Spain at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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Spain at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeESP
National federationReal Federación Española de Atletismo
Websitewww.rfea.es
in Daegu
Competitors43
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
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Spain competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection[edit]

The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation announced a squad of 49 athletes to compete at the event.[1][2] The team will be led by medal hopefuls Manuel Olmedo, the reigning European indoor 1500m champion, and Mario Pestano, who is in 4th position on this year’s Discus Throw world list.

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 43 competitors:

KEY: Did not participate Competed in another event
Event Athlete
Men 5000 metres Sergio Sánchez
20 kilometres walk Benjamín Sánchez
Juan Manuel Molina
Women 4 x 100 metres relay Belén Recio
Estela García
20 kilometres walk Júlia Takács

Medalists[edit]

The following competitors from South Africa won medals at the Championships

Natalia Rodríguez won a bronze medal in the Women's 1500 metres event (archived from 2010)
Medal Athlete Event
 Bronze Natalia Rodríguez 1500 metres

Results[edit]

Men[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank
Ángel David Rodríguez 100 metres 10.37 22 Q 10.49 22 Did not advance
Kevin López 800 metres 1:46.79 19 1:46.86 19 Did not advance
Luis Alberto Marco 800 metres 1:46.19 8 1:47.45 21 Did not advance
Antonio Reina 800 metres 1:46.66 16 1:48.45 23 Did not advance
Manuel Olmedo 1500 metres 3:41.78 24 3:36.91 2 3:36.33 4
Juan Carlos Higuero 1500 metres 3:40.71 15 3:37.92 10 Did not advance
Diego Ruiz 1500 metres 3:39.33 4 3:49.26 23 Did not advance
Jesús España 5000 metres 13:40.38 15 13:33.99 12
Francisco Javier Alves 5000 metres DNF Did not advance
José Manuel Martínez Marathon 2:17:44 25
Rafael Iglesias Marathon 2:17:45 SB 26
Pablo Villalobos Marathon 2:18:12 30
Víctor García 3000 metres steeplechase 8:28.97 17 Did not advance
Ángel Mullera 3000 metres steeplechase 8:31.83 22 Did not advance
Tomás Tajadura 3000 metres steeplechase 8:36.23 25 Did not advance
Miguel Ángel López 20 kilometres walk 1:23:41 17
Paquillo Fernández 20 kilometres walk DNF
Jesús Ángel García 50 kilometres walk DSQ
Mikel Odriozola 50 kilometres walk DSQ
José Ignacio Díaz 50 kilometres walk DNF
Eusebio Cáceres Long jump 7.91 18 Did not advance
Luis Felipe Méliz Long jump 7.82 23 Did not advance
Igor Bychkov Pole vault 5.50 12 q NM
Borja Vivas Shot put 18.37 26 Did not advance
Mario Pestano Discus throw 65.13 3 63.00 11
Frank Casañas Discus throw DNS Did not advance
Javier Cienfuegos Hammer throw 67.49 33 Did not advance

Women[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank
Natalia Rodríguez 1500 metres 4:10.76 15 4:07.88 2 4:05.87 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nuria Fernández 1500 metres 4:07.29 2 4:09.53 15 Did not advance
Isabel Macías 1500 metres 4:14.75 30 Did not advance Did not advance
Alessandra Aguilar Marathon DNF
Diana Martín 3000 metres steeplechase 10:04.59 25 Did not advance
Placida A. Martínez
Amparo Cotán
Concepción Montaner
Ruth Beitia
 4 x 100 metres relay 46.24 17 Did not advance
Beatriz Pascual 20 kilometres walk 1:31:46 9
María Vasco 20 kilometres walk 1:32:42 13
María José Poves 20 kilometres walk DSQ
Concepción Montaner Long jump NM Did not advance
Patricia Sarrapio Triple jump 13.12 34 Did not advance
Ruth Beitia High jump 1.92 16 Did not advance
Ana Pinero Pole vault NM Did not advance
Berta Castells Hammer throw 67.74 18 Did not advance
Mercedes Chilla Javelin throw 58.34 17 Did not advance

References[edit]

  1. ^ RFEA (August 12, 2011), Spain selects squad of 48 for Daegu - IAAF World Championships, IAAF, archived from the original on September 15, 2011, retrieved August 12, 2011
  2. ^ a b IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011
  3. ^ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 12, 2011

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