2011 in athletics | |
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Major world events | 2011 World Championships |
World records set | 13 |
IAAF Athletes of the Year |
Usain Bolt Sally Pearson |
World Marathon Majors winners |
Emmanuel Mutai Liliya Shobukhova |
New competitions | African XC Championships |
←
2010
2012 → |
In 2011, the foremost athletics event was the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. The other major global level competition held in 2011 was the World Cross Country Championships.
The 2011 season marked the re-establishment of the African Cross Country Championships, an event created in response to the change of the World Cross Championships from an annual to a biennial format. It was also the first year since 1992 that the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was not held, as that competition also switched to a two-year schedule.
Dates | Event | City |
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12–13 February |
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Linz [1] |
12–13 February |
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Kuldīga [2] |
18–19 February |
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Klaipėda [3] |
19–21 April |
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Nukuʻalofa [4] |
30–31 May |
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Artashat [5] |
10–12 June |
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Kumagaya [6] |
23–26 June |
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Eugene |
24–25 June |
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Freeport [7] |
25–26 June |
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Turin [8] |
23–24 July |
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Kassel [9] |
23–24 July |
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Kaunas [3] |
30–31 July |
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[2] |
6–7 August |
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Málaga [10] |
11–13 August |
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Bydgoszcz [11] |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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Triple jump (indoor) | Teddy Tamgho | ![]() |
17.91 m [12] | French Indoor Championships |
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20 February |
17.92 m 17.92 m [13] |
European Indoor Championships |
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6 March | |||
Indoor heptathlon | Ashton Eaton | ![]() |
6568 pts [14] | International Indoor Combined Events Meeting |
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5–6 February |
25,000 metres (track) 30,000 metres (track) |
Moses Mosop | ![]() |
1:12:25.4
+ 1:26:47.4 [15] |
Prefontaine Classic |
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4 June |
30 km (road) | Peter Cheruiyot Kirui | ![]() |
1:27:37 + [16] | 2011 Berlin Marathon |
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25 September |
Marathon | Patrick Makau | ![]() |
2:03:38 [16] | |||
4 × 100 metres relay |
Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt |
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37.04 [17] | World Championships in Athletics |
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4 September |
50,000 m track walk | Yohann Diniz | ![]() |
3:35:27.20 [18] | N/A |
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12 March |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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4 × 800 m relay (indoor) | Team Moscow Aleksandra Bulanova Yekaterina Martynova Yelena Kofanova Anna Balakshina |
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8:06.24 [19] | Russian Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18 February |
20 km road | Mary Keitany | ![]() |
1:02:36 + [20] | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon |
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18 February |
Half marathon | 1:05:50 [20] | |||||
Hammer throw | Betty Heidler | ![]() |
79.42 m [21] | International Throwing Meeting | Halle, Germany | 21 May |
20 km road walk | Vera Sokolova | ![]() |
1:25:08 [22] | Russian Race Walking Championships | Sochi, Russia | 26 February |
Award | Winner |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athletics Rising Star | ![]() |
Award | Winner |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athletics Rising Star | ![]() |
Annual season reviews from IAAF by A. Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava:
2011 in athletics | |
---|---|
Major world events | 2011 World Championships |
World records set | 13 |
IAAF Athletes of the Year |
Usain Bolt Sally Pearson |
World Marathon Majors winners |
Emmanuel Mutai Liliya Shobukhova |
New competitions | African XC Championships |
←
2010
2012 → |
In 2011, the foremost athletics event was the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. The other major global level competition held in 2011 was the World Cross Country Championships.
The 2011 season marked the re-establishment of the African Cross Country Championships, an event created in response to the change of the World Cross Championships from an annual to a biennial format. It was also the first year since 1992 that the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was not held, as that competition also switched to a two-year schedule.
Dates | Event | City |
---|---|---|
12–13 February |
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Linz [1] |
12–13 February |
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Kuldīga [2] |
18–19 February |
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Klaipėda [3] |
19–21 April |
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Nukuʻalofa [4] |
30–31 May |
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Artashat [5] |
10–12 June |
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Kumagaya [6] |
23–26 June |
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Eugene |
24–25 June |
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Freeport [7] |
25–26 June |
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Turin [8] |
23–24 July |
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Kassel [9] |
23–24 July |
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Kaunas [3] |
30–31 July |
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[2] |
6–7 August |
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Málaga [10] |
11–13 August |
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Bydgoszcz [11] |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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Triple jump (indoor) | Teddy Tamgho | ![]() |
17.91 m [12] | French Indoor Championships |
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20 February |
17.92 m 17.92 m [13] |
European Indoor Championships |
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6 March | |||
Indoor heptathlon | Ashton Eaton | ![]() |
6568 pts [14] | International Indoor Combined Events Meeting |
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5–6 February |
25,000 metres (track) 30,000 metres (track) |
Moses Mosop | ![]() |
1:12:25.4
+ 1:26:47.4 [15] |
Prefontaine Classic |
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4 June |
30 km (road) | Peter Cheruiyot Kirui | ![]() |
1:27:37 + [16] | 2011 Berlin Marathon |
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25 September |
Marathon | Patrick Makau | ![]() |
2:03:38 [16] | |||
4 × 100 metres relay |
Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt |
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37.04 [17] | World Championships in Athletics |
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4 September |
50,000 m track walk | Yohann Diniz | ![]() |
3:35:27.20 [18] | N/A |
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12 March |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 × 800 m relay (indoor) | Team Moscow Aleksandra Bulanova Yekaterina Martynova Yelena Kofanova Anna Balakshina |
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8:06.24 [19] | Russian Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18 February |
20 km road | Mary Keitany | ![]() |
1:02:36 + [20] | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon |
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18 February |
Half marathon | 1:05:50 [20] | |||||
Hammer throw | Betty Heidler | ![]() |
79.42 m [21] | International Throwing Meeting | Halle, Germany | 21 May |
20 km road walk | Vera Sokolova | ![]() |
1:25:08 [22] | Russian Race Walking Championships | Sochi, Russia | 26 February |
Award | Winner |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athletics Rising Star | ![]() |
Award | Winner |
---|---|
IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athletics Rising Star | ![]() |
Annual season reviews from IAAF by A. Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava: