Latvia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Latvia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	LAT
National federation	Latvijas Vieglatlētikas savienība
Website	lat-athletics.lv
in Daegu
Competitors	13
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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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)
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. 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

• Official local organising committee website
• Official IAAF competition website