Top 20 male and female performances at the World Championships in Berlin. On top of the list is Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt, who set two world records and then ran the third leg on the Jamaican team that won the gold medal in the 4x100m relay:
| Name | Event | Pos. | Result | Performance Score |
| (Overall) | ||||
| Men: | ||||
| Usain Bolt | 100m | 1 | 9.58 | 1669 |
| Usain Bolt | 200m | 1 | 19.19 | 1657 |
| Jamaica | 4x100m | 1 | 37.31 | 1584 |
| Tyson Gay | 100m | 2 | 9.71 | 1579 |
| Ezekiel Kemboi | 3000mSC | 1 | 8:00.43 | 1560 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 10000m | 1 | 26:46.31 | 1548 |
| Abel Kirui | Marathon | 1 | 2:06:55 | 1548 |
| Christian Cantwell | Shot Put | 1 | 22.03 | 1542 |
| Lashawn Merritt | 400m | 1 | 44.06 | 1542 |
| Dwight Phillips | Long Jump | 1 | 8.54 | 1540 |
| Phillips Idowu | Triple Jump | 1 | 17.73 | 1535 |
| Sergey Kirdyapkin | 50km Walk | 1 | 3:38:35 | 1532 |
| Trey Hardee | Decathlon | 1 | 8790 | 1531 |
| Robert Harting | Discus | 1 | 69.43 | 1528 |
| Kerron Clement | 400m Hurdles | 1 | 47.91 | 1527 |
| Steven Hooker | Pole Vault | 1 | 5.90 | 1526 |
| Ryan Braithwaite | 110m Hurdles | 1 | 13.14 | 1525 |
| Valeriy Borchin | 20km Walk | 1 | 1:18:41 | 1523 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4x100m | 2 | 37.62 | 1520 |
| Alonso Edwards | 200m | 2 | 19.81 | 1518 |
| Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong | 3000mSC | 2 | 8:00.89 | 1518 |
| United States | 4x400m | 1 | 2:57.86 | 1518 |
| Women: | ||||
| Melaine Walker | 400m Hurdles | 1 | 52.42 | 1555 |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser | 100m | 1 | 10.73 | 1546 |
| United States | 4x400m | 1 | 3:17.83 | 1543 |
| Jessica Ennis | Heptathlon | 1 | 6731 | 1539 |
| Blanka Vlašić | High Jump | 1 | 2.04 | 1537 |
| Sanya Richards | 400m | 1 | 49.00 | 1536 |
| Caster Semenya | 800m | 1 | 1:55.45 | 1535 |
| Allyson Felix | 200m | 1 | 22.02 | 1529 |
| Jamaica | 4x100m | 1 | 42.06 | 1529 |
| Anita Wlodarczyk | Hammer Throw | 1 | 77.96 | 1526 |
| Marta Domínguez | 3000mSC | 1 | 9:07.32 | 1526 |
| Brittney Reese | Long | 1 | 7.10 | 1520 |
| Brigitte Ann Foster-Hylton | 100m Hurdles | 1 | 12.51 | 1514 |
| Valerie Adams-Vili | Shot Put | 1 | 20.44 | 1512 |
| Steffi Nerius | Javelin Throw | 1 | 67.90 | 1508 |
| Kerron Stewart | 100m | 2 | 10.75 | 1502 |
| Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | 10000m | 1 | 30:51.24 | 1501 |
| Lashinda Demus | 400m Hurdles | 2 | 52.90 | 1497 |
| Yargelis Savigne | Triple Jump | 1 | 14.95 | 1489 |
| Shericka Williams | 400m | 2 | 49.32 | 1485 |
2009 Top Lists and All-Time Lists were updated LIVE with results from Berlin on All-Athletics.com.
