South Africa at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

South Africa at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	RSA
in Berlin
Competitors	24
Medals	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 3
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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South Africa competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 24 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes had achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.

Team selection

Track and road events Event Athletes Men Women 100 metres Simon Magakwe 200 metres Thuso Mpuang Tshegofatso Mputla Isabel Le Roux 400 metres Pieter Smith 800 metres Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Samson Ngoepe Caster Semenya 1500 metres Johan Cronje Peter van der Westhuizen Marathon Norman Dlomo Johannes Kekana Coolboy Ngamole Tanith Maxwell 3000 m steeplechase Ruben Ramolefi 100 metre hurdles — 110 metre hurdles Lehann Fourie — 400 metre hurdles L. J. van Zyl 4 x 100 metres relay Unknown 4 x 400 metres relay Unknown

Field and combined events Event Athletes Men Women Long jump Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Janice Josephs Discus throw Elizna Naudé Hammer throw Chris Harmse Javelin throw John Robert Oosthuizen Sunette Viljoen Decathlon Willem Coertzen —

References

• Entry list. European Athletic Association (2009-07-30). Retrieved on 2009-08-16.

External links

• Official competition website