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In women's pole vault final, the biggest surprise of the day was the Olympic champion and current world record holder, Yelena Isinbayeva, failing to clear any height. Anna Rogowska of Poland earned the gold with the result of 4.75m. Monika Pyrek and Chelsea Johnson shared second place with the result of 4.65m. As a result, for the first time in ...
Kim Collins, 100 m gold medallist at the 2003 World Championships. [8] (returned to competition in 2010) Stacy Dragila, Olympic gold medallist, two-time World Champion, and former world record holder in the pole vault. [9] Yulia Pechonkina, 2005 World Champion in the 400 m hurdles, and current world record holder. [10]
The women's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 15, 16 and 18 August. The world-leader prior to the competition, Sanya Richards, was regarded as the favourite in the event, although her previous failure to convert circuit dominance to major championship success raised some doubts.
The Women's Pole Vault event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 15 August and 17 August 2009. Yelena Isinbayeva was the strong favourite prior to the competition, a position enhanced further by the withdrawal of 2008 Olympic silver medallist Jennifer Stuczynski.
World record Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15: Oslo, Norway: 6 June 2008 Championship record Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:38.59: Helsinki, Finland: 13 August 2005 World leading Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:33.65: London, Great Britain: 25 July 2009 African record Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15: Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008 Asian record Jiang Bo (CHN) 14:28.09
The Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 17. The Russian steeplechase team entered for the event was particularly strong, featuring world record holder and Olympic champion Gulnara Galkina, defending world champion Yekaterina Volkova, and third fastest of the year Yuliya Zarudneva.
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 18 and 19 August. The world leader Lolo Jones had not qualified for the championships, but a number of athletes had also posted fast times and scored major victories in on the World Athletics Tour that season.
The first world record in the 400 m for women was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the World Athletics, in 1957. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 27 world records in the event. Their 2009 record progression list, however, lists 26 records. [1]