| Iaaf: | NGR |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Berlin |
| Competitors: | 25 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2011 |
Nigeria competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August 2009. A team of 25 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. The selected athletes had achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.
The team won no medals; its best result was the 6th-place finish by the women's 4x400 meter relay team.
| Event | Athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||
| High jump (Women's) | Doreen Amata | ||
| Long jump (Men's, Women's) | Stanley Gbabeke | Blessing Okagbare[4] | |
| Triple jump (Men's) | Tosin Oke | ||
| Shot put (Women's) | Vivian Chukwuemeka[5] | ||