China at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

China at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	CHN
National federation	Chinese Athletic Association
Website	www.athletics.org.cn
in Daegu
Competitors	54
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 1 4

The People's Republic of China competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

A team of 58 athletes (including two substitutes) was announced to represent the country in the event. The team was led by Olympic gold medalist and 2007 gold medalist at the world championships, 110 m hurdler Liu Xiang.^[1][2][3]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[3] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[4] resulting in total number of 54 competitors:

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	4 × 100 metres relay	Zheng Dongsheng
Women	Marathon	Zhou Chunxiu
	4 × 100 metres relay	Ye Jiabei
	4 × 400 metres relay	Cheng Chong

Medalists

The following competitors from the People's Republic of China won a medal at the Championships

Li Yanfeng won the gold medal in the Women's Discus Throw event at this year's championships Medal Athlete Event  Gold Li Yanfeng Discus throw  Silver Liu Xiang 110 m hurdles  Silver Liu Hong 20 kilometres walk  Bronze Zhang Wenxiu Hammer throw Results Men Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Dong Guojian Marathon 2:15:45 SB 14 Li Zicheng Marathon 2:17:35 24 Wu Shiwei Marathon 2:21:12 33 Liu Xiang 110 m hurdles 13.20 2 Q 13.31 2 Q 13.27 [5] Shi Dongpeng 110 m hurdles 13.55 15 Q 13.57 9 Did not advance Jiang Fan 110 m hurdles 13.47 PB 8 Q 13.71 12 Did not advance Cheng Wen 400 m hurdles 50.51 29 Did not advance Li Zhilong 400 m hurdles 50.44 28 Did not advance Chen Qiang Liang Jiahong Su Bingtian Lao Yi 4 × 100 metres relay 38.87 SB 12 Did not advance Wang Zhen 20 kilometres walk 1:20:54 4 Chu Yafei 20 kilometres walk 1:22:10 11 Wang Hao 20 kilometres walk 1:22:49 13 Si Tianfeng 50 kilometres walk 3:44:40 4 Xu Faguang 50 kilometres walk 3:47:19 8 Li Jianbo 50 kilometres walk 4:10:26 25 Su Xiongfeng Long jump 7.03 32 Did not advance Li Yanxi Triple jump 16.28 20 Did not advance Zhang Guowei High jump 2.31 PB 9 Q 2.25 10 Wu Jian Discus throw 62.07 17 Did not advance Chen Qi Javelin throw 78.42 18 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 Zhu Xiaolin Marathon 2:29:58 6 Wang Jiali Marathon 2:30:25 8 Chen Rong Marathon 2:31:11 11 Jia Chaofeng Marathon 2:31:58 16 Wang Xuequin Marathon 2:36:10 26 Sun Yawei 100 m hurdles 13.03 15 Q 13.19 20 Did not advance Wei Yongli Liang Qiuping Jiang Lan Tao Yujia 4 × 100 metres relay DSQ Did not advance Chen Yanmei Tang Xiaoyin Zheng Zhihui Chen Jingwen 4 × 400 metres relay 3:32.39 SB 17 Did not advance Liu Hong 20 kilometres walk 1:30:00 Qieyang Shenjie 20 kilometres walk 1:31:14 5 Gao Ni 20 kilometres walk 1:32:49 14 Xie Limei Triple jump 13.75 25 Did not advance Li Yanmei Triple jump 13.52 29 Did not advance Zheng Xingjuan High jump 1.95 PB 9 Q 1.93 6 Li Ling Pole vault 4.25 29 Did not advance Wu Sha Pole vault DNS Did not advance Gong Lijiao Shot put 19.21 2 Q 19.97 4 Li Ling Shot put 18.67 13 Q 19.71 6 Liu Xiangrong Shot put 18.22 17 Did not advance Li Yanfeng Discus throw 64.44 2nd Q 66.52 Tan Jian Discus throw 62.26 5th Q 62.96 6th Ma Xuejun Discus throw 59.71 14th Did not advance Zhang Wenxiu Hammer throw 74.17 1 Q 75.03 Liu Tingting Hammer throw 63.12 29 Did not advance Liu Chunhua Javelin throw 57.52 20 Did not advance References China expects two to three medals in Daegu, Xinhua, August 18, 2011, retrieved August 18, 2011 中国田协公布世锦赛参赛阵容 刘翔领军争创佳绩(Chinese Liu Xiang Athletics announced world championships team leader striving for success) (in Chinese (originally) and translated by Google), Chinese Athletics Association, August 18, 2011, retrieved August 18, 2011 IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011 IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 6, 2011 IAAF (August 29, 2011), 110m Hurdles: Robles Disqualified - Richardson crashes the Big Three party, retrieved August 29, 2011 External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website