# United States at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

United States competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. A team of over 100 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Team USA athletes honoured Jesse Owens' memory by displaying the letters JO on their competition singlets. Selected athletes achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad included reigning champions, such as: Tyson Gay, Allyson Felix, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa, Dwight Phillips, Brad Walker, Bernard Lagat, Kerron Clement, and Jeremy Wariner. Furthermore, outside the reigning champions, there were a number of past medallists and world leaders in the squad. With such strength in depth in a large squad, the United States was expected to maintain its dominance of the competition, in which it has not been beaten on total gold medals since 1987. Olympic champion Bryan Clay missed the competition due to injury.
The United States team again topped the medals table; its total of 10 gold medals was almost equal to that of second and third place's totals combined.

## Team selection

| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| 100 meters | Tyson Gay Michael Rodgers Darvis Patton Monzavous Edwards | Carmelita Jeter Muna Lee Lauryn Williams |
| 200 meters | Tyson Gay Shawn Crawford Charles Clark Wallace Spearmon | Allyson Felix Muna Lee Marshevet Hooker Charonda Williams |
| 400 meters | Jeremy Wariner LaShawn Merritt Gil Roberts Lionel Larry | Sanya Richards Debbie Dunn Jessica Beard |
| 800 meters | Nick Symmonds Khadevis Robinson Ryan Brown | Hazel Clark Geena Gall Maggie Vessey |
| 1500 meters | Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Leonel Manzano Dorian Ulrey | Shannon Rowbury Christin Wurth-Thomas Anna Willard |
| 5000 meters | Bernard Lagat Matt Tegenkamp Chris Solinsky Evan Jager | Jen Rhines Julie Culley |
| 10,000 meters | Galen Rupp Dathan Ritzenhein Tim Nelson | Amy Yoder Begley Shalane Flanagan Katie McGregor |
| Marathon | Dan Browne Nate Jenkins Justin Young Matt Gabrielson Edwardo Torres | Kara Goucher Desiree Davila Paige Higgins Zoila Gomez Tera Moody |
| 100 meter hurdles | — | Michelle Perry Dawn Harper Ginnie Powell Damu Cherry |
| 110 meter hurdles | David Payne Terrence Trammell Aries Merritt | — |
| 400 meter hurdles | Kerron Clement Bershawn Jackson Johnny Dutch Angelo Taylor | Lashinda Demus Sheena Tosta Tiffany Ross-Williams |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Joshua McAdams Dan Huling Kyle Alcorn | Jennifer Simpson Bridget Franek Lindsey Anderson |
| 20 km race walk | | Teresa Vaill |
| 50 km race walk | | — |
| 4×100 meter relay | Tyson Gay Michael Rodgers Darvis Patton Monzavous Edwards Travis Padgett Shawn Crawford Terrence Trammell Wallace Spearmon | Carmelita Jeter Muna Lee Lauryn Williams Alexandria Anderson Jessica Young Shalonda Solomon Marshevet Hooker Charonda Williams Allyson Felix |
| 4×400 meter relay | Jeremy Wariner LaShawn Merritt Gil Roberts Lionel Larry David Neville Kerron Clement Bershawn Jackson Angelo Taylor | Sanya Richards Debbie Dunn Jessica Beard Natasha Hastings Lashinda Demus Allyson Felix |
| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| Pole vault | Brad Walker Jeremy Scott Derek Miles Toby Stevenson | Jenn Stuczynski Chelsea Johnson Stacy Dragila |
| High jump | Tora Harris Andra Manson Keith Moffatt | Chaunte Howard Amy Acuff Sharon Day |
| Long jump | Dwight Phillips Brian Johnson Miguel Pate | Brittney Reese Brianna Glenn Funmi Jimoh |
| Triple jump | Brandon Roulhac Walter Davis Kenta Bell | Shakeema Welsch Erica McLain Shani Marks |
| Shot put | Reese Hoffa Christian Cantwell Dan Taylor Adam Nelson | Michelle Carter Jillian Camarena Kristin Heaston |
| Discus throw | Casey Malone Jarred Rome Ian Waltz | Stephanie Brown Trafton Aretha Thurmond Becky Breisch |
| Hammer throw | A.G. Kruger Jake Freeman Michael Mai | Jessica Cosby Amber Campbell Erin Gilreath |
| Javelin throw | Chris Hill Mike Hazle Sean Furey | Kara Patterson Rachel Yurkovic |
| Heptathlon | — | Diana Pickler Sharon Day Bettie Wade |
| Decathlon | Trey Hardee Ashton Eaton Jake Arnold | — |