Russia competes at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

from 15–23 August. A team of over 100 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition, one of the largest squads in the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Yelena Isinbayeva,

Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva (russian: Татьяна Романовна Лебедева, born 21 July 1976) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of the most successful athle ...

, Yekaterina Volkova, and Olga Kaniskina are the defending champions in their respective events. The

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champion

Valeriy Borchin Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin (russian: Вале́рий Ви́кторович Бо́рчин; born 11 September 1986) is a race walker from Russia who won the 2008 Olympic gold medal and was World champion over the 20 km distance. His Worl ...

, and world record holder

Gulnara Galkina-Samitova Gulnara Iskanderovna Samitova-Galkina (russian: Гульнара Искандеровна Самитова-Галкина, tt-Cyrl, Гөлнара Искәндәр кызы Самитова-Галкина) (born 9 July 1978 in Naberezhnye Chelny, ...

, are also competing.Russia selects more than 100 for Berlin

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(2009-08-03). Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Russia will be represented in all the women's events, and furthermore, only five men's events will not feature a Russian competitor.

Team selection

;Track and road events ;Field and combined events

References

External links

Official competition website
{{Russia at the World Championships in Athletics Russia World Championships in Athletics

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