Nigeria competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August 2009. A team of 25 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. The selected athletes had achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.
The team won no medals; its best result was the 6th-place finish by the women's 4x400 meter relay team.
Team selection
Track and road events EventAthletesMenWomen100 metres(Men's, Women's)Peter EmeliezeOlusoji A. FasubaObinna MetuEgwero Ogho-OgheneBlessing OkagbareDid not participate due to injury .Halimat Ismaila200 metres(Men's, Women's)Obinna MetuGloria KemasuodeDid not participate following a failed drug testOludamola Osayomi400 metres(Men's, Women's)James GoddaySaul WeigopwaFolasade AbuganAmaka Ogoegbunam100 metres hurdles(Women's) —Seun AdigunToyin AugustusJessica Ohanaja110 metres hurdles(Men's)Selim Nurudeen —400 metres hurdles(Women's)Amaka OgoegbunamDid not complete following a failed drug testMuizat Ajoke Odumosu4 x 100 metres relay(Women's)Christy Opara-ThompsonBeatrice UtonduFaith IdehenMary Onyali-Omagbemi4 x 400 metres relay(Men's, Women's)Saul WeigopwaNoah AkwuAmaechi MortonBola Gee LawalFalilat OgunkoyaFatima YusufOlabisi AfolabiCharity Opara
Field and combined events EventAthletesMenWomenHigh jump(Women's)Doreen AmataLong jump(Men's, Women's)Stanley GbabekeBlessing OkagbareDid not participate due to injury .Triple jump(Men's)Tosin OkeShot put(Women's)Vivian ChukwuemekaDid not participate following a failed drug test
References Entry list. European Athletic Association (2009-07-30). Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
External links Official competition website