Finland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Finland competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, 15–23 August 2009. A team of 20 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. The selected athletes had achieved at least one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team failed to win any medals; defending world champion javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki managed only a fifth-place finish.Pitkämäki leads Finland team at the Berlin World Championships. European Athletic Association (2009-08-03).

Team selection

Track and road events EventAthletesMenWomen400 metres hurdlesJussi Heikkilä3000 m steeplechaseJukka KeskisaloSandra Eriksson50 km race walkJarkko Kinnunen —

Field and combined events EventAthletesMenWomenPole vaultEemeli SalomäkiMinna NikkanenVanessa Vandy (withdrawn)https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-5477702 High jumpOskari FrösénHanna GroblerLong jumpTommi EviläDiscus throwFrantz KrugerHammer throwOlli-Pekka KarjalainenDavid SöderbergMerja KorpelaJavelin throwTero JärvenpääTero PitkämäkiAntti RuuskanenTeemu WirkkalaAri Mannio (reserve)Mikaela Ingberg

Results Men Track and road events EventAthletesHeat round 1Heat round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank400 m hurdlesJussi Heikkilä51.4225did not advance3000 m steeplechaseJukka Keskisalo8:22.00138:14.47850 km walkJarkko Kinnunen3:47:36 PB9

Field events EventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankLong jumpTommi Evilä80114did not advanceHigh jumpOskari Frösén22420did not advancePole vaultEemeli Salomäki54022did not advanceDiscus throwFrantz Kruger62.291259.7712Javelin throwTero Järvenpää79.481075.5711Tero Pitkämäki81.65481.905Antti Ruuskanen78.691281.876Teemu Wirkkala79.84779.829Hammer throwOlli-Pekka Karjalainen74.0916did not advanceDavid Söderberg73.6918did not advance

Women Track and road events EventAthletesHeat round 1Heat round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank3000 m steeplechaseSandra Eriksson9:46.62 PB31did not advance

Field and combined events EventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankHigh jumpHanna Grobler18921did not advancePole vaultMinna Nikkanen4.4020did not advanceJavelin throwMikaela Ingberg57.8814did not advanceHammer throwMerja Korpela68.3420did not advance

See also 2009 Finnish Athletics Championships

References

External links Official competition website