| Portugal at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | POR |
| National federation | Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 30 (17 men, 13 women) |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
| ← 2007 2011 → | |
Portugal was represented at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, held in Berlin from August 15 to August 23, with a delegation of 30 athletes (17 men and 13 women). This delegation matched the record for the biggest national team at the World Championships in Athletics, set at Athens 1997. The team included reigning Olympic and 2007 world triple jump champion Nelson Évora, reigning world indoor champion in the long jump Naide Gomes, and Olympic and World Championships medalist Rui Silva. Veteran race walker and 2005 bronze medalist Susana Feitor accomplished her 10th consecutive appearance at the World Championships. Francis Obikwelu came out of retirement to compete with the 4 × 100 metres relay team.
Results
Men
- Track and road events
| Event | Athlete | Heats | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
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| Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | |||
| 100 m | Arnaldo Abrantes | 10.41 | 2 Q | 37 | 10.40 | 6 | 34 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | Arnaldo Abrantes | did not start | |||||||||||
| 1500 m | Rui Silva | 3:41.98 | 4 Q | 14 | N/A | 3:41.30 | 11 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
| 10,000 m | Rui Pedro Silva | N/A | 28:51.40 | 23 | |||||||||
| Marathon | Luís Feiteira | N/A | 2:14:06 | 10 | |||||||||
| Fernando Silva | N/A | 2:14:48 | 13 | ||||||||||
| José Moreira | N/A | 2:14:05 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Alberto Paulo | 8:43.13 | 11 | 30 | N/A | did not advance | |||||||
| 20 km race walk | João Vieira | N/A | 1:21:43 | 10 | |||||||||
| Sérgio Vieira | N/A | 1:24:32 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 50 km race walk | António Pereira | N/A | did not finish | ||||||||||
| Augusto Cardoso | N/A | 3:59:10 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Arnaldo Abrantes Francis Obikwelu Dany Gonçalves João Ferreira Ricardo Monteiro |
39.25 | 4 | 11 | N/A | did not advance | |||||||
- Field and combined events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | ||
| Triple jump | Nelson Évora | 17.44 | 1 Q | 1 | 17.55 | 
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| Shot put | Marco Fortes | 19.81 | 6 | 18 | did not advance | |
Women
- Track and road events
| Event | Athlete | Heats | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
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| Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Sónia Tavares | 11.64 | 4 q | 32 | 11.55 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| 5000 m | Ana Dulce Félix | did not participate | ||||||||||
| Inês Monteiro | did not participate | |||||||||||
| Sara Moreira | 15:19.93 | 5 Q | 10 | N/A | 15:12.22 | 10 | ||||||
| 10,000 m | Ana Dias | N/A | 31:49.91 | 16 | ||||||||
| Ana Dulce Félix | N/A | 31:30.90 | 13 | |||||||||
| Inês Monteiro | N/A | 31:25.67 | 10 | |||||||||
| Marathon | Marisa Barros | N/A | 2:26:50 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Jéssica Augusto | 9:26.64 | 6 q | 7 | N/A | 9:25.25 | 11 | |||||
| Sara Moreira | 9:28.64 | 6 | 12 | N/A | did not advance | |||||||
| 20 km race walk | Susana Feitor | N/A | 1:32:42 | 10 | ||||||||
| Inês Henriques | N/A | 1:32:51 | 11 | |||||||||
| Vera Santos | N/A | 1:30:35 | 5 | |||||||||
- Field and combined events
| Event | Athlete | Qualification | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | ||
| Pole vault | Sandra Tavares | 4.25 | 12 | 26 | did not advance | |
| Long jump | Naide Gomes | 6.86 | 1 Q | 1 | 6.77 | 4 |
| Hammer throw | Vânia Silva | 62.86 | 18 | 37 | did not advance | |
References
- "Berlim 2009: Selecção Portuguesa" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
- "Portugal com delegação recorde para Berlim". Record (in Portuguese). Cofina Media. August 3, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
External links
- Official competition website
- Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (in Portuguese)