Russia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Russia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection
The All-Russia Athletic Federation has announced a squad of 83 athletes. Among the team of 34 men and 49 women are defending World champions Yaroslav Rybakov (High Jump), Valeriy Borchin (20 km Race Walk), Sergey Kirdyapkin (50 km Race Walk), and Olga Kaniskina (20 km Race Walk).

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in a total number of 76 competitors:

Medalists
The following competitors from Russia won medals at the Championships


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Men
Decathlon

Women
Heptathlon