Turkey at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

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.

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
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Medalists

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

Team selection

Event Athlete[2] 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

Results[3]

Men

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		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

Women

Track and road events

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

Field and combined events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump	Karin Mey Melis	6.67	4	6.80