Kenya at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
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Kenya will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 43 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The Kenyan team, characteristically strong in the middle- and long-distance running events, includes reigning world champions Alfred Yego and Janeth Jepkosgei, and reigning Olympic champions Pamela Jelimo, Nancy Jebet Lagat, and Brimin Kipruto.
| Kenya at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | KEN |
| National federation | Athletics Kenya |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 43 (24 men, 19 women) |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview) | |
Team selection
edit- Track and road events
Results
editMen
edit- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m | Mark Mutai | ||||||||
| 800 m | |||||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||||
| 5000 m | |||||||||
| 10,000 m | |||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||
| Marathon | |||||||||
| 20 km walk | David Kimutai | 1:26.35 | 32 | ||||||
Women
edit- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m | Joy Sakari | ||||||||
| 800 m | |||||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||||
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| 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||
| Marathon | |||||||||
References
edit- General
- Provisional 2009 World Championships entry list. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.
External links
edit- Official competition website
- Ready when it counts most - Yego knows when to come good – article from IAAF