# Spain at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Spain will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 51 athletes, 36 men and 16 women, was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Included in the squad are 2007 World Championships race walk medallists Paquillo Fernández and María Vasco. Marta Domínguez, a 3000 metres steeplechase specialist, enters the competition as the world leader in her event.

## Team selection

| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| 100 metres | Ángel David Rodríguez | |
| 200 metres | Ángel David Rodríguez | |
| 800 metres | Manuel Olmedo Luis Alberto Marco | Mayte Martínez |
| 1500 metres | Reyes Estévez Juan Carlos Higuero Arturo Casado | Natalia Rodríguez Nuria Fernández Iris Fuentes-Pila |
| 5000 metres | Alemayehu Bezabeh Jesús España Sergio Sánchez | Judit Plá |
| 10,000 metres | Carlos Castillejo Ayad Lamdassem Manuel Penas | |
| Marathon | José Manuel Martínez Rafael Iglesias Pedro Nimo | Alessandra Aguilar |
| 100 metres hurdles | Jackson Quiñónez Felipe Vivancos | — |
| 400 metres hurdles | | Laia Forcadell |
| 3000 m steeplechase | José Luis Blanco Eliseo Martín Ángel Mullera | Marta Domínguez Eva Arias Diana Martín |
| 20 km race walk | Paquillo Fernández Juan Manuel Molina José Ignacio Díaz | María Vasco Beatriz Pascual |
| 50 km race walk | Jesús Ángel García Bragado Mikel Odriozola Alejandro Cambil | — |
| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| Pole vault | | Naroa Agirre |
| High jump | Javier Bermejo | Ruth Beitia |
| Long jump | Luis Felipe Méliz | |
| Triple jump | Andrés Capellán | |
| Shot put | Manuel Martínez Borja Vivas | |
| Discus throw | Mario Pestano Frank Casañas | |
| Hammer throw | Javier Cienfuegos | Berta Castells |
| Javelin throw | | Mercedes Chilla |
| Decathlon | Agustín Félix | — |

## Results
### Men
#### Track and road events

| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 100 m | Ángel Rodríguez | 10.39 SB | 34 q | 10.39 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 200 m | Ángel Rodríguez | 21.37 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 800 m | Manuel Olmedo | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 800 m | Luis Alberto Marco | 1:48.47 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Reyes Estévez | 3:38.23SB | 6 q | - | - | 3:37.55SB | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Juan Carlos Higuero | 3:41.77 | 13 Q | - | - | 3:37.33 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Arturo Casado | 3:43.21 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5000 m | Alemayehu Bezabeh | 13:33.52 | 22 | - | - | - | - | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5000 m | Jesús España | 13:20.40 | 5 Q | - | - | - | - | | |
| 5000 m | Sergio Sánchez | 13:53.51 | 30 | - | - | - | - | did not advance | did not advance |
| 10,000 m | Carlos Castillejo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28:09.89 | 15 |
| 10,000 m | Ayad Lamdassem | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | DNF |
| 10,000 m | Manuel Penas | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | DNF |
| 110 m hurdles | Jackson Quiñónez | 13.63 | 21 Q | - | - | 13.54 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 110 m hurdles | Felipe Vivancos | 13.72 | 30 | - | - | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | José Luis Blanco | 8:24.07 | 14 | - | - | - | - | did not advance | did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Eliseo Martín | 8:24.29 | 16 Q | - | - | - | - | 8:16.51 SB | 9 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Ángel Mullera | 8:47.40 | 33 | - | - | - | - | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marathon | José Manuel Martínez | - | - | - | - | - | - | | |
| Marathon | Rafael Iglesias | - | - | - | - | - | - | | |
| Marathon | Pedro Nimo | - | - | - | - | - | - | | |
| 20 km walk | Paquillo Fernández | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | DNF |
| 20 km walk | Juan Manuel Molina | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1:24.00 | 24 |
| 20 km walk | José Ignacio Díaz | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1:22.12 SB | 16 |
| 50 km walk | Jesús Ángel García Bragado | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:41.37 SB | |
| 50 km walk | Mikel Odriozola | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00.54 | 26 |
| 50 km walk | Alejandro Cambil | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:13.14 | 29 |

#### Field events

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Long jump | Luis Felipe Méliz | 7.87 SB | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Triple jump | Andrés Capellán | 15.80 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance |
| High jump | Javier Bermejo | 2.20 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shot put | Manuel Martínez | 19.80 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shot put | Borja Vivas | 18.38 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Discus throw | Mario Pestano | 65.03 | 7 Q | 62.76 | 10 |
| Discus throw | Frank Casañas | 61.10 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hammer throw | Javier Cienfuegos | 72.01 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Decathlon | Agustín Félix | - | - | 7,539 | 32 |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 800 m | Mayte Martínez | 2:03.39 | 18 Q | - | - | 1:59.72 SB | 6 q | 1:58.81 SB | 7 |
| 1500 m | Natalia Rodríguez | 4:07.84 | 2 Q | - | - | | | | |
| 1500 m | Nuria Fernández | 4:08.79 | 15 Q | - | - | | | | |
| 1500 m | Iris Fuentes-Pila | 4:09.71 | 24 q | - | - | | | | |
| 5000 m | Judit Plá | 15:54.32 | 19 | - | - | - | - | did not advance | did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Laia Forcadell | 58.57 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Marta Domínguez | 9:34.78 | 18 Q | - | - | - | - | 9:07.32 WL NR | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Eva Arias | 9:25.14 PB | 5 q | - | - | - | - | 9:33.34 | 14 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Diana Martín | 9:42.39 PB | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marathon | Alessandra Aguilar | - | - | - | - | - | - | | |
| 20 km walk | María Vasco | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | DNF |
| 20 km walk | Beatriz Pascual | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1:30:40 | 6 |

#### Field and combined events

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| High jump | Ruth Beitia | 1.95 | 4 Q | 1.99 | 5 |
| Pole vault | Naroa Agirre | 4.40 SB | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Mercedes Chilla | 56.68 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hammer throw | Berta Castells | 67.32 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |