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
Poland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Anita Włodarczyk of Poland won gold medal with a distance of 77,96m, which is a new world record. Poland won 8 medals in the Championships and has 5th rank among all participating countries Medal Table. It is the best result of Poland of all World Championships in Athletics. Poland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Poland competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of over 40 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad includes both Polish athletes who were 2008