2009 in the sport of athletics

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2009 in athletics
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Major world events 2009 World Championships
World records set9
IAAF Athletes of the Year Usain Bolt
Sanya Richards
World Marathon Majors winners Samuel Wanjiru
Irina Mikitenko
Defunct competitions IAAF World Athletics Final
IAAF Golden League
2008
2010

This article contains an overview of the year 2009 in athletics.

Contents

The major competition of the year was the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. At the event, Usain Bolt reaffirmed himself as one of the world's foremost athletes with world records in the 100 and 200 metres. Caster Semenya won 800 m gold at the championships, but a request that she submit to a gender verification test was made public, sparking widespread controversy and debate. Yelena Isinbayeva, a clear favourite, finished last in the pole vault competition, but rebounded with a world record a week later.

Kenenisa Bekele, Sanya Richards and Isinbayeva were the winners of the last IAAF Golden League jackpot, as the series was replaced by the IAAF Diamond League in 2010. [1]

Major events

World

Regional

National

World records

Men

EventAthleteNationPerformancePlaceDate
100 m Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 9.58 Berlin, Germany August 16
200 m 19.19August 20
10 km (road) Micah Kogo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 27:01 Brunssum, Netherlands March 29
15 km (road) Deriba Merga Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 41.29+ =WR Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates February 20
30 km (road) Haile Gebrselassie Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:27:49+ Berlin Marathon, Germany September 20
4×1500 metres relay William Biwott Tanui
Gideon Gathimba
Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono
Augustine Kiprono Choge
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14:36.23 Brussels, Belgium September 4

Women

EventAthleteNationPerformancePlaceDate
5000 m (indoor) Meseret Defar Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 14:24.37 Stockholm, Sweden February 18
15 km (road) Tirunesh Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 46:28 Nijmegen, Netherlands November 15
Pole vault Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland August 28
Pole vault (indoor) Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4.97 m Donetsk, Ukraine February 15
5.00 m
Hammer throw Anita Wlodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 77.96 m Berlin, Germany August 22

Season's bests

Best marks of the year
EventMenWomen
AthleteMarkNotesAthleteMarkNotes
60 metres Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dwain Chambers  (GBR)6.42 s AR Flag of the United States.svg  Carmelita Jeter  (USA)7.11 s
100 metres Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)9.58 s WR Flag of the United States.svg  Carmelita Jeter  (USA)10.64 s
200 metres Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)19.19 s WR Flag of the United States.svg  Allyson Felix  (USA)21.88 s
400 metres Flag of the United States.svg  LaShawn Merritt  (USA)44.06 sFlag of the United States.svg  Sanya Richards  (USA)48.83
800 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)1:42.01 AR Flag of South Africa.svg  Caster Semenya  (RSA)1:55.45
1500 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Augustine Choge  (KEN)3:29.47Flag of Bahrain.svg  Maryam Yusuf Jamal  (BHR)3:56.55
3000 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Eliud Kipchoge  (KEN)7:28.37Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Defar  (ETH)8:26.99 i
5000 metres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)12:52.32Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Defar  (ETH)14:24.37 i
10,000 metres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)26:46.31Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meselech Melkamu  (ETH)29:53.80
60 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Terrence Trammell  (USA)7.37Flag of the United States.svg  Lolo Jones  (USA)7.82
100/110 metres hurdles Flag of Cuba.svg  Dayron Robles  (CUB)13.04 sFlag of Jamaica.svg  Brigitte Foster-Hylton  (JAM)12.46
400 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Kerron Clement  (USA)47.91 sFlag of Jamaica.svg  Melaine Walker  (JAM)52.42
3000 metres steeplechase Flag of Kenya.svg  Ezekiel Kemboi  (KEN)7:58.85Flag of Spain.svg  Marta Domínguez  (ESP)9:07.32
10 kilometres Flag of Kenya.svg  Micah Kogo  (KEN)27:01 WR Flag of Kenya.svg  Mary Keitany  (KEN)31:04
15 kilometres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Deriba Merga  (ETH)41:29+ WR Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)46:28 WR
20 kilometres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Kitwara  (KEN)
56:48+Flag of Kenya.svg  Mary Keitany  (KEN)1:02:59+
Half marathon Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Makau  (KEN)58:52Flag of Kenya.svg  Mary Keitany  (KEN)1:06:36
25 kilometres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)
Flag of Kenya.svg  John Kales  (KEN)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Kosgei  (KEN)
1:13:09+Flag of Kenya.svg  Peninah Jerop Arusei  (KEN)1:22:31
30 kilometres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Kosgei  (KEN)
1:27:49+ WR Flag of Germany.svg  Irina Mikitenko  (GER)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mara Yamauchi  (GBR)
1:41:14
Marathon Flag of Kenya.svg  Duncan Kibet  (KEN)
Flag of Kenya.svg  James Kwambai  (KEN)
2:04:27Flag of Germany.svg  Irina Mikitenko  (GER)2:22:11
20 kilometres race walk Flag of Russia.svg  Valeriy Borchin  (RUS)1:17:38Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kaniskina  (RUS)1:24:56
50 kilometres race walk Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Kirdyapkin  (RUS)3:38:35
Pole vault Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Steven Hooker  (AUS)6.06 iFlag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.06
High jump Flag of Russia.svg  Ivan Ukhov  (RUS)2.40 iFlag of Croatia.svg  Blanka Vlašić  (CRO)2.08
Long jump Flag of the United States.svg  Dwight Phillips  (USA)8.74Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)7.10
Triple jump Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phillips Idowu  (GBR)17.73Flag of Russia.svg  Nadezhda Alekhina  (RUS)15.14
Shot put Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Cantwell  (USA)22.16Flag of New Zealand.svg  Valerie Vili  (NZL)21.07
Discus throw Flag of Estonia.svg  Gerd Kanter  (EST)71.64Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yanfeng Li  (CHN)66.40
Javelin throw Flag of Norway.svg  Andreas Thorkildsen  (NOR)91.28Flag of Russia.svg  Maria Abakumova  (RUS)68.92
Hammer throw
details
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Kozmus  (SLO)82.58Flag of Poland.svg  Anita Wlodarczyk  (POL)77.96 WR
Heptathlon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jessica Ennis  (GBR)6731
Decathlon
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Trey Hardee  (USA)8790
4×100 metres relay Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Steve Mullings
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
37.31Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Lauryn Williams
Allyson Felix
Muna Lee
Carmelita Jeter
41.58
4×400 metres relay Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Angelo Taylor
Jeremy Wariner
Kerron Clement
LaShawn Merritt
2:57.86Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Debbie Dunn
Allyson Felix
Lashinda Demus
Sanya Richards
3:17.83

Awards

Men

Phillips Idowu - the European Athlete of the year 20090818 Phillips Idowu.jpg
Phillips Idowu - the European Athlete of the year
AwardWinner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM) [2]
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)
European Athlete of the Year Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phillips Idowu  (GBR)
European Athletics Rising Star Flag of France.svg  Christophe Lemaitre  (FRA)

Women

AwardWinner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Sanya Richards  (USA) [2]
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Sanya Richards  (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Flag of Spain.svg  Marta Domínguez  (ESP)
European Athletics Rising Star Flag of Norway.svg  Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal  (NOR)

Doping

Incidents of athletes testing positive for banned substances were low-key compared to previous years. The IAAF conducted their largest ever anti-doping program at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, [3] and Jamel Chatbi and Nigerian hurdler Amaka Ogoegbunam were the only athletes who tested positive. [4] Five Jamaican sprint athletes, including Yohan Blake and Sheri-Ann Brooks, tested positive for Methylhexanamine prior to the world championships. Four of the athletes received three-month bans, while Brooks was cleared on a technicality. [5]

A Brazilian coach, Jayme Netto, admitted that he had administered the banned drug recombinant EPO on five of his athletes without their knowledge. [6] South American champion Lucimar Teodoro was another high-profile Brazilian athlete to be banned. [7]

Retirements

Deaths

References

  1. Ramsak, Bob (2009-09-04). Bekele, Isinbayeva and Richards’ road to the Jackpot – ÅF Golden League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
  2. 1 2 Bolt and Richards are World Athletes of the Year – 2009 World Athletics Gala. IAAF (2009-11-22). Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
  3. Berlin to host largest ever IAAF Anti-Doping operation. IAAF (2009-08-11). Retrieved on 12 August 2009 Archived 8 September 2009
  4. Berlin 2009 - Nigerian fails drugs test. Eurosport/Reuters (2009-08-21). Retrieved on 2009-09-25. Archived 2009-09-27.
  5. Jamaicans given three-month ban. BBC Sport (2009-09-17). Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
  6. Coach takes blame for five Brazilian athletes failing drug tests. The Guardian (2009-08-06). Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
  7. Brazilian hurdler banned for two years for doping. Reuters (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  8. Raynor, Kayon (2009-09-29). Collins, 2003 World 100m champion, retires. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
  9. Morse, Parker (2009-09-25). Pole Vault Pioneer Stacy Dragila takes a bow. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-30.
  10. Illness ends Pechonkina's career. BBC Sport (2009-09-28). Retrieved on 2009-09-28.