Kenya_at_the_2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics
Kenya at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Sporting event delegation
Kenya competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
| Kenya at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| WA code | KEN |
| National federation | Athletics Kenya |
| Website | www |
| in Daegu | |
| Competitors | 47 |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview) | |
← 2009 2013 → | |
After the final day of the National Bank of Kenya National Athletics Championships, Athletics Kenya (AK) named 48 athletes for the competition.[1][2]
Only a sprinkle of new faces made the provisional Daegu roster that is fronted by three Olympic champions (Asbel Kiprop, Brimin Kipruto, and Nancy Langat) and all the four gold winners (Abel Kirui, Ezekiel Kemboi, Vivian Cheruiyot, and Linet Masai) the country minted in Berlin two years ago.[1]
Among the fresh names will be unheralded Hellen Obiri who caused the biggest upsets of the day when she scorched Olympic champion, Nancy Jebet Lagat at the homestretch in the women’s 1500m. No field athlete made the Kenyan World Championships squad.[1]
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 47 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| Event | Athlete | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 4 x 400 metres relay | Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva |
| Julius Kirwa |
The following competitors from Kenya won medals at the Championships
Men
Women
- IAAF (July 16, 2011), "Relaxed" Rudisha secures title and ticket to Daegu – Kenyan Champs, Final Day, IAAF, retrieved July 18, 2011
- IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
- IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011