by Larry EderThe deadline for team rosters for Berlin 2009 is August 9, Berlin local time 5 pm in the evening. As that deadline approaches, nations are naming their teams, and track geeks come out of the dark, trying to figure out, who will win each race in Berlin! Here are a few of the more prominent teams, thanks to the hard work of Alfons Juck. Alfons is taking a short break through the weekend. Do not fret, more info on way as we build to Berlin 2009, starting August 15!
USA: Tyson Gay the main star
Triple World champions Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix are the spearheads of the 136 athletes strong team of the U.S. ‘These World championships are special for us’, said Doug Logan, head of USATF. ‘We want to come back strong after the Olympics and remember the heritage of Jesse Owens.’ Other title defenders apart from Tyson Gay (100m, 200m, 4x100m) and Allyson Felix (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m) are Bernard Lagat (1.500m, 5.000m), Jeremy Wariner (400m), Kerron Clement (400m hurdles), Michelle Perry (100m hurdles), Reese Hoffa (shot put) and Brad walker (pole vault). There are 28 former or actual World champions and 20 Olympic medallist in the US-team.
Men
100m: Tyson Gay, Michael Rodgers, Darvis Patton, Monzavous “Rae†Edwards
200m: Tyson Gay, Shawn Crawford, Charles Clark, Wallace Spearmon
400m: Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt, Gil Roberts, Lionel Larry
800m: Nick Symmonds, Khadevis Robinson, Ryan Brown,
1.500m: Bernard Lagat, Lopez Lomong, Leonel Manzano, Dorian Ulrey
3.000m steeple: Josh McAdams, Dan Huling, Kyle Alcorn
5.000m: Bernard Lagat, Matt Tegenkamp, Chris Solinsky, Evan Jager
10.000m: Galen Rupp, Dathan Ritzenhein, Tim Nelson
Marathon: Dan Browne, Nate Jenkins, Justin Young, Matt Gabrielson, Edwardo Torres
110m hurdles: David Payne, Terrence Trammell, Aries Merritt
400m hurdles: Kerron Clement, Bershawn Jackson, Johnny Dutch, Angelo Taylor
High jump: Tora Harris, Andra Manson, Keith Moffatt
Pole vault: Brad Walker, Jeremy Scott, Derek Miles, Toby Stevenson
Long jump: Dwight Phillips, Brian Johnson, Miguel Pate
Triple jump: Brandon Roulhac, Walter Davis, Kenta Bell
Shot put: Reese Hoffa, Christian Cantwell, Dan Taylor, Adam Nelson
Discus: Casey Malone, Jarred Rome, Ian Waltz
Hammer: A.G. Kruger, Thomas Freeman, Mike Mai
Javelin: Chris Hill, Mike Hazle, Sean Furey
Decathlon: Trey Hardee, Ashton Eaton, Jake Arnold
4x100m: Tyson Gay, Michael Rodgers, Darvis Patton, Monzavous “Rae†Edwards, Travis Padgett, Shawn Crawford, Terrence Trammell, Wallace Spearmon
4x400m: Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt, Gil Roberts, Lionel Larry, David Neville, Kerron Clement, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor
Women
100m: Carmelita Jeter, Muna Lee, Lauryn Williams
200m: Allyson Felix, Muna Lee, Marshevet Hooker, Charonda Williams
400m: Sanya Richards, Debbie Dunn, Jessica Beard
800m: Hazel Clark, Geena Gall, Maggie Vessey
1.500m: Shannon Rowbury, Christin Wurth-Thomas, Anna Willard
3.000m steeple: Jenny Barringer, Bridget Franek, Lindsey Anderson
5.000m: Jen Rhines, Julie Culley
10.000m: Amy Yoder Begley, Shalane Flanagan, Katie McGregor
Marathon: Kara Goucher, Desiree Davila, Paige Higgins, Zoila Gomez, Tera Moody
100m hurldes: Michelle Perry, Dawn Harper, Ginnie Powell, Damu Cherry
400m hurdles: Lashinda Demus, Sheena Tosta, Tiffany Ross-Williams
20km walk: Teresa Vaill
High jump: Chaunte Howard, Amy Acuff, Sharon Day
Pole vault: Jenn Stuczynski, Chelsea Johnson, Stacy Dragila
Long jump: Brittany Reese, Brianna Glenn, Funmi Jimoh
Triple jump: Shakeema Welsch, Erica McLain, Shani Marks
Shot put: Michelle Carter, Jillian Camarena, Kristin Heaston
Discus: Stephanie Brown Trafton, Aretha Thurmond, Becky Breisch
Hammer: Jessica Cosby, Amber Campbell, Erin Gilreath
Javelin: Kara Patterson, Rachel Yurkovich
Heptathlon: Diana Pickler, Sharon Day, Bettie Wade
4x100m: Carmelita Jeter, Muna Lee, Lauryn Williams, Alexandria Anderson, Jessica Young, Shalonda Solomon, Marshevet Hooker, Charonda Williams, Allyson Felix
4x400m: Sanya Richards, Debbie Dunn, Jessica Beard, Natasha Hastings, Lashinda Demus, Allyson Felix
SERBIA: Topic again
Veteran high jumper Dragutin Topic who is European champion from 1990 is the main name in Serbian team.
Men
1500 m: Goran Nava
HJ: Dragutin Topic
SP: Asmir Kolasinac, Luka Rujevic
20 kmw: Predrag Filipovic
50 kmw: Nenad Filipovic
Women
1500 m: Marina Muncan
10 000 m: Olivera Jevtic
TJ: Biljana Topic
DT: Dragana Tomasevic
BULGARIA: Veneva and Stambolova returning
The are no clear medal hopes, but some good quality in Bulgarian Team. Momchil Karailiev could be the triple jump finalist. Among women two top athletes are returning after two years doping ban to world stage. Venelina Veneva in high jump and Vania Stambolova but not in the 400 m flat but at the hurdles.
Men
100 m, 200 m: Desislav Gunev
PV: Spas Bukhalov
LJ: Nikolai Atanasov
TJ: Momchil Karailiev
SP: Georgi Ivanov
Women
100 m: Ivet Lalova
400mH: Tsvetelina Kirilova, Vania Stambolova
HJ: Venelina Veneva
TJ: Petia Dacheva
DT: Venera Getova
BELARUS: Without Ostapchuk
Former World champion Andrei Mikhnevich, European champion Natallia Mikhnevich (both shot put) and Olympic hammer champion Aksana Menkova are the top names of the team with 26 athletes from Belarus for the World championships in Berlin. Vice World champion Nadzeya Ostapchuk (shot put) who has a SB of 19,88m will not compete in Berlin. Olympic 100m champion from Athens, Yulia Nestsiarenka, is still seeking the shape of former years with a SB of 11,46s. Decathlete Andrei Krauchanka is a medal candidate with his 8.336 points for 2009. Hammer thrower Yury Shayunou is currently second in the World ranking.
Men
110m hurdles: Lynsha Maksim
High jump: Zaitsau Artsiom
Triple jump: Dziatsuk Dzmitry
Shot put: Bialou Yury, Lyzhyn Pavel, Mikhnevich Andrei
Hammer: Kryvitski Pavel, Shako Dzmitry, Shayunou Yury
Javelin: Ashomka Aliaksandr
Decathlon: Krauchanka Andrei
20km walk: Simanovich Dzianis
Women
100m: Nestsiarenka Yulia
200m: Kievich Alena
Long jump: Mironchyk Nastassia
Shot put: Mikhnevich Natallia
Discus: Yatchenko Iryna, Zvereva Ellina
Hammer: Miankova Aksana, Pchelnik Darya
Javelin: Novik Maryna
20km walk: Yurchanka Sniazhana
4x100m: Bahdanovich Hanna, Bulykina Yulia, Drahun Aksana, Kievich Alena, Nestsiarenka Yulia
RUSSIA: With more the 100 athletes
Top Russian athletes are pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva, triple World champion Tatyana Lebedeva (long jump and triple jump) as well as Olympic champions Gulnara Galkina-Samitova (steeple), Olga Kaniskina and Valeriy Borchin (both race walking). Former pole vault World record holder Svetlana Feofanova will not be part of the team as she suffers for an injury at her leg. The 29-year-old said: ‘Unfortunately I am not in my best shape.’ At the last World championships in Osaka, Japan, the Russian team won four gold medals and twelve silver and bronze medals. In the nation ranking Russia was second behind the USA.
Men
200m: Roman Smirnov
400m: Maksim Dyldin
800m: Yuriy Borzakovskiy
10.000m: Anatoliy Rybakov
400m hurdles: Aleksandr Dereviagin
3000m steeple: Ildar Minshin
Marathon: Oleg Kulkov, Yuriy Abramov, Sergei Rybin, Mikhail Limaev
High jump: Ivan Ukhov, Yaroslav Rybakov, Andrei Tereshin
Pole vault: Viktor Chistiakov, Aleksandr Gripich, Igor Pavlov
Long jump: Aleksandr Menkov
Triple jump: Igor Spasovkhodskiy, Yevgeniy Plotnir
Shot put: Maksim Sidorov, Pavel Sof’in, Valeriy Kokoev
Discus: Bogdan Pizshalnikov, Nickolai Seduk
Hammer: Aleksei Zagorniy
Javelin: Sergei Makarov, Ilya Korotkov, Aleksandr Ivanov
Decathlon: Aleksei Sysoev, Aleksandr Pogorelov, Vasiliy Kharlamov
20km walk: Valeriy Borchin, Petr Trofimov, Andrei Krivov
50km walk: Denis Nizhegorodov, Sergei Kirdiapkin, Yuriy Andronov
4x400m: Maksim Dyldin, Konstantin Svechkar, Valentin Krugliakov, Anton Kokorin
Women
100m: Yevgeniya Polyakova, Anna Geflikh
200m: Yuliya Gushchina, Yelena Bolsun, Olga Zaitzeva
400m: Antonina Krivoshapka, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Ludmila Litvinova
800m: Marya Savinova, Svetlana Kluka, Yeltna Kofanova
1500m: Anna Alminova, Natalya Evdokimova, Oksana Zbrozhek
5000m: Elizaveta Grechishnikova, Natalya Popova
10.000m: Liliya Shobukhova, Marya Konovalova, Kseniya Agafonova
100m hurdles: Yuliya Kondakova, Tatyana Dektiareva, Yekaterina Shtepa
400m hurdles: Yuliya Pechonkina, Natalya Antyukh, Yelena Churakova
3000m steeple: Yekaterina Volkova, Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, Yuliya Zarudneva, Yelena Sidorchenkova
Marathon: Svetlana Zakharova, Naillya Ulamanova, Olga Glok, Alevtina Biktemirova, Lubov Morgunova
High jump: Anna Chicherova, Yelena Slesarenko, Svetlana Shkolina
Pole vault: Yelena Isinbayeva, Yuliya Golubchikova, Aleksandra Kiriashova, Tatyana Polnova
Long jump: Tatyana Lebedeva, Yelena Sokolova, Irina Meleshina, Olga Kucherenko
Triple jump: Tatyana Lebedeva, Nadazhda Alekhina, Anna Pyatykh
Shot put: Anna Avdeeva
Discus: Natalya Sadova, Svetlana Saikina
Hammer: Tatyana Lysenko
Javelin: Valeriya Zabruskova, Marya Abakumova
Heptathlon: Tatyana Chernova
20km walk: Olga Kaniskina, Anisiya Kirdiapkina, Vera Sokolova, Larisa Emelianova
4x100m: Yevgeniya Polyakova, Yuliya Gushchina, Natalya Rusakova,Yulya Chermoshanskaya, Aleksandra Fedoriva
4x400m: Antonina Krivoshapka, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Ludmila Litvinova, Natalya Nazarova, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh
GERMANY: with 92 athletes for Berlin
The host country will take part at the 12th World championships with a team of 92 athletes (48 men and 44 women). On Monday – after the meetings in Leverkusen and Bochum-Wattenscheid – there were added to the 74 athletes already nominated after the National championships another 18 athletes. Some of them, like triple jumper Charles Friedek had not achieved the standard. Moreover, eight sprinters who have already been nominated for the relays will also compete in the 100m or 200m and 400m events respectively.
Men
100m: Tobias Unger, Stefan Schwab, Martin Keller
200m: Robert Hering, Alexander Kosenkow, Aleixio Platini Menga
800m: Robin Schembera
1.500m: Carsten Schlangen, Stefan Eberhardt
5.000m: Arne Gabius
Marathon: André Pollmächer, Martin Beckmann, Falk Cierpinski, Tobias Sauter, Stefan Koch
110m hurdles: Matthias Bühler, Helge Schwarzer, Alexander John
400m hurdles: Thomas Goller
3.000m steeple: Steffen Uliczka
20km walk: André Höhne
50km walk: André Höhne
High jump: Raul Spank
Pole vault: Alexander Straub, Malte Mohr, Björn Otto
Long jump: Sebastian Bayer, Nils Winter
Triple jump: Charles Friedek
Shot put: Ralf Bartels, Peter Sack, David Storl
Discus: Robert Harting, Markus Münch
Hammer: Markus Esser, Sergej Litvinov
Javelin: Mark Frank, Tino Häber
Decathlon: Pascal Behrenbruch, Norman Müller, Moritz Cleve
4x100m: Tobias Unger, Stefan Schwab, Alexander Kosenkow, Martin Keller, Marius Broening, Daniel Schnelting
4x400m: Kamghe Gaba, Martin Grothkopp, Jonas Plass, Ruwen Faller, Thomas Schneider, Eric Krüger
Women
100m: Verena Sailer, Marion Wagner
400m: Sorina Nwachukwu
800m: Jana Hartmann
10.000m: Sabrina Mockenhaupt
Marathon: Sabrina Mockenhaupt, Irina Mikitenko, Susanne Hahn, Melanie Kraus, Luminita Zaituc
100m hurdles: Carolin Nytra
400m hurdles: Jonna Tilgner
3.000m steeple: Antje Möldner
20km walk: Sabine Krantz
High jump: Ariane Friedrich, Meike Kröger
Pole vault: Silke Spiegelburg, Kristina Gadschiew, Anna Battke
Long jump: Bianca Kappler, Beatrice Marscheck, Melanie Bauschke
Triple jump: Katja Demut
Shot put: Nadine Kleinert, Denise Hinrichs, Christina Schwanitz
Discus: Nadine Müller, Franka Dietzsch
Hammer: Betty Heidler, Kathrin Klaas, Andrea Bunjes
Javelin: Christina Obergföll, Steffi Nerius, Linda Stahl
Heptathlon: Jennifer Oeser, Lilli Schwarzkopf, Julia Mächtig
4x100m: Verena Sailer, Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Lisa Schorr, Katja Wakan
4x400m: Sorina Nwachukwu, Claudia Hoffmann, Esther Cremer, Fabienne Kohlmann, Jonna Tilgner, Florence Ekpo-Umoh
NETHERLANDS:with 15 athletes for Berlin
15 athletes – 12 men and three women – will represent the Netherlands at the World championships in Berlin. Bram Som is the European 800m champion and the star of the team.
Men
200m: Patrick van Luijk
800m: Bram Som
110m hurdles: Gregory Sedoc
High jump: Martijn Nuijens
Discus: Erik Cadée
Decathlon: Eugène Martineau, Eelco Sintnicolaas, Ingmar Vos
4x100m: Gregory Sedoc, Caimin Douglas, Guus Hoogmoed, Patrick van Luijk, Virgil Spier, Maarten Heisen
Women
1.500m: Adrienne Herzog, Susan Kuijken
Heptathlon: Yvonne Wisse
FINLAND: Javelin throwers headed by Pitkamaki
Four javelin throwers are the main names in Finland´s team. Not only reigning world champion Tero Pitkamäki but also fresh National event winner Teemu Wirkkala.
Men
400 m H: Jussi Heikkilä
3000m SC: Jukka Keskisalo
HJ: Oskari Frösén
PV: Eemeli Salomäki
LJ: Tommi Evilä
DT: Frantz Kruger
HT: Olli-Pekka Karjalainen, David Söderberg
Javelin: Tero Järvenpää, Tero Pitkämäki, Antti Ruuskanen, Teemu Wirkkala
(reserve: Ari Mannio)
50km walk: Jarkko Kinnunen
Women
3000m SC: Sandra Eriksson
High jump: Hanna Grobler
Pole vault: Minna Nikkanen, Vanessa Vandy
Hammer: Merja Korpela
Javelin: Mikaela Ingberg
AUSTRIA: With five athletes for Berlin
After the National championships, the Austrian Athletics Federation (OELV) nominated five athletes for the World championships in Berlin:
Men
100m: Ryan Moseley
Discus: Gerhard Mayer
Decathlon: Roland Schwarzl
Women
100m: Bettina Müller-Weissina
Javelin: Elisabeth Pauer
Guenther Weidlinger and Andrea Mayr will not compete due to injuries or to short preparation time. Bettina Müller-Weissina will have to run 11,50s until August 12th as she was injured at her hip and had not competed until last Friday.
SWITZERLAND: Urech as last
After the National championships Swiss Athletics nominated 11 athletes plus the men’s 4x100m relay for the World championships in Berlin. Lisa Urech is the last athlete to join the team due to her excellent 13,01s at the National championships.
Men
100 m: Cédric Nabe
200 m: Marco Cribari, Marc Schneeberger
Discus: Daniel Schaerer
Javelin: Stefan Müller
Decathlon: Simon Walter
4×100 m: Nabe, Cribari, Schneeberger, Pascal Mancini, Reto Amaru Schenkel
Women
100m hurldes: Lisa Urech
Pole vault: Nicole Büchler
Heptathlon: Linda Züblin
Marathon: Patricia Morceli
20km walk: Marie Polli
ITALY: Howe added
The Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL) announced its team for Berlin with 24 men and 16 women. Marco Lingua and Assunta Legnante are not part of the team because their results were not good enough. Also discus thrower Giovanni Faloci will not travel to Berlin because of health problems. But European long jump champion Andrew Howe is in the team after his injury. The Italian relay have even more problems since Massimiliano Donati couldn’t take part in Milano, also because of some kind of muscular problems. His younger brother Roberto (who won the 200m) was included in the Italian WCh squad as its last and 40th member (24 men 16 women). Hammer thrower Nicola Vizzoni had a freak accident during the doping control in Milano as he injured his right (throwing) hand while tapping the glass container. He won’t be able to do any throws during the following week.
Men
100 m: Fabio Cerutti, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio
200m/400m: Matteo Galvan – to be decided in the next days which event
800m: Lukas Rifesser
1500m: Christian Obrist
5000m: Daniele Meucci
High jump: Giulio Ciotti
Pole vault: Giuseppe Gibilisco
Long jump: Andrew Howe
Triple jump: Fabrizio Donato, Daniele Greco, Fabrizio Schembri
Hammer: Nicola Vizzoni
20km walk: Ivano Brugnetti, Jean Jacques Nkouloukidi, Giorgio Rubino
50km walk: Diego Cafagna, Marco De Luca, Alex Schwazer
4x100m: Maurizio Checcucci,Jean Jacques Riparelli
Marathon: Ruggero Pertile
Women
400m: Libania Grenot
800m: Daniela Reina – to be decided in the next days if she runs the 400m or the 800m
800m/1500m: Elisa Cusma – will run the 1.500m only if she does not achieve the 800m final
5000m: Silvia Weissteiner
3000m steeple: Elena Romagnolo
High jump: Antonietta Di Martino
Pole vault: Anna Giordano Bruno
Triple jump: Magdelin Martinez
Shot put: Chiara Rosa
Hammer: Clarissa Claretti, Silvia Salis
20km: Elisa Rigaudo, Valentina Trapletti
4x400m: Marta Milani, Eleonora Sirtoli, Maria Enrica Spacca
LITHUANIA: Alekna the head-liner
Lithuania´s main name for Berlin is former olympic and world winner Virgilijus Alekna in discus
Men
TJ: Mantas Dilys
DT: Virgilijus Alekna
JT: Tomas Intas
20 kmw: Vilius Mikelionis
50 kmw: Donatas Skarnulis, Tadas Suskevicius
Women
800 m, 1500 m: Irina Krakoviak
100mH: Sonata Tamosaityte
SP: Austra Skujyte
DT: Zinaida Sendriute
JT: Indre Jakubaityte
marathon: Zivile Balciunaite, Remalda Kergyte
20kmw: Kristina Saltanovic, Brigita Virbalyte
HUNGARY: Pars is the leader
12 athletes will represent Hungary in Berlin with hammer world leader Krisztian Pars the main name.
Men
800 m: Tamas Kazi
3000mSC: Albert Minczer
110mH: Daniel Kiss
SP: Lajos Kurthy
DT: Zoltan Kovago
HT: Krisztian Pars
JT: Csongor Oltean
Dec: Attila Szabo
Women
5000 m: Krisztina Papp
3000mSC: Livia Toth
SP: Anita Marton
HT: Eva Orban
ROMANIA: Only Women
Hurdler Angela Morosanu and discus thrower Nicoleta Grasu are the top names of Romanian Team which is without olympic marathon winner Constantina Dita. There is no single male athlete in the team.
Women
200 m: Andreea Ograzeanu
800 m: Mirela Lavric
400mH: Angela Morosanu
3000 mSC: Cristina Casandra, Ancuta Bobocel
Marathon: Lidia Simon, Luminita Talpos, Nuta Olaru
TJ: Cristina Bujin
SP: Anca Heltne
DT: Nicoleta Grasu
JT: Monica Stoian, Maria Negoita
HT: Bianca Perie
20 km w: Claudia Stef, Ana Maria Groza, Ana Maria Greceanu
SWEDEN: Without past stars
The Swedish team is not having stars as in the past years due to different health problems. Also top high jumpers ended her career.
Men
400 m: Johan Wissman
800 m: Mattias Claesson
3000mSC: Mustafa Mohamed, Per Jacobsen
110mH: RObert Kronberg
HJ: Linus Thornblad
PV: Alhaji Jeng, Jesper Fritz
LJ: Michel Torneus
JT: Magnus Arvidsson, Jonas Lohse
decathlon: Nicklas Wiberg, Daniel Almgren
Women
3000mSC: Ulrika Johansson
HJ: Emma Green
SP: Helena Engman
DT: Sofia Larsson, Anna Soderberg
HT: Cecilia Nilsson
hept: Jessica Samuelsson, Nadja Casadei
SLOVAKIA: Hrasnova is the world leader
Hammer throw world leader Martina Hrasnova is the main name in 12 members strong team of Slovakia for world championships.
Men
800 m: Jozef Repcik
HJ: Peter Horak
TJ: Dmitrij Valukevic
HT: Libor Charfreitag
20 km walk: Matej Toth
50 km walk: Matej Toth, Milos Batovsky
Wom
800 m: Lucia Klocova
LJ: Jana Veldakova
TJ: Dana Veldakova
HT: Martina Hrasnova
20 km walk: Maria Galikova, Zuzana Malikova
SLOVENIA: Kozmus the olympic winner
Slovenia is sending 13 athletes headed by olympic hammer winner Primoz Kozmus
Men
100 m: Matic Osovnikar
marathon: ROman Kejzar
3000mSC: Bostjan Buc
PV: Jure Rovan
SP: Miran Vodovnik
HT: Primoz Kozmus
Women
100 m: Pia Tajnikar
200 m: Sabina Veit
1500 m: Sonja Roman
LJ: Nina Kolaric
TJ: Marija Sestak, Snezana Rodic
JT: Martina Ratej
CZECH REPUBLIC: with top stars Spotakova and Sebrle
There will be 22 athletes in the team for Berlin which is headed by javelin thrower Barbora Spotakova and decathlete Roman Sebrle. Both are World record holders in their events and won Olympic gold.
Men
110m hurdles: Petr Svoboda
High jump: Jaroslav Bába
Pole vault: Jan Kudlicka
Long jump: Roman Novotný, Štepán Wagner
Shot put: AntonÃn Žalský
Hammer: Lukáš Melich
Javelin: Petr Frydrych, VÃtezslav Vesely
Decathlon: Roman Å ebrle
Women
800m: Lenka Masná
100m hurdles: Lucie Škrobáková
400m hurdles: Zuzana Hejnová
High jump: Iva Straková
Pole vault: Jirina PtácnÃková, Romana Malácová
Triple jump: Martina Šestáková
Discus: Vera Cechlová
Hammer: Lenka Ledvinová
Javelin: Barbora Špotáková
Heptathlon: Eliška Klucinová
20km walk: Zuzana Schindlerová
ESTONIA: spearheaded by Kanter
Beijing discus champion Gerd Kanter will spearhead the Estonian team at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany. The 19-member team includes, among others, European indoor heptathlon champion Mikk Pahapill (decathlon) and European indoor long jump champion Ksenia Balta.
Men
200m: Marek Niit
1500m: Tiidrek Nurme
Triple Jump: Lauri Leis
Discus: Gerd Kanter, Aleksander Tammert, Märt Israel
Javelin: Andrus Värnik, Mihkel Kukk, Tanel Laanmäe
Shot Put: Taavi Peetre
Decathlon: Mikk Pahapill, Andres Raja, Mikk-Mihkel Arro
Women
Long jump: Ksenija Balta, Sirkka-Liisa Kivine
Triple jump: Kaire Leibak, Anna Iljuštšenko
Javelin: Moonika Aava
Heptathlon: Kaie Kand
CROATIA: lead by Blanka Vlasic
Reigning World high jump champion Blanka Vlasic will lead the five-member Croatian team to the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany. She will be joined by European junior discus gold medallist Sandra Perkovic among others.
Men
Hammer: Andras Haklits
Shot put: Nedzad Mulabegovic
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