Latvia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Latvia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics | |
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WA code | LAT |
National federation | Latvijas Vieglatlētikas savienība |
Website | lat-athletics |
in Daegu | |
Competitors | 13 |
Medals |
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World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Team selection
editA team of 15 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team is led by javelin thrower Vadims Vasiļevskis, the 2004 Olympic Games silver medalist and second this year’s world rankings with 88.22m, and 2010 European Athletics Championships long jump gold medalist Ineta Radēviča.[1][2] Māris Urtāns and Edgars Eriņš were both qualified and appeared on the entry list, but they won't compete due to injuries.[3][4]
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,[4] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,[5] resulting in a total number of 13 competitors:
KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
Event | Athlete | |
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Men | Shot put | Māris Urtāns |
Decathlon | Edgars Eriņš |
Medalists
editThe following competitor from Latvia won a medal at the Championships
Medal | Athlete | Event |
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Ineta Radēviča | Long jump |
Results
editMen
editAthlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | ||
Ronalds Arājs | 100 metres | 10.52 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||
Dmitrijs Jurkevičs | 1500 metres | 3:42.69 | 30 | Did not advance | |||||
Igors Kazakevičs | 50 kilometres walk | DNF | |||||||
Igors Sokolovs | Hammer throw | 72.95 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
Ēriks Rags | Javelin throw | 77.34 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
Vadims Vasiļevskis | Javelin throw | 75.23 | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
Zigismunds Sirmais | Javelin throw | 73.16 | 32 | Did not advance |
Women
editAthlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | ||
Agnese Pastare | 20 kilometres walk | 1:37:48 | 28 | ||||||
Ineta Radēviča | Long jump | 6.59 | 9 q | 6.76 (SB) | |||||
Lauma Grīva | Long jump | 6.27 | 23 | Did not advance | |||||
Madara Palameika | Javelin throw | 59.78 | 11 | 58.08 | 11 | ||||
Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala | Javelin throw | 58.15 | 18 | Did not advance |
Heptathlon
Aiga Grabuste | Heptathlon | |||
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Event | Results | Points | Rank | |
100 m hurdles | 14.06 | 970 | 25 | |
High jump | 1.71 | 867 | 24 | |
Shot put | 14.46 SB | 825 | 10 | |
200 m | 24.83 | 902 | 12 | |
Long jump | 6.45 | 991 | 3 | |
Javelin throw | 45.82 | 779 | 9 | |
800 m | 2:14.82 | 895 | 12 | |
Total | 6229 | 12 |
References
edit- ^ Latvia, Slovakia and Serbia teams for the World Championships, European Athletics, August 11, 2011, retrieved August 14, 2011
- ^ Komandas sastāvs PČ Tegu (in Latvian), August 10, 2011, archived from the original on March 25, 2012, retrieved August 14, 2011
- ^ Pārums, Jānis (24 August 2011). "Pasaules čempionātā bez Urtāna un Eriņa" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b 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