New Zealand at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeNZL
National federationAthletics New Zealand
Websitewww.athletics.org.nz
in Daegu
Competitors8
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
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New Zealand competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

Reigning World Shot Put champion Valerie Adams leads the initial team selection for the championships. Adams, who also claimed the 2007 World title and 2008 Olympic Gold, was one of four 2010 Commonwealth Games medalists to be named in the first portion of Athletics New Zealand's selection process. Further selections will be announced in June and the final team selection will be announced after 8 August 2011.[1][2]

The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 8 athletes.[3]

Medalists

The following competitors from New Zealand won medals at the Championships

Valerie Adams defended her gold medal in Shot Put at Daegu for the second time in a row completing a hat trick
Medal Athlete Event
 Gold Valerie Adams Shot put

Results

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank
Nick Willis 1500 metres 3:39.24 2 3:37.39 2 3:38.69 12
Jake Robertson 5000 metres 13:53.57 24 q[4] 14:03.09 15
Adrian Blincoe 5000 metres DNS Did not advance
Quentin Rew 50 kilometres walk 4:08:46 24
Stuart Farquhar Javelin throw 82.10 3 78.99 11

Decathlon

Brent Newdick Decathlon
Event Results Points Rank
100 m 11.00 861 16
Long jump 7.31 888 12
Shot put 13.75 713 22
High jump 1.96 SB 767 21
400 m 49.95 817 17
110 m hurdles 14.86 867 20
Discus throw 45.65 780 12
Pole vault 4.50 760 19
Javelin throw 55.69 673 16
1500 m 4:47.30 635 17
Total 7761 19

Women

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank
Nikki Hamblin 800 metres 2:02.87 SB 25 Did not advance
Nikki Hamblin 1500 metres 4:36.70 35 Did not advance
Valerie Adams Shot put 19.79 1 21.24 CR, AR, WL 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ Athletics New Zealand (April 8, 2011), World Track & Field Champs Initial Selections Announced, archived from the original on September 27, 2011, retrieved July 19, 2011
  2. ^ Athletics New Zealand (April 9, 2011), Adams leads initial New Zealand World champs selection - Daegu 2011, IAAF, retrieved July 19, 2011
  3. ^ IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011
  4. ^ IAAF (September 1, 2011), Men's 5000m - Heats - Medal contenders all progress in traditional last lap sizzlers, retrieved September 5, 2011

External links

Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
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