Jamaica at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Sporting event delegation

Jamaica at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

WA code	JAM
National federation	Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association
Website	www.jaaaltd.com
in Berlin
Competitors	46
Medals	Gold 7 Silver 4 Bronze 2 Total 13
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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Jamaica competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 46 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad had a number of medal hopes for the sprinting events, including Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, and Michael Frater in the men's and Veronica Campbell-Brown, Kerron Stewart, and Shelly-Ann Fraser in the women's. Olympic gold medallist Melaine Walker competed in the 400 metres hurdles and 2007 World Championship silver medallists Maurice Smith, Shericka Williams, and Novlene Williams-Mills also feature.^[1]

The Jamaican team suffered a number of setbacks before the event: five of the selected athletes (Yohan Blake, Allodin Fothergill, Lansford Spence, Marvin Anderson and Sheri-Ann Brooks) tested positive for the stimulant methylxanthine, although it is unclear whether they will be banned from competition.^[2] In a separate incident, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association threatened the five athletes in Stephen Francis' Maximising Velocity Power Track Club with deselection after they failed to attend a mandatory training camp in Berlin. The athletes (Asafa Powell, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Melaine Walker, Brigitte Foster-Hylton and Shericka Williams) were eventually cleared for competition following the personal intervention of IAAF president Lamine Diack.^[3]

Team selection

Event	Athletes
Event	Men	Women
100 metres	Usain Bolt Michael Frater Steve Mullings Asafa Powell	Aleen Bailey Shelly-Ann Fraser Kerron Stewart Veronica Campbell-Brown
200 metres	Usain Bolt Leford Green Steve Mullings	Veronica Campbell-Brown Simone Facey Anniesha McLaughlin
400 metres	Ricardo Chambers Allodin Fothergill Lansford Spence	Novlene Williams-Mills Shericka Williams Christine Day
800 metres		Kenia Sinclair
100 metres hurdles	—	Delloreen Ennis-London Brigitte Foster-Hylton Lacena Golding-Clarke
110 metres hurdles	Richard Phillips Dwight Thomas Maurice Wignall	—
400 metres hurdles	Isa Phillips Danny McFarlane Josef Robertson	Melaine Walker Kaliese Spencer Nickiesha Wilson
4×100 metres relay	Usain Bolt Michael Frater Steve Mullings Asafa Powell Dwight Thomas	Aleen Bailey Shelly-Ann Fraser Kerron Stewart Veronica Campbell-Brown Simone Facey Anniesha McLaughlin
4×400 metres relay	Ricardo Chambers Allodin Fothergill Lansford Spence Dane Hyatt Jermaine Gonzales	Novlene Williams-Mills Shericka Williams Christine Day Rosemarie Whyte Shereefa Lloyd Bobby-Gaye Wilkins

Event	Athletes
Event	Men	Women
Long jump	Alain Bailey Nicholas Gordon	Jovanee Jarrett
Triple jump	Julian Reid	Trecia Smith Kimberly Williams
Shot put	Dorian Scott
Decathlon	Maurice Smith	—

Also, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association selected three reserve athletes: Markino Buckley (400 m hurdles), Vonette Dixon (100 m hurdles), and Ramone McKenzie (200 m).^[4]

^ Jamaican team list announced for Berlin Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-07-14). Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
^ IAAF wait for Jamaica drug ruling . BBC Sport (2009-08-11). Retrieved on 2009-08-13.
^ Jamaican stars cleared for Berlin . BBC Sport (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2009-08-13.
^ JAMAICA’S TEAM–12TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS. JAAA (2009-07-13). Retrieved on 2009-08-07.