| Eritrea at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | ERI |
| National federation | Eritrean National Athletics Federation |
| in Daegu | |
| Competitors | 9 |
| Medals |
|
| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
| ← 2009 2013 → | |
Eritrea competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Team selection
A team of 9 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team will be led by Zersenay Tadese, a 2009 World Championships 10,000m silver medallist, and Olympic bronze medalist.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| Event | Athlete | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 5000 metres | Zersenay Tadese |
| Teklemariam Medhin |
Results
Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | ||
| Amanuel Mesel | 5000 metres | 13:39.97 | 14 q | 13:33.99 | 11 | ||||
| Goitom Kifle | 5000 metres | 14:06.42 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||
| Zersenay Tadese | 10,000 metres | 27:22.57 | 4 | ||||||
| Teklemariam Medhin | 10,000 metres | DNS | |||||||
| Beraki Beyene Zerea | Marathon | 2:16:03 SB | 17 | ||||||
| Samuel Goitom | Marathon | 2:25:42 SB | 43 | ||||||
| Yared Asmerom | Marathon | DNF | |||||||
| Yonas Kifle | Marathon | DNF | |||||||
| Michael Tesfay | Marathon | DNF | |||||||
References
- ^ IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
- IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011