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Japan at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Japan at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Sporting event delegation


Japan competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

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Team selection

The country will send a 50-member squad to compete at the event. The final team composition was announced following the conclusion of the Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan, the final qualifying meeting as designated by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.[1]

The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 52 athletes, including 2 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Jun Hiromichi, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Wakako Tsuchida, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.[2]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,[3] resulting in a total number of 48 competitors:

KEY: Did not participate Competed in another event

Medalists

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The following competitor from Japan won a medal at the Championships

Results

Men

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Decathlon

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Women

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References

  1. IAAF (July 13, 2011), Japan announces squad of 50 for Daegu - IAAF World Championships, IAAF, retrieved July 18, 2011
  2. IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
  3. IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011
  4. profile JAAF (2011-06-30). Retrieved on 28 August 2011.

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