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Which man won the 100m in a world record time of 9.58 seconds?

Usain Bolt. Bolt broke his own world record of 9.69, which had been set in the 2008 Olympic final. Gay finished second in an American record of 9.71 seconds, while Powell took third in 9.84.

In all, how many world records were set at the championships?

3. Bolt set the world record in both the 100m and 200m, while Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk broke the world record in the wommen's hammer throw.

An athlete representing an African nation won every men's distance event (800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, marathon).

f. While Africans won the 800, 5000, 10000, and marathon, Yusuf Saad Kamel, a Kenyan-born athlete representing Bahrain, won the 1500. His father, Billy Konchellah, was a two-time world champion in the 800m.

How many gold medals did the USA win?

10. The U.S. world champions were LaShawn Merritt (400m), Kerron Clement (400m hurdles), (men's 4x400m relay), Dwight Phillips (long jump), Christian Cantwell (shot put), Trey Hardee (decathlon), Allyson Felix (200m), Sanya Richards (400m), (women's 4x400m relay), and Brittney Reese (long jump).

Which of these teams did not win a medal in the men's 4x100m relay?

USA. Jamaica took gold in a championship-record time of 37.31 seconds. Trinidad & Tobago finised second in a national-record of 37.62, while Great Britain took the bronze in 38.02. The US team was disqualified in the heats for an illegal handoff.

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia won the men's 5000m and 10,000m, after achieving the same feat at the previous year's Olympics. Prior to Bekele, who was the last man to win the 5000m and 10000m at the same World Championships?

Bekele was the first-ever. While the feat has been accomplished several times at the Olympics, Bekele was the first man to have done it at the World Championships.

Which of the following events did not feature a 1-2 sweep by athletes from the same country?

Men's 5000m. The USAs LaShawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner took 1-2 in the 400m. In the marathon, countrymen Abel Kirui and Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai of Kenya took the top two spots, while Ezekiel Kemboi and Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong, also of Kenya, swept gold and silver in the steeplechase. While Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele won the men's 5000m, the USAs Bernard Lagat took second.

Where were the 2009 IAAF World Championships in athletics held?

Berlin. Osaka hosted the championships in 2007. Beijing hosted the Olympics in 2008.

Which runner controversially won the women's 800m by over two seconds?

Caster Semenya. Semenya, who was just 18 years old at the time, won the 800m in a time of 1:55.45, despite questions surrounding her gender. Her title was later upheld by the IAAF.

Who was the oldest athlete to take gold in an individual event at the championships?

Steffi Nerius. Nerius was 37 at the time of the championships and won gold in the women's javelin throw. Nerius had taken bronze in each of the previous three world championships, and took silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Her title in 2009 was her first win at a global championships.