South Korea at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

South Korea at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
IAAF code	KOR
National federation	Korea Association of Athletics Federations
Website	www.kaaf.or.kr
in Berlin
Competitors	18
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

South Korea competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 18 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition.

Team selection

Event	Athletes
	Men	Women
110 metres hurdles	Lee Jung-joon Park Tae-Kyong
Marathon	Lee Myong-seung Lee Myong-ki Yook Geuntae Ji Youngjun	Sun Suk Yun Park Ho-sun Lee Sun-Young
20 km walk	Park Chil-Sung Kim Hyun-Sub Byun Youngjun
Pole vault	Kim Yoo Suk	Lim Eun-Ji
Long jump	Kim Deok-Hyeon	Jung Soon-Ok
Triple jump	Kim Deok-Hyeon
Javelin throw	Park Jae-Myong Jung Sang-Jin

Results

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Lee Jung-joon	110 m hurdles	13.83 (SB)	36	Did not advance
Park Tae-kyong	110 m hurdles	13.93	40	Did not advance
Lee Myong-seung	Marathon					2:21:54 (SB)	46
Lee Myong-ki	Marathon					2:35:12	65
Yook Geun-tae	Marathon					2:40:47	69
Ji Young-Jun	Marathon					DNF
Hwang Jun-Hyeon	Marathon					DNS
Park Chil-sung	20 kilometres walk					1:24:01	25
Kim Hyun-sub	20 kilometres walk					1:27:08	34
Byun Young-jun	20 kilometres walk					1:30:35	43
Kim Deok-hyeon	Long jump	7.99	15			Did not advance
Kim Deok-hyeon	Triple jump	16.58	24			Did not advance
Kim Yoo-suk	Pole vault	5.55 (SB)	19			Did not advance
Park Jae-myong	Javelin throw	78.16	18			Did not advance
Jung Sang-jin	Javelin throw	72.80	36			Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Yun Sun-suk	Marathon					2:39:56	39
Park Ho-sun	Marathon					2:47:16	53
Lee Sun-young	Marathon					DNF
Jung Soon-ok	Long jump	6.49	14			Did not advance
Lim Eun-ji	Pole vault	4.10	29			Did not advance

References

• Entry list. European Athletic Association (2009-07-30).

External links

• Official competition website