Cuba at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Cuba at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeCUB
National federationFederación Cubana de Atletismo
in Daegu
Competitors31
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
4
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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Cuba competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

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The Federación Cubana de Atletismo announced a squad of 31 athletes for the competition. The team is led by two-time Triple Jump defending champion Yargelis Savigne and Olympic gold medallist and 110m Hurdles World record holder Dayron Robles.[1]

The following athlete appeared on the preliminary Entry List,[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event:[3]

KEY: Did not participate Competed in another event
Event Athlete
Women 4 × 400 metres relay Nelkis Casabona

Medalists

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The following competitors from Cuba won medals at the Championships:

Results

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Men

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Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank
Michael Herrera 200 metres 20.76 19 20.75 13 Did not advance
William Collazo 400 metres 45.89 23 46.13 21 Did not advance
Dayron Robles 110 m hurdles 13.42 7 13.32 3 DSQ[4]
Omar Cisneros 400 m hurdles 49.69 19 50.10 21 Did not advance
Alexis Copello Triple jump 17.31 1 17.47 4
Yoandri Betanzos Triple jump 17.01 8 16.67 11
Arnie David Giralt Triple jump 16.74 13 Did not advance
Víctor Moya High jump 2.21 28 Did not advance
Lázaro Borges Pole vault 5.65 1 5.90 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Carlos Véliz Shot put 20.24 10 19.70 12
Jorge Fernández Discus throw 64.94 4 63.54 8
Guillermo Martínez Javelin throw 83.77 1 84.30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Decathlon

Women

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Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank
Nelkis Casabona 100 metres 11.45 32 Did not advance
Nelkis Casabona 200 metres 23.21 22 23.32 19 Did not advance
Aymée Martínez 400 metres 53.67 27 Did not advance
Daisurami Bonne 400 metres 53.69 28 Did not advance
Aymée Martínez
Diosmely Peña
Susana Clement
Daisurami Bonne
 4 × 400 metres relay 3:26.74 SB 10 Did not advance
Mabel Gay Triple jump 14.53 2 14.67 PB 4
Yargelis Savigne Triple jump 14.62 1 14.43 6
Yarianna Martínez Triple jump 14.07 13 Did not advance
Dailenis Alcántara Triple jump 13.78 23 Did not advance
Yarisley Silva Pole vault 4.55 9 4.70 NR 5
Dailis Caballero Pole vault 4.40 23 Did not advance
Misleydis González Shot put 18.24 16 Did not advance
Mailín Vargas Shot put 18.27 15 Did not advance
Yarelis Barrios Discus throw 63.80 Q 3 65.73 (SB) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Denia Caballero Discus throw 60.36 q 9 60.73 9
Yipsi Moreno Hammer throw 73.29 2 74.48 SB 4
Yanet Cruz Javelin throw 56.73 23 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (August 13, 2011), Savigne and Robles lead 31-member Cuban squad to Daegu – IAAF World Championships, IAAF, archived from the original on August 18, 2012, retrieved August 13, 2011
  2. ^ IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
  3. ^ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 6, 2011
  4. ^ IAAF (August 29, 2011), 110m Hurdles: Robles Disqualified – Richardson crashes the Big Three party, archived from the original on August 18, 2012, retrieved August 29, 2011
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