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2009 Japanese National Track and Field Championships - Field Event Entry Lists

by Brett Larner

The 2009 Japanese National Track and Field Championships take place June 25-28 in Hiroshima. Winning athletes who hold a World Championships A or B qualifying mark will be automatically selected for the national team Japan will send to Berlin in August. Listed below are the top entrants in each event and the date and time of the finals. Athletes in red possess a valid World Championships A-standard, those in black a valid B-standard, and those in white have yet to qualify. Color marks in the PB column indicate whether the athlete has at some point in his or her career met the World Championships standards. Click on each list for a larger version.

Click here for track event entry lists, here for complete entry lists in Japanese, or here for a complete timetable in Japanese.

June 25, 10:00 a.m. - Men's Decathlon 100 m
June 25, 11:00 a.m. - Men's Decathlon Long Jump

June 25, 1:00 p.m. - Women's High Jump

June 25, 1:00 p.m. - Men's Discus Throw

June 25, 1:00 p.m. - Men's Decathlon Shot Put
June 25, 3:00 p.m. - Men's Decathlon High Jump
June 25, 3:15 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault

June 25, 4:00 p.m. - Women's Triple Jump

June 25, 4:00 p.m. - Women's Javelin Throw

June 25, 6:00 p.m. - Men's Decathlon 400 m
June 26, 10:00 a.m. - Men's Decathlon 110 mH
June 26, 11:00 a.m. - Men's Decathlon Discus Throw
June 26, 1:00 p.m. - Men's Decathlon Pole Vault
June 26, 3:00 p.m. - Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw
June 26, 4:15 p.m. - Men's Long Jump

June 26, 4:30 p.m. - Women's Discus Throw

June 26, 6:00 p.m. - Men's Decathlon 1500 m
June 27, 10:00 a.m. - Women's Heptathlon 100 mH
June 27, 11:00 a.m. - Women's Heptathlon High Jump

June 27, 11:00 a.m. - Women's Shot Put

June 27, 1:00 p.m. - Women's Heptathlon Shot Put
June 27, 2:00 p.m. - Men's Pole Vault

June 27, 3:15 p.m. - Women's Heptathlon 200 m
June 27, 3:45 p.m. - Men's Hammer Throw

June 27, 4:00 p.m. - Men's Triple Jump

June 27, 4:00 p.m. - Men's Shot Put

June 28, 11:00 a.m. - Women's Heptathlon Long Jump
June 28, 12:30 p.m. - Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw
June 28, 2:10 p.m. - Men's Javelin Throw

June 28, 3:00 p.m. - Men's High Jump

June 28, 4:05 p.m. - Women's Heptathlon 800 m
June 28, 4:15 p.m. - Women's Long Jump

June 28, 4:50 p.m. - Women's Hammer Throw


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