| Event: | Men's downhill |
| Championship: | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 |
| Dates: | 7 February |
| Location: | Val-d'Isère, France |
| Venue: | La face de Bellevarde |
| Competitors: | 38 |
| Nations: | 15 |
| Win Value: | 2:07.01 |
| Gold: | John Kucera |
| Gold Nation: | CAN |
| Silver: | Didier Cuche |
| Silver Nation: | SUI |
| Bronze: | Carlo Janka |
| Bronze Nation: | SUI |
| Prev: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2011 |
| Men's Downhill | |
| Location: | La face de Bellevarde Val-d'Isère, France |
| Vertical: | 959m (3,146feet) |
| Top Elevation: | 2807m (9,209feet) |
| Base Elevation: | 1848m (6,063feet) |
| Longest Run: | 2.988km (01.857miles) |
The Men's downhill competition of the 2009 World Championships at Val-d'Isère, France, was run on Saturday, February 7, the fourth race of the championships.
Canada's John Kucera won the gold medal, Didier Cuche of Switzerland took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Carlo Janka, also of Switzerland.
The La face de Bellevarde race course was 2.988km (01.857miles) in length, with a vertical drop of 959m (3,146feet) from a starting elevation of 2807m (9,209feet) above sea level. Kucera's winning time of 127.01 seconds yielded an average speed of 84.6925km/h and an average vertical descent rate of 7.5506m/s.
The race started at 11:00 CET (UTC+1) under partly cloudy skies. The air temperature was at the starting gate and at the finish.
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Diff. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:07.01 | — | ||||
| 2:07.05 | +0.04 | ||||
| 2:07.18 | +0.17 | ||||
| 4 | 2:07.53 | +0.52 | |||
| 5 | 2:07.95 | +0.94 | |||
| 6 | 2:08.19 | +1.18 | |||
| 7 | 2:08.21 | +1.20 | |||
| 8 | 2:08.38 | +1.37 | |||
| 9 | 2:08.61 | +1.60 | |||
| 10 | 2:08.62 | +1.61 | |||
| 11 | 2:08.71 | +1.70 | |||
| 12 | 2:08.85 | +1.84 | |||
| 13 | 2:08.98 | +1.97 | |||
| 14 | 2:09.13 | +2.12 | |||
| 15 | 2:09.31 | +2.30 | |||
| 16 | 2:10.00 | +2.99 | |||
| 17 | 2:10.12 | +3.11 | |||
| 18 | 2:10.68 | +3.67 | |||
| 19 | 2:10.83 | +3.82 | |||
| 20 | 2:11.02 | +4.01 | |||
| 21 | 2:11.31 | +4.30 | |||
| 22 | 2:11.57 | +4.56 | |||
| 23 | 2:11.78 | +4.77 | |||
| 24 | 2:11.84 | +4.83 | |||
| 25 | 2:12.16 | +5.15 | |||
| 26 | 2:13.03 | +6.02 | |||
| 27 | 2:14.47 | +7.46 | |||
| 28 | 2:16.23 | +9.22 | |||
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