2011 World Championships in Athletics
2011 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
Key facts
- Host city
- Daegu , South Korea
- Dates
- 27 August – 4 September 2011
- Opened by
- President Lee Myung-bak
- Closed by
- IAAF President Lamine Diack
- Main venue
- Daegu Stadium
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.daegu2011.org
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- start time
- 2011-08-27
- end time
- 2011-09-04
- point in time
- 2011-00-00
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The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Korean: 2011년세계육상선수권대회) was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.
The United States topped the medal standings in the competition with 28 (12 gold, 9 silver, and 7 bronze). During the competition, 41 national records, 4 area records, 3 championship records, and 1 world record was set.