Israel at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Introduction '''Israel''' competed at the '''2009 World Championships in Athletics''', which took place from 15 to 23 August. 4 athletes have been able to achieve the qualifying standards: Yochai Halevi in the men's triple jump, Irina Lenskiy in the women's 100 m hurdles, Yevgeniy Olkhovskiy in the men's pole vault and Wodage Zvadya in the men's marathon. After missing the call to leave the training grounds, Yochai Halevi was denied entry to the men's triple jump qualification. An appeal by the Israeli delegation was accepted by the organizing committee, and despite Halevi had not achieved the qualifying standards, he competed in the men's long jump.
Results ;Track and road eventsEventAthletesHeat Round 1SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMenMarathonWodage Zvadya2:34:5864Women100 m hurdlesIrina Lenskiy13.18413.298Did not qualify;Field and combined eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankMenTriple jumpYochai HaleviDid not startDid not qualifyLong jump7.42m42Did not qualifyPole vaultYevgeniy Olkhovskiy5.40m26Did not qualify
References
External links * Official competition website