| Events at the 2009 World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The Men's Marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 22, 2009 in the streets of Berlin, Germany.
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | (ETH) |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| Standing top times prior to the 2009 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 2:03:59 | 28-09-2008 | | |
| Event record | 2:08:31 | 30-08-2003 | | |
| Season Best | 2:04:27 | 05-04-2009 | | |
| Standing continental records prior to the 2009 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| African record | 2:03:59 | 28-09-2008 | | |
| Asian record | 2:06:16 | 13-10-2002 | | |
| North American record | 2:05:38 | 14-05-2002 | | |
| South American record | 2:06:05 | 20-09-1998 | | |
| European record | 2:06:36 | 16-04-2000 | | |
| Oceanian record | 2:07:51 | 21-04-1986 | | |
| Broken records at the 2009 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | 2:06:54 | 22-08-2009 | | |
| Standard |
|---|
| 2:18:00 |
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2009 | 11:45 | Final |
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot | 15:09 | |
| 10 km | Deriba Merga | 30:08 | |
| 15 km | Deriba Merga | 44:57 | |
| 20 km | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | 59:42 | |
| Half Marathon | Tsegay Kebede | 1:03:03 | |
| 25 km | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot | 1:14:38 | |
| 30 km | Abel Kirui | 1:29:43 | |
| 35 km | Abel Kirui | 1:44:56 | |
| 40 km | Abel Kirui | 2:00:10 | |