Jamaica at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Jamaica at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code JAM
National federation Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association
Website www.jaaaltd.com
in Berlin
Competitors 46
Medals
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
13

Jamaica competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 46 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad had a number of medal hopes for the sprinting events, including Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, and Michael Frater in the men's and Veronica Campbell-Brown, Kerron Stewart, and Shelly-Ann Fraser in the women's. Olympic gold medallist Melaine Walker competed in the 400 metres hurdles and 2007 World Championship silver medallists Maurice Smith, Shericka Williams, and Novlene Williams-Mills also feature.[1]

The Jamaican team suffered a number of setbacks before the event: five of the selected athletes (Yohan Blake, Allodin Fothergill, Lansford Spence, Marvin Anderson and Sheri-Ann Brooks) tested positive for the stimulant methylxanthine, although it is unclear whether they will be banned from competition.[2] In a separate incident, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association threatened the five athletes in Stephen Francis' Maximising Velocity Power Track Club with deselection after they failed to attend a mandatory training camp in Berlin. The athletes (Asafa Powell, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Melaine Walker, Brigitte Foster-Hylton and Shericka Williams) were eventually cleared for competition following the personal intervention of IAAF president Lamine Diack.[3]

Team selection


References

  1. ↑ Jamaican team list announced for Berlin. IAAF (2009-07-14). Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
  2. ↑ IAAF wait for Jamaica drug ruling . BBC Sport (2009-08-11). Retrieved on 2009-08-13.
  3. ↑ Jamaican stars cleared for Berlin . BBC Sport (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2009-08-13.
  4. ↑ JAMAICA’S TEAM–12TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS. JAAA (2009-07-13). Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
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