| Events at the 2009 World Championships |
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| 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 | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.
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* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
| Standard |
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| 3:31.00 |
| Date | Time | Round |
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| August 22, 2009 | 20:15 | Heats |
| August 23, 2009 | 17:50 | Final |
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | Russia | Natalya Nazarova, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova | 3:23.80 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | Jamaica | Kaliese Spencer, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills | 3:24.72 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Germany | Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann | 3:25.08 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | Great Britain | Nicola Sanders, Vicki Barr, Jenny Meadows, Lee McConnell | 3:25.23 | q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | Cuba | Susana A. Clement, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero | 3:27.36 | q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | Canada | Esther Akinsulie, Adrienne Power, Jenna Martin, Carline Muir | 3:29.17 | SB |
| 7 | 1 | United States | Debbie Dunn, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard, Sanya Richards | 3:29.31 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Nigeria | Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan | 3:29.60 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 1 | France | Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller | 3:29.60 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 2 | Ukraine | Yuliya Baraley, Tetiana Petlyuk, Anastasiya Rabchenyuk, Antonina Yefremova | 3:30.76 | |
| 11 | 1 | Australia | Pirrenee Steinert, Madeleine Pape, Caitlin Willis-Pincott, Tamsyn Lewis | 3:30.80 | |
| 12 | 1 | Italy | Marta Milani, Daniela Reina, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot | 3:31.05 | |
| 13 | 1 | Brazil | Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Emmilly Pinheiro, Sheila Ferreira, Jailma de Lima | 3:31.42 | |
| 14 | 2 | Japan | Sayaka Aoki, Asami Tanno, Mayu Sato, Satomi Kubokura | 3:34.46 | |
| 15 | 1 | Mexico | Alejandra Cherizola, Nallely Vela, Ruth Grajeda, Karla Dueñas | 3:40.03 | |
| 1 | Bahamas | Sasha Rolle, Shakeitha Henfield, Rashan Brown, Katrina Seymour | DQ |
Key: DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| United States | Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards | 3:17.83 | WL | |
| Jamaica | Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams | 3:21.15 | SB | |
| Russia | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Antonina Krivoshapka | 3:21.64 | SB | |
| 4 | Great Britain | Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Vicki Barr, Nicola Sanders | 3:25.16 | SB |
| 5 | Germany | Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann | 3:27.61 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folasade Abugan | 3:28.55 | SB |
| 7 | France | Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller | 3:30.16 | |
| 8 | Cuba | Diosmely Peña, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero | 3:36.99 |
Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)
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