Poland competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of over 40 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition.Entry list . Retrieved on 2009-08-15. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad includes both Polish athletes who were 2008 Olympics medalists: Tomasz Majewski (gold at shot put and 2009 world leaders), and Piotr Małachowski (silver at discus throw). Anna Rogowska (third in 2004 Olympics at pole vault) and Szymon Ziółkowski (2000 Olympic champion in the hammer throw) also participated in the Championships. In the women's hammer throw, Anita Włodarczyk of Poland won gold medal with a distance of 77,96m, which is a new world record.
Poland won 8 medals in the Championships and was 4th rank among all participating countries Medal Table. It is the best result of Poland of all World Championships in Athletics.
Medalists Medal Name Event Date Anna Rogowska Pole vault 17 August Anita Włodarczyk Hammer throw 22 August Tomasz Majewski Shot put 15 August Monika Pyrek Pole vault 17 August Szymon Ziółkowski Hammer throw 17 August Piotr Małachowski Discus throw 19 August Kamila Chudzik Heptathlon 16 August Sylwester Bednarek High jump 21 August Grzegorz Sudoł 50km walk 21 August
Results (q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Dariusz Kuć 100 metres10.3831did not advance Marcin Marciniszyn 400 metres45.77 SB22 Adam Kszczot 800 metres1:46.7014 q1:46.3314did not advance Marcin Lewandowski1:48.4136 Q2:02.6221 q1:46.178 Artur Noga 110 metres hurdles13.5611 Q13.43 SB9did not advance Tomasz Szymkowiak 3000 metres steeplechasecolspan=2 8:27.9319 Marcin MarciniszynPiotr KlimczakKacper KozłowskiJan CiepielaRafał Wieruszewski 4 × 400 metres relay3:03.23 SB9 Qcolspan=2 3:02.23 SB5 Artur Brzozowski 20 kilometres walkcolspan=4 rowspan=5 1:24.1726 Jakub Jelonek1:28.5938 Rafał Augustyn 50 kilometres walk3:58.30 22 Rafał FedaczyńskiDNF Grzegorz Sudoł3:42.34 PB
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Sylwester Bednarek High jump2.2712 q2.32 PB Grzegorz Sposób2.2026did not advance Łukasz Michalski Pole vault5.4020 Tomasz Majewski Shot put21.191 Q21.91 Piotr Małachowski Discus throw64.488 q69.15 NR Szymon Ziółkowski Hammer throw77.892 Q79.30 SB Igor Janik Javelin throw75.2031did not advance Adrian Markowski74.1333
Women Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Anna Rostkowska 800 metres2:02.374 Q2:01.4015did not advance Lidia Chojecka 1500 metres4:09.3822 q4:06.537 q4:07.177 Sylwia Ejdys4:08.5912 Q4:11.3321did not advance Joanna Kocielnik 100 metres hurdles13.16 SB21 q13.2121 Anna Jesień 400 metres hurdles55.5710 Q54.828 Katarzyna Kowalska 3000 metres steeplechase9:26.93 PB10 Qcolspan=2 9:30.3712 Iwona ZiółkowskaMarta JeschkeDorota JędrusińskaIwona Brzezińska 4 × 100 metres relay43.639colspan=2 did not advance Agnieszka Dygacz 20 kilometres walkcolspan=4 1:38.3628
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Kamila Stepaniuk High jump1.9216did not advance Anna Rogowska Pole vault4.551 q4.75 Monika Pyrek4.551 q4.65 Joanna Piwowarska4.2522did not advance Teresa Dobija Long jump6.5510 q6.5810 Małgorzata Trybańska Triple jump14.0616did not advance Żaneta Glanc Discus throw62.434 Q62.664 Wioletta Potępa59.5417did not advance Joanna Wiśniewska58.8521 Anita Włodarczyk Hammer throw74.542 Q77.96 WR Urszula Piwnicka Javelin throw56.4920did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEventFinalRank Kamila ChudzikResult13.50 SB1.7415.10 PB24.33 PB6.55 PB48.722:18.586471 SBPoints10509038689491023835843 Karolina TymińskaResult13.67 SB1.7113.7523.87DNSDNFPoints1026867777993
References
External links Official competition website