2009 World Championships in Athletics record. Britain's Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon title with a world-leading points score of 6731. In the men's hammer throw, the Olympic champion Primož Kozmus of Slovenia, pulled off the win with a throw of 80.84m, which is a seasonal best. Szymon Ziółkowski of Poland achieved a result of 79.30m earning him a silver medal and the Russian athlete Aleksey Zagornyi earned third place with a throw of 78.09m. In the men's 10,000 m final, Kenenisa Bekele won with a time of 26:43:31, which is a Championship record. Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea earned the silver medal with a time of
Kenya at the World Championships in Athletics first failures at the championships occurred in 2015, neither of whom were finalists. Kenya at the World Championships in Athletics Kenya has competed at every edition of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics since its inception in 1983. It has won the second highest number of gold medals at the tournament (after the United States) and has the third highest medals total (after the U.S. and Russia). The vast majority of its medals have come in middle- and long-distance running events, mostly on the men's side. It ranks fourth on all-time placing tables at the competition, reflecting its narrow event