| Lithuania at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | LTU |
| National federation | Lietuvos lengvosios atletikos federacija |
| Website | www |
| in Daegu | |
| Competitors | 15 |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Lithuania competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. A team of 15 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team will be led by Olympic gold medalist, discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | ||
| Rytis Sakalauskas | 100 metres | 10.42 | 24 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tadas Šuškevičius | 50 kilometres walk | DSQ | |||||||
| Povilas Mykolaitis | Long jump | NM | Did not advance | ||||||
| Raivydas Stanys | High jump | 2.25 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
| Virgilijus Alekna | Discus throw | 64.21 | 6 | 64.09 | 6 | ||||
Decathlon
| Darius Draudvila | Decathlon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Results | Points | Rank | |
| 100 m | 10.90 | 883 | 13 | |
| Long jump | 7.19 | 859 | 19 | |
| Shot put | 14.81 | 778 | 12 | |
| High jump | 1.96 | 767 | 17 | |
| 400 m | 50.55 | 789 | 20 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.93 | 858 | 23 | |
| Discus throw | NM | 0 | ||
| Pole vault | DNS | |||
| Javelin throw | DNS | |||
| 1500 m | ||||
| Total | DNF | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | ||
| Eglė Balčiūnaitė | 800 metres | 2:02.88 | 26 | Did not advance | |||||
| Diana Lobačevskė | Marathon | 2:36:05 (SB) | 25 | ||||||
| Sonata Tamošaitytė | 100 m hurdles | 13.28 | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kristina Saltanovič | 20 kilometres walk | 1:31:40 SB | 8 | ||||||
| Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė | 20 kilometres walk | 1:38:39 | 29 | ||||||
| Neringa Aidietytė | 20 kilometres walk | DSQ | |||||||
| Zinaida Sendriūtė | Discus throw | 61.72 q | 7 | 57.30 | 12 | ||||
| Indrė Jakubaitytė | Javelin throw | 56.92 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
Heptathlon
| Austra Skujytė | Heptathlon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Results | Points | Rank | |
| 100 m hurdles | 13.96 PB | 984 | 23 | |
| High jump | 1.86 | 1054 | 2 | |
| Shot put | 16.71 | 976 | 1 | |
| 200 m | 26.04 | 794 | 25 | |
| Long jump | 6.05 | 865 | 18 | |
| Javelin throw | 49.19 SB | 844 | 6 | |
| 800 m | 2:23.21 | 780 | 23 | |
| Total | 6297 | 8 | ||
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