The athletics competition at the 2011 SEA Games was held from 12 to 16 November at the Jakabaring Athletic Stadium in Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia. Over the five-day competition a total of 46 events were contested with 23 contests for each gender, matching the Olympic athletics program minus the men's 50 km race walk. Six Washif, Jad Adrian (2011-11.19). ATHLETICS REPORT: 26th Southeast Asia Games, Palembang, Indonesia. SEA Games records were broken and twenty national records were surpassed.Washif, Jad Adrian (2011-11-16). SEA Games see records tumble; Thailand remains dominant. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-16.

Thailand – traditionally dominant in the competition – again had the highest number of gold medals in athletics, winning fourteen events and taking 32 medals overall. The host nation Indonesia was a close second with thirteen golds and won the most medals with a total of 36. Vietnam were a clear third with nine golds and 32 medals. Seven of the eleven competing nations reached the medal table.Medal Tally For Athletics. 2011 SEA Games. Retrieved on 2011-11-16.

The 26th edition saw athletes continue successful streaks at the competition: Filipino Rene Herrera won his fifth consecutive men's steeplechase gold medal, his teammate Marestella Torres won her fourth long jump title (with the second longest jump in Asia so far in 2011),Jad Adrian (2011) Marestella Torres 6.71m SEA Games - Gold Medal, Games Record, National Record, SEA Record. www.adriansprints.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011 and Theerayut Philakong of Thailand won a fourth straight title in the men's triple jump. Thai athlete Wassana Winatho and James Wong Tuck Yim of Singapore each won their tenth SEA Games gold medals of their careers at the competition.

Indonesia's Triyaningsih demonstrated her regional dominance in women's long-distance running: after two 5000/10,000 m doubles in 2007 and 2009, she again won both track events and also the women's marathon race. Agus Prayogo won a 5000/10,000 m men's double and Yahuza's win in the men's marathon made it a long-distance sweep for Indonesia. Two other athletes completed event doubles: Franklin Burumi of Indonesia won the 100 and 200 metres finals, while Truong Thanh Hang repeated her 800/1500 metres double for a third consecutive edition.

The final runner on Malaysia's 4×400 m relay team, Muhamad Yunus Lasaleh, tested positive for banned substances at the competition.IAAF Newsletter No.135 (Jul/Aug). IAAF (28 August 2012). Retrieved on 2012-09-02.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres(Wind: +2.1 m/s)Jad Adrian Washif (19 November 2011). ATHLETICS REPORT 26th Southeast Asia Games, Palembang, Indonesia.www.singaporeathletics.org. Retrieved November 26, 2011 10.37 w 10.46 w 10.47 w200 metres 20.93 21.05 21.46400 metres 47.53 47.71 47.97800 metres 1:49.42 NR 1:50.69 1:51.281500 metres 3:47.63 3:47.65 NR 3:49.48 †5000 metres 14:10.01 14:35.98 14:41.3010,000 metres 30:10.43 30:43.62 31:22.20110 m hurdles 13.77 GR, NR 13.86 14.14400 m hurdles 51.45 NR 51.60 51.703000 m steeplechase 8:52.23 8:55.91 NR 8:57.884×100 m relayFernando LumainFranklin Ramses BurumiMuhammad FadlinFarrell Oktaviandi 39.91Calvin KangMuhammad Amiruddin JamalLee Cheng WeiGary Yeo 39.91Mohd Zabidi GhazaliMohd Ikhwan NorMohd Azhar IsmailMohammad Noor Imran 40.414×400 m relayEdgardo AlejanJulius NierrasJunrey Ocampo BanoArchand Christian Bagsit 3:11.16Jukkatip PojaroenSaharat SammayanNitipol ThongpoonSuppachai Chimdee 3:14.90Zaki SapariNg Chin HuiKenneth Khoo Kian SongLance Tan Wei Sheng 3:18.50Marathon 2:27:45 2:28:26 2:29:0920 km walk 1:32:34 1:33:23 1:35:48High jump 2.15 m 2.12 m 2.08 mPole vault 5.10 m 5.00 m 4.70 mLong jump 7.86 m 7.78 m 7.61 mTriple jump 16.43 m 16.39 m 16.14 mShot put 17.74 m 17.54 m NR 17.08 mDiscus throw 51.32 m 50.56 m 50.28 mHammer throw 61.46 m 60.19 m 57.04 mJavelin throw 69.07 m 68.87 m 66.27 mDecathlon 7223 pts 6830 pts 6602 pts

† : Malaysia's Mohd Jironi Riduan finished third in the 1500 m but was disqualified for pulling on another athlete's shirt.Roslinda dedicates gold medal to coach who survived heart attack in Palembang. The Star (Malaysia) (2011-11-16). Retrieved on 2011-11-16. †† : Malaysia's final leg runner in the 400 m relay failed a drug test at the competition and was later banned.

Women 100 metres (Wind: +1.7 m/s) 11.69 11.69 11.73200 metres 23.65 24.01 24.06400 metres 54.13 54.27 55.28800 metres 2:02.65 2:05.62 2:08.411500 metres 4:15.75 4:18.94 4:21.195000 metres 16:06.37 16:12.23 16:31.8510,000 metres 34:52.74 36:04.83 36:16.84100 m hurdles (Wind: +0.7 m/s) 13.51 13.53 13.77400 m hurdles 57.41 58.97 59.64 NR3000 m steeplechase 10:00.58 GR, NR 10:04.42 10:48.974×100 m relayNongnuch SanratLaphassaporn TawoncharoenPhatsorn JaksuninkornNeeranuch Klomdee 44.40Nurul ImaniarTri Setyo UtamiSerafi Anelies UnaniDedeh Erawati 45.00 NRLê Thị Mộng TuyềnLê Ngọc PhượngTrương Thanh HằngVũ Thị Hương 45.124×400 m relaySaowalee KaewchuayPornpan HoemhukLaphassaporn TawoncharoenTreewadee Yongphan 3:41.35SulastriViera Mellisa HetharieMusyafidahNining Souhaly 3:44.65Nguyễn Thị ThúyNguyễn Thị OanhVũ Thùy TrangNguyễn Thị Huyền 3:45.03Marathon 2:45:35 2:46:37 2:48:4320 km walk 1:43:22 1:45:19 1:46:04High jump 1.90 m 1.87 m 1.87 mPole vault 4.20 m GR 4.20 m GR NR 3.90 mLong jump 6.71 m GR 6.47 m NR 6.25 mTriple jump 13.76 m NR 13.73 m NR 13.64 mShot put 16.96 m 14.59 m 14.37 mDiscus throw 52.25 m GR 49.98 m 48.22 mHammer throw 55.15 m 51.95 m 49.69 mJavelin throw 48.80 m 47.35 m 46.73 mHeptathlon 5488 pts 5285 pts 5196 pts

Medal table

References

Results Medal Audit For SEA Games XXVI 2011 Palembang Jakarta Indonesia 11-22 November 2011 - Athletics. 2011 SEA Games. Retrieved on 2011-11-16. Medal table Medal Tally For Athletics. 2011 SEA Games. Retrieved on 2011-11-16.

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