Finland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Introduction '''Finland''' competed at the '''2009 World Championships in Athletics''', 15–23 August 2009.A team of 20 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. The selected athletes had achieved at least one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team failed to win any medals; defending world champion javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki managed only a fifth-place finish.
Team selection ;Track and road eventsEventAthletesMenWomen400 metres hurdlesJussi Heikkilä3000 m steeplechaseJukka KeskisaloSandra Eriksson50 km race walkJarkko Kinnunen —;Field and combined eventsEventAthletesMenWomenPole vaultEemeli SalomäkiMinna NikkanenVanessa Vandy (withdrawn)High jumpOskari FrösénHanna GroblerLong jumpTommi EviläDiscus throwFrantz KrugerHammer throwOlli-Pekka KarjalainenDavid SöderbergMerja KorpelaJavelin throwTero JärvenpääTero PitkämäkiAntti RuuskanenTeemu WirkkalaAri Mannio (reserve)Mikaela Ingberg
Results ===Men===;Track and road eventsEventAthletesHeat round 1Heat round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank400 m hurdlesJussi Heikkilä51.4225did not advance3000 m steeplechaseJukka Keskisalo8:22.00138:14.47850 km walkJarkko Kinnunen3:47:36 '''PB'''9;Field eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankLong jumpTommi Evilä80114did not advanceHigh jumpOskari Frösén22420did not advancePole vaultEemeli Salomäki54022did not advanceDiscus throwFrantz Kruger62.291259.7712Javelin throwTero Järvenpää79.481075.5711Tero Pitkämäki81.65481.905Antti Ruuskanen78.691281.876Teemu Wirkkala79.84779.829Hammer throwOlli-Pekka Karjalainen74.0916did not advanceDavid Söderberg73.6918did not advance===Women===;Track and road eventsEventAthletesHeat round 1Heat round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank3000 m steeplechaseSandra Eriksson9:46.62 '''PB'''31did not advance;Field and combined eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankHigh jumpHanna Grobler18921did not advancePole vaultMinna Nikkanen4.4020did not advanceJavelin throwMikaela Ingberg57.8814did not advanceHammer throwMerja Korpela68.3420did not advance
See also *2009 Finnish Athletics Championships
References
External links * Official competition website