Sweden at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Introduction '''Sweden''' will compete at the '''2009 World Championships in Athletics''' from 15–23 August. A team of 23 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.
Team selection ;Track and road eventsEventAthletesMenWomen400 metresJohan Wissman800 metresMattias Claesson3000 m steeplechasePer JacobsenMustafa MohamedUlrika Johansson110 metres hurdlesRobert Kronberg —20 km race walk —Monica Svensson50 km race walkAndreas Gustafsson —;Field and combined eventsEventAthletesMenWomenHigh jumpLinus ThörnbladEmma GreenPole vaultJesper FritzAlhaji JengLong jumpMichel TornéusShot putHelena EngmanDiscus throwSofia LarssonAnna SöderbergHammer throwCecilia NilssonJavelin throwMagnus ArvidssonJonas LohseHeptathlon —Nadja CasadeiJessica SamuelssonDecathlonDaniel AlmgrenNicklas Wiberg —
Results ===Men===;Track and road eventsEventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank400 mJohan Wissman45.833 '''Q'''DNSDid not advance800 mMattias Claesson1:48.0226Did not advance3000 m steeplechasePer Jacobsen8:44.80  	 11Did not advanceMustafa Mohamed8:22.926 '''q'''8:35.7714110 m hurdlesRobert KronbergDNS50 km walkAndreas Gustafsson3:57:53 '''PB'''21;Field eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankHigh jumpLinus Thörnblad2.302 '''Q'''2.235Pole vaultJesper FritzNMDid not advanceAlhaji Jeng5.65 '''SB'''11 '''q'''5.5012Long jumpMichel Tornéus7.7828Did not advanceJavelin throwMagnus ArvidssonDNSJonas Lohse75.3330Did not advanceDecathlonDaniel Almgren780322Nicklas Wiberg84067===Women===;Track and road eventsEventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank3000 m steeplechaseUlrika Johansson 9:38.88 '''PB''' 8Did not advance20 km walkMonica SvenssonDQ;Field and combined eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankHigh jumpEmma Green1.951 '''Q'''1.967Shot putHelena Engman17.19 '''SB'''11Did not advanceDiscus throwSofia Larsson54.2832Did not advanceAnna Söderberg57.9226Did not advanceHammer throwCecilia Nilsson63.7734Did not advanceHeptathlonNadja Casadei559822Jessica Samuelsson588517'''Key:''' Q = qualification by place, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best, DQ = Disqualified, NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), DNS = Did not start
References * Entry list. European Athletic Association (2009-07-30). Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
External links * Official competition website