# Portugal at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Portugal was represented at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, held in Berlin from August 15 to August 23, with a delegation of 30 athletes (17 men and 13 women). This delegation matched the record for the biggest national team at the World Championships in Athletics, set at Athens 1997. The team included reigning Olympic and 2007 world triple jump champion Nelson Évora, reigning world indoor champion in the long jump Naide Gomes, and Olympic and World Championships medalist Rui Silva. Veteran race walker and 2005 bronze medalist Susana Feitor accomplished her 10th consecutive appearance at the World Championships. Francis Obikwelu came out of retirement to compete with the 4 × 100 metres relay team.

## Results
### Men
#### Track and road events

| Event | Athlete | Heats | Heats | Heats | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Event | Athlete | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank |
| 100 m | Arnaldo Abrantes | 10.41 | 2 Q | 37 | 10.40 | 6 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 200 m | Arnaldo Abrantes | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start |
| 1500 m | Rui Silva | 3:41.98 | 4 Q | 14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3:41.30 | 11 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 10,000 m | Rui Pedro Silva | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 28:51.40 | 23 |
| Marathon | Luís Feiteira | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:14:06 | 10 |
| Marathon | Fernando Silva | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:14:48 | 13 |
| Marathon | José Moreira | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:14:05 | 9 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Alberto Paulo | 8:43.13 | 11 | 30 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 20 km race walk | João Vieira | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:21:43 | 10 |
| 20 km race walk | Sérgio Vieira | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:24:32 | 27 |
| 50 km race walk | António Pereira | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| 50 km race walk | Augusto Cardoso | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3:59:10 | 23 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Arnaldo Abrantes Francis Obikwelu Dany Gonçalves João Ferreira Ricardo Monteiro | 39.25 | 4 | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Field and combined events

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank |
| Triple jump | Nelson Évora | 17.44 | 1 Q | 1 | 17.55 | |
| Shot put | Marco Fortes | 19.81 | 6 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Event | Athlete | Heats | Heats | Heats | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Event | Athlete | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank |
| 100 m | Sónia Tavares | 11.64 | 4 q | 32 | 11.55 | 8 | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5000 m | Ana Dulce Félix | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 5000 m | Inês Monteiro | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 5000 m | Sara Moreira | 15:19.93 | 5 Q | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15:12.22 | 10 |
| 10,000 m | Ana Dias | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31:49.91 | 16 |
| 10,000 m | Ana Dulce Félix | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31:30.90 | 13 |
| 10,000 m | Inês Monteiro | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31:25.67 | 10 |
| Marathon | Marisa Barros | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:26:50 | 6 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Jéssica Augusto | 9:26.64 | 6 q | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9:25.25 | 11 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Sara Moreira | 9:28.64 | 6 | 12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| 20 km race walk | Susana Feitor | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:32:42 | 10 |
| 20 km race walk | Inês Henriques | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:32:51 | 11 |
| 20 km race walk | Vera Santos | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:30:35 | 5 |

#### Field and combined events

| Event | Athlete | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athlete | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank |
| Pole vault | Sandra Tavares | 4.25 | 12 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Long jump | Naide Gomes | 6.86 | 1 Q | 1 | 6.77 | 4 |
| Hammer throw | Vânia Silva | 62.86 | 18 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance |