Switzerland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Switzerland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	SUI
in Berlin
Competitors	11
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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Switzerland compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 11 athletes was announced for the competition.

Team selection

Track and road events

Event	Athletes
	Men	Women
100 metres	Cédric Nabe Mongha
200 metres	Marco Cribari Marc Schneeberger
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10000 metres
Marathon		Patricia Morceli-Bieri
100 metres hurdles	—	Lisa Urech
110 metres hurdles		—
400 metres hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
20 km race walk		Marie Polli
50 km race walk		—
4×100 metres relay
4×400 metres relay

Field and combined events

Event	Athletes
	Men	Women
Pole vault		Nicole Büchler
High jump
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw	Daniel Schärer
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	Stefan Müller
Heptathlon	—	Linda Züblin
Decathlon	Simon Walter	—

Results

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Cédric Nabe	10.51	51	did not advance
200 m	Marco Cribari	20.80	14 Q	20.81	21	did not advance
	Marc Schneeberger	20.76	13 Q	20.91	24	did not advance

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Discus throw	Daniel Schärer	58.50	27	did not advance
Javelin throw	Stefan Müller	72.83	35	did not advance
Decathlon	Simon Walter			7649	30

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m hurdles	Lisa Urech	13.36	28			did not advance
Marathon	Patricia Morceli-Bieri							2:39:37	37
20 kilometres walk	Marie Polli							1:36:44	25

Field and combined events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pole vault	Nicole Büchler	4.50 NR	15	did not advance
Heptathlon	Linda Züblin			5934	16

External links

• Official competition website