| 43rd World Military Track and Field Championship | |
|---|---|
|   The host stadium | |
| Dates | 6 – 13 June | 
| Host city | Sofia, Bulgaria | 
| Venue | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 
| Events | 29 | 
| Participation | 398 athletes from 33 nations | 
The 2009 World Military Track and Field Championship was the 43rd edition of the international athletics competition between military sports personnel. The competition was held from 6 to 13 June at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. A total of 398 athletes (318 men and 80 women) from 33 nations competed in the 29-event programme.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Inna Eftimova  (BUL) | 11.49 |  Bettina Müller-Weissina  (AUT) | 11.53 |  Marika Popowicz  (POL) | 11.57 | 
| 200 metres |  Marta Jeschke  (POL) | 23.31 |  Marika Popowicz  (POL) | 23.32 |  Inna Eftimova  (BUL) | 23.59 | 
| 400 metres |  Libania Grenot  (ITA) | 51.29 |  Vania Stambolova  (BUL) | 51.47 |  Claudia Hoffmann  (GER) | 52.65 | 
| 800 metres |  Élodie Guégan  (FRA) | 2:02.38 |  Sylwia Ejdys  (POL) | 2:02.76 |  Halima Hachlaf  (MAR) | 2:02.86 | 
| 1500 metres |  Sylwia Ejdys  (POL) | 4:17.78 |  Sophie Duarte  (FRA) | 4:19.89 |  Nadia Noujani  (MAR) | 4:23.90 | 
| 5000 metres |  Federica Dal Ri  (ITA) | 15:57.20 |  Chen Xiaofang  (CHN) | 16:03.75 |  Kaltoum Bouaasayriya  (MAR) | 16:10.51 | 
| 400 metres hurdles |  Vania Stambolova  (BUL) | 55.30 |  Benedetta Ceccarelli  (ITA) | 57.67 |  Madelene Rondón  (VEN) | 57.77 | 
| High jump |  Venelina Veneva-Mateeva  (BUL) | 1.88 m |  Mirela Demireva  (BUL) | 1.85 m |  Gu Xuan  (CHN) | 1.80 m | 
| Long jump |  Nina Kolarič  (SLO) | 6.55 m |  Vanessa Seles  (BRA) | 6.30 m |  Petia Dacheva  (BUL) | 6.25 m (w) | 
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 
| 2 |  Italy | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 
| 3 |  Bulgaria* | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 
| 4 |  Qatar | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 
| 5 |  France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
| 6 |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 
| 7 |  Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| 8 |  Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| 9 |  Brazil | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 
| 10 |  China | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 
| 11 |  Algeria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 
| 12 |  Morocco | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 
| 13 |  Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| 14 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 15 |  Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 16 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
|  Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
|  Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 21 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
|  Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|  Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |