The 2009

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was held on 14 and 15 March at the Estadio de

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. It was the ninth edition of the

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competition for throwing events and was organised by the

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and the

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(Spanish athletics federation). The competition featured men's and women's contests in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

and

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

. In addition to the senior competitions, there were also under-23 events for younger athletes. A total of 226 athletes from 29 nations entered the competition. It was the first time that Spain hosted the competition. On the first day of competition,

Anita Włodarczyk Anita Włodarczyk (; born 8 August 1985) is a Polish hammer thrower. She is the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion, and the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m; she currently holds the women's world record of 82.98 m. She is co ...

had a world-leading and personal best mark of 75.05 metres to win the women's hammer throw.

Nicoleta Grasu Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a retired Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu. Grasu is best known for winning meda ...

was dominant in the women's discus, while Lajos Kürthy edged the host's Manuel Martínez in the men's shot put by six centimetres (both reached the 20-metre mark).

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took the men's javelin title with his first throw of 77.78 m. The highest calibre performance on the second day came from

Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance th ...

, whose throw of 69.70 m won the men's discus by nearly five metres – only he threw further in the event that year. In the men's hammer, a close contest between

Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars (; born 18 February 1982) is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008, and 2012, winning the gold medal in 2012. He also won the 2012 and 2014 European championships. Career His personal be ...

and

Marco Lingua Marco Lingua (born 4 June 1978 in Chivasso, Piedmont) is an Italian hammer thrower, writer, actor, TV personality and former weightlifter. He finished eleventh at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games wit ...

resulted in the season's first throw over eighty metres, with Pars taking the win with 80.38 m.

Nadzeya Astapchuk Nadzeya Astapchuk ( be, Надзея Мікалаеўна Астапчук, ''Nadzeya Mikalayeuna Astapchuk''; russian: Надежда Остапчук, ''Nadezhda Ostapchuk;'' born October 28, 1980) is a Belarusian shot putter. She briefly was d ...

also had a duel against

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in the women's shot put – in spite of being in comparatively poor form Astapchuk still won by a margin of four centimetres.

Mariya Abakumova Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova (russian: Мария Васильевна Абакумова; born 15 January 1986) is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. Career Abakumova discovered her love for athletics ...

won the women's javelin, which had only moderate performances in the still conditions in Los Realejos.Kanter excels on Day Two in Los Realejos
European Athletics (2009-03-15). Retrieved on 2013-04-14. In the under-23 section,

Yury Shayunou Yury Shayunou ( be, Юры Шаюноў; born October 10, 1987) is a Belarusian hammer thrower, coached by his father Victor Shayunou. Yury Shayunou has a personal best of 80.72 meters with the 7.26 kg (or 16 lbs) implement, ac ...

's hammer throw of 78.59 m would have ranked him third in the senior competition. Meanwhile, in the under-23 women's javelin, the world junior record holder

Vira Rebryk Vera Yuryevna Rebrik (russian: Вера Юрьевна Ребрик; uk, Віра Юріївна Ребрик; born 25 February 1989) is a Ukrainian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 67.30 met ...

won by almost five metres. Due to the number of entrants in some events (men's shot put, discus and hammer/women's discus, hammer and javelin), "A" and "B" fields competed separately, with higher ranked athletes going in the "A" category. The performances of each field were combined for the final standings. Three "B" group competitors reached the top three of their events: Markus Münch,

Vera Begić Vera Begić (born 17 March 1982 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is Croatian athlete specialized in discus throwing discipline. Since Vera's mother Jadranka Antunović also was a successful athlete and member of the national team in Yugosla ...

and

Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir (born 28 October 1985) is an Icelandic former javelin thrower. Biography She represented her country at both 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games and has also competed at the 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 European Champi ...

. Three

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were broken during the competition. Petros Sofianos improved the Cypriot record in the men's hammer to 65.05 metres, while in the women's javelin Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir set an Icelandic best of 60.42 m ahead of Elisabeth Pauer's Austrian record of 58.37 m. Javier Cienfuegos, an eighteen-year-old Spaniard, achieved a national junior record in winning the javelin "B" competition with his throw of 73.18 m.Los Realejos ESP 14 - 15 March
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-04-14.

Medal summary

Senior

Under-23

References

;Results

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External links

Official competition website
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