title: Argentina at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Argentina at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
  
  Argentina fielded six competitors at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.
  
  ## Team selection
  
  | Event | Athletes | Athletes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Event | Men | Women |
  | 20 km race walk | Juan Manuel Cano | |
  | Event | Athletes | Athletes |
  | Event | Men | Women |
  | Shot Put | Germán Lauro | |
  | Discus throw | Jorge Balliengo Germán Lauro | Rocío Comba |
  | Hammer throw | Juan Ignacio Cerra | Jennifer Dahlgren |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank |
  | 20 km walk | Juan Manuel Cano | 1:29:20 SB | 40 |
  
  **Field and combined events**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Shot put | Germán Lauro | NM | - | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Discus throw | Jorge Balliengo | 59.19 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Discus throw | Germán Lauro | 57.88 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Hammer throw | Juan Ignacio Cerra | 69.37 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  **Field and combined events**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Discus throw | Rocío Comba | 54.69 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Hammer throw | Jennifer Dahlgren | 68.90 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
  