2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon The Women's Heptathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 17. A number of high-profile heptathletes did not feature at the competition, including defending champion Carolina Klüft and 2007 bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton, who were both injured, and Olympic silver medallist Hyleas Fountain, who failed to qualify at the national championships. Nataliya Dobrynska, the 2008 Olympic champion, was highly favoured to win the event, while Great Britain's Jessica Ennis was predicted to improve upon her own world leading mark of 6587
IAAF World Championships in Athletics is obtained from assigning eight points to the first place and so on to one point for the eight placed finalists. Points are shared in situations where a tie occurs. However, the IAAF site shows all points rounded to the nearest integer. "Updated after 2015 Championships (30 June 2017)" Sixteen male athletes have won at least six medals. Twenty female athletes have won at least six medals. Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type. <nowiki>*</nowiki> including one medal in the relay event in which he participated