| Iaaf: | RSA |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Berlin |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2011 |
South Africa competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 24 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes had achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.
| Event | Athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||
| Long jump | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Janice Josephs | |
| Discus throw | Elizna Naudé | ||
| Hammer throw | Chris Harmse | ||
| Javelin throw | John Robert Oosthuizen | Sunette Viljoen | |
| Decathlon | Willem Coertzen | — | |