | |
| Hammer throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:... |
Andrea Bunjes Andrea Bunjes Andrea Bunjes is a German hammer thrower. She is a member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team. Her personal best throw is 70.73 metres, achieved during the qualification round at the 2004 Olympics. This ranks her fourth among German hammer throwers, behind Betty Heidler, Susanne Keil and... |
67.01 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| 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... |
75.27 CR | 1 Q | 77.12 NR | |
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| 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:... |
70.53 | 11 q | 74.23 PB | 4 | |
| Javelin throw 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw The Women's Javelin Throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 18. The event featured four athletes whose ability was so much better than the opposition that Mirko Jalava of the IAAF said it would be a "major surprise" should... |
Steffi Nerius Steffi Nerius Steffi Nerius is a German athlete competing in the javelin throw. She won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and is the reigning World Champion; she is also a three-time bronze medalist at that level.Initially playing volleyball in school, she was too short for a career in this sport and... |
61.73 | 6 q | 67.30 | |
| Christina Obergföll Christina Obergföll Christina Obergföll is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw.At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won the silver medal with a European record by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event.Obergföll finished 4th at the 2006... |
60.74 | 7 q | 64.34 | 5 | |
| Linda Stahl Linda Stahl Linda Stahl is a German javelin thrower.Her personal best throw is 66.81 metres, achieved on 29 July 2010 at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where she won gold.... |
63.86 | 2 Q | 63.23 | 6 | |
| Heptathlon 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon The Women's Heptathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 17. A number of high profile heptathletes did not feature at the competition, including defending champion Carolina Klüft and 2007 bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton, who were... |
Julia Mächtig Julia Mächtig Julia Mächtig is a German heptathlete. Her personal best result is 6066 points, achieved in June 2006 in Ratingen.-Achievements:-References:... |
6265 | 8 | ||
| Jennifer Oeser Jennifer Oeser Jennifer Oeser is a German heptathlete.Her first international championships was the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics and she finished in eighth place with a score of 5405 points. She improved her personal best to 5901 points to win the gold medal at the 2003 European Athletics U23... |
6493 | |
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| Lilli Schwarzkopf | DNF | ||||