Brazil at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Brazil at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code BRA
National federation Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo
Website www.cbat.org.br
in Daegu
Competitors 26
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)

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

Team selection

The Brazilian team for the competition has been announced. The team will be led by World Indoor Pole Vault champion Fabiana Murer and Olympic Long Jump champion Maurren Maggi.[1] The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 31 athletes.[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 total number of 26 competitors:

KEY: Did not participate Competed in another event
Event Athlete
Men 4 x 100 metres relay Carlos Roberto de Moraes Jr.
Ailson Feitosa
Women 400 metres Jailma de Lima
5000 metres Simone da Silva
4 x 100 metres relay Rosemar Maria Coelho Fortunato
Geisa Aparecida Coutinho
4 x 400 metres relay Aline dos Santos

Medalists

The following competitor from Brazil won a medal at the Championships

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