# Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade

The athletics competition at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia from July 7 to July 12, 2009.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Rolando Palacios Honduras | 10.30 | Amr Seoud Egypt | 10.31 | Masashi Eriguchi Japan | 10.33 |
| 200 metres details | Ramil Guliyev Azerbaijan | 20.04 NR | Amr Seoud Egypt | 20.52 | Thuso Mpuang South Africa | 20.69 |
| 400 metres details | Yuzo Kanemaru Japan | 45.68 | Clemens Zeller Austria | 46.12 | Daniel Harper Canada | 46.22 |
| 800 metres details | Sajjad Moradi Iran | 1:48.02 | Goran Nava Serbia | 1:48.06 | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil | 1:48.07 |
| 1500 metres details | Vyacheslav Sokolov Russia | 3:42.49 | Samir Khadar Algeria | 3:42.50 | Goran Nava Serbia | 3:42.88 |
| 5000 metres details | Halil Akkaş Turkey | 14:06.96 | Piedra Bayron Ecuador | 14:07.11 | Elroy Gelant South Africa | 14:07.97 |
| 10,000 metres details | Sibabalwe Mzazi South Africa | 28:21.44 | Denis Mayaud France | 28:21.50 | Lungisa Mdedelwa South Africa | 28:21.52 |
| Half marathon details | Zhao Ran China | 1:04:28 | Tomoya Onishi Japan | 1:04:30 | Francesco Bona Italy | 1:04:35 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Ion Luchianov Moldova | 8:25.79 | Halil Akkaş Turkey | 8:25.80 | Steffen Uliczka Germany | 8:26.18 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Yin Jing China | 13.38 | Lehann Fourie South Africa | 13.66 | Emanuele Abate Italy | 13.70 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Tristan Thomas Australia | 48.75 | Kazuaki Yoshida Japan | 49.78 | Michael Bultheel Belgium | 49.79 |
| 20 km walk details | Sergey Bakulin Russia | 1:20:52 UR | Andrey Ruzavin Russia | 1:21:08 | Moacir Zimmermann Brazil | 1:21:35 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Maxim Mokrousov Ivan Teplykh Roman Smirnov Konstantin Petryashov Russia | 39.21 | Robert Kubaczyk Artur Zaczek Kamil Masztak Dariusz Kuć Poland | 39.33 | Leigh Julius Thuso Mpuang Kagisho Kumbane Wilhelm van der Vyver South Africa | 39.52 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Chris Troode Brendan Cole Tristan Thomas Sean Wroe Clay Watkins John Burstow Australia | 3:03.67 | Witold Bańka Kacper Kozłowski Piotr Kędzia Rafał Wieruszewski Piotr Wiaderek Poland | 3:05.69 | Hideyuki Hirose Yusuke Ishitsuka Kazuaki Yoshida Yuzo Kanemaru Japan | 3:06.46 |
| High jump details | Eduard Malchenko Russia | 2.23 | Michael Mason Canada | 2.23 | Ivan Ilichev Russia | 2.20 |
| Pole vault details | Aleksandr Gripich Russia | 5.60 | Giorgio Piantella Italy | 5.55 | Hendrik Gruber Germany | 5.45 |
| Long jump details | Kim Deok-Hyeon South Korea | 8.41w | Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal | 8.19 | Marcin Starzak Poland | 8.10 |
| Triple jump details | Nelson Évora Portugal | 17.22 | Héctor Dairo Fuentes Cuba | 17.13 | Vladimir Letnicov Moldova | 16.80 |
| Shot put details | Soslan Tsyrikhov Russia | 19.59 | Zhang Jun China | 19.58 | Krzysztof Krzywosz Poland | 19.38 |
| Discus throw details | Mohammad Samimi Iran | 65.33 | Mahmoud Samimi Iran | 64.67 | Markus Münch Germany | 63.76 |
| Hammer throw details | Yury Shayunou Belarus | 76.92 | James Steacy Canada | 74.88 | Oleksiy Sokyrsky Ukraine | 73.73 |
| Javelin throw details | Ainārs Kovals Latvia | 81.58 | Stuart Farquhar New Zealand | 79.48 | Park Jae-Myong South Korea | 79.29 |
| Decathlon details | Mikalai Shubianok Belarus | 7960 | Brent Newdick New Zealand | 7874 | Attila Szabó Hungary | 7748 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Lina Grincikaitė Lithuania | 11.31 | Momoko Takahashi Japan | 11.52 | Sónia Tavares Portugal | 11.54 |
| 200 metres details | Monique Williams New Zealand | 23.11 | Isabel Le Roux South Africa | 23.18 | Sabina Veit Slovenia | 23.34 |
| 400 metres details | Fatou Bintou Fall Senegal | 51.65 | Esther Akinsulie Canada | 51.70 | Carline Muir Canada | 52.07 |
| 800 metres details | Madeleine Pape Australia | 2:01.91 | Olga Cristea Moldova | 2:03.49 | Rebecca Johnstone Canada | 2:03.67 |
| 1500 metres details | Marina Muncan Serbia | 4:15.53 | Kaila McKnight Australia | 4:16.10 | Elena Garcia Grimau Spain | 4:17.02 |
| 5000 metres details | Sara Moreira Portugal | 15:32.78 | Kasumi Nishihara Japan | 15:46.95 | Natalia Medvedeva Russia | 15:49.60 |
| 10,000 metres details | Kasumi Nishihara Japan | 33:14.62 | Tatiana Shutova Russia | 33:29.99 | Volha Minina Belarus | 33:32.35 |
| Half marathon details | Chisato Saito Japan | 1:13:44 | Kikuyo Tsuzaki Japan | 1:14:03 | Sayo Nomura Japan | 1:14:23 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Sara Moreira Portugal | 9:32.62 UR | Ancuța Bobocel Romania | 9:38.14 | Türkan Erişmiş Turkey | 9:38.87 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Nevin Yanıt Turkey | 12.89 | Sonata Tamošaitytė Lithuania | 13.10 | Andrea Miller New Zealand | 13.13 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Vania Stambolova Bulgaria | 55.14 | Jonna Tilgner Germany | 56.02 | Sara Slott Petersen Denmark | 56.40 |
| 20 km walk details | Olga Mikhaylova Russia | 1:30:43 UR | Masumi Fuchise Japan | 1:31:42 | Olga Povalyaeva Russia | 1:33:58 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Audrey Alloh Doris Tomasini Giulia Arcioni Maria Aurora Salvagno Italy | 43.83 | Ewelina Ptak Marika Popowicz Dorota Jędrusińska Marta Jeschke Iwona Brzezińska Poland | 43.96 | Laetitia Denis Ayodelé Ikuesan Amandine Elard Lucienne M'belu France | 44.31 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Carline Muir Amonn Nelson Kimberly Hyacinthe Esther Akinsulie Canada | 3:33.09 | Ekaterina Voronenkova Alexandra Zaytseva Nadezda Sozontova Ekaterina Vukolova Russia | 3:34.45 | Ndeye Fatouseck Soumah Mame Fatou Faye Fatou Diabaye Fatou Bintou Fall Senegal | 3:36.33 |
| High jump details | Ariane Friedrich Germany | 2.00 | Yekaterina Yevseyeva Kazakhstan | 1.91 | Julia Wanner Germany | 1.91 |
| Pole vault details | Jiřina Ptáčníková Czech Republic | 4.55 | Nicole Büchler Switzerland | 4.50 | Kristina Gadschiew Germany | 4.50 |
| Long jump details | Ivana Španović Serbia | 6.64 | Irina Kryachkova Russia | 6.47 | Ruky Abdulai Canada | 6.44 |
| Triple jump details | Yarianna Martínez Cuba | 14.40 | Natalia Kutyakova Russia | 14.14 | Anastasia Matveeva Russia | 13.94 |
| Shot put details | Mailín Vargas Cuba | 18.91 | Chiara Rosa Italy | 18.21 | Alena Kopets Belarus | 17.48 |
| Discus throw details | Dani Samuels Australia | 62.48 | Żaneta Glanc Poland | 60.57 | Kateryna Karsak Ukraine | 60.47 |
| Hammer throw details | Betty Heidler Germany | 75.83 UR | Martina Hrašnová Slovakia | 72.85 | Kathrin Klaas Germany | 70.97 |
| Javelin throw details | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 62.52 | Vira Rebryk Ukraine | 61.02 | Mareike Rittweg Germany | 59.44 |
| Heptathlon details | Jessica Samuelsson Sweden | 6004 | Jana Korešová Czech Republic | 5956 | Saludes Cristina Barcena Spain | 5828 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Portugal (POR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Honduras (HON) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (42 entries) | Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |

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