The athletics competition at the 2009 Lusophony Games was held in the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on July. Since the 1500 meters men wheelchair was a demonstration sport, its champion do not count in the final tally. The event is marked with an asterix (*) in the results table.
| Pos | Country: | Total: | |||
| 1 | Angola | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 2 | Brazil | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 3 | Cape Verde | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m men | Cândido Cândido | 54.07 | Jose António Monteiro | 54.52 | Alfredo Manuel Zinga | 55.42 |
| 400 m women | Maria Celeste Manuel | 73.91 | Jenifer Santos | 74.38 | Suely Sanches | 79.44 |
| 1500 m men wheelchair* | Francisco Pina | - | - | - | - | - |
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