Norway at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Norway competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 14 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen is the defending olympic and European champion, and has won silver in the last two World Championships in Athletics.

Norway at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	NOR
National federation	Norges Friidrettsforbund
Website	www.friidrett.no/t2.aspx?p=44098
in Berlin
Competitors	14
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Team selection

Track and road events Event Athletes Men Women 100 metres Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Ezinne Okparaebo 100 metres hurdles Christina Vukicevic 3000 m steeplechase Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Silje Fjørtoft Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal 20 kilometres walk Erik Tysse Kjersti Tysse Plätzer 50 kilometres walk Erik Tysse Trond Nymark —

Field and combined events Event Athletes Men Women High jump Stine Kufaas Long jump Margrethe Renstrøm Discus throw Gaute Myklebust Javelin throw Andreas Thorkildsen Heptathlon Ida Marcussen

References

• berlin.iaaf.org: Norway - Athletes participating per day

External links

• Official competition website