Sweden at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Sweden at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeSWE
National federationSvenska Friidrottsförbundet
Websitewww.friidrott.se
in Berlin
Competitors23
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)

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

Results

Men

Track and road events
Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
400 m Johan Wissman 45.83 3 Q DNS Did not advance
800 m Mattias Claesson 1:48.02 26 Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase Per Jacobsen 8:44.80 11 Did not advance
Mustafa Mohamed 8:22.92 6 q 8:35.77 14
110 m hurdles Robert Kronberg DNS
50 km walk Andreas Gustafsson 3:57:53 PB 21
Field events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
High jump Linus Thörnblad 2.30 2 Q 2.23 5
Pole vault Jesper Fritz NM - Did not advance
Alhaji Jeng 5.65 SB 11 q 5.50 12
Long jump Michel Tornéus 7.78 28 Did not advance
Javelin throw Magnus Arvidsson DNS
Jonas Lohse 75.33 30 Did not advance
Decathlon Daniel Almgren 7803 22
Nicklas Wiberg 8406 7

Women

Track and road events
Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
3000 m steeplechase Ulrika Johansson 9:38.88 PB 8 Did not advance
20 km walk Monica Svensson DQ
Field and combined events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
High jump Emma Green 1.95 1 Q 1.96 7
Shot put Helena Engman 17.19 SB 11 Did not advance
Discus throw Sofia Larsson 54.28 32 Did not advance
Anna Söderberg 57.92 26 Did not advance
Hammer throw Cecilia Nilsson 63.77 34 Did not advance
Heptathlon Nadja Casadei 5598 22
Jessica Samuelsson 5885 17

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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