Ireland at the World Championships in Athletics |
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At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin |
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Competitors | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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Ireland will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 14 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team includes European medallists Derval O'Rourke and David Gillick, and 2008 Olympic finalists Eileen O'Keeffe, Rob Heffernan and Roisin McGettigan.[1]
This is expected to be one of Ireland's best performances at the World Champs, with Gillick and Hession strong medal contenders in the 400m and 200m
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Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
200 m | Paul Hession | 20.66 Q | 5 | 20.48 Q | 7 | 20.48 | 11 | Did not advance | |
400 m | David Gillick | 45.54 Q | 12 | - | 44.88 q | 6 | 45.53 | 6 | |
800 m | Thomas Chamney | 1:48.09 | 28 | - | Did not advance | ||||
1500 m | Thomas Chamney | 3:42.54 | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
5000 m | Alistair Cragg | 13:46.34 | 27 | - | Did not advance | ||||
20 km walk | Robert Heffernan | - | 1:22.09 SB | 15 | |||||
50 km walk | Jamie Costin | - | DNF | ||||||
Colin Griffin | - | DNF |
Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
1500 m | Deirdre Byrne | 4:12.19 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||
100 m hurdles | Derval O'Rourke | 12.86 SB Q | 10 | - | 12.73 SB q | 7 | 12.67 NR | 4 | |
400 m hurdles | Michelle Carey | 56.91 | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
3000 m steeplechase | Roisin McGettigan | 9:59.10 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||
20 km walk | Olive Loughnane | 1:28.56 SB |
Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
High jump | Deirdre Ryan | 1.85m | 31 | Did not advance | |
Hammer throw | Eileen O'Keefe | 63.20 | 35 | Did not advance |