2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The Men's 60 metres event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The Men's 60 meters hurdles event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The Men's 800 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon
The Men's heptathlon event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The Men's high jump event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 2.30 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The Men's long jump event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 8.00 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The Men's pole vault event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 5.75 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The Men's shot put event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 19.80 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The Men's triple jump event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 16.85 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The Women's 1500 metres event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Doping
Anna Alminova won the event and was awarded the gold medal, but was disqualified in 2014 after the IAAF in 2014 handed her a doping ban caused by abnormalities in her biological passport profile. All her results from 16 February 2009 onwards were annulled.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Doping
Natalia Rodríguez (gold), Sonja Roman (silver) and Roísín McGettigan (bronze) received their medals by mail.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The Women's 3000 metres event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres, Doping
Anna Alminova originally came sixth in the race, but was disqualified in 2014 after the IAAF handed her a doping ban caused by abnormalities in her biological passport profile. All her results from 16 February 2009 onwards were annulled.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres, Results, Heats
First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The Women's 4 x 400 metres relay event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The Women's 400 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The Women's 60 metres event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The Women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The Women's 800 metres event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The Women's high jump event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification Performance: 1.94 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The Women's long jump event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying performance: 6.55 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon
The Women's pentathlon event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 and 7 March.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.45 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The Women's shot put event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 18.00 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump
The Women's triple jump event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 14.15 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2009 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 20th European Athletics Junior Championships were held between 23 and 26 July 2009 in the Stadion Karađorđe in Novi Sad, Serbia.


2009 European Athletics Junior Championships
Germany topped the medal table with 25 medals overall, including 10 golds, ahead of Russia and Ukraine.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 7th European Athletics U23 Championships were held between 16 and 19 July 2009 in the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium  in Kaunas, Lithuania.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 901 athletes from 42 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 10,000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 2 each heat and 2 best to final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 4 each heat and 4 best to final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 3 each heat and 4 best to Semifinals


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 4 each heat and 4 best to Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100  metres relay event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
19 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400  metres relay event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 3 each heat and 4 best to Semifinals


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16, 17, and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
17 JulyQualified: first 3 each heat and 2 fastest to Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 3 each heat and 4 best to Semifinals


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 5000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 2 each heat and 2 best to Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's javelin throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's pole vault, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's triple jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 10,000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
16 Julyfirst 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinals


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
17 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinals


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk
The women's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100  metres relay event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
19 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400  metres relay event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat 2 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
16 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinals


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16, 17, and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
17 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 5000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
16 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 18 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's pole vault, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.


2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's triple jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2009 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2009 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place at the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom between May 28 and 31, 2009 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 10th edition.


2009 European Championship (darts)
The 2009 PartyPoker.net European Championship was the second edition of the PDC tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 29 October–1 November 2009 at the Claus Event Center in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It featured a field of 32 players and £200,000 in prize money, with £50,000 going to the winner.


2009 European Championship (darts)
World number one and defending champion Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, defeating Steve Beaton 11–3 in the final with a record tournament average of 111.54.


2009 European Championship (darts), Qualification
The top 16 players from the  after the Players Championship double-header in Nuland automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from the , and then to the top 8 non-qualified players from the .


2009 European Championship (darts), Draw and results
Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)


2009 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering
The 2009 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering (Italian: Campionati Europei di Sci alpinismo 2009) was the eighth European Championship of ski mountaineering and was held in Alpago (Tambre, Italy) from February 19, 2009 to February 24, 2009. The competition was organized by the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF), successor organization of the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC).


2009 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, Results, Combination ranking
combined ranking (results of the individual, team and vertical race events)


2009 European Cross Country Championships
The 2009 European Cross Country Championships was a continental cross country running competition that was held on 13 December 2009 near Dublin city, Fingal in Ireland. Dublin was selected as the host city in 2007 and the event was the first time that a major European athletics championships took place in Ireland. The six men's and women's races in the championship programme took place in Santry Demense on a looped course with flat and grassy ground. The 16th edition of the European Cross Country Championships featured 323 athletes from 30 nations.


2009 European Cross Country Championships
Alemayehu Bezabeh upset the defending champion (Serhiy Lebid) to win the men's senior race: it was his first medal at a major international competition and he was the first Spanish runner to win in the history of the championships. In the women's senior competition, Hayley Yelling was a surprise winner, having come out of her competitive retirement just weeks before the race. The much favoured Portuguese team (which included Jessica Augusto and Inês Monteiro) did not reach the individual podium but they took the gold in the team competition.


2009 European Cross Country Championships
Noureddine Smaïl and Hassan Chahdi took gold and silver in the men's under-23 competition, leading the French to a team victory. Jeroen D'Hoedt was the winner of the men's junior race. Sultan Haydar won the women's under-23 race while Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal added to her junior honours with a gold in the women's junior race, becoming the first Norwegian gold medallist of the championships' history.


2009 European Cross Country Championships
Almost 7000 spectators attended the championships and, in Europe, it was broadcast live on television for free by RTÉ, the Irish state broadcaster.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Bidding
Ireland's bid for the competition was first discussed in 2006 when Liam Hennessy, president of Athletics Ireland, proposed the idea at the European Athletics conference that year. After the proposal had gained the support of the Athletics Ireland board, Fingal County Council and the Irish Sports Council, the state broadcaster (RTÉ) agreed to show the event live on television for free across Europe.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Bidding
The bidding process concluded in October 2007 at a presentation to the European Athletics Association in Malta. The Irish bid to host the championships was led by Mary Coghlan (Chair of Finance & Risk AAI), Senan Turnbull (Fingal Council's director of community, culture and sports), Liam Hennessy (President of AAI), Paddy Marlay (Competition Committee of AAI) and beat proposals from France and Poland. Ireland had hosted the World Cross Country Championships in 1979 and 2002, but this was the first time that Ireland had ever hosted a major European athletics competition.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Course
The course was situated in Santry Demense Park adjacent the national track and field stadium, Morton Stadium, which is the home stadium for Clonliffe Harriers – the oldest athletics club in Ireland. The course's looped design allowed for races of varying lengths through the use of laps. The four race lengths were: 9,997 metres (6.212 mi) for the senior men's race, 8,018 metres (4.982 mi) for the senior women's and men's under-23 competitions, 6,039 metres (3.752 mi) for the under-23 women and junior men, and finally 4,039 metres (2.510 mi) for the women's junior race. The ground of the course was grassy throughout and, while it did contain some slight dips and uphills, it did not feature any severe obstacles or inclines.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition
Prior to the championships, eight-time gold medal winner Serhiy Lebid was the favourite for the men's race, with Great Britain's Mo Farah representing the greatest challenge to him. For the women's race, reigning champion Hilda Kibet had decided not to compete. This left the women's senior competition without a clear favourite: Portugal's Jessica Augusto and Inês Monteiro, along with former champions Hayley Yelling and Tetyana Holovchenko, comprised the likely medallists, while Mary Cullen was the home favourite.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition
On the day of the race, an estimated 7000 spectators were in attendance and a total of 323 athletes represented 30 European nations. Although the championships only accepts athletes who are citizens of European countries, African-born athletes were highly represented among those who reached the podium: Ethiopian-born runners Alemayehu Bezabeh and Sultan Haydar Sultan, and Algerian-born Noureddine Smaïl all took gold medals, while Atelaw Yeshetela and Somalian-born athlete Mo Farah won minor medals.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition, Men's race
There was a slow start to the men's senior race, with a large leading pack reaching the 2.5 km mark. However, soon after that point, Mo Farah made clear his intention to win the race, increasing the pace and accelerating away from the pack. He remained the leader for the first half of the race, with Alemayehu Bezabeh following closely and Lebid a little further behind. Bezabeh, competing in only his second European championships, overtook Farah in the fourth lap and began to create a lead for himself. Farah made ground on the leader in the final lap, but he tired towards the end. Bezabeh went on to win his first major title, becoming the first Spaniard to win the championships.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition, Men's race
Coming in second place, Farah collapsed after the finish line and missed the medal ceremony as he received medical assistance. Although ahead of the rest of the pack, Lebid was a clear third and was some way off the two frontrunners – an injury two weeks prior to the race had affected his preparations and he was pleased to receive the bronze medal. Spanish runners Sergio Sánchez and Ayad Lamdassem took fourth and fifth places, all but guaranteeing Spain the men's team gold medal.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition, Women's race
The women's senior race also had an unexpected winner: Hayley Yelling of Great Britain (the 2004 championships winner) had retired from athletics after a poor showing at the 2008 European Cross Country Championships, but she returned to competition in December 2009 with a win at the British selection race for that year's race.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition, Women's race
Yelling started with a quick pace, rapidly building up a lead over the pack of runners in the early stages of the race. During the second lap, the Portuguese runners, along with Rosa María Morató and Adriënne Herzog, remained in pursuit but Ireland's Mary Cullen had faded behind. Yelling, still leading, maintained her fast speed after the halfway point while Augusto and Morató filled out the medalling positions. Morató pulled away from Augusto, but never managed to make up the six-second gap between her and Yelling.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition, Women's race
The Briton took the gold medal and Morató was next to come in, receiving the silver medal. Meanwhile, Herzog overtook a tired Jessica Augusto for the bronze. Augusto, Monteiro, and Ana Dulce Félix of Portugal filled out the top six finishers; although they had failed to reach the individual podium, the trio and tenth-placed Sara Moreira won the team gold medals by a significant margin.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition, Under-23 and junior races
In the men's under-23 race, there was a large group of runners at the front up until the 3.5 km mark, at which point a pack of three runners led the race throughout: Atelaw Yeshetela of Belgium, and Hassan Chahdi and Noureddine Smaïl of France. The three took turns in leading the race and remained close. However, in the final lap, Smaïl broke away from the other two runners and was unchallenged at the finish line, proving his abilities after a disappointing race in 2008. Chahdi was the silver medallist and Yeshetela took third place, while Frenchman Florian Carvalho was fourth, setting up France as the team gold medallists of the race. Great Britain and Belgium took the team silver and bronze respectively.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition, Under-23 and junior races
As she had done in the previous year's competition, Sultan Haydar of Turkey took the lead early on in the women's under-23 competition. By the halfway mark she was thirteen seconds clear of the other runners, but her pace started to slow. Irina Sergeyeva quickly reduced the Turkish runner's lead and on the final lap she threatened to take first place. However, Sergeyeva was beaten by Haydar's sprint finish in the final home straight. Jessica Sparke took the bronze, and her teammates Charlotte Browning and Hollie Rowland followed shortly after to continue Great Britain's unbeaten run of gold medals in the women's under-23 team competition.


2009 European Cross Country Championships, Competition, Under-23 and junior races
In the junior races, Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal became the first Norwegian to win at the European Championships. The European Junior Champion quickly took control of the women's race and managed to hold off Gulshat Fazlitdinova to win the title. Kate Avery was the bronze medallist in the individual race, and Russia, Great Britain and Germany were the team medallists. Grøvdal's compatriot Sondre Nordstad Moen failed to make it a junior double for Norway in the men's race. Moen led the race for the first three laps with a comfortable pace, but Jeroen D'Hoedt pulled ahead for the final lap. Nick Goolab made up significant ground to pip teammate James Wilkinson for the silver at the finish line. Moen ended up fourth, but he won a team bronze with Norway. Britain and France won the gold and silver team medals, respectively.


2009 European Cup
The 2009 European Cup, known as the rugbyleague.com European Cup due to sponsorship, was a rugby league football tournament.


2009 European Cup
The revamped European Cup 2009 involved six teams competing in two groups of three. Participating teams were: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Serbia, Lebanon and Italy. Russia were scheduled to take part in the competition, but were forced to pull out due to board restructuring within the Russian Rugby League Federation. They were replaced by the RLEF European Shield winners, Italy.


2009 European Cup, Finals, 3rd Place Match
Mansour (9)Travis Robinson (12, 27)Clark (22)Reece Robinson (40, 75)Chiha (48)Goals: Clark (0/2)Reece Robinson (4/5)Travis Robinson (0/1)


2009 European Cup Winter Throwing
The 2009 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 14 and 15 March at the Estadio de Los Realejos in Tenerife, Spain. It was the ninth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events and was organised by the European Athletics Association and the Real Federación Española de Atletismo (Spanish athletics federation). The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. 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.


2009 European Cup Winter Throwing
On the first day of competition, Anita Włodarczyk had a world-leading and personal best mark of 75.05 metres to win the women's hammer throw. Nicoleta Grasu 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). Tino Häber took the men's javelin title with his first throw of 77.78 m.


2009 European Cup Winter Throwing
The highest calibre performance on the second day came from Gerd Kanter, 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 and Marco Lingua resulted in the season's first throw over eighty metres, with Pars taking the win with 80.38 m. Nadzeya Astapchuk also had a duel against Anca Heltne 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 won the women's javelin, which had only moderate performances in the still conditions in Los Realejos.


2009 European Cup Winter Throwing
In the under-23 section, Yury Shayunou'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 won by almost five metres.


2009 European Cup Winter Throwing
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 and Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir. Three national records were broken during the competition.


2009 European Cup Winter Throwing
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.


2009 European Curling Championships
The 2009 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Aberdeen, Scotland from 4 to 12 December 2009. The A-Group tournament took place at the Linx Ice Arena, and the B-Group are playing at Curl Aberdeen.


2009 European Curling Championships
A total of 51 teams from 30 European countries were competing.


2009 European Diving Championships
The 2009 European Diving Championships was the first edition of the European Diving Championships and took part from 1–5 April 2009 in Turin, Italy. For the first time, the event was held separately from the European Swimming Championships. The event was held on Monumentale Diving Stadium. The former capital of Italy was hosting European Diving Championships for the third time after 1954 and 2009. A total of ten disciplines was on the schedule. Additionally, there was a team event on the first day of competition.


2009 European Drift Championship season
The 2009 European Drift Championship season is the third season of the European Drift Championship. The championship was won by Mark Luney after he narrow snatched the title from the then championship leader, Phil Morrison.


2009 European F3 Open Championship
The 2009 European F3 Open Championship was the first season with the new championship denomination after eight seasons of the Spanish Formula Three Championship. It began on 2 May 2009 in Valencia and will end on 1 November in Montmeló after 16 rounds in five different countries. The main Class A title was claimed by Bruno Méndez, holding off Celso Míguez by just two points. Callum MacLeod won the secondary Copa F306/300, as well as finishing ninth in the overall championship. Méndez's team Campos Racing also claimed the teams title, beating main rivals Drivex by seven points.


2009 European Fencing Championships
The 2009 European Fencing Championships was held at the International Fair Plovdiv in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The event took place from July 14 to July 19, 2009.


2009 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2008–09 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held from January 20 to 25, 2009 at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.


2009 European Figure Skating Championships, Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from European ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2008. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2009 Four Continents Championships. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Based on the results of the 2008 European Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. The following countries earned more than the minimum.


2009 European Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Brian Joubert won his third European title, as did Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy in the pairs event. It was the first time at the top of the podium for Laura Lepistö and Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski.


2009 European Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Lepistö became the first Finn to win the ladies' single title, and second overall after Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko's 1995 ice dancing title. With Susanna Pöykiö winning bronze, it was also the first time Finns took two spots on the European podium.


2009 European Grand Prix
The 2009 European Grand Prix (formally the 2009 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 August 2009 at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. It was the 11th race of the 2009 Formula One season. The race was contested over 57 laps, an overall race distance of 308.9 km (191.9 mi). The winner was Rubens Barrichello for Brawn GP after starting from third on the grid. The 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton finished second for McLaren-Mercedes, while 2007 world champion Kimi Räikkönen finished in third for Ferrari. Championship leader Jenson Button finished in seventh for the second race in a row, but extended his lead as Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel both failed to score.


2009 European Grand Prix
It was Barrichello's first Grand Prix victory since the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix, 85 races before, while he was still driving for Ferrari. He also marked the 100th victory for a Brazilian driver in F1. Hamilton's second place granted him another podium, while Räikkönen's third place was his second podium in a row. The race saw the debut of GP2 Series driver Romain Grosjean. He replaced Nelson Piquet Jr. at Renault. This race also saw the Grand Prix return of Luca Badoer who had not raced since the 1999 Japanese Grand Prix. He replaced the injured Felipe Massa at Ferrari. Also, Timo Glock scored his first, and Toyota's last, fastest lap.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Jenson Button headed into the weekend still on top of the Drivers' Championship by 18.5 points in front of Mark Webber who had jumped ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who was on 47 points was only 3 points ahead of Brazilian Rubens Barrichello.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Brawn GP still lead the Constructor's Championship by 15.5 points from Red Bull Racing, with a further 58.5 points separating them from defending champions Ferrari. Ferrari had jumped Toyota after Kimi Räikkönen has finished 2nd place in the previous race.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes won the last race in the championship, 4 weeks previously in Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix. He qualified 4th on the grid and won the race in dominating style to take his first race victory since the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton's win also marked the first victory for a car equipped with KERS. Kimi Räikkönen earned second place, his best result of the season. This however was only his second podium and his fourth points scoring finish of the season. Mark Webber finished third, Jenson Button finished 7th, and Rubens Barrichello came 10th while Sebastian Vettel retired because of suspension damage.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
"I did not have a holiday. I just worked very hard in a physical way because after Felipe’s accident and Michael tried to drive the car it was very clear for us that, if Michael was not able, then it was my turn. I kept really concentrating and thinking about everything I could do to be in the best position for the race. I did really a lot of training. I drove a go-kart because I think it is very good for general training. Obviously I did the special training for the neck with my special machine to improve all the muscle and the resistance of the heart, so I was pushing really hard."


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Felipe Massa dominated the 2008 race, leading 50 of 57 laps from pole and setting the fastest lap in the process. Former European Grand Prix winners Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso were also racing, though Massa is the only winner at Valencia.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Massa would miss the Grand Prix after he underwent surgery following an accident in the second part of qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He had life-threatening injuries including a fractured skull, and it was expected that he would be in recovery for at least six weeks. Consequently, this Grand Prix would see the return of Luca Badoer to Formula One in order to replace Massa. Badoer has the record for most races in Formula One without points with 48; he was perhaps closest to scoring points when he retired from fourth in the 1999 European Grand Prix for Minardi.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Meanwhile, Renault announced on 4 August that Nelson Piquet Jr.'s contract with the team had been terminated with immediate effect; this decision was made after Piquet had not scored a single point all season. His replacement Romain Grosjean was announced on 18 August. It was believed that he would be racing for the remainder of the season.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Renault had initially been suspended from the Grand Prix as a result of the events that led to a wheel coming off Alonso's car during the Hungarian Grand Prix. However, Renault appealed to the FIA Court of Appeal, who overturned the suspension, and enabled Alonso to race at his home Grand Prix.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the start of qualifying; the first was held on Friday morning and the second in the afternoon. Both sessions lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes with weather conditions dry throughout, as the air temperature at 27 °C (80 °F) and the track temperature at 36 °C (97 °F) in session one. Session two saw the air temperature at 30 °C (86 °F) and the track temperature rise dramatically to 52 °C (125 °F) in session two. The third session was held on Saturday morning and lasted 1 hour; it was also dry throughout with the air temperature at 28 °C (82 °F) and the track temperature at 41 °C (106 °F).


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
"It was a positive day for us with some good laps and the car performed well right from the start of the first session. We worked on the set-up throughout the day and now we’re pretty much happy with what we have so I think we are in good shape for the rest of the weekend. The incident with Nick Heidfeld this afternoon was a normal incident that can happen during racing or free practice. For tomorrow, we will try our best to get on the front row of the grid with the objective of scoring points on Sunday"


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Brawn came back to form with the track temperature higher than at other circuits making Barrichello the pace-setter with the two McLarens behind him. Kovalainen and Hamilton were only separated by 0.018 seconds. Nico Rosberg who has topped most Friday practice sessions throughout the season struggled in his Williams coming 14th in session 1, 1.3 seconds off Barrichello, while team-mate Kazuki Nakajima fared better, coming 7th. However both Rosberg and Nakajima got into the top five in the second session. Fernando Alonso in his home grand prix topped the second session while Hamilton came last after spinning out early on and damaging his car.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Renault's Romain Grosjean had a solid two sessions, coming 17th and 13th respectively, although Alonso outpaced him in each by over a second. Luca Badoer came 20th and 18th in the two Friday sessions as he continued to struggle with the car as team-mate Kimi Räikkönen was 11th and 10th in the two sessions. The Toyotas struggled in session 1 with Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock coming 18th and 19th respectively. Although there was a small piece of hope as Trulli in the second session came 12th and Glock came 15th, 0.225 seconds behind his team-mate.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Force India's big updates were showing improvements as Adrian Sutil came 6th in the first session, while in the second session Sutil came 6th again while Giancarlo Fisichella showed a bit of form when he came in 8th. BMW Sauber were still struggling as they came 12th and 15th. But Robert Kubica was hopefully showing a light at the end of the tunnel as he came 7th in the second session, splitting the two Force Indias.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Red Bull seemed to be struggling in the hotter conditions as they were outpaced in both sessions by title challengers Brawn. Vettel (5th and 9th) and Webber (8th and 14th) were hopeful things would improve on Saturday.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
It was a surprise result on Saturday as Adrian Sutil topped the time sheets, as Vettel's engine blew halfway through the session causing it to be red-flagged as oil was on the track. The other Force India, Fisichella, was 0.621 seconds behind his team-mate in P6. Kazuki Nakajima came in 2nd with Robert Kubica coming in 3rd. Heikki Kovalainen was the only one of the major contenders for pole in the top 5 as he came in 4th ahead of Nico Rosberg.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
The Brawns were a little off the pace as Button (7th) and Barrichello (12th) were hoping for better. Both Red Bull cars were in the bottom 5 as Vettel (18th) and Webber (17th) continued to struggle in the hot conditions. Luca Badoer continued to be well behind the pace as he came in at 20th, 3.055 seconds behind session winner Adrian Sutil.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
"Well, I clearly went over the limit. In hindsight you can always argue and think you could have done it a bit better. But in qualifying you have to go for it. It was incredibly close. Had I not pushed to the absolute limit I could have dropped three or four places easily, so I went for it. It didn’t work out this time but luckily I did not lose more than one place, so it is fine. It is absolutely a great place to start tomorrow.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
I think we have done a good improvement from Hungary on my side of the garage, so I think everybody can be very pleased in the garage and also back in Woking. We have been working very hard this week since the shut-down and fingers crossed it is paying off now."


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
"We haven’t seen this for a long time. Last year and in 2007 there were times where we only had to do one run in qualifying. This year we have had to go in all guns blazing and use up every minute and every second of the qualifying session. But very fortunately I managed to do a couple of good laps, so I did not have to do too many. But it can always be improved, so for sure going into tomorrow we stand in the best position for myself and Heikki for a podium. But it all depends on strategy and how the start goes and how the rest of the race goes."


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
The qualifying session on Saturday afternoon was split into three parts. The first part ran for 20 minutes, and cars that finished the session 16th or lower were eliminated from qualifying. The second part of qualifying lasted 15 minutes and eliminated cars that finished in positions 11 to 15. The final part of qualifying determined the positions from first to tenth, and decided pole position. Cars which failed to make the final session could refuel before the race, so ran lighter in those sessions.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Cars which competed in the final session of qualifying were not allowed to refuel before the race, and as such carried more fuel than in the previous sessions. Weather conditions for the session saw the air temperature at 30 °C (86 °F) and the track temperature at 39 °C (102 °F).


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
The first part of qualifying saw Button top the time sheets, with a lap of 1:38.531. With all the optimism of the pace of the Force India, Fisichella came 16th and was knocked out. Another big name that failed to make it was Kazuki Nakajima who came 2nd in practice just a few hours beforehand. Trulli, Alguersuari and Badoer were the others that joined them in not making it through to Q2.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
The second session was topped by the other Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, a time of 1:38.076; half a second quicker than the quickest time in Q1. Sebastian Buemi came bottom of the session, half a second behind débutante Romain Grosjean in 14th. Glock, Sutil and Heidfeld were the others eliminated. Robert Kubica ended a long drought and made it to Q3.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
The final 10-minute shoot-out began with very close lap times. As the chequered flag fell everyone was on their final lap. Button was the first of the main contenders to cross it for the final time and he didn't improve and stayed 5th. Next was Barrichello as he crossed the line and didn't improve and stayed 2nd. Kovalainen looked set for pole position but a lockup and a slide in the final corner could only get him up into second, so Hamilton didn't feel the need to complete his lap with no one else on fast laps.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Hamilton got his first pole position of the season, but more importantly, it was a McLaren 1–2. Barrichello came third and a surprise 4th for Vettel as he split the Brawns. Räikkönen even with race fuel on board posted a lap time that was 1.279 seconds quicker than Luca Badoer's time in Q1 on low fuel. This was also the first time Lewis Hamilton had been on pole since the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton became the first driver to take pole position with a KERS car. This was also the first instance of an all KERS front row.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
The fuel-adjusted times showed that Barrichello was actually the fastest in qualifying with Kovalainen 0.216 seconds behind him. Hamilton was third with Button in fourth and Vettel in 5th. Even though it had been an encouraging sign to see BMW in the top 10, the fuel-adjustments showed that even with fuel taken into account, the BMW was still 1.114 seconds slower than the Brawn of Rubens Barrichello.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Around 12:00 (UTC) the formation lap for the Grand Prix started with race starting a few minutes later. With the air temperature at 31 °C (88 °F) and the track temperature at 49 °C (120 °F), it looked like the conditions were favouring the Brawn cars. The race started with Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen and Rubens Barrichello as the top three after the first lap. Kimi Räikkönen had a good start making his way to fourth from sixth on the grid.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Jenson Button had a poor start dropping to ninth in the first few corners, while Luca Badoer starting from the back of the grid jumped six positions to 14th at the start. Romain Grosjean then tapped the rear of Badoer's Ferrari, causing the Italian to spin. Grosjean had to pit for repairs, as did Timo Glock after he and Sébastien Buemi collided, the Swiss driver also pitting for a new nose. Mark Webber down in ninth got on the radio claiming that Button had cut the chicane to stop Webber's attempt of a pass. Button then fell behind Webber although it is unclear whether it was a legitimate pass or Jenson let the Red Bull driver through.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
On lap 15, Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel came into the pits. Hamilton rejoined in sixth place but Vettel's fuel pump failed to work so he had to come in again. Kovalainen came in a lap later while Barrichello was pushing to try and build a gap. Button and Räikkönen pitted on lap 18, the Finn coming out in eighth while Button rejoined in 11th. Barrichello came in on lap 19, the Brazilian had made a lot of ground as he rejoined just behind Lewis after being around 10 seconds adrift.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
But most importantly for Brawn he had jumped the other McLaren of Kovalainen. On lap 24, a lot of smoke was pouring from the rear end of Vettel's car and he retired with a suspected engine failure. Hamilton was ordered over the radio to try to cool down his rear brakes as the temperature were getting out of control, but he was unable to shake off the challenge of Barrichello in second.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
"It has been fantastic. It has been a weekend that I will never forget especially because after five years you don’t forget how to do it, but it is tough. In the middle of the race they were telling me push, push, push and although you are pushing like hell there are some things that go through your mind. You know that you cannot commit any mistakes and you want to do it for yourself, you want to do it for your country and you want to do it for your family. There was a lot going through my mind but the car has been perfect and I want to thank the team for that because it wasn’t just me. The car was really brilliant."


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Rubens Barrichello, reflecting on a weekend that he will never forget.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Hamilton seemed to have found some pace but he pitted soon after on lap 37. He came in but his new tyres were still in their blankets and a lot of time was wasted. Barrichello came in three laps later on lap 40 and came out in first. Button came in on lap 41 along with Alonso leaving Webber to tackle a bit of traffic. Webber pitted and the traffic had cost him as he came out behind Button and Kubica leaving himself out of the points. Räikkönen also jumped Kovalainen in the second round of stops.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
As the race was heading into the closing stages, Hamilton seemed to be on a charge to try to catch the leading Brawn but in reality it looked only a mistake would stop the Brazilian winning. As Button was lapping a second off the pace just making sure his car got to the end. Kubica was catching Button at a high rate of knots but it seemed a long shot if Button was going to lose them two points.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Barrichello took the chequered flag to win his first grand prix since the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in 2004, and record the 100th win by a Brazilian driver in Formula One (including the victories of Emerson Fittipaldi, José Carlos Pace, Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Felipe Massa and Barrichello). Hamilton came second, while Finn Räikkönen came home in third. Kovalainen came fourth, while Nico Rosberg had a reasonably quiet race as he came home in fifth.


2009 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Fernando Alonso came sixth in his home race, championship leader Jenson Button came seventh, while Robert Kubica came eighth, only his second points scoring finish so far this season. Neither Red Bull's Vettel or Webber scored a point, while Barrichello moved into second place in the drivers championship. Button kept his lead although he only added two points to his tally. Brawn edged further ahead in the constructors' championship by scoring 12 points with Red Bull not scoring a single point this weekend.


2009 European Judo Championships
The 2009 European Judo Championships were held at the Sports Palace, in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 24 to 26 April 2009.


2009 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 2009 European Junior Badminton Championships were held in Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy, between April 3 and April 15, 2009.


2009 European Junior Baseball Championship
The 2009 European Junior Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held at Baseballstadion Bonn-Rheinaue in Bonn, Germany from August 3 to August 9, 2009. It features teams from Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Slovakia, Spain and Ukraine.


2009 European Junior Baseball Championship
In the end, the team from Italy won the tournament.


2009 European Junior Swimming Championships
The 2009 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 8–12 July 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The age groups for this event are girls born in 1993 or 1994 and boys born in 1991 and 1992. The tournament is organized by LEN, the European Swimming League, and was held in a 50 m pool.


2009 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2009 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia from 22 to 26 July 2009 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA) at the Ondrej Cibak Whitewater Slalom Course. It was the 11th edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 7th edition for the Under 23 category. A total of 16 medal events took place.


2009 European Juveniles Baseball Championship
The 2009 European Juveniles Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Dupnitza and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria from July 13 to 18, 2009. It featured teams from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.


2009 European Juveniles Baseball Championship
In the end the team from Czech Republic won the tournament with ease.


2009 European Karate Championships
The 2009 European Karate Championships, the 44th edition, were held at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia from 8 to 10 May 2009. A total of 479 competitors participated at the event.


2009 European Mixed Curling Championship
The 2009 European Mixed Curling Championship was held from September 26 to October 3, 2009 at the Curling Hall Roztyly in Prague.


2009 European Mixed Curling Championship
Scotland, skipped by Tom Brewster won its second title, defeating Denmark in the final.


2009 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships
The 2009 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships were held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, from 10-15 February, and were organised by the Badminton Europe and the Badminton England. It was the 20th edition of the tournament. Denmark was the defending champion. This is the first edition of European Mixed Team Badminton Championships which is not held together with the individual European Championships. The event also saw two bronze medals awarded for both losing semifinalist.


2009 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships
Denmark defeated England in the final 3–2 to defend their title.


2009 European Mountain Running Championships
The 2009 European Mountain Running Championships were held on 12 July in Telfes im Stubai, Austria. They were that year's area championships for mountain running, held by the European Athletic Association. The 2009 edition saw the introduction of two under-20s competitions into the championships programme, complementing the usual men's and women's senior races.


2009 European Mountain Running Championships
The men's race was 11 km long and featured a total climb of 1300 m in altitude, while the women's and under-20s men's competitions were over 9.5 km and scaled a height of 950 m. The women's junior competition was held over 4 km with a total climb of 400 m.


2009 European Mountain Running Championships
Turkish runner Ahmet Arslan retained his European title for a second time in the men's senior race, following wins in 2007 and 2008. In the women's senior race, Martina Strähl took the honours over home favourite Andrea Mayr. Italian athletes dominated the team competitions at the championships, taking the gold medals in the senior men's and women's races, as well as the men's under-20s event. Turkish runners topped the podium in both the under-20s contests; Yusuf Alici and Derya Altintas won the boys and girls titles respectively.


2009 European Pairs Speedway Championship
The 2009 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the sixth edition of the UEM European Pairs Speedway Championship. The Final was held on 26 September 2009 in Miskolc, Hungary; it was second Final in Hungary, but first in Miskolc. The championship was won by Czech Republic pair and they beat Russia and the defending Champions Poland.


2009 European Pairs Speedway Championship, Results
In the Final will be the defending Champion Poland, Czech Republic (2nd place in 2008 Final), Russia (3rd place), host team Hungary (4th place) and Latvia (5th place). A last finalist will be determined in one Semi-Final. In Ljubljana, Slovenia on May 13 will be Austria (6th place), Germany (7th place), Ukraine, Finland, host team Slovenia, Italy and Croatia.


2009 European Pairs Speedway Championship, Semi-Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fellns - non-starter • nc - non-classify


2009 European Pairs Speedway Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fellns - non-starter • nc - non-classify


2009 European Parliament election
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history. An additional 18 observers ("virtual MEPs") were (supposed to be) pre-elected.


2009 European Parliament election
The majority of MEPs were elected on Sunday 7 June, but because of traditional polling days varying from country to country according to local custom, some countries held their elections in the three preceding days:


2009 European Parliament election
In seven EU member states, other votes occurred alongside the elections to the European Parliament: a general election in Luxembourg; local government elections in Latvia, part of the United Kingdom, parts of Germany, Italy, Malta, and Ireland (as well as two by-elections in Ireland, in Dublin Central and Dublin South); regional elections in Belgium; and a referendum on reforming the monarchical rules of succession in Denmark that would give women the same rights through equal primogeniture.


2009 European Parliament election
This was the first European Parliament election in which Bulgaria and Romania participated at the same time as the other member states. When those countries joined the EU in 2007, they held elections for MEPs outside the normal electoral calendar.


2009 European Parliament election, Opinion polls
A poll sampling nineteen national polls predicted the following results: EPP 265 seats, PES 195, ALDE 95, GUE–NGL 40, Greens-EFA 35, UEN 35. The remaining 70 MEPs were not predicted, but about 20 were expected to be gained by far-right or Libertas candidates. IND/DEM was predicted to fade away due to Libertas' expected success.


2009 European Parliament election, Opinion polls
A prediction by political scientists Simon Hix (London School of Economics), Michael Marsh (Trinity College Dublin) and Nick Vivyan (London School of Economics) foresaw little change in the distribution of seats, predicting 249 seats for the EPP, 209 for the PES, 87 for ALDE, 58 for UEN or the European Conservatives, 48 for GUE–NGL, 39 for Greens–EFA, 17 for IND/DEM (resulting in its dissolution) and 29 NI; Libertas was not expected to win any seats. A later prediction saw 262 seats for the EPP, 194 for the PES, 85 for ALDE, 53 for UEN or the European Conservatives, 40 for GUE–NGL, 50 for Greens–EFA, 23 for IND/DEM (resulting in its dissolution) and 29 NI.


2009 European Parliament election, Apportionment of seats
At the previous election member states were granted a fixed allocation of seats for election as determined under the provisions of the Treaty of Nice (current allocation is in the 2007 column below). The admission of Bulgaria and Romania midway through the previous Parliament's term had increased the overall size of the assembly to 785, and under the terms of the Treaty of Nice it was mandated that the seat allocations be modified for this election, dropping 49 seats to keep the overall size of the Parliament down.


2009 European Parliament election, Apportionment of seats
It had been the stated desire of the member-state governments to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon before the election so that its articles governing the European Parliament could enter force as of this election. However, this was blocked by the Irish rejection of the treaty in a referendum. Under Lisbon, there would be a somewhat different allocation of seats, with fewer seats eliminated, leading to a slightly different distribution totalling 751 MEPs.


2009 European Parliament election, Apportionment of seats
Were the Lisbon Treaty to be subsequently ratified, it was planned to give in advance, prior to the next elections, the additional seats to the countries that were to see an increase in representation under the provisions of Lisbon; this would bring the number of MEPs to 754 for a transitional period until 2014.


2009 European Parliament election, Apportionment of seats
To have the additional MEPs ready at hand, 18 "phantom MEPs" were supposed to be elected at the election (which, however, did not happen in France). These were expected to get observer status in the European Parliament and full payment from the day the Lisbon Treaty entered into force (which did not happen either), but only to become full members of parliament if an additional protocol were ratified. The latter was to require a decision by the European Council.


2009 European Parliament election, Apportionment of seats
† – Includes Gibraltar, but not any of the other overseas territories or Crown dependencies. Italicised countries are divided into sub-national constituencies.


2009 European Parliament election, Campaign
Many of the national parties running in the election are affiliated to transnational pan-European political parties known as political parties at European level. Those pan-European parties are EPP, PES, ELDR, EFA, European Greens, AEN, PEL, EDP and EUD. The question of which was the first to campaign transnationally is the subject of some debate, with the European Greens stating that they were the first in 2004. New parties that aspired to pan-European status during the 2009 elections include Newropeans, Europe United, Europe – Democracy – Esperanto and Libertas Party Limited. The role for pan-European political parties has been expanded by changes enacted by the European Commission in 2007 under the direction of Margot Wallström.


2009 European Parliament election, Campaign
Four incumbent European Commissioners were to run as candidates in the election: Viviane Reding (Luxembourg, information society & media, Christian Social People's Party/EPP), Louis Michel (Belgium, development & humanitarian aid, Reformist Movement/ELDR), Danuta Hübner (Poland, regional policy, Civic Platform/EPP), Meglena Kuneva (Bulgaria, consumer protection, National Movement for Stability and Progress/ELDR). Ján Figeľ (Slovakia, education, training & culture, Christian Democratic Movement/EPP) was tipped to run but ultimately did not, instead seeking to become the new chairman of his party.


2009 European Parliament election, Campaign
Kuneva later decided not to take up her seat in the European Parliament.


2009 European Parliament election, Campaign, Issue-based campaigns
These divide into EU-wide and nationally based campaigns, often by non-governmental organisations focussed on specific policy areas. They are designed to influence MEP candidates, those with a strong interest in the issue, and voters in general. Examples of nationally based campaigns include those of the Royal College of Nursing and British Overseas NGOs for Development.


2009 European Parliament election, Campaign, Media coverage
The European Parliament, National broadcasters, the EBU, with the cooperation of the Communication Commissioner, Margot Wallström, are jointly working to make the 2009 election more interesting to the public and increase turnout. Previously, diverse news media in the European Union, and the fact that the election takes place over several days, have made it hard to attract viewers. The media consortium is hoping to focus the 2009 election more towards the EU level and the European Parliament itself, hoping to make the election more interesting and cosmetically appealing for television viewers. Members of the European Parliament (MEP) also started initiatives in late 2007 to make the election more interesting to voters in a bid to increase turnout.


2009 European Parliament election, Campaign, Media coverage
From 1 April Parliament started putting up election posters, internet banners and billboards encouraging people to vote, with messages such as "How much should we tame financial markets?" to demonstrate the role of Parliament. The same 10 posters, designed by Berlin-based advertising company Scholz & Friends Group, were translated into all 23 languages and have been deployed across the whole of the EU. However, some posters are put up more in countries where the issues they present are of more significance and the most posters will be put up in those countries which had the lowest turnout in 2004. The end slogan is "Use your vote in the European Parliament Elections" with the date of the election in that country. The entire campaign costs 18 million euros, or 0.05 euros per eligible voter, with Germany, Spain and Italy donating some advertising space free of charge.


2009 European Parliament election, Role of the Treaty of Lisbon
It had initially been foreseen that the Treaty of Lisbon would have entered into force by the time of these elections, making them the first to be held under its provisions. However, primarily because of the No vote in the referendum in Ireland, the framework established by the Treaty of Nice will be used again. Amongst other differences, the number of MEPs to be returned depends upon which rules are in effect: while 736 MEPs will be elected under the Nice rules, this number would have increased to 751 if the Lisbon Treaty were in force.


2009 European Parliament election, Role of the Treaty of Lisbon
A further change that Lisbon would have brought was an increase to the powers of Parliament, including powers over the appointment of the President of the European Commission. It had been suggested by some that political parties could run with candidates for the Commission President; with leaders now linking the post to elections and that convention having been enshrined in the Constitution, further encouraging the possibility.


2009 European Parliament election, Role of the Treaty of Lisbon
In 2007, it emerged that current Commission President José Manuel Barroso would likely seek a second term, which he confirmed on 19 July 2008, and he received the backing of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In beginning to formalise the emerging party-political nature of the office, in early 2009 the centre-right People's Party backed Barroso as their candidate and the centre-left socialists opposed, however they did not put forward their own formal candidate.


2009 European Parliament election, Results
The national results as of 8 June 2009 are as follows. (based on predictions, to be confirmed)


2009 European Parliament election, Results, Full members
736 members with full voting rights (the groups used are the groups they had been associated with directly prior to the elections):


2009 European Parliament election, Results, Full members
NB: "Adjusted" figures restate group numbers to proportionately reflect the reduction of the Parliament's size by 49, and to reflect the following political group movements announced prior to the election: DIKO (CY) from ALDE to Other; ODS (CZ) from EPP to Other; FF (IE) from UEN to ALDE; AN (IT) from UEN to EPP; PD (IT) from PES and ALDE to Other; PiS (PL) from UEN to Other; and Conservatives/UCUNF (UK) from EPP to Other. Note:Postal votes missing from Slovenia. Complete results were supposed to be announced on 15 June


2009 European Parliament election, Results, Observers
18 additional seats were designated to be filled by "observers" when the Lisbon treaty goes into force, to account for new seat distribution with the Lisbon Treaty. On 23 June an intergovernmental conference (IGC) of EU member states amended a protocol attached to the Lisbon treaty on transitional arrangements. Those transitional arrangements were originally envisaged as taking the total number of MEPs from 785 to 751 for the 2009 elections. The amended text says that the protocol "shall enter into force if possible on 1 December 2010". Germany is allowed to retain its three additional MEPs until the next elections in 2014.


2009 European Parliament election, Results, Observers
The member states entitled to observer seats were supposed to make provisions before the 2009 elections for who would get the additional seats in the European Parliament. However, this was not done by France. This created a limbo for the observers elected from other countries, since all observers are supposed to start their work at the same time. In December 2011, they took their seats.


2009 European Parliament election, Results, Observers
Note that this table already includes the grouping changes announced by the parties and reflected in the section below.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes
Traditionally, realignment between the different political groups and European political parties occurs in the runup to the election and in the time between the election and the first sitting of the European Parliament, when the political groups are constituted; the first sitting of the EP elected in 2009 is set for 14 July 2009.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes
New rules regarding the minimum number of members needed for a political group will come into effect following the 2009 election. The PES and EPP–ED had initially proposed to raise the limit for groups in the EP from 20 MEPs and one fifth of member states to 30 MEPs and a quarter of member states, which would effectively close down UEN (only MEPs from six countries) and I/D (only 22 MEPs). All five smaller groups (UEN and I/D plus ALDE, Greens–EFA and GUE–NGL) protested against these proposed changes.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes
The proposal was voted down 15 to 14 in committee, and in an eventual compromise, new rules were approved in plenary on 9 July 2008 which require 25 MEPs from at least a quarter of the member states (i.e. seven member states).


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes
Although UEN and I/D still fail to meet the basic requirements of the new rules, the adopted compromise also included a provision allowing the continued existence of a group which had fallen below the threshold, but only if it still had members from at least a fifth of the member states and only if it had been founded at least a year before dropping below the threshold; if there is "sufficient evidence" of the abuse of this provision, it need not be applied.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes, Union for Europe of the Nations
The Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN) was a parliamentary group which traced its ancestry back to its origins as a Gaullist ideological alignment. It was not reconstituted following this election. The associated Alliance for Europe of the Nations (AEN) party lost MEPs to other groupings.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes, Union for Europe of the Nations
The largest single contributor of MEPs to the UEN group, the Italian National Alliance, merged with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party to form the People of Freedom (PdL) on 29 March 2009. The combined party belonged to the EPP and the MEPs elected in 2009 sat in that parliamentary grouping. This move came after a series of attempts by National Alliance to abandon more staunchly national conservatism and Eurosceptic parties and move towards the moderate European centre-right, including a previous application for EPP membership.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes, Union for Europe of the Nations
Ireland's Fianna Fáil joined the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) on 16 April 2009. Fianna Fáil has long been a proponent of European integration and was openly uncomfortable about its European affiliation, with former leader Bertie Ahern often distancing his party from the right-wing positions of his groupmates and describing UEN as purely a "technical arrangement." Fianna Fáil very nearly joined ALDE during the group reshuffle after the 2004 European elections, and had also previously explored seeking membership in ELDR.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes, Union for Europe of the Nations
Other significant sources of the group's MEPs were Poland's Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland party and Latvia's For Fatherland and Freedom party subsequently joined the European Conservatives and Reformists group.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes, European Democrats
The European Democrats group, which had previously sat with the European People's Party's parliament group was dissolved after the election. The group's three political parties:  the United Kingdom's Conservatives and Ulster Unionists and the Czech Civic Democrats, left to found the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists. The group's only other MEP, an Italian from the Pensioners' Party, failed to win reelection.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes, Socialist Party
The Italian Democratic Party was founded in 2007 from two parties in the Olive coalition decided to merge: Democrats of the Left and Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy a socialist and a liberal party respectively. The merged resulted in disagreements over which European political party the Democratic Party would belong to, with many former members of the Daisy party objection to member of the Party of European Socialists (PES). Eventually it was agreed that the party would sit with the PES in the European Parliament but not join the party.


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes, Socialist Party
The new parliamentary grouping was originally going to be called the "Alliance of Socialists and Democrats for Europe", but this name was too similar to the name of the liberal group, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, so the name was changed to Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D).


2009 European Parliament election, Group changes, Socialist Party
The Democratic Party (DIKO) of Cyprus, which had previously sat with Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe joined the S&D after the 2009 elections but remained outside of a pan-European political party.


2009 European Parliament election, Parliamentary groups 2009
The following changes occurred, which makes the make-up of the groups as follows:


2009 European Parliament election, Parliament president
In the first vote of the new Parliament Jerzy Buzek (EPP, Poland) was elected Parliament President, winning with 555 to 89 votes over his opponent Eva-Britt Svensson (EUL-NGL, Sweden).


2009 European Parliament election, Parliament president
MEPs voted in a secret ballot on Tuesday morning 14 July 2009.


2009 European Parliament election, Parliament president
The two largest groups in Parliament, the EPP-ED and PES, agreed to share the post of President of the European Parliament as they have done for all but two terms of Parliament. The first half of the term was taken by Jerzy Buzek MEP of the EPP, who was the first MEP from Eastern Europe to hold the post. He passed it over to Martin Schulz MEP, the current leader of PES. The deal got support form The ALDE group (their candidate Graham Watson dropped out from the race).


2009 European Parliament election, Parliament president
The other official candidate was Eva-Britt Svensson, nominated from EUL-NGL. She campaigned with the slogan "a different voice". She was the first MEP from Sweden to candidate to the position.


2009 European Parliament election in Aosta Valley
The European Parliament election of 2009 took place on 6–7 June 2009. The Aosta Valley coalition, hegemonized by the Valdostan Union, was the most voted in Aosta Valley with 37.1%, but received no seats, while Autonomy Liberty Democracy came distant second (18.5%).


2009 European Parliament election in Austria
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Austria was the 2009 election of the delegation from Austria to the European Parliament. Austria will have 17 seats in the European Parliament, instead of the 18 that the country had before the re-allocation of seats.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria
Through the Lisbon Treaty, the number of seats was graded to 19, so the SPÖ and BZÖ parties got additional seats, which are currently Observer MEPs.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, SPÖ
The SPÖ announced that their frontrunner will be current MEP Hannes Swoboda.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, ÖVP
The ÖVP surprisingly selected former Interior Minister Ernst Strasser to lead their party. 2004 frontrunner and MEP Othmar Karas, initially the favourite for the first place on the ÖVP party list, was listed in second place. Nonetheless, a large number of famous ÖVP members, including all living former ÖVP chairmen, launched a supporting committee for Karas.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, FPÖ
Andreas Mölzer was selected to lead the FPÖ's lists again, and Heinz-Christian Strache claimed that up to 30% were possible; Mölzer stated that he wanted to reach 17.5% again, as in the 2008 elections.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, Die Grünen
At the Greens' party congress on 17–18 January 2009, long-time MEP Johannes Voggenhuber was not selected for the first place on the party list, with Ulrike Lunacek being elected instead; Voggenhuber had announced he would not stand in any other place on the list and thus will withdraw from politics after the election. However, in the days after the decision, it was not ruled out that Voggenhuber might run on his own; he later emphatically stated he would not do that.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, Die Grünen
It was announced in late January that he might stand in the 16th place on the list, making it possible for him to be ranked first in preferences with more than 7% of the Greens' votes in the election. The party leadership rejected this possibility in a meeting on 30 January 2009, angering many of the Greens' supporters. Cyriak Schwaighofer, the Greens' leader in Salzburg, then stated he would do what he could to get Voggenhuber on the list as a regional MEP candidate for Salzburg, but the Greens' leadership again rejected this idea.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, BZÖ
The BZÖ picked Ewald Stadler to head their list; they did not want to run together with the Libertas Party, but stated that they were interested in cooperation after the election.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, Hans-Peter Martin
MEP Hans-Peter Martin, who got 14% of the vote in the 2004 elections as an Independent, announced on 27 April that he would run again, stating he was sure he would defend his strong third-place showing in the 2004 elections.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, Young Liberals
Liberal Forum MEP Karin Resetarits gave the Young Liberals (a sub-organisation of the LIF, both its youth party and its student organisation) the possibility to contest the election. It later emerged that the LIF would in fact have liked to contest the election, but that it had counted on Resetarits' signature in order to contest the election; as she had given it to the Young Liberals, they could stand in the election while the LIF could not.


2009 European Parliament election in Austria, The parties, KPÖ
The Communist Party of Austria announced on 7 March that it will participate in the elections under the list name "Communist Party of Austria – European Left".