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EventMedal TypeAthlete
100m Gold Yohan Blake
200m Gold Veronica Campbell-Brown
200m Gold Usain Bolt
4x100m Gold Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Yohan Blake
100m Silver Veronica Campbell-Brown
400m Hurdles Silver Melaine Walker
4x400m Silver Novlene Willams-Mills
Shericka Williams
Rosemarie Whyte
Davita Prendergast
4x100m Silver Kerron Stewart
Sherone Simpson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser
4x400m Bronze Allodin Fothergill
Riker Hylton
Leeford Green
Jermaine Gonzales

IN THE BLOGS

ABOUT DAEGU CHAMPIONSHIP

DAEGU READY FOR THE WORLD

Daegu is the capital and principle city of the surrounding province, Gyeongsangbuk-do, although it is not legally part of the province. As the third largest metropolitan city in Korea, Daegu is home to approximately 2.5 million people.

Though a large city, it remains a warm friendly city to live in. You will hear the distinctive saturi , or regional dialect that is different from the Seoul Korean spoken in the north. The downtown area is centralized, becoming a familiar place to meet with friends and see familiar faces. Cute trendy boutiques and great places to eat, downtown also has the traditional medicinal market and other reasonably places to shop in.

Poll Question »

Trivia Q & A » Q. In all, how many world records were set at the 2009 championships? A. 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.

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