# 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's individual pursuit

The Women's Individual Pursuit was one of the 9 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland on 25 March 2009.
21 Cyclists from 19 countries participated in the contest. After the qualification, the fastest two riders advanced to the Final and the 3rd and 4th best riders raced for the bronze medal.
The qualification took place on 25 March and the Finals later the same day.

## World record

World Record :
| WR | 3:24.537 | Sarah Ulmer (NZL) | Athens | 22 August 2004 |

## Qualifying

| Rank | Name | 1000m | 2000m | Time | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| Rank | Name | 1000m | 1000–2000 | 2000–3000 | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| 1 | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) | 1:11.502 (2) | 2:19.492 (1) | 3:29.491 | 51.553 | QF |
| 1 | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) | | 1:07.990 (2) | 1:09.999 (1) | | |
| 2 | Alison Shanks (NZL) | 1:12.659 (3) | 2:20.300 (2) | 3:31.063 | 51.169 | QF |
| 2 | Alison Shanks (NZL) | | 1:07.641 (1) | 1:10.763 (2) | | |
| 3 | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) | 1:10.619 (1) | 2:20.955 (3) | 3:33.935 | 50.482 | QB |
| 3 | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) | | 1:10.336 (4) | 1:12.980 (4) | | |
| 4 | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) | 1:13.013 (5) | 2:23.025 (4) | 3:35.028 | 50.226 | QB |
| 4 | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) | | 1:10.012 (3) | 1:12.003 (3) | | |
| 5 | Josephine Tomic (AUS) | 1:12.684 (4) | 2:23.340 (5) | 3:37.780 | 49.591 |
| 5 | Josephine Tomic (AUS) | | 1:10.656 (6) | 1:14.440 (7) | | |
| 6 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | 1:13.028 (6) | 2:23.763 (6) | 3:38.373 | 49.456 |
| 6 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | | 1:10.735 (7) | 1:14.610 (9) | | |
| 7 | Tara Whitten (CAN) | 1:14.215 (10) | 2:25.064 (7) | 3:38.962 | 49.323 |
| 7 | Tara Whitten (CAN) | | 1:10.849 (9) | 1:13.898 (6) | | |
| 8 | Svitlana Halyuk (UKR) | 1:14.523 (11) | 2:25.367 (8) | 3:40.413 | 48.998 |
| 8 | Svitlana Halyuk (UKR) | | 1:10.844 (8) | 1:15.046 (12) | | |
| 9 | Leire Olaberria (ESP) | 1:17.112 (20) | 2:27.750 (12) | 3:41.176 | 48.829 |
| 9 | Leire Olaberria (ESP) | | 1:10.638 (5) | 1:13.426 (5) | | |
| 10 | Verena Joos (GER) | 1:14.759 (12) | 2:27.680 (11) | 3:42.611 | 48.515 |
| 10 | Verena Joos (GER) | | 1:12.921 (14) | 1:14.931 (11) | | |
| 11 | Charlotte Becker (GER) | 1:15.441 (16) | 2:28.042 (14) | 3:42.821 | 48.469 |
| 11 | Charlotte Becker (GER) | | 1:12.601 (12) | 1:14.779 (10) | | |
| 12 | María Luisa Calle (COL) | 1:15.824 (19) | 2:27.486 (10) | 3:42.930 | 48.445 |
| 12 | María Luisa Calle (COL) | | 1:11.662 (10) | 1:15.444 (13) | | |
| 13 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | 1:15.058 (13) | 2:29.397 (17) | 3:43.859 | 48.244 |
| 13 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | | 1:14.339 (15) | 1:14.462 (8) | | |
| 14 | Lada Kozlíková (CZE) | 1:13.358 (7) | 2:25.834 (9) | 3:43.880 | 48.240 |
| 14 | Lada Kozlíková (CZE) | | 1:12.476 (11) | 1:18.046 (16) | | |
| 15 | Aušrinė Trebaitė (LTU) | 1:13.587 (8) | 2:28.114 (15) | 3:45.160 | 47.965 |
| 15 | Aušrinė Trebaitė (LTU) | | 1:14.527 (16) | 1:17.046 (14) | | |
| 16 | Dalila Rodríguez (CUB) | 1:15.137 (14) | 2:27.798 (13) | 3:45.956 | 47.796 |
| 16 | Dalila Rodríguez (CUB) | | 1:12.661 (13) | 1:18.158 (17) | | |
| 17 | Olga Slyusareva (RUS) | 1:15.229 (15) | 2:29.799 (18) | 3:47.161 | 47.543 |
| 17 | Olga Slyusareva (RUS) | | 1:14.570 (17) | 1:17.362 (15) | | |
| 18 | Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR) | 1:13.937 (9) | 2:28.868 (16) | 3:47.636 | 47.444 |
| 18 | Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR) | | 1:14.931 (18) | 1:18.768 (18) | | |
| 19 | Edyta Jasińska (POL) | 1:15.573 (17) | 2:32.542 (19) | 3:53.744 | 46.204 |
| 19 | Edyta Jasińska (POL) | | 1:16.969 (19) | 1:21.202 (20) | | |
| 20 | Gema Pascual (ESP) | 1:15.722 (18) | 2:33.528 (20) | 3:56.365 | 45.692 |
| 20 | Gema Pascual (ESP) | | 1:17.806 (20) | 1:22.837 (21) | | |
| 21 | Chanpeng Nontasin (THA) | 1:21.929 (21) | 2:41.039 (21) | 4:01.997 | 44.628 |
| 21 | Chanpeng Nontasin (THA) | | 1:19.110 (21) | 1:20.958 (19) | | |

## Finals

| Rank | Name | 1000m | 2000m | Time | Speed (km/h) |
| Rank | Name | 1000m | 1000–2000 | 2000–3000 | Speed (km/h) |
| Gold Medal Race ||||||
| | Alison Shanks (NZL) | 1:12.977 (2) | 2:20.885 (1) | 3:29.807 | 51.475 |
| | Alison Shanks (NZL) | | 1:07.908 (1) | 1:08.922 (1) | |
| | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) | 1:12.412 (1) | 2:21.672 (2) | 3:32.174 | 50.901 |
| | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) | | 1:09.260 (2) | 1:10.502 (2) | |
| Bronze Medal Race ||||||
| | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) | 1:11.772 (1) | 2:21.537 (1) | 3:33.583 | 50.565 |
| | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) | | 1:09.765 (1) | 1:12.046 (2) | |
| 4 | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) | 1:13.770 (2) | 2:25.057 (2) | 3:35.209 | 50.183 |
| 4 | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) | | 1:11.287 (2) | 1:10.152 (1) | |