| Uzbekistan at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | UZB |
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| Competitors | 5 |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Uzbekistan compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 6 athletes was announced for the competition.
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| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Pole vault | Leonid Andreev | 5.55 | 19 | did not advance | |
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 metres | Guzel Khubbieva | 11.63 | 31 Q | 11.43 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| 200 metres | 23.61 | 34 | did not advance | ||||||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| High jump | Nadiya Dusanova | 1.89 | 24 | did not advance | |
| Svetlana Radzivil | 1.89 | 21 | did not advance | ||
| Heptathlon | Yuliya Tarasova | 5658 | 21 | ||
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