The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 was held on 24 February 2009.

[1] The Sprint qualifying began at 11:35 CET with finals at 13:30 CET.

The defending world champion was Norway's Jens Arne Svartedal,[2] but he was eliminated in the quarterfinals at these championships.

It was the first individual medal for all three finishers.

[3] Q - Qualified for next round PF - Photo Finish LL - Lucky Loser - qualified for next round due to their times