| Iaaf: | NED |
| Fedname: | Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Berlin |
| Competitors: | 15 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2011 |
The Netherlands competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 15 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team included 2006 European champion Bram Som and two-time European Indoor medallist Gregory Sedoc.[1]
| Event | Athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||
| High jump | Martijn Nuijens | ||
| Discus throw | Erik Cadée | ||
| Heptathlon | — | Yvonne Wisse | |
| Decathlon | Eugène Martineau Eelco Sintnicolaas Ingmar Vos | — | |
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 200 m | Patrick van Luijk | 21.05 | 36 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||||
| 800 m | Bram Som | 1:46.33 | 5 Q | align=center colspan=2 | align=center colspan=2 | DNFx | 1:45.86 | 7 | |
| 110 m hurdles | Gregory Sedoc | 13.54 | 8 Q | align=center colspan=2 | 13.45 | 12 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Gregory Sedoc Caimin Douglas Guus Hoogmoed Patrick van Luijk Virgil Spier Maarten Heisen | 38.95 SB | 10 | align=center colspan="4" | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
x= In the first semifinals heat, Bram Som tripped over Abubaker Kaki, who had fallen on his own account. After a protest, Som was allowed to compete in the finals.
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| High jump | Martijn Nuijens | 2.27 | 9 q | 2.23 | 5 |
| Discus throw | Erik Cadée | 60.64 | 19 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
| Decathlon | Eugène Martineau | align=center colspan=2 | 8,055 | 19 | |
| Eelco Sintnicolaas | align=center colspan=2 | align=center colspan=2 | DNF | ||
| Ingmar Vos | align=center colspan=2 | 8,009 PB | 20 | ||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 1,500 m | Adrienne Herzog | 4:10.10 | 27 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
| Susan Kuijken | 4:18.10 | 36 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |
Netherlands at other World Championships in 2013