Turkey at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Turkey at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
Turkey at the; 2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	TUR
in Berlin
Competitors	9(3 men/6 women) in 10 sports
Medals; Ranked 33rd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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Turkey competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August in Berlin.^[1] A team of 12 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition.

Medalists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Bronze	Karin Melis Mey	Women's long jump	August 23

Event	Athlete^[2]
Event	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

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	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

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
10,000 metres	Elvan Abeylegesse	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not finish
5000 metres	Elvan Abeylegesse	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not start
5000 metres	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
1500 m	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