China at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

China at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
China at the; 2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	CHN
National federation	Chinese Athletics Association
Website	[[1] www.athletics.org.cn/%20www.athletics.org.cn]]
in Berlin
Competitors	32 (12 men, 20 women)
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 4
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
	1983; 1987; 1991; 1993; 1995; 1997; 1999; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023;
	← 2007 2011 →

China competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August in Berlin.^[1]

Half of China's 32-strong team will be making their debuts. Liu Xiang is out with injury.^[2]

Medal winners edit

Gong Lijiao won the bronze medal in the Women's shot put.

Bai Xue won the gold medal in the Women's Marathon.

Event	Athletes
Event	Men	Women
10,000 metres		Zhang Yingying
110 metre hurdles	Ji Wei Shi Dongpeng Jing Yin
400 metre hurdles		Huang Xiaoxiao
20 km race walk	Chu Yafei Li Jianbo Wang Hao	Liu Hong Yang Mingxia Yawei Yang
50 km race walk	Li Lei Faguang Xu Chenliang Zhao
Marathon		Bai Xue Chen Rong Weiwei Sun Jiali Wang Zhou Chunxiu Zhu Xiaolin

Event	Athletes
Event	Men	Women
Long jump	Linzhe Li
Triple jump	Li Yanxi	Xie Limei
Pole vault		Gao Shuying
Javelin Throw	Qin Qiang
Shot Put		Gong Lijiao Li Meiju Xiangrong Liu
Discus throw		Ma Xuejun Song Aimin Shaoyang Xu
Hammer throw		Zhang Wenxiu

^ Entry list Archived August 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
^ "China sets low bar for Berlin without Liu". Reuters. 6 August 2009.

Official 2009 competition website
State Sport General Administration—sports authority provides relevant information on Berlin athletes