Back بطولة العالم لألعاب القوى 2009 Arabic بطولة العالم لالعاب القوى 2009 ARZ Световно първенство по лека атлетика 2009 Bulgarian Campionat del Món d'atletisme de 2009 Catalan Mistrovství světa v atletice 2009 Czech VM i atletik 2009 Danish Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften 2009 German Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de 2009 Spanish 2009. aasta kergejõustiku maailmameistrivõistlused Estonian مسابقات جهانی دو و میدانی ۲۰۰۹ Persian
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| Host city | Berlin, Germany |
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| Nations | 202 |
| Athletes | 2101 |
| Events | 47 |
| Dates | 15–23 August 2009 |
| Opened by | President Horst Köhler |
| Closed by | IAAF President Lamine Diack |
| Main venue | Olympiastadion |
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (German: Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften 2009) were held in Berlin, Germany from 15 to 23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate.