In August 2009, British athlete, Philip Idowu, won the World Title in Berlin in which event?
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump best Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season) 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump The men's triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 16 and 18 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Nelson Évora leading with 17.66 metres and all three athletes of the Cuban team having jumped over 17.60 m in the season. The other athlete to jump that distance was Phillips Idowu, who
Phillips Idowu behind World Champion Nelson Évora after arriving at the games as the favourite. His best jump was 17.62 m, achieved in the third round. In an interview with Reuters, Idowu expressed disappointment at having won only silver, though he displayed good humour and also looked forward to the next Olympics in London. At the start of the 2009 athletics season, Idowu missed the opportunity to defend his European Indoor title as he was suffering from a knee injury. On Tuesday 18 August 2009 he finally fulfilled his potential by winning the World Championships in Berlin with the longest jump of