Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the
World Championships in Athletics
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IAAF code GBR
National federation UK Athletics
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At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
in Berlin
Competitors 60
Medals Gold
2		 Silver
2		 Bronze
2		 Total
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Great Britain and Northern Ireland (often referred to as Great Britain) is competing at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. UK Athletics announced a team of 60 athletes in July in preparation for the competition,[1] although it was known that some athletes might not compete due to injury.[2] Christine Ohuruogu entered the competition as the defending 400 metres champion. Selected athletes had achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.

Ohuruogu, Jessica Ennis, and Phillips Idowu were identified as the athletes with the greatest chance of winning a gold medal; two of them succeeded. The team included the defending 400m gold and silver medallists, Ohuruogu and Nicola Sanders, respectively. Paula Radcliffe, the Marathon gold medallist in 2005, was the other individual medallist returning to the GBR team. Head coach Charles van Commenee stated that matching the last championships medal haul (5) was a reasonable target given a number of high profile injuries.[3]

Germaine Mason and Toby Sandeman withdrew from the squad due to injuries before the start of the competition.[4]

Contents

Team selection

Track and road events
Event Athletes
Men Women
100 metres Dwain Chambers
Tyrone Edgar
Simeon Williamson
200 metres Dwain Chambers
Marlon Devonish
Toby Sandeman [n 1]		 Emily Freeman
400 metres Michael Bingham
Martyn Rooney
Robert Tobin		 Christine Ohuruogu
Nicola Sanders
800 metres Michael Rimmer Jenny Meadows
Marilyn Okoro
Jemma Simpson
1500 metres Andrew Baddeley
Thomas Lancashire
James Brewer		 Lisa Dobriskey
Charlene Thomas
Stephanie Twell
5000 metres Mo Farah
Marathon Paula Radcliffe [5]
100 metres hurdles — Sarah Claxton
Jessica Ennis
110 metres hurdles Gianni Frankis
Andy Turner
William Sharman		 —
400 metres hurdles Dai Greene
Rhys Williams		 Eilidh Child
Perri Shakes-Drayton
3000 m steeplechase Helen Clitheroe
20 km race walk Joanna Jackson
4×100 metres relay Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
Marlon Devonish
Tyrone Edgar
Rikki Fifton
Craig Pickering
Simeon Williamson		 Emma Ania
Montell Douglas
Jeanette Kwakye
Joice Maduaka
Anyika Onuora
Laura Turner
4×400 metres relay Michael Bingham
Chris Clarke
Nigel Levine
Martyn Rooney
Robert Tobin
Conrad Williams		 Vicki Barr
Lee McConnell
Christine Ohuruogu
Marilyn Okoro
Nicola Sanders
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Field and combined events
Event Athletes
Men Women
Pole vault Luke Cutts
Steve Lewis		 Kate Dennison
High jump Germaine Mason [n 2]
Long jump Greg Rutherford
Chris Tomlinson
Triple jump Larry Achike
Nathan Douglas
Phillips Idowu
Shot put Carl Myerscough
Hammer throw Zoe Derham
Javelin throw Mervyn Luckwell Goldie Sayers
Heptathlon — Jessica Ennis
Louise Hazel

Results

Men

Track and field events
Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m Dwain Chambers 10.18 1 10.04 1 10.04 4 10.00 6
Tyrone Edgar 10.42 2 10.12 2 DQ - Did not advance
Simeon Williamson 10.31 2 10.23 5 Did not advance
200 m Dwain Chambers DNS Did not advance
Marlon Devonish 20.92 1 20.66 2 20.62 7 Did not advance
400 m Martyn Rooney 45.45 3 - 45.98 7 Did not advance
Robert Tobin 45.50 1 - 45.90 7 Did not advance
Michael Bingham 45.54 2 - 44.74 2 45.56 7
800 m Michael Rimmer 1:48.20 3 - 1:46.77 7 Did not advance
1500 m Thomas Lancashire 3:42.68 8 - Did not advance
Andrew Baddeley 3:45.23 4 - 3:38.23 11 Did not advance
James Brewer 3:37.17 3 - 3:37.27 6[6] Did not advance
5000 m Mo Farah 13:19.94 3 - 13:19.69 7
110 m Hurdles Andy Turner 13.73 5 - Did not advance
William Sharman 13.52 3 - 13.38 1 13.30 4
Gianni Frankis 13.83 7 - Did not advance
400 m Hurdles Dai Greene 48.76 1 - 48.27[6] 2[6] 48.68 7
Rhys Williams 49.88 5 - Did not advance
Pole Vault Luke Cutts 5.40m 13 - Did not advance
Steven Lewis 5.65m 3 - 5.65m 7
Long Jump Greg Rutherford 8.30m 1 - 8.17m 5
Chris Tomlinson 8.06m 3 - 8.06m 8
Triple Jump Larry Achike 16.94m 8 - Did not advance
Phillips Idowu 17.32m 2[6] - 17.73m
Nathan Douglas 17.00m 6 - 16.79m 10
Shot Put Carl Myerscough 20.17m 10 - 18.42m 11
Javelin Mervyn Luckwell 66.30m 21 - Did not advance
4x100m Relay Simeon Williamson
Tyrone Edgar
Marlon Devonish
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey		 38.11 2 - 38.02 [7]
4x400m Relay Conrad Williams
Robert Tobin
Dai Greene
Martyn Rooney		 3:01.91 3 Conrad Williams
Michael Bingham
Robert Tobin
Martyn Rooney		 3:00.53

Women

Track, field and road events
Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
200 m Emily Freeman 23.10 2 22.64 3 22.98 7
400 m Christine Ohuruogu 51.30 2 50.35 2 50.21 5[8]
Nicola Sanders 51.64 2 50.45 4 Did not advance
800 m Marilyn Okoro 2:03.07 3[9] 2:01.01 2 2:00.32 8[10]
Jenny Meadows 2:02.47 2[9] 1:59.45 2 1:57.93 [10]
Jemma Simpson 2:03.33 2[9] 2:00.57 5 Did not advance
1500 m Stephanie Twell 4:18.23 12 Did not advance
Charlene Thomas 4:09.91 9 Did not advance
Lisa Dobriskey 4:07.90 4 4:03.86 4 4:03.75
Marathon Paula Radcliffe N/A DNS[11]
100 m Hurdles Sarah Claxton 12.86 4 13.21 8 Did not advance
Jessica Ennis DNS
400 m Hurdles Eilidh Child 55.96 3 56.21 6 Did not advance
Perri Shakes-Drayton 56.49 3 57.57 7 Did not advance
3000 m Steeplechase Helen Clitheroe 9:41.71 9[12] N/A Did not advance
20 km Walk Johanna Jackson N/A DQ
Pole Vault Kate Dennison 4.55m 4 N/A 4.55[6] 6
Hammer Zoe Derham NM N/A Did not advance
Javelin Goldie Sayers 58.98m[9] 9[9] Did not advance
Heptathlon Louise Hazel N/A 6,008 14
Jessica Ennis N/A 6,731 [6]
4x100m Relay Laura Turner
Montell Douglas
Emily Freeman
Emma Ania		 43.34 3 N/A 43.16 6
4x400m Relay Nicola Sanders
Vicki Barr
Jennifer Meadows
Lee McConnell		 3:25.23 4 Lee McConnell
Christine Ohuruogu
Vicki Barr
Nicola Sanders		 3:25.16 4

Footnotes

  1. ^ Sandeman withdrew due to lack of fitness, after missing several training sessions prior to the Championships due to injury.
  2. ^ Mason withdrew due to an ankle injury, that was picked up in Stockholm prior to the games.

References

  1. ^ World champion Ohuruogu leads 60 strong British squad for Berlin. IAAF (2009-07-28). Retrieved on 2009-07-29.
  2. ^ GB pick Chambers in Worlds squad. BBC Sport (2009-07-28). Retrieved on 2009-07-29.
  3. ^ Hart, Simon (2009-07-28). Dwain Chambers to contest sprint double at World Championships. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-07-30.
  4. ^ Injury ends Mason's Berlin hopes. BBC Sport (2009-08-05). Retrieved on 2009-08-05.
  5. ^ Radcliffe pulls out of marathon [BBC Sport] (2009-08-20). Retrieved on 2009-08-20
  6. ^ a b c d e f Casey, Phil. "British Trio in Hunt for Berlin Medals". Sporting Life. Sporting Life UK Ltd. http://www.sportinglife.com/athletics/worldchampionships2009/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/09/08/18/ATHLETICS_World_Idowu.html. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 
  7. ^ "Great Britain team take bronze as Usain Bolt grabs more gold". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 2009-08-22. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/22/great-britain-relay-bronze-jamaica-usain-bolt-world-championships. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
  8. ^ Kessel, Anna (2009-08-18). "No miracle for Christine Ohuruogu as Sanya Richards takes gold". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/18/christine-ohuruogu-sanya-richards-world-championships. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 
  9. ^ a b c d e Turnball, Simon (2009-08-17). "Simpson content to take supporting role in heat". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/simpson-content-to-take-supporting-role-in-heat-1773145.html. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 
  10. ^ a b "Meadows claims bronze". The Press Association (Google). 2009-08-19. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5h0kcQp46Se3QIJfmfkYYuaR8M_bA. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 
  11. ^ Kessel, Anna (2009-08-20). "Paula Radcliffe will not run the marathon at World Championships, UK Athletics confirms". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/20/paula-radcliffe-marathon. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 
  12. ^ Gibson, Lee (2009-08-16). "Dwain Chambers races into semi-finals". Sunday Mercury. http://www.sundaymercury.net/midlands-sport/other-midlands-sport/athletics/2009/08/16/dwain-chambers-races-into-semi-finals-66331-24450538/. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 

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