Sweden at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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

Team selection

A team of 16 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The most prominent members of the squad are Olympic gold medalists triple jumper Christian Olsson and heptathlete Carolina Klüft, who starts in this year's long jump competition. The team includes one athlete invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Gunilla Wallengren, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.

Results

Men AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankAto Ibáñez20 kilometres walkDSQAndreas Gustafsson50 kilometres walk 4:00:05 SB 26Michel TornéusLong jump7.6527Did not advanceChristian OlssonTriple jump17.165 Q17.236Alhaji JengPole vault 5.50 17did not advanceNiklas ArrheniusDiscus throw 60.5728Did not advanceLeif ArrheniusDiscus throw 61.3322Did not advanceMattias JonsHammer throw67.9332did not advanceGabriel WallinJavelin throw 74.44 26Did not advance

Women AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankMoa Hjelmer200 metres 23.3124Did not advanceMoa Hjelmer400 metres52.26 17 Q52.3518did not advanceIsabellah AnderssonMarathon 2:30:13 7Carolina KlüftLong jump6.608 q6.565Ebba JungmarkHigh jump1.9217Did not advanceEmma Green TregaroHigh jump1.95 SB5 Q 1.8911Malin DahlströmPole vault4.2525did not advance

Heptathlon

Jessica SamuelssonHeptathlonEventResultsPointsRank100 m hurdles 13.77 PB 1011 23High jump 1.68 83026Shot put 14.52 829 8200 m 24.55 929 10Long jump 6.05 86517Javelin throw 41.32 PB 69320800 m 2:10.20 SB 962 4Total 611916

References

External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website