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
Australia at the World Championships in Athletics the Men's marathon in 1983. He won gold. Australia at the World Championships in Athletics Australia has participated in all the World Championships in Athletics since the beginning in 1983. Australia is 19th on the all time medal table. Cathy Freeman, Jana Pittman and Sally Pearson are Australia's only multiple gold medal winners, Freeman (bronze) and Pearson (silver) have also each won a place medal.. Other multiple medalists are: Dimitri Markov (1 gold, 1 silver), (2 golds), Jared Tallent (1 silver, 2 bronzes), Kerry Saxby-Junna (1 silver, 1 bronze) and Mitchell Watt (1 silver, 1 bronze). Australia's first World Championships