2011 in athletics (track and field)
| 2011 in athletics | |
|---|---|
 Daegu Stadium played host to the World Championships | |
| 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 |
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← 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.
Major events
World
Regional
National
| Dates | Event | City |
|---|---|---|
| 12–13 February |  Austrian Indoor Championships | Linz[1] |
| 12–13 February |  Latvian Indoor Championships | Kuldīga[2] |
| 18–19 February |  Lithuanian Indoor Championships | Klaipėda [3] |
| 19–21 April |  Tonga Championships | Nukuʻalofa[4] |
| 30–31 May |  Armenian Championships | Artashat[5] |
| 10–12 June |  Japanese Championships | Kumagaya [6] |
| 23–26 June |  USA Championships | Eugene |
| 24–25 June |  Bahamian Championships | Freeport [7] |
| 25–26 June |  Italian Championships | Turin [8] |
| 23–24 July |  German Championships | Kassel[9] |
| 23–24 July | Lithuanian Championships | Kaunas [3] |
| 30–31 July | Latvian Championships | [2] |
| 6–7 August |  Spanish Championships | Málaga [10] |
| 11–13 August |  Polish Championships | Bydgoszcz[11] |
World records
Men
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor heptathlon | Ashton Eaton | United States |
6568 pts[12] | International Indoor Combined Events Meeting |  Tallinn, Estonia |
5–6 February |
| Triple jump (indoor) | Teddy Tamgho |  France |
17.91 m[13] | French Indoor Championships | Aubière, France |
20 February |
| 17.92 m 17.92 m[14] |
European Indoor Championships | Paris, France |
6 March | |||
| 50,000 m track walk | Yohann Diniz | France |
3:35:27.20 hours[15] | N/A | Reims, France |
12 March |
| 25,000 metres (track) 30,000 metres (track) |
Moses Mosop |  Kenya |
1:12:25.4 1:26:47.4[16] |
Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, Oregon, USA |
4 June |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt |
 Jamaica |
37.04[17] | World Championships in Athletics |  Daegu, South Korea |
4 September |
| 30 km (road) | Peter Cheruiyot Kirui | Kenya |
1:27:37[18] | 2011 Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany |
25 September |
| Marathon | Patrick Makau | Kenya |
2:03:38[18] |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km road | Mary Keitany | Kenya |
1:02:36+[19] | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon |  Ras Al Khaimah, UAE |
18 February |
| Half marathon | 1:05:50[19] | |||||
| 4×800 m relay (indoor) | Team Moscow Aleksandra Bulanova Yekaterina Martynova Yelena Kofanova Anna Balakshina |
 Russia |
8:06.24[20] | Russian Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18 February |
| 20 km road walk | Vera Sokolova | Russia |
1:25:08[21] | Russian Race Walking Championships | Sochi, Russia | 26 February |
| Hammer throw | Betty Heidler | Germany |
79.42 m[22] | International Throwing Meeting | Halle, Germany | 21 May |
Season's bests
- † = Croatia's Sandra Perković had a throw of 69.99 m in June in Varaždin, but this was annulled after she later failed a drug test.[23]
Awards
Australia's Sally Pearson was the women's IAAF Athlete of the Year.
Men
Women
Deaths
The 2008 Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru died in May.
- 3 January – Zbigniew Jaremski (61), 400 m relay silver medallist at the 1976 Olympics[29]
- 16 January – Stefka Yordanova (64), 1973 European indoor champion over 800 m[30]
- 3 February – Robert Young (95), 400 m relay silver medallist at the 1936 Olympics[31]
- 5 February – Albert Yator (17), Kenyan world junior steeplechase medalist[32]
- 13 February – Inese Jaunzeme (78), javelin thrower and Latvia's first Olympic champion
- 19 February – Ollie Matson (70), 400 m runner and 1952 Olympic medallist[33]
- 25 February – Peter Hildreth (82), 1950 European Championships medallist in the hurdles[34]
- 14 March – Eduard Gushchin (60), 1968 Olympic medallist in the shot put [35]
- 19 April – Grete Waitz (57), distance runner and world champion and record holder in the marathon[36]
- 16 May – Samuel Wanjiru (24), first Kenyan to win the Olympic marathon and a former half marathon world record holder[37]
- 28 May – Romuald Klim (78), 1964 Olympic champion and former world record holder in the hammer throw[38]
- 30 May - Ricky Bruch, (64) former world record holder in the discus throw[39]
- 6 June – Benjamín González (53), World and European indoor medallist over 400 and 800 metres[40]
- 10 June – Cosimo Caliandro (29), 3000 metres gold medallist at the 2007 European Indoors[41]
- 10 July – Ragnar Lundberg (86), pole vaulter and 1950 European champion[42]
- 12 July – Kurt Lundquist (85), 400 m runner and 1948 Olympic relay medallist[43]
- 17 August – Pierre Quinon (49), 1984 Olympic pole vault champion[44]
- 2 October – Vera Popkova (68), 1971 European indoor champion over 400 metres[45]
- 13 October – Abdoulaye Seye (77), sprinter and 1960 Olympic medallist over 200 m[46]
- 12 December – Sunday Bada (42), 1997 World indoor champion over 400 metres and Olympic relay gold medallist[47]
References
- ↑ Austrian Indoor Championships
- 1 2 Latvian Championships
- 1 2 Lithuanian Championships
- ↑ Tonga Championships
- ↑ Armenian Championships
- ↑ Japanese Championships
- ↑ Bahamian Championships
- ↑ Italian Championships
- ↑ "111. Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften" (PDF). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (in German). 24 July 2011.
- ↑ Spanish Championships
- ↑ 87 Mistrzostwa Polski
- ↑ Lindmae, Maris (2011-02-06). Eaton sets new World record in Tallinn with 6568 points. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
- ↑ Tamgho triples to 17.91m World indoor record in Aubiere. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ↑ Ramsak, Bob (2011-03-06). Tamgho twice (!) triples 17.92m World record in Paris as European Indoor Champs conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- ↑ Warburton, Paul (2011-03-12). Rolling Stones and champagne accompany World 50,000m race walk track record for Diniz. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ↑ Martin, Dave (2011-06-04). Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene – Samsung Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
- ↑ Ramsak, Bob (2011-09-04). Daegu 2011 - Day 9 SUMMARY - 4 September. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-14.
- 1 2 Butcher, Pat (2011-09-25). Makau stuns with 2:03:38 Marathon World record in Berlin! - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-05.
- 1 2 Hutchings, Tim (2011-02-18). Keitany smashes Half Marathon World record in Ras Al Khaimah - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.
- ↑ Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2011-02-19). Women’s World 4x800m Relay record falls in Moscow – Russian indoor champs wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ↑ Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2011-02-26). Sokolova heads off Kirdyapkina to clock 1:25:08 World record - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-05.
- ↑ Wenig, Jorg (2011-05-21). 79.42m - Heidler breaks World Hammer Throw record in Halle - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-23.
- ↑ Discus Throw 2011. IAAF (2011-12-15). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- 1 2 Bolt and Pearson are World Athletes of the Year – 2011 World Athletics Gala. IAAF (2011-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=959&Itemid=118
- 1 2 Farah and Savinova named European Athletes of the Year. IAAF/European Athletics (2011-10-05). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- 1 2 Stars of Europe honoured during the Awards Night in Arona. European Athletics (2011-10-05). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=960&Itemid=118
- ↑ Zbigniew Jaremski. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ Former European 800m indoor champion Yordanova dies. European Athletics (2011-01-19). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ Bob Young. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ Albert Yator cause of death confirmed. Athletics Weekly (2011-02-09). Retrieved on 2011-05-29.
- ↑ Pergament, Alan (2011-02-22). Matson obituary: protecting the NFL? Still Talkin' TV (wnymedia.net). Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ↑ 1950 European Athletics Championships medallist Peter Hildreth dies. European Athletics (2011-02-27). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ 1968 Olympic medallist Eduard Gushchin dies. European Athletics (2011-03-15). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ Distance running legend Grete Waitz passes away, memorial tribute to be held on 11 May. IAAF (2011-04-19). Retrieved on 2011-05-01.
- ↑ Ramsak, Bob (2011-05-16). Samuel Wanjiru, Olympic Marathon champion, dies at 24. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-18.
- ↑ Klim, Olympic Hammer Throw champion, passes away. IAAF (2011-06-02). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ (Swedish)
- ↑ Spain’s 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships medallist Benjamin Gonzalez dies. European Athletics (2011-06-09). Retrieved on 2011-06-11.
- ↑ Italy’s 2007 European indoor championships Cosimo Caliandro killed. European Athletics (2011-06-11). Retrieved on 2011-06-11.
- ↑ Ragnar Lundberg. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ Kurt Lundquist. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ French Pole Vault ace Pierre Quinon has died. IAAF (2011-08-18). Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
- ↑ Former European indoor 400m champion Vera Popkova passes away. European Athletics (2011-10-04). Retrieved on 2011-10-05.
- ↑ Abdoulaye Seye, 1960 Olympic bronze medallist, passes away. IAAF (2011-10-14). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
- ↑ 1997 World Indoor champion Sunday Bada dies. IAAF (2011-12-13). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
Further reading
Annual season reviews from IAAF by A. Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava:
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