United States at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

United States at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code USA
National federation USA Track & Field
Website www.usatf.org
in Berlin
Competitors 160
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
10 6 6 22

United States competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. A team of over 100 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Team USA athletes honoured Jesse Owens' memory by displaying the letters JO on their competition singlets. Selected athletes achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad included a number of reigning champions, such as: Tyson Gay, Allyson Felix, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa, Dwight Phillips, Brad Walker, Bernard Lagat, Kerron Clement, and Jeremy Wariner. Furthermore, outside the reigning champions, there were a number of past medallists and world leaders in the squad.[1] With such strength in depth in a large squad, the United States was expected to maintain its dominance of the competition, in which it has not been beaten on total gold medals since 1987. Olympic champion Bryan Clay missed the competition due to injury.

The United States team again topped the medals table; its total of 10 gold medals was almost equal to that of second and third place's totals combined.

Team selection

Track and road events
Event Athletes
Men Women
100 meters Tyson Gay
Michael Rodgers
Darvis Patton
Monzavous Edwards
Carmelita Jeter
Muna Lee
Lauryn Williams
200 meters Tyson Gay
Shawn Crawford
Charles Clark
Wallace Spearmon
Allyson Felix
Muna Lee
Marshevet Hooker
Charonda Williams
400 meters Jeremy Wariner
LaShawn Merritt
Gil Roberts
Lionel Larry
Sanya Richards
Debbie Dunn
Jessica Beard
800 meters Nick Symmonds
Khadevis Robinson
Ryan Brown
Hazel Clark
Geena Gall
Maggie Vessey
1500 meters Bernard Lagat
Lopez Lomong
Leonel Manzano
Dorian Ulrey
Shannon Rowbury
Christin Wurth-Thomas
Anna Willard
5000 meters Bernard Lagat
Matt Tegenkamp
Chris Solinsky
Evan Jager
Jen Rhines
Julie Culley
10,000 meters Galen Rupp
Dathan Ritzenhein
Tim Nelson
Amy Yoder Begley
Shalane Flanagan
Katie McGregor
Marathon Dan Browne
Nate Jenkins
Justin Young
Matt Gabrielson
Edwardo Torres
Kara Goucher
Desiree Davila
Paige Higgins
Zoila Gomez
Tera Moody
100 meter hurdles Michelle Perry
Dawn Harper
Ginnie Powell
Damu Cherry
110 meter hurdles David Payne
Terrence Trammell
Aries Merritt
400 meter hurdles Kerron Clement
Bershawn Jackson
Johnny Dutch
Angelo Taylor
Lashinda Demus
Sheena Tosta
Tiffany Ross-Williams
3000 m steeplechase Joshua McAdams
Dan Huling
Kyle Alcorn
Jennifer Simpson
Bridget Franek
Lindsey Anderson
20 km race walk Teresa Vaill
50 km race walk
4×100 meter relay Tyson Gay
Michael Rodgers
Darvis Patton
Monzavous Edwards
Travis Padgett
Shawn Crawford
Terrence Trammell
Wallace Spearmon
Carmelita Jeter
Muna Lee
Lauryn Williams
Alexandria Anderson
Jessica Young
Shalonda Solomon
Marshevet Hooker
Charonda Williams
Allyson Felix
4×400 meter relay Jeremy Wariner
LaShawn Merritt
Gil Roberts
Lionel Larry
David Neville
Kerron Clement
Bershawn Jackson
Angelo Taylor
Sanya Richards
Debbie Dunn
Jessica Beard
Natasha Hastings
Lashinda Demus
Allyson Felix

Field and combined events
Event Athletes
Men Women
Pole vault Brad Walker
Jeremy Scott
Derek Miles
Toby Stevenson
Jenn Stuczynski
Chelsea Johnson
Stacy Dragila
High jump Tora Harris
Andra Manson
Keith Moffatt
Chaunte Howard
Amy Acuff
Sharon Day
Long jump Dwight Phillips
Brian Johnson
Miguel Pate
Brittney Reese
Brianna Glenn
Funmi Jimoh
Triple jump Brandon Roulhac
Walter Davis
Kenta Bell
Shakeema Welsch
Erica McLain
Shani Marks
Shot put Reese Hoffa
Christian Cantwell
Dan Taylor
Adam Nelson
Michelle Carter
Jillian Camarena
Kristin Heaston
Discus throw Casey Malone
Jarred Rome
Ian Waltz
Stephanie Brown Trafton
Aretha Thurmond
Becky Breisch
Hammer throw A.G. Kruger
Jake Freeman
Mike Mai
Jessica Cosby
Amber Campbell
Erin Gilreath
Javelin throw Chris Hill
Mike Hazle
Sean Furey
Kara Patterson
Rachel Yurkovic
Heptathlon Diana Pickler
Sharon Day
Bettie Wade
Decathlon Trey Hardee
Ashton Eaton
Jake Arnold

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