2009 World Championships in Athletics
Track
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2009 World Championships in Athletics

Section Title: Track
Table Section Text: 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 * Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze

100 metres details	Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica (JAM)	10.73 WL	Kerron Stewart Jamaica (JAM)	10.75 PB	Carmelita Jeter United States (USA)	10.90

200 metres details	Allyson Felix United States (USA)	22.02	Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica (JAM)	22.35	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas (BAH)	22.41

400 metres details	Sanya Richards United States (USA)	49.00 WL	Shericka Williams Jamaica (JAM)	49.32 PB	Antonina Krivoshapka Russia (RUS)	49.71

800 metres details	Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)	1:55.45 WL	Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya (KEN)	1:57.90 SB	Jenny Meadows Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	1:57.93 PB

1500 metres details	Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain (BHR)	4:03.74	Lisa Dobriskey Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	4:03.75	Shannon Rowbury United States (USA)	4:04.18

5000 metres details	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN)	14:57.97	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Kenya (KEN)	14:58.33	Meseret Defar Ethiopia (ETH)	14:58.41

10,000 metres details	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya (KEN)	30:51.24 SB	Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia (ETH)	30:51.34	Wude Ayalew Ethiopia (ETH)	30:51.95

Marathon details	Bai Xue China (CHN)	2:25:15	Yoshimi Ozaki Japan (JPN)	2:25:25	Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia (ETH)	2:25:32

100 metres hurdles details	Brigitte Foster-Hylton Jamaica (JAM)	12.51 SB	Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Canada (CAN)	12.54	Delloreen Ennis-London Jamaica (JAM)	12.55 SB

400 metres hurdles details	Melaine Walker Jamaica (JAM)	52.42 CR	Lashinda Demus United States (USA)	52.96	Josanne Lucas Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	53.20

3000 metres steeplechase details	Yuliya Zarudneva Russia (RUS)	9:08.39 PB	Milcah Chemos Cheywa Kenya (KEN)	9:08.57 PB	Gulnara Samitova-Galkina Russia (RUS)	9:11.09 SB

20 kilometres walk details	Olive Loughnane Ireland (IRL)	1:28:58 SB	Liu Hong China (CHN)	1:29:10 SB	Anisya Kirdyapkina Russia (RUS)	1:30:09

4 × 100 metres relay details	Jamaica (JAM) Simone Facey Shelly-Ann Fraser Aleen Bailey Kerron Stewart	42.06	Bahamas (BAH) Sheniqua Ferguson Chandra Sturrup Christine Amertil Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	42.29 SB	Germany (GER) Marion Wagner Anne Möllinger Cathleen Tschirch Verena Sailer	42.87 SB

4 × 400 metres relay details	United States (USA) Debbie Dunn Allyson Felix Lashinda Demus Sanya Richards Natasha Hastings* Jessica Beard*	3:17.83 WL	Jamaica (JAM) Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams-Mills Shereefa Lloyd Shericka Williams Kaliese Spencer*	3:21.15 SB	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Lee McConnell Christine Ohuruogu Vicki Barr Nicola Sanders Jenny Meadows*	3:25.16

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Sentence(s)

In the women's 400m Hurdles, Melaine Walker of Jamaica won in 52.42sec.

final_sentence: In the women's 400m Hurdles, Melaine Walker of Jamaica won in 52.42sec.