# 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon

The Women's Marathon event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 23, 2009, in the streets of Berlin, Germany. The race started at 11:15h local time.

## Medalists

| Gold | Bai Xue PR China (CHN) |
| Silver | Yoshimi Ozaki Japan (JPN) |
| Bronze | Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia (ETH) |

## Abbreviations

* All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

| World record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 2:15:25 | London, Great Britain | 13 April 2003 |
| Championship record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 2:20:57 | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 |
| World leading | Irina Mikitenko (GER) | 2:22:11 | London, Great Britain | 26 April 2009 |
| African record | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 2:18:47 | Chicago, United States | 7 October 2001 |
| Asian record | Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) | 2:19:12 | Berlin, Germany | 25 September 2005 |
| North American record | Deena Kastor (USA) | 2:19:36 | London, Great Britain | 23 April 2006 |
| South American record | Carmem de Oliveira (BRA) | 2:27:41 | Boston, United States | 18 April 1994 |
| European record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 2:15:25 | London, Great Britain | 13 April 2003 |
| Oceanian record | Benita Johnson (AUS) | 2:22:36 | Chicago, United States | 22 October 2006 |

## Qualification standards

* Standard
* 2:43:00

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| August 23, 2009 | 11:15 | Final |

### Intermediates

| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| 5 km | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | Rwanda | 17:42 |
| 10 km | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | Rwanda | 35:03 |
| 15 km | Zhou Chunxiu | China | 52:10 |
| 20 km | Dire Tune | Ethiopia | 1:09:47 |
| Half Marathon | Nailiya Yulamanova | Russia | 1:13:39 |
| 25 km | Nailiya Yulamanova | Russia | 1:27:31 |
| 30 km | Nailiya Yulamanova | Russia | 1:44:33 |
| 35 km | Bai Xue | China | 2:01:04 |
| 40 km | Aselefech Mergia | Ethiopia | 2:18:10 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Bai Xue | China (CHN) | 2:25:15 | SB |
| | Yoshimi Ozaki | Japan (JPN) | 2:25:25 | SB |
| | Aselefech Mergia | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:25:32 | |
| 4 | Zhou Chunxiu | China (CHN) | 2:25:39 | SB |
| 5 | Zhu Xiaolin | China (CHN) | 2:26:08 | SB |
| 6 | Marisa Barros | Portugal (POR) | 2:26:50 | |
| 7 | Yuri Kano | Japan (JPN) | 2:26:57 | SB |
| 8 | Alevtina Biktimirova | Russia (RUS) | 2:27:39 | SB |
| 9 | Kara Goucher | United States (USA) | 2:27:48 | SB |
| 10 | Desireé Davila | United States (USA) | 2:27:53 | PB |
| 11 | Julia Mumbi Muraga | Kenya (KEN) | 2:28:59 | SB |
| 12 | Sun Weiwei | China (CHN) | 2:29:39 | SB |
| 13 | Yoshiko Fujinaga | Japan (JPN) | 2:29:53 | |
| 14 | Svetlana Zakharova | Russia (RUS) | 2:29:55 | |
| 15 | Bezunesh Bekele | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:30:03 | |
| 16 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | Germany (GER) | 2:30:07 | SB |
| 17 | Lisa Jane Weightman | Australia (AUS) | 2:30:42 | PB |
| 18 | Živilė Balčiūnaitė | Lithuania (LTU) | 2:31:06 | SB |
| 19 | Kim Kum-Ok | North Korea (PRK) | 2:31:24 | |
| 20 | Irene Limika | Kenya (KEN) | 2:31:29 | |
| 21 | Lidia Șimon | Romania (ROM) | 2:32:03 | |
| 22 | Dire Tune | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:32:42 | |
| 23 | Beata Naigambo | Namibia (NAM) | 2:33:05 | PB |
| 24 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain (ESP) | 2:33:38 | |
| 25 | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | Rwanda (RWA) | 2:33:59 | NR |
| 26 | Atsede Baysa | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:36:04 | |
| 27 | Tera Moody | United States (USA) | 2:36:39 | SB |
| 28 | Olga Glok | Russia (RUS) | 2:36:57 | |
| 29 | Paige Higgins | United States (USA) | 2:37:11 | SB |
| 30 | Yukiko Akaba | Japan (JPN) | 2:37:43 | |
| 31 | Lyubov Morgunova | Russia (RUS) | 2:38:23 | |
| 32 | Jong Yong-Ok | North Korea (PRK) | 2:38:29 | |
| 33 | Susanne Hahn | Germany (GER) | 2:38:39 | |
| 34 | Mary Davis | New Zealand (NZL) | 2:38:48 | PB |
| 35 | Tara Quinn-Smith | Canada (CAN) | 2:39:19 | SB |
| 36 | Risper Jemeli Kimaiyo | Kenya (KEN) | 2:39:23 | |
| 37 | Patrizia Morceli | Switzerland (SUI) | 2:39:37 | |
| 38 | Sun Suk Yun | South Korea (KOR) | 2:39:56 | |
| 39 | Judith Ramírez | Mexico (MEX) | 2:40:18 | |
| 40 | Fiona Docherty | New Zealand (NZL) | 2:40:18 | PB |
| 41 | Un Suk Phyo | North Korea (PRK) | 2:40:39 | |
| 42 | Adriana Aparecida da Silva | Brazil (BRA) | 2:40:54 | PB |
| 43 | Shireen Crumpton | New Zealand (NZL) | 2:41:31 | SB |
| 44 | Tanith Maxwell | South Africa (RSA) | 2:41:48 | SB |
| 45 | Annemette Aagaard | Denmark (DEN) | 2:42:03 | SB |
| 46 | Martha Komu | Kenya (KEN) | 2:42:14 | SB |
| 47 | Chol Sun Kim | North Korea (PRK) | 2:42:18 | |
| 48 | Patricia Lossouarn | France (FRA) | 2:42:40 | |
| 49 | Laurence Klein | France (FRA) | 2:42:47 | |
| 50 | Zoila Gómez | United States (USA) | 2:42:49 | SB |
| 51 | Remalda Kergyte | Lithuania (LTU) | 2:45:28 | SB |
| 52 | Park Ho-sun | South Korea (KOR) | 2:47:16 | |
| 53 | Stephanie Briand | France (FRA) | 2:48:16 | |
| 54 | Yamna Oubouhou | France (FRA) | 2:50:02 | SB |
| 55 | Hilaria Johannes | Namibia (NAM) | 2:50:19 | SB |
| 56 | Sandra Ruales | Ecuador (ECU) | 2:50:36 | |
| 57 | Jane Suuto | Uganda (UGA) | 2:52:44 | |
| 58 | Cécile Moynot | France (FRA) | 2:54:21 | |
| 59 | Nuţa Olaru | Romania (ROM) | 3:00:59 | |
| | Nailiya Yulamanova | Russia (RUS) | (2:27:08) | DQ (doping) |
| | Magdaliní Gazéa | Greece (GRE) | | DQ |
| | Maria Zeferina Baldaia | Brazil (BRA) | | DNF |
| | Robe Guta | Ethiopia (ETH) | | DNF |
| | Ulrike Maisch | Germany (GER) | | DNF |
| | Luminița Zaituc | Germany (GER) | | DNF |
| | Yeoryía Abatzídou | Greece (GRE) | | DNF |
| | Helena Loshanyang Kirop | Kenya (KEN) | | DNF |
| | Victoria Poludina | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | | DNF |
| | Lee Sun-Young | South Korea (KOR) | | DNF |
| | Dulce María Rodríguez | Mexico (MEX) | | DNF |
| | Luvsanlkhundeg Otgonbayar | Mongolia (MGL) | | DNF |
| | Clara Morales | Chile (CHI) | | DNS |
| | Luminiţa Talpoş | Romania (ROM) | | DNS |