# Colombia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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

## Team selection

A team of 21 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team is led by triple jumper Caterine Ibargüen, the new continental record holder.
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 20 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| | Event | Athlete |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Eliecith Palacios |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Lina Flórez |

## Medalists

The following Colombian competitors won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
| Gold | Luis Fernando López | 20 kilometres walk |
| Bronze | Caterine Ibargüen | Triple jump |

## 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 |
| Álvaro Gómez | 100 metres | | | 10.62 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Grueso | 200 metres | | | 20.87 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rafith Rodríguez | 800 metres | | | 1:48.26 | 30 Q | 1:46.41 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paulo Villar | 110 m hurdles | | | 13.55 | 15 Q | 13.73 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luis Fernando López | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:20:38 SB | |
| James Rendón | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:24:08 SB | 19 |
| Gustavo Restrepo | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | |
| Arley Ibargüen | Javelin throw | 74.02 | 27 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| 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 |
| Yomara Hinestroza | 100 metres | | | 11.56 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Norma González | 400 metres | | | 53.35 | 23 q | 52.29 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rosibel García | 800 metres | | | 2:01.33 SB | 12 Q | 2:00.79 SB | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lina Flórez | 100 m hurdles | | | 12.98 | 13 Q | 12.94 PB | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brigitte Merlano | 100 m hurdles | | | 13.23 | 23 Q | 13.21 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ángela Figueroa | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 10:06.00 | 28 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yomara Hinestroza María Alejandra Idrobo Darlenis Obregón Norma González | 4 x 100 metres relay | | | 43.53 SB | 10 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arabelly Orjuela | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:39:28 | 32 |
| Ingrid Hernández | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:39:53 | 33 |
| Caterine Ibargüen | Triple jump | 14.52 | 3 Q | | | | | 14.84 | |
| María Lucelly Murillo | Javelin throw | 52.83 | 28 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |