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

Switzerland compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 11 athletes was announced for the competition.

## Team selection

| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| - | - | - |
| Event | Men | Women |
| 100 metres | Cédric Nabe Mongha | |
| 200 metres | Marco Cribari Marc Schneeberger | |
| 400 metres | | |
| 800 metres | | |
| 1500 metres | | |
| 5000 metres | | |
| 10000 metres | | |
| Marathon | | Patricia Morceli-Bieri |
| 100 metres hurdles | — | Lisa Urech |
| 110 metres hurdles | | — |
| 400 metres hurdles | | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | |
| 20 km race walk | | Marie Polli |
| 50 km race walk | | — |
| 4×100 metres relay | | |
| 4×400 metres relay | | |
| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| Pole vault | | Nicole Büchler |
| High jump | | |
| Long jump | | |
| Triple jump | | |
| Shot put | | |
| Discus throw | Daniel Schärer | |
| Hammer throw | | |
| Javelin throw | Stefan Müller | |
| Heptathlon | — | Linda Züblin |
| Decathlon | Simon Walter | — |

## 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 |
| 100 m | Cédric Nabe | 10.51 | 51 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 200 m | Marco Cribari | 20.80 | 14 Q | 20.81 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 200 m | Marc Schneeberger | 20.76 | 13 Q | 20.91 | 24 | 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 |
| Discus throw | Daniel Schärer | 58.50 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Stefan Müller | 72.83 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Decathlon | Simon Walter | | | 7649 | 30 |

### Women

**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 |
| 100 m hurdles | Lisa Urech | 13.36 | 28 | | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marathon | Patricia Morceli-Bieri | | | | | | | 2:39:37 | 37 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Marie Polli | | | | | | | 1:36:44 | 25 |

**Field and combined events**

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Pole vault | Nicole Büchler | 4.50 NR | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heptathlon | Linda Züblin | | | 5934 | 16 |
