Turkey at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Turkey at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	TUR
in Berlin
Competitors	9(3 men/6 women) in 10 sports
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1

Turkey competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August in Berlin. A team of 12 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition.

Team selection

Event	Athlete
	Men	Women
Discus Throw	Ercüment Olgundeniz
Hammer Throw	Eşref Apak
Javelin Throw	Fatih Avan
10,000 metres		Elvan Abeylegesse
5000 metres		Elvan Abeylegesse Alemitu Bekele
3000 m steeplechase		Aslı Çakır
1500 meters		Alemitu Bekele Aslı Çakır
800 meters		Yeliz Kurt
100 meter hurdles		Nevin Yanit
Long jump		Karin Mey Melis

Results

Men

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Discus throw	Ercüment Olgundeniz	57.52	29	Did not advance
Hammer throw	Eşref Apak	70.70	27	Did not advance
Javelin throw	Fatih Avan	78.12	19	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
10,000 metres	Elvan Abeylegesse	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not finish
5000 metres	Elvan Abeylegesse	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not start
	Alemitu Bekele	15:19.88	5	-	-	-	-	15:18.18 SB	13
3000 m steeplechase	Aslı Çakır	10:06.64	41	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
1500 m	Alemitu Bekele	4:13.69	33	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
	Aslı Çakır	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not start
800 m	Yeliz Kurt	2:13.42	39	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
100 m hurdles	Nevin Yanit	12.92	3	12.99	15	-	-	Did not advance

Field and combined events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump	Karin Mey Melis	6.67	4	6.80	3

External links

• Official competition website