New Zealand at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
New Zealand competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics that took place from 15–23 August. A team of 15 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition, but three were excluded for failing to meet qualifying standards, and Olympic 1500 metre medalist Nick Willis withdrew to recover from hip surgery.[1] Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad includes the defending world champion and Olympic champion in women's shot put Valerie Vili.
| New Zealand at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| IAAF code | NZL |
| National federation | Athletics New Zealand |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 11 |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
New Zealand's only medal came from Olympic and world champion Valerie Vili, who won the gold medal in the women's shot put.
Team selection
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Results
Men
- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Marathon | Michael Aish | DNF | |
- Field events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Javelin | Stuart Farquhar | 78.53 m | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Decathlon | Brent Newdick | - | 7915 pts PB | 23 | |
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 | ||
| 200 m | Monique Williams | 22.96 NR | 2 Q | - | 22.90 NR | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m | Monique Williams | - | |||||||
| 800 m | Nikki Hamblin | 2:31.94 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m | Nikki Hamblin | 4:09.60 | 8 q | - | 4:10.96 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| 5000 m | Kim Smith | - | |||||||
| 10000 m | Kim Smith | - | 31:21.42 SB | 8 | |||||
| Marathon | Shireen Crumpton | - | 2:41:31 SB | 44 | |||||
| Mary Davies | - | 2:38:48 PB | 35 | ||||||
| Fiona Docherty | - | 2:40:18 PB | 41 | ||||||
| 100 m hurdles | Andrea Miller | 13.83 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
- Field and combined events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Shot put | Valerie Vili | 19.70m | 1 | 20.45m |  |
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