Poland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Medal Name Event Date
Gold Anna Rogowska Pole vault 17 August
Gold Anita Włodarczyk Hammer throw 22 August
Silver Tomasz Majewski Shot put 15 August
Silver Monika Pyrek Pole vault 17 August
Silver Szymon Ziółkowski Hammer throw 17 August
Silver Piotr Małachowski Discus throw 19 August
Bronze Kamila Chudzik Heptathlon 16 August
Bronze Sylwester Bednarek High jump 21 August
Bronze Grzegorz Sudoł 50km walk 21 August
Medalists
Poland competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15-23 August. A team of over 40 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad includes both Polish athletes who were 2008 Olympics medalists: Tomasz Majewski (gold at shot put and 2009 world leaders), and Piotr Małachowski (silver at discus throw). Anna Rogowska (third in 2004 Olympics at pole vault) and Szymon Ziółkowski (2000 Olympic champion in the hammer throw) also participated in the Championships. In the women's hammer throw, Anita Włodarczyk of Poland won gold medal with a distance of 77,96m, which is a new world record. Poland won 8 medals in the Championships and was 4th rank among all participating countries Medal Table. It is the best result of Poland of all World Championships in Athletics.