Eritrea at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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

Eritrea at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	ERI
National federation	Eritrean National Athletics Federation
in Daegu
Competitors	9
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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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.^[1]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[1] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event:^[2]

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

1. IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
2. IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011

External links

• Official local organising committee website
• Official IAAF competition website