Sweden at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:SWE
Fedname:Svenska Friidrottsförbundet
Year:2009
Games:World Championships in Athletics
Location:Berlin
Competitors:23
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1983

Sweden will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 23 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.

Team selection

Track and road events
EventAthletes
MenWomen
400 metresJohan Wissman
800 metresMattias Claesson
3000 m steeplechasePer Jacobsen
Mustafa Mohamed
Ulrika Johansson
110 metres hurdlesRobert Kronberg
20 km race walkMonica Svensson
50 km race walkAndreas Gustafsson
Field and combined events
EventAthletes
MenWomen
High jumpLinus ThörnbladEmma Green
Pole vaultJesper Fritz
Alhaji Jeng
Long jumpMichel Tornéus
Shot putHelena Engman
Discus throwSofia Larsson
Anna Söderberg
Hammer throwCecilia Nilsson
Javelin throwMagnus Arvidsson
Jonas Lohse
HeptathlonNadja Casadei
Jessica Samuelsson
DecathlonDaniel Almgren
Nicklas Wiberg

Results

Men

Track and road events
EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
400 mJohan Wissman45.833 Qalign=center colspan="2" DNSalign=center colspan="2" Did not advance
800 mMattias Claesson1:48.0226align=center colspan="4" Did not advance
3000 m steeplechasePer Jacobsen8:44.80 11align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
Mustafa Mohamed8:22.926 q8:35.7714
110 m hurdlesRobert Kronbergalign=center colspan="8" DNS
50 km walkAndreas Gustafssonalign=center colspan="6"3:57:53 PB21
Field events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
High jumpLinus Thörnblad2.302 Q2.235
Pole vaultJesper FritzNMalign=center-align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
Alhaji Jeng5.65 SB11 q5.5012
Long jumpMichel Tornéus7.7828align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
Javelin throwMagnus Arvidssonalign=center colspan="4" DNS
Jonas Lohse75.3330align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
DecathlonDaniel Almgrenalign=center colspan="2"780322
Nicklas Wibergalign=center colspan="2"84067

Women

Track and road events
EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
3000 m steeplechaseUlrika Johansson9:38.88 PB8Did not advance
20 km walkMonica Svenssonalign=center colspan="6"align=center colspan="2"DQ
Field and combined events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
High jumpEmma Green1.951 Q1.967
Shot putHelena Engman17.19 SB11Did not advance
Discus throwSofia Larsson54.2832Did not advance
Anna Söderberg57.9226Did not advance
Hammer throwCecilia Nilsson63.7734Did not advance
HeptathlonNadja Casadeialign=center colspan="2"559822
Jessica Samuelssonalign=center colspan="2"588517

Key: Q = qualification by place, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best, DQ = Disqualified, NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), DNS = Did not start

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