Poland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Introduction '''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. 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 eventsAthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Dariusz Kuć 100 metres10.3831did not advance Marcin Marciniszyn 400 metres45.77 '''SB'''22 Adam Kszczot 800 metres1:46.7014 '''q'''1:46.3314did not advance Marcin Lewandowski1:48.4136 '''Q'''2:02.6221 '''q'''1:46.178 Artur Noga 110 metres hurdles13.5611 '''Q'''13.43 '''SB'''9did not advance Tomasz Szymkowiak 3000 metres steeplechase8:27.9319 Marcin MarciniszynPiotr KlimczakKacper KozłowskiJan CiepielaRafał Wieruszewski 4 × 400 metres relay3:03.23 '''SB'''9 '''Q'''3:02.23 '''SB'''5 Artur Brzozowski 20 kilometres walk1:24.1726 Jakub Jelonek1:28.5938 Rafał Augustyn 50 kilometres walk3:58.30 22 Rafał FedaczyńskiDNF Grzegorz Sudoł3:42.34 '''PB''';Field eventsAthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Sylwester Bednarek High jump2.2712 '''q'''2.32 '''PB''' Grzegorz Sposób2.2026did not advance Łukasz Michalski Pole vault5.4020 Tomasz Majewski Shot put21.191 '''Q'''21.91 Piotr Małachowski Discus throw64.488 '''q'''69.15 '''NR''' Szymon Ziółkowski Hammer throw77.892 '''Q'''79.30 '''SB''' Igor Janik Javelin throw75.2031did not advance Adrian Markowski74.1333=== Women ===;Track and road eventsAthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Anna Rostkowska 800 metres2:02.374 '''Q'''2:01.4015did not advance Lidia Chojecka 1500 metres4:09.3822 '''q'''4:06.537 '''q'''4:07.177 Sylwia Ejdys4:08.5912 '''Q'''4:11.3321did not advance Joanna Kocielnik 100 metres hurdles13.16 '''SB'''21 '''q'''13.2121 Anna Jesień 400 metres hurdles55.5710 '''Q'''54.828 Katarzyna Kowalska 3000 metres steeplechase9:26.93 '''PB'''10 '''Q'''9:30.3712 Iwona ZiółkowskaMarta JeschkeDorota JędrusińskaIwona Brzezińska 4 × 100 metres relay43.639did not advance Agnieszka Dygacz  20 kilometres walk1:38.3628;Field eventsAthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Kamila Stepaniuk High jump1.9216did not advance Anna Rogowska Pole vault4.551 '''q'''4.75 Monika Pyrek4.551 '''q'''4.65 Joanna Piwowarska4.2522did not advance Teresa Dobija Long jump6.5510 '''q'''6.5810 Małgorzata Trybańska Triple jump14.0616did not advance Żaneta Glanc Discus throw62.434 '''Q'''62.664 Wioletta Potępa59.5417did not advance Joanna Wiśniewska58.8521 Anita Włodarczyk Hammer throw74.542 '''Q'''77.96 '''WR''' Urszula Piwnicka Javelin throw56.4920did not advance;Combined events – HeptathlonAthleteEventFinalRank Kamila ChudzikResult13.50 '''SB'''1.7415.10 '''PB'''24.33 '''PB'''6.55 '''PB'''48.722:18.586471 '''SB'''Points10509038689491023835843 Karolina TymińskaResult13.67 '''SB'''1.7113.7523.87DNSDNFPoints1026867777993
References
External links *  Official competition website