2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon The Women's Heptathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 17. A number of high-profile heptathletes did not feature at the competition, including defending champion Carolina Klüft and 2007 bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton, who were both injured, and Olympic silver medallist Hyleas Fountain, who failed to qualify at the national championships. Nataliya Dobrynska, the 2008 Olympic champion, was highly favoured to win the event, while Great Britain's Jessica Ennis was predicted to improve upon her own world leading mark of 6587
Italy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics doping, 2nd in the high jump, so also Antonietta Di Martino was advanced to bronze medal. Italy national athletics team ranked 17th (with 9 finalists) in the "IAAF placing table". Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists. For the Italian national team participated at the events 35 athletes, 20 men and 15 women. Italy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Italy competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, held from August 15 to August 23. On August 3, the Italian national athletics federation (FIDAL) revealed the final team