| Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade | |
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| Dates | 7 July – 12 July |
| Host city | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Venue | Stadion Crvena Zvezda |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | 982 athletes from 96 nations |
| Records set | 4 UR's |
The athletics competition at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia from July 7 to July 12, 2009.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  Portugal (POR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 |  Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
 Iran (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Honduras (HON) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 39 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
Afghanistan (1)
Albania (3) Algeria (14) Australia (37) Austria (5) Azerbaijan (2)
Bahrain (1) Belarus (10) Belgium (9)
Benin (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (17)
Botswana (11) Brazil (5) Bulgaria (11)
Burkina Faso (2) Canada (27)
Chile (2) China (37)
Chinese Taipei (8)
Colombia (2)
Costa Rica (5)
Croatia (7) Cuba (3)
Cyprus (8) Czech Republic (16) Denmark (14) Ecuador (5) Egypt (3)
Estonia (15)
Finland (12) France (9) Germany (20)
Ghana (18)
Greece (23)
Guatemala (3) Honduras (3)
Hong Kong (7) Hungary (14) Iran (6)
Ireland (13) Italy (30) Japan (30)
Jordan (1) Kazakhstan (14) Latvia (12)
Lebanon (5)
Libya (1) Lithuania (22)
Macau (6)
Macedonia (1)
Maldives (2)
Mexico (5) Moldova (7)
Montenegro (4)
Morocco (9)
Namibia (5)
Netherlands Antilles (2) New Zealand (10)
North Korea (3)
Norway (1)
Oman (7)
Pakistan (4)
Paraguay (4)
Peru (1) Poland (29) Portugal (11)
Puerto Rico (1)
Qatar (2)
Republic of the Congo (3) Romania (19) Russia (68)
El Salvador (1)
Saudi Arabia (10) Senegal (7) Serbia (47)
Singapore (1) Slovakia (8) Slovenia (19) South Africa (34) South Korea (18) Spain (18)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sudan (1)
Swaziland (2) Sweden (12)
Switzerland (2)
Tajikistan (1)
Thailand (11)
Togo (1) Turkey (9)
Uganda (23) Ukraine (16)
United States (2)
Vietnam (2)
Zambia (5)
Zimbabwe (2)
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