South Korea competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea as the host nation.
Team selection
A team of 63 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team was led by 110-meter hurdler Park Tae-kyong. Furthermore, the team includes 3 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Jung Dong-ho and Yoo Byung-hoon, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Kang Kyung-sun, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in a total number of 53 competitors:
KEY:Did not participateCompeted in another event EventAthleteMen4 x 100 metres relay Jeon Duk-hyung Kim Jin-Kuk4 x 400 metres relayChoi Myung-junKim JaedeokWomen4 x 100 metres relayJung Hye-limJoung Hansol4 x 400 metres relayJang Yea-eunSeo In-ae
Results
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankKim Kuk-young100 metresDQDid not advancePark Bong-go400 metres46.42 (SB)25Did not advanceSin Sang-min1500 metres3:55.0235Did not advanceBaek Seung-ho5000 metres15:01.37 34Did not advanceJeong Jin-hyeokMarathon2:17:04 23Lee Myong-seungMarathon2:18:05 28Hwang Jun-HyeonMarathon2:21:54 (SB)35Hwang Jun-SukMarathon2:23:4740Kim MinMarathon2:27:20 (SB)44Park Tae-kyong110 m hurdles13.83 26Did not advanceLee Seung-yun400 m hurdles52.98 34Did not advanceYeo Ho-suahCho Kyu-wonKim Kuk-youngLim Hee-nam 4 x 100 metres relay38.94 (NR)13Did not advancePark Bong-goLim Chan-hoLee JunSeong Hyeok-je4 x 400 metres relay3:04.05 (NR)15Did not advanceByun Young-jun20 kilometres walk1:24:4825Kim Hyun-sub20 kilometres walk1:21:17Park Chil-sung20 kilometres walkDNFPark Chil-sung50 kilometres walk3:47:13 (NR)7Kim Dong-young50 kilometres walk3:51:12 (PB)14Yim Jung-hyun50 kilometres walkDQKim Deok-hyeonLong jump8.02 (SB)11DNSKim Deok-hyeonTriple jumpNo MarkDid not advanceYun Ye-hwanHigh jumpNo MarkDid not advanceKim Yoo-sukPole vault5.2026Did not advanceHwang In-sungShot put17.7527Did not advanceLee Yun-chulHammer throw 68.98 (SB) 29Did not advanceJung Sang-jinJavelin throw 72.0334Did not advance
Decathlon
Kim Kun-wooDecathlon EventResultsPointsRank100 m 11.11 (SB) 836 19Long jump 7.24 (SB) 871 16Shot put 12.96 (SB) 665 26High jump 1.96 (SB) 767 20400 m 49.24 850 10110 m hurdles 14.95 (SB) 856 24Discus throw 39.53 655 23Pole vault 4.90 (PB) 880 6Javelin throw 53.33 638 201500 m 4:15.63 (SB) 842 2Total 7860 (NR) 17
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankJung Hye-lim100 metres11.90 3 Q11.8840Did not advanceHuh Yeon-jung800 metres2:08.05 34Did not advanceKim Sung-eunMarathon2:37:05 (SB) 28Lee Sook-jungMarathon2:40:23 34Chung Yun-heeMarathon2:42:28 35Park Jun-sookMarathon3:03:34 43Choi Bo-raMarathon3:10:06 44Jung Hye-lim100 m hurdles13.39 23Did not advanceSon Kyeong-mi400 m hurdles1:00.2136Did not advanceEum JeesuKim So-yeonLee Sun-aePark So-yeun 4 x 100 metres relay46.14 (SB)16Did not advanceWoo Yu-jinLee Ha-neeOh Se-raPark Seongmyun4 x 400 metres relay3:43.22 (SB)19Did not advanceJeon Yong-eun20 kilometres walk 1:35:52 (SB) 26Jung Soon-okLong jump6.18 (SB)29Did not advanceJung Hye-kyungTriple jump13.5030Did not advanceHan Da-ryeHigh jump1.7529Did not advanceChoi Yun-heePole vault4.40 (NR)19Did not advanceLee Mi-youngShot put16.1823Did not advanceKang Na-ruHammer throw61.05 30Did not advanceKim Kyung-aeJavelin throw54.9627Did not advance
References
External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website