Australia at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Australia won a total of four medals at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin.[1]

Australia at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	AUS
in Berlin
Competitors	38 (26 men, 12 women)
Medals	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 4
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the Championships:

Medal	Name	Event	Date	Ref
Gold	Steven Hooker	Pole Vault	22 August	[2]
Gold	Dani Samuels	Discus Throw	21 August	[3]
Bronze	Mitchell Watt	Long Jump	22 August	[4]
Bronze	John Steffensen, Ben Offereins, Tristan Thomas, Sean Wroe	4 x 400 m relay	23 August	[5]

Team selection

Track and road events Event Athletes Men Women 100 metres Melissa Breen 400 metres John Steffensen Sean Wroe Joel Milburn Tamsyn Lewis 800 metres Madeleine Pape 1500 metres Ryan Gregson Jeffrey Riseley Jeremy Roff 5000 metres Collis Birmingham 10000 metres Collis Birmingham David McNeill 100 metre hurdles Sally McLellan 400 metre hurdles Tristan Thomas Brendan Cole Tamsyn Lewis 3000 m steeplechase Youcef Abdi Donna MacFarlane 4 x 100 metres relay TBA 4 x 400 metres relay John Steffensen, Ben Offereins, Tristan Thomas, Sean Wroe  Bronze TBA 20 km race walk Luke Adams Adam Rutter Jared Tallent Jess Rothwell Cheryl Webb Claire Tallent 50 km race walk Luke Adams Chris Erickson Jared Tallent Marathon Martin Dent Andrew Letherby Mark Tucker Scott Westcott Lisa Jane Weightman

Field and combined events Event Athletes Men Women High jump Petrina Price Triple jump Alwyn Jones Pole vault Steven Hooker  Gold Long jump Fabrice Lapierre Mitchell Watt  Bronze Javelin Throw Kimberley Mickle Shot Put Justin Anlezark Scott Martin Discus throw Benn Harradine Dani Samuels  Gold

References

1. Entry list Archived August 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.
2. Men's Pole Vault Results. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 April 2015.
3. Women's Discus Throw Results. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 April 2015.
4. Men's Long Jump Results. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 April 2015.
5. Men's 4 x 400 metres relay results. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 April 2015.

External links

• Official competition website