South Africa at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
South Africa at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics |
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IAAF code |
RSA |
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National federation |
Athletics South Africa |
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Website |
www.athletics.org.za |
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in Daegu |
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Competitors |
32 |
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Medals |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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South Africa competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Team selection
Athletics South Africa announced the final team of 26 athletes to represent the country
in the event, including the established names such as Khotso Mokoena, LJ van Zyl, Caster Semenya and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi.
[1]
The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 33 athletes.[2]
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,[3] resulting in a total number of 32 competitors:
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Did not participate |
Competed in another event |
Medalists
The following competitors from South Africa won medals at the Championships
LJ van Zyl led the 4 x
400 metres relay team to silver and won a bronze
medal in the 400 m hurdles event
Results
Men
Decathlon
Willem Coertzen |
Decathlon |
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Event |
Results |
Points |
Rank |
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100 m |
11.16 |
825 |
20 |
Long jump |
7.37 SB |
903 |
9 |
Shot put |
13.48 |
697 |
23 |
High jump |
2.02 |
822 |
7 |
400 m |
49.20 |
852 |
9 |
110 m hurdles |
14.48 |
913 |
10 |
Discus throw |
43.13 PB |
728 |
19 |
Pole vault |
NM |
0 |
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Javelin throw |
DNS |
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1500 m |
DNS |
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Total |
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DNF |
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Women
References
- ↑ zaadmin (August 8, 2011), Team South Africa for Daegu. Athletics SA announce final team to World Championships, Time-to-Run South Africa, retrieved August 14, 2011
- 1 2 IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011
- ↑ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 12, 2011
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