title: Sweden at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Sweden at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
  
  Sweden will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 23 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.
  
  ## Team selection
  
  | Event | Athletes | Athletes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Event | Men | Women |
  | 400 metres | Johan Wissman | |
  | 800 metres | Mattias Claesson | |
  | 3000 m steeplechase | Per Jacobsen Mustafa Mohamed | Ulrika Johansson |
  | 110 metres hurdles | Robert Kronberg | — |
  | 20 km race walk | — | Monica Svensson |
  | 50 km race walk | Andreas Gustafsson | — |
  | Event | Athletes | Athletes |
  | Event | Men | Women |
  | High jump | Linus Thörnblad | Emma Green |
  | Pole vault | Jesper Fritz Alhaji Jeng | |
  | Long jump | Michel Tornéus | |
  | Shot put | | Helena Engman |
  | Discus throw | | Sofia Larsson Anna Söderberg |
  | Hammer throw | | Cecilia Nilsson |
  | Javelin throw | Magnus Arvidsson Jonas Lohse | |
  | Heptathlon | — | Nadja Casadei Jessica Samuelsson |
  | Decathlon | Daniel Almgren Nicklas Wiberg | — |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | 400 m | Johan Wissman | 45.83 | 3 Q | | | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 800 m | Mattias Claesson | 1:48.02 | 26 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 3000 m steeplechase | Per Jacobsen | 8:44.80 | 11 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 3000 m steeplechase | Mustafa Mohamed | 8:22.92 | 6 q | | | | | 8:35.77 | 14 |
  | 110 m hurdles | Robert Kronberg | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
  | 50 km walk | Andreas Gustafsson | | | | | | | 3:57:53 PB | 21 |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | High jump | Linus Thörnblad | 2.30 | 2 Q | 2.23 | 5 |
  | Pole vault | Jesper Fritz | NM | - | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Pole vault | Alhaji Jeng | 5.65 SB | 11 q | 5.50 | 12 |
  | Long jump | Michel Tornéus | 7.78 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Javelin throw | Magnus Arvidsson | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
  | Javelin throw | Jonas Lohse | 75.33 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Decathlon | Daniel Almgren | | | 7803 | 22 |
  | Decathlon | Nicklas Wiberg | | | 8406 | 7 |
  
  ### Women
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | 3000 m steeplechase | Ulrika Johansson | 9:38.88 PB | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 20 km walk | Monica Svensson | | | | | | | DQ | DQ |
  
  **Field and combined events**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | High jump | Emma Green | 1.95 | 1 Q | 1.96 | 7 |
  | Shot put | Helena Engman | 17.19 SB | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Discus throw | Sofia Larsson | 54.28 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Discus throw | Anna Söderberg | 57.92 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Hammer throw | Cecilia Nilsson | 63.77 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Heptathlon | Nadja Casadei | | | 5598 | 22 |
  | Heptathlon | Jessica Samuelsson | | | 5885 | 17 |
  
  Key: Q = qualification by place, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best, DQ = Disqualified, NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), DNS = Did not start
  
  