South Korea at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	KOR
National federation	Korea Association of Athletics Federations
Website	www.kaaf.or.kr
in Daegu
Competitors	53
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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South Korea competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea as the host nation.

Team selection

A team of 63 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team was led by 110-meter hurdler Park Tae-kyong. Furthermore, the team includes 3 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Jung Dong-ho and Yoo Byung-hoon, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Kang Kyung-sun, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.^[1]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[1] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[2] resulting in a total number of 53 competitors:

Results

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Kim Kuk-young	100 metres	DQ		Did not advance
Park Bong-go	400 metres			46.42 (SB)	25	Did not advance
Sin Sang-min	1500 metres			3:55.02	35	Did not advance
Baek Seung-ho	5000 metres			15:01.37	34			Did not advance
Jeong Jin-hyeok	Marathon							2:17:04	23
Lee Myong-seung	Marathon							2:18:05	28
Hwang Jun-Hyeon	Marathon							2:21:54 (SB)	35
Hwang Jun-Suk	Marathon							2:23:47	40
Kim Min	Marathon							2:27:20 (SB)	44
Park Tae-kyong	110 m hurdles			13.83	26	Did not advance
Lee Seung-yun	400 m hurdles			52.98	34	Did not advance
Yeo Ho-suah Cho Kyu-won Kim Kuk-young Lim Hee-nam	4 x 100 metres relay			38.94 (NR)	13			Did not advance
Park Bong-go Lim Chan-ho Lee Jun Seong Hyeok-je	4 x 400 metres relay			3:04.05 (NR)	15			Did not advance
Byun Young-jun	20 kilometres walk							1:24:48	25
Kim Hyun-sub	20 kilometres walk							1:21:17
Park Chil-sung	20 kilometres walk							DNF
Park Chil-sung	50 kilometres walk							3:47:13 (NR)	7
Kim Dong-young	50 kilometres walk							3:51:12 (PB)	14
Yim Jung-hyun	50 kilometres walk							DQ
Kim Deok-hyeon	Long jump	8.02 (SB)	11					DNS
Kim Deok-hyeon	Triple jump	No Mark						Did not advance
Yun Ye-hwan	High jump	No Mark						Did not advance
Kim Yoo-suk	Pole vault	5.20	26					Did not advance
Hwang In-sung	Shot put	17.75	27					Did not advance
Lee Yun-chul	Hammer throw	68.98 (SB)	29					Did not advance
Jung Sang-jin	Javelin throw	72.03	34					Did not advance

Decathlon

Women