| Iaaf: | BRN |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Berlin |
| Competitors: | 9 (6 men, 3 women) |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2011 |
Bahrain fielded nine competitors at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin,[1] winning gold medals in the men's and women's 1500 meter events, and bronze in the men's 800 metres event, to finish 11th on the medal tally table.
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 800 m | Belal Mansoor Ali | 1:47.16 | 20 | 1:46.57 | 15 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
| Yusuf Saad Kamel | 1:46.43 SB | 9 | 1:45.01 SB | 1 | 1:45.35 | ||
| 1500 m | Belal Mansoor Ali | 3:43.06 | 24 | 3:36.87 | 8 | 3:37.72 | 9 |
| Yusuf Saad Kamel | 3:37.59 | 5 | 3:36.87 | 8 | 3:35.93 | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Tareq Mubarak Taher | 8:18.13 | 3 | align=center colspan=2 | - | 8:17.08 | 10 |
| Marathon | Khalid Kamal Yaseen | align=center colspan=4 | - | 2:20:11 | 40 | ||
| Stephen Loruo Kamar | align=center colspan=4 | - | align=center colspan=2 | DNF | |||
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Rakia Al-Gassra | 11.49 SB | 23 | 11.51 | 24 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
| 200 m | Rakia Al-Gassra | 23.34 SB | 22 | 23.26 SB | 18 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Mimi Belete | 4:08.36 | 11 | 4:13.30 | 24 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
| Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 4:08.76 | 14 | 4:03.64 | 1 | 4:03.74 | ||