Netherlands at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
# Netherlands at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

The Netherlands competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 15 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team included 2006 European champion Bram Som and two-time European Indoor medallist Gregory Sedoc.

## Team selection

| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| - | - | - |
| Event | Men | Women |
| 200 metres | Patrick van Luijk | |
| 800 metres | Bram Som | |
| 1500 metres | | Adrienne Herzog Susan Kuijken |
| 110 metres hurdles | Gregory Sedoc | — |
| 4×100 metres relay | Gregory Sedoc Caimin Douglas Guus Hoogmoed Patrick van Luijk Virgil Spier Maarten Heisen | |
| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| High jump | Martijn Nuijens | |
| Discus throw | Erik Cadée | |
| Heptathlon | — | Yvonne Wisse |
| Decathlon | Eugène Martineau Eelco Sintnicolaas Ingmar Vos | — |

## Results

### Men

**Track and road events**

| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 200 m | Patrick van Luijk | 21.05 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 800 m | Bram Som | 1:46.33 | 5 Q | | | $DNF^x$ | $DNF^x$ | 1:45.86 | 7 |
| 110 m hurdles | Gregory Sedoc | 13.54 | 8 Q | | | 13.45 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Gregory Sedoc Caimin Douglas Guus Hoogmoed Patrick van Luijk Virgil Spier Maarten Heisen | 38.95 SB | 10 | | | | | did not advance | did not advance |

$^x=$ In the first semifinals heat, Bram Som tripped over Abubaker Kaki, who had fallen on his own account. After a protest, Som was allowed to compete in the finals.

**Field events**

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| High jump | Martijn Nuijens | 2.27 | 9 q | 2.23 | 5 |
| Discus throw | Erik Cadée | 60.64 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Decathlon | Eugène Martineau | | | 8,055 | 19 |
| Decathlon | Eelco Sintnicolaas | | | DNF | DNF |
| Decathlon | Ingmar Vos | | | 8,009 PB | 20 |

### Women

**Track and road events**

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 1,500 m | Adrienne Herzog | 4:10.10 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1,500 m | Susan Kuijken | 4:18.10 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance |

**Field and combined events**

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Heptathlon | Yvonne Wisse | | | 5,704 | 20 |
