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

Estonia competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 19 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team includes reigning Olympic discus throw champion Gerd Kanter and European Indoor champions Mikk Pahapill and Ksenija Balta.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Bronze | Gerd Kanter | Men's discus throw |

## Team selection

| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| - | - | - |
| Event | Men | Women |
| 200 metres | Marek Niit | |
| 1500 metres | Tiidrek Nurme | |
| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| High jump | | Anna Iljuštšenko |
| Long jump | | Ksenija Balta Sirkka-Liisa Kivine |
| Triple jump | Lauri Leis | Kaire Leibak |
| Shot put | Taavi Peetre | |
| Discus throw | Gerd Kanter Aleksander Tammert Märt Israel | |
| Javelin throw | Andrus Värnik Mihkel Kukk Tanel Laanmäe | Moonika Aava |
| Heptathlon | — | Kaie Kand |
| Decathlon | Mikk Pahapill Andres Raja Mikk-Mihkel Arro | — |

## 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 | Marek Niit | 21.21 | 39 Q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1500 m | Tiidrek Nurme | 3:43.73 SB | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

**Field events**

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Triple jump | Lauri Leis | 15.98 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shot put | Taavi Peetre | 19.91 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Discus throw | Gerd Kanter | 66.73 | 2 Q | 66.88 | |
| Discus throw | Aleksander Tammert | 62.24 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Discus throw | Märt Israel | 59.58 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Andrus Värnik | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| Javelin throw | Mihkel Kukk | 78.18 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Tanel Laanmäe | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Decathlon | Mikk Pahapill | | | DNF | DNF |
| Decathlon | Andres Raja | | | 8119 | 15 |
| Decathlon | Mikk-Mihkel Arro | | | 7528 | 33 |

### Women

**Field and combined events**

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Long jump | Ksenija Balta | 6.59 | 8 Q | 6.62 | 8 |
| Long jump | Sirkka-Liisa Kivine | 6.10 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Triple jump | Kaire Leibak | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| High jump | Anna Iljuštšenko | 1.89 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Moonika Aava | 53.86 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heptathlon | Kaie Kand | | | 5,760 | 18 |
