CREATE TABLE table_204_408 (id DECIMAL, "nation" TEXT, "1986" TEXT, "1989" TEXT, "1991" TEXT, "1997" TEXT, "1999" TEXT, "2000" TEXT, "2003" TEXT, "2005" TEXT, "2007" TEXT, "2009" TEXT, "2011" TEXT, "years" DECIMAL)

who was the top competitor in 2009 ?
SELECT "nation" FROM table_204_408 ORDER BY "2009" LIMIT 1
SELECT "nation" FROM "table_204_408" ORDER BY "2009" NULLS FIRST LIMIT 1