Turkey at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Introduction '''Turkey''' competes at the '''2009 World Championships in Athletics''' from 15 to 23 August in Berlin. A team of 12 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition.
Medalists  Medal Athlete Event DateKarin Melis MeyWomen's long jumpAugust 23
Team selection EventAthleteMenWomenDiscus ThrowErcüment OlgundenizHammer ThrowEşref ApakJavelin ThrowFatih Avan10,000 metresElvan Abeylegesse5000 metresElvan Abeylegesse Alemitu Bekele3000 m steeplechaseAslı Çakır1500 metersAlemitu Bekele Aslı Çakır800 metersYeliz Kurt100 meter hurdlesNevin YanitLong jumpKarin Mey Melis
Results<ref>[http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/index.html IAAF 2009 Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305171819/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/index.html |date=2012-03-05 }}. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.</ref> ===Men===;Field eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRank Discus throwErcüment Olgundeniz57.5229 Did not advance Hammer throwEşref Apak70.7027 Did not advance Javelin throwFatih Avan78.1219 Did not advance===Women===;Track and road eventsEventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank 10,000 metresElvan Abeylegesse Did not finish 5000 metresElvan Abeylegesse Did not startAlemitu Bekele15:19.88515:18.18 SB13 3000 m steeplechaseAslı Çakır10:06.6441 Did not advance 1500 mAlemitu Bekele4:13.6933 Did not advanceAslı Çakır Did not start 800 mYeliz Kurt2:13.4239 Did not advance 100 m hurdlesNevin Yanit12.92312.9915 Did not advance;Field and combined eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRank Long jumpKarin Mey Melis6.6746.80
References
External links * Official competition website