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| Ireland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | IRL |
| National federation | Athletics Association of Ireland |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 14 |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
| ← 2007 2011 → | |
Ireland competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August 2009. A team of 14 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team included European medallists Derval O'Rourke and David Gillick, and 2008 Olympic finalists Eileen O'Keeffe, Rob Heffernan and Roisin McGettigan.
Team selection
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Results
Men
- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 200 m | Paul Hession | 20.66 Q | 5 | 20.48 Q | 7 | 20.48 | 11 | did not advance | |
| 400 m | David Gillick | 45.54 Q | 12 | - | 44.88 q | 6 | 45.53 | 6 | |
| 800 m | Thomas Chamney | 1:48.09 | 28 | - | did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | Thomas Chamney | 3:42.54 | 18 | did not advance | |||||
| 5000 m | Alistair Cragg | 13:46.34 | 27 | - | did not advance | ||||
| 20 km walk | Robert Heffernan | - | 1:22.09 SB | 15 | |||||
| 50 km walk | Jamie Costin | - | DNF | ||||||
| Colin Griffin | - | DNF | |||||||
Women
- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Deirdre Byrne | 4:12.19 | 31 | did not advance | |||||
| 100 m hurdles | Derval O'Rourke | 12.86 SB Q | 10 | - | 12.73 SB q | 7 | 12.67 NR | 4 | |
| 400 m hurdles | Michelle Carey | 56.91 | 25 | did not advance | |||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Roisin McGettigan | 9:59.10 | 13 | did not advance | |||||
| 20 km walk | Olive Loughnane | 1:28.56 SB | 
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- Field and combined events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| High jump | Deirdre Ryan | 1.85m | 31 | did not advance | |
| Hammer throw | Eileen O'Keefe | 63.20 | 35 | did not advance | |
References
- Athletics Ireland announce strong team for World Championships Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland (2009-08-05). Retrieved on 2009-08-07.