# Brazil at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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

## Team selection

The Brazilian team for the competition has been announced. The team will be led by World Indoor Pole Vault champion Fabiana Murer and Olympic Long Jump champion Maurren Maggi. The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 31 athletes.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 26 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| | Event | Athlete |
| Men | 4 x 100 metres relay | Carlos Roberto de Moraes Jr. |
| Men | 4 x 100 metres relay | Ailson Feitosa |
| Women | 400 metres | Jailma de Lima |
| Women | 5000 metres | Simone da Silva |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Rosemar Maria Coelho Fortunato |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Geisa Aparecida Coutinho |
| Women | 4 x 400 metres relay | Aline dos Santos |

## Medalists

The following competitor from Brazil won a medal at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
| Gold | Fabiana Murer | Pole vault |

## Results
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Nilson André | 100 metres | | | 10.54 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bruno Lins de Barros | 200 metres | | | 20.63 | 11 Q | 20.54 | 7 q | 20.31 | 6 |
| Sandro Viana | 200 metres | | | 20.62 | 10 Q | DSQ | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nilson André | 200 metres | | | 20.93 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kleberson Davide | 800 metres | | | 1:46.06 | 4 Q | 1:45.06 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lutimar Paes | 800 metres | | | 1:48.97 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fernando da Silva | 800 metres | | | 1:51.58 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mahau Suguimati | 400 m hurdles | | | 49.74 | 20 q | 50.89 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diego Cavalcanti Sandro Viana Nilson André Bruno Lins de Barros | 4 x 100 metres relay | | | DSQ | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Caio Bonfim | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:24:29 | 22 |
| Moacir Zimmermann | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | |
| Jefferson Sabino | Triple jump | 16.51 | 17 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabio Gomes da Silva | Pole vault | 5.65 | 6 q | | | | | 5.65 | 8 |
Decathlon
| Luiz Alberto de Araújo | Decathlon | | | |
| Luiz Alberto de Araújo | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | 10.71 SB | 926 | 4 |
| | Long jump | 6.74 | 753 | 26 |
| | Shot put | 14.77 | 776 | 13 |
| | High jump | 1.90 | 714 | 26 |
| | 400 m | 48.48 PB | 886 | 7 |
| | 110 m hurdles | 14.25 SB | 942 | 5 |
| | Discus throw | 46.46 | 797 | 9 |
| | Pole vault | 4.70 PB | 819 | 17 |
| | Javelin throw | 54.38 | 654 | 19 |
| | 1500 m | 4:47.29 | 635 | 16 |
| Final | | | 7902 | 16 |

### Women

Reigning World indoor champion Fabiana Murer won the gold medal in the Women's Pole Vault competition clearing 4.85m in the first attempt equalling her Brazilian and Area record.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Ana Claudia Silva | 100 metres | | | 11.26 | 15 Q | 11.55 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rosângela Santos | 100 metres | | | 11.36 | 26 Q | 11.61 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Claudia Silva | 200 metres | | | 22.96 | 16 Q | 22.97 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vanda Gomes | 200 metres | | | 23.70 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Geisa Aparecida Coutinho | 400 metres | | | 52.15 | 13 q | 51.87 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jailma de Lima | 400 m hurdles | | | 57.21 | 28 | Not advance | Not advance | Not advance | Not advance |
| Ana Claudia Silva Vanda Gomes Franciela Krasucki Rosângela Santos | 4 x 100 metres relay | | | 42.92 AR | 8 q | | | 43.10 | 8 |
| Geisa Aparecida Coutinho Bárbara de Oliveira Joelma Sousa Jailma de Lima | 4 x 400 metres relay | | | 3:32.43 | 18 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maurren Higa Maggi | Long jump | 6.86 | 1 Q | | | | | 6.17 | 11 |
| Keila Costa | Long jump | 6.26 | 24 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keila Costa | Triple jump | 14.15 | 12 q | | | | | 13.72 | 12 |
| Fabiana Murer | Pole vault | 4.55 | 1 Q | | | | | 4.85 AR | |
| Andressa de Morais | Discus throw | 57.93 | 18 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elisângela Adriano | Discus throw | 56.45 | 22 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |