| 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 Women's Marathon event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 23, 2009, in the streets of Berlin, Germany. The race started at 11:15h local time.
| Gold | PR China (CHN) |
| Silver | Japan (JPN) |
| Bronze | Ethiopia (ETH) |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| World record | 2:15:25 | London, Great Britain | 13 April 2003 | |
| Championship record | 2:20:57 | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 | |
| World leading | 2:22:11 | London, Great Britain | 26 April 2009 | |
| African record | 2:18:47 | Chicago, United States | 7 October 2001 | |
| Asian record | 2:19:12 | Berlin, Germany | 25 September 2005 | |
| North American record | 2:19:36 | London, Great Britain | 23 April 2006 | |
| South American record | 2:27:41 | Boston, United States | 18 April 1994 | |
| European record | 2:15:25 | London, Great Britain | 13 April 2003 | |
| Oceanian record | 2:22:36 | Chicago, United States | 22 October 2006 |
| Standard |
|---|
| 2:43:00 |
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2009 | 11:15 | Final |
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | 17:42 | |
| 10 km | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | 35:03 | |
| 15 km | Zhou Chunxiu | 52:10 | |
| 20 km | Dire Tune | 1:09:47 | |
| Half Marathon | Nailiya Yulamanova | 1:13:39 | |
| 25 km | Nailiya Yulamanova | 1:27:31 | |
| 30 km | Nailiya Yulamanova | 1:44:33 | |
| 35 km | Bai Xue | 2:01:04 | |
| 40 km | Aselefech Mergia | 2:18:10 | |