Latvia at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeLAT
National federationLatvijas Vieglatlētikas savienība
Websitelat-athletics.lv
in Daegu
Competitors13
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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Latvia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

A 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
Men Shot put Māris Urtāns
Decathlon Edgars Eriņš

Medalists

The following competitor from Latvia won a medal at the Championships

Ineta Radēviča celebrating her bronze medal at Daegu
Medal Athlete Event
 Bronze Ineta Radēviča Long jump

Results

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
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

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
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) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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
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

  1. ^ Latvia, Slovakia and Serbia teams for the World Championships, European Athletics, August 11, 2011, retrieved August 14, 2011
  2. ^ Komandas sastāvs PČ Tegu (in Latvian), August 10, 2011, archived from the original on March 25, 2012, retrieved August 14, 2011
  3. ^ Pārums, Jānis (24 August 2011). "Pasaules čempionātā bez Urtāna un Eriņa" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
  5. ^ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011

External links

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