Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Introduction '''Great Britain and Northern Ireland''' (often referred to as ''Great Britain'') is competing at the '''2009 World Championships in Athletics''' from 15–23 August. UK Athletics announced a team of 60 athletes in July in preparation for the competition, although it was known that some athletes might not compete due to injury. Christine Ohuruogu entered the competition as the defending 400 metres champion. Selected athletes had achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.Ohuruogu, Jessica Ennis, and Phillips Idowu were identified as the athletes with the greatest chance of winning a gold medal; two of them succeeded. The team included the defending 400m gold and silver medallists, Ohuruogu and Nicola Sanders, respectively. Paula Radcliffe, the Marathon gold medallist in 2005, was the other individual medallist returning to the GBR team. Head coach Charles van Commenee stated that matching the last championships medal haul (5) was a reasonable target given a number of high-profile injuries.Germaine Mason and Toby Sandeman withdrew from the squad due to injuries before the start of the competition.
Team selection ;Track and road eventsEventAthletesMenWomen100 metresDwain ChambersTyrone EdgarSimeon Williamson200 metresDwain ChambersMarlon DevonishToby Sandeman Emily Freeman400 metresMichael BinghamMartyn RooneyRobert TobinChristine OhuruoguNicola Sanders800 metresMichael RimmerJenny MeadowsMarilyn OkoroJemma Simpson1500 metresAndrew Baddeley Thomas LancashireJames BrewerLisa DobriskeyCharlene ThomasStephanie Twell5000 metresMo FarahMarathonPaula Radcliffe100 metres hurdles —Sarah ClaxtonJessica Ennis 110 metres hurdlesGianni FrankisAndy TurnerWilliam Sharman —400 metres hurdlesDai GreeneRhys WilliamsEilidh Child3000 m steeplechaseHelen Clitheroe20 km race walkJoanna Jackson4×100 metres relayMarlon DevonishTyrone EdgarRikki FiftonCraig PickeringSimeon WilliamsonEmma AniaMontell DouglasJeanette KwakyeJoice MaduakaAnyika OnuoraLaura Turner4×400 metres relayMichael BinghamChris ClarkeNigel LevineMartyn RooneyRobert TobinConrad WilliamsVicki BarrLee McConnellChristine OhuruoguMarilyn OkoroNicola SandersPerri Shakes-Drayton;Field and combined eventsEventAthletesMenWomenPole vaultLuke CuttsSteve LewisKate DennisonHigh jumpGermaine Mason  Long jumpGreg RutherfordChris TomlinsonTriple jumpLarry AchikeNathan DouglasPhillips IdowuShot putCarl MyerscoughHammer throwZoe DerhamJavelin throwMervyn LuckwellGoldie SayersHeptathlon —Jessica EnnisLouise Hazel
Results ===Men===;Track and field eventsEventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2Semi-finalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank 100 mDwain Chambers10.18110.04110.04410.006Tyrone Edgar10.42210.122DQdid not advanceSimeon Williamson10.31210.235did not advance200 mDwain ChambersDNSdid not advanceMarlon Devonish20.92120.66220.627did not advance400 mMartyn Rooney45.45345.987did not advanceRobert Tobin45.50145.907did not advanceMichael Bingham45.54244.74245.567800 mMichael Rimmer1:48.20 31:46.777did not advance1500 mThomas Lancashire3:42.68 8did not advanceAndrew Baddeley3:45.2343:38.2311did not advanceJames Brewer3:37.1733:37.276did not advance5000 mMo Farah13:19.94313:19.69  	 7110 m HurdlesAndy Turner13.735did not advanceWilliam Sharman13.52313.38113.304Gianni Frankis13.837did not advance400 m HurdlesDai Greene48.76148.27248.687Rhys Williams49.885did not advancePole VaultLuke Cutts5.40m13did not advanceSteven Lewis5.65m35.65m7Long JumpGreg Rutherford8.30m18.17m5Chris Tomlinson8.06m38.06m8Triple JumpLarry Achike16.94m8did not advance'''Phillips Idowu'''17.32m217.73mImage:Gold medal icon.svgNathan Douglas17.00m616.79m10Shot PutCarl Myerscough20.17m1018.42m11JavelinMervyn Luckwell66.30m21did not advance4 × 100 m Relay'''Simeon WilliamsonTyrone EdgarMarlon DevonishHarry Aikines-Aryeetey'''38.11238.02Image:Bronze medal icon.svg4 × 400 m RelayConrad WilliamsRobert TobinDai GreeneMartyn Rooney3:01.913'''Conrad WilliamsMichael BinghamRobert TobinMartyn Rooney'''3:00.53Image:Silver medal icon.svg===Women===;Track, field and road eventsEventAthletesHeat Round 1Semi-finalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank200 mEmily Freeman23.10 222.64322.987400 mChristine Ohuruogu51.30250.35250.215Nicola Sanders51.64250.454did not advance800 mMarilyn Okoro2:03.0732:01.0122:00.328'''Jenny Meadows'''2:02.4721:59.4521:57.93Image:Bronze medal icon.svgJemma Simpson2:03.3322:00.575did not advance1500 mStephanie Twell4:18.2312did not advanceCharlene Thomas4:09.919did not advance'''Lisa Dobriskey'''4:07.9044:03.8644:03.75Image:Silver medal icon.svgMarathonPaula Radcliffe N/ADNS100 m HurdlesSarah Claxton12.86413.218did not advanceJessica EnnisDNS400 m HurdlesEilidh Child55.96356.216did not advancePerri Shakes-Drayton56.49357.577did not advance3000 m SteeplechaseHelen Clitheroe9:41.719N/Adid not advance20 km WalkJohanna JacksonN/ADQPole VaultKate Dennison4.55m4N/A4.556HammerZoe DerhamNMN/Adid not advanceJavelinGoldie Sayers58.98m9did not advanceHeptathlonLouise HazelN/A6,00814'''Jessica Ennis'''N/A6,731Image:Gold medal icon.svg4 × 100 m RelayLaura TurnerMontell DouglasEmily FreemanEmma Ania43.343N/A43.1664 × 400 m RelayNicola SandersVicki BarrJennifer MeadowsLee McConnell3:25.234Lee McConnellChristine OhuruoguVicki BarrNicola Sanders3:25.16  	Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
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References
External links * Official competition website