# Spain at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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

## Team selection

The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation announced a squad of 49 athletes to compete at the event. The team will be led by medal hopefuls Manuel Olmedo, the reigning European indoor 1500m champion, and Mario Pestano, who is in 4th position on this year’s Discus Throw world list.
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 43 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| | Event | Athlete |
| Men | 5000 metres | Sergio Sánchez |
| Men | 20 kilometres walk | Benjamín Sánchez |
| Men | 20 kilometres walk | Juan Manuel Molina |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Belén Recio |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Estela García |
| Women | 20 kilometres walk | Júlia Takács |

## Medalists

The following competitors from South Africa won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
| Bronze | Natalia Rodríguez | 1500 metres |

## 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 |
| Ángel David Rodríguez | 100 metres | | | 10.37 | 22 Q | 10.49 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kevin López | 800 metres | | | 1:46.79 | 19 | 1:46.86 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luis Alberto Marco | 800 metres | | | 1:46.19 | 8 | 1:47.45 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antonio Reina | 800 metres | | | 1:46.66 | 16 | 1:48.45 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Manuel Olmedo | 1500 metres | | | 3:41.78 | 24 | 3:36.91 | 2 | 3:36.33 | 4 |
| Juan Carlos Higuero | 1500 metres | | | 3:40.71 | 15 | 3:37.92 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diego Ruiz | 1500 metres | | | 3:39.33 | 4 | 3:49.26 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jesús España | 5000 metres | | | 13:40.38 | 15 | | | 13:33.99 | 12 |
| Francisco Javier Alves | 5000 metres | | | DNF | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Manuel Martínez | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:17:44 | 25 |
| Rafael Iglesias | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:17:45 SB | 26 |
| Pablo Villalobos | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:18:12 | 30 |
| Víctor García | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:28.97 | 17 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ángel Mullera | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:31.83 | 22 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tomás Tajadura | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:36.23 | 25 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miguel Ángel López | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:23:41 | 17 |
| Paquillo Fernández | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Jesús Ángel García | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | |
| Mikel Odriozola | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | |
| José Ignacio Díaz | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Eusebio Cáceres | Long jump | 7.91 | 18 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luis Felipe Méliz | Long jump | 7.82 | 23 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Igor Bychkov | Pole vault | 5.50 | 12 q | | | | | NM | |
| Borja Vivas | Shot put | 18.37 | 26 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mario Pestano | Discus throw | 65.13 | 3 | | | | | 63.00 | 11 |
| Frank Casañas | Discus throw | DNS | | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javier Cienfuegos | Hammer throw | 67.49 | 33 | | | | | 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 |
| Natalia Rodríguez | 1500 metres | | | 4:10.76 | 15 | 4:07.88 | 2 | 4:05.87 | |
| Nuria Fernández | 1500 metres | | | 4:07.29 | 2 | 4:09.53 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Isabel Macías | 1500 metres | | | 4:14.75 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessandra Aguilar | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Diana Martín | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 10:04.59 | 25 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Placida A. Martínez Amparo Cotán Concepción Montaner Ruth Beitia | 4 x 100 metres relay | | | 46.24 | 17 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Beatriz Pascual | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:31:46 | 9 |
| María Vasco | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:32:42 | 13 |
| María José Poves | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | |
| Concepción Montaner | Long jump | NM | | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patricia Sarrapio | Triple jump | 13.12 | 34 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ruth Beitia | High jump | 1.92 | 16 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Pinero | Pole vault | NM | | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Berta Castells | Hammer throw | 67.74 | 18 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mercedes Chilla | Javelin throw | 58.34 | 17 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |