2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22.

Abbreviations

 * All results shown are in metres

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows.

The following records were set during this competition.

Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 72.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Final
Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, WR = World record