| Iaaf: | BRA |
| Fedname: | Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Daegu |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Rank: | 11 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| Previous: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2013 |
Brazil competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
The Brazilian team for the competition has been announced. The team will be led by World Indoor PoleVault 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:
The following competitor from Brazil won a medal at the Championships
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | |||
| Nilson André | 100 metres | 10.54 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 34 | Did not advance | |||||
| Bruno Lins de Barros | 200 metres | 20.63 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 11 Q | 20.54 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 7 q | 20.31 | 6 | |
| Sandro Viana | 200 metres | 20.62 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 10 Q | DSQ | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | |||
| Nilson André | 200 metres | 20.93 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 31 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kleberson Davide | 800 metres | 1:46.06 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 4 Q | 1:45.06 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Lutimar Paes | 800 metres | 1:48.97 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 34 | Did not advance | |||||
| Fernando da Silva | 800 metres | 1:51.58 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 38 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mahau Suguimati | 400 m hurdles | 49.74 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 20 q | 50.89 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Diego Cavalcanti Sandro Viana Nilson André Bruno Lins de Barros | 4 x 100 metres relay | DSQ | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | ||||||
| Caio Bonfim | 20 kilometres walk | 1:24:29 | 22 | |||||||
| Moacir Zimmermann | 20 kilometres walk | DSQ | ||||||||
| Jefferson Sabino | Triple jump | 16.51 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Fabio Gomes da Silva | Pole vault | 5.65 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 6 q | 5.65 | 8 | ||||
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 | |||
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 | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | |||
| Ana Claudia Silva | 100 metres | 11.26 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 15 Q | 11.55 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Rosângela Santos | 100 metres | 11.36 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 26 Q | 11.61 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 24 | Did not advance | ||
| Ana Claudia Silva | 200 metres | 22.96 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 16 Q | 22.97 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Vanda Gomes | 200 metres | 23.70 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 28 | Did not advance | |||||
| Geisa Aparecida Coutinho | 400 metres | 52.15 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 13 q | 51.87 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Jailma de Lima | 400 m hurdles | 57.21 | 28 | align=center style="border-right:double" colspan=4 | Not advance | |||||
| Ana Claudia Silva Vanda Gomes Franciela Krasucki Rosângela Santos | 4 x 100 metres relay | 42.92 AR | align=center style="border-right:double" | 8 q | 43.10 | 8 | ||||
| Geisa Aparecida Coutinho Bárbara de Oliveira Joelma Sousa Jailma de Lima | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:32.43 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
| Maurren Higa Maggi | Long jump | 6.86 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 1 Q | 6.17 | 11 | ||||
| Keila Costa | Long jump | 6.26 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 24 | align=center colspan= 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Keila Costa | Triple jump | 14.15 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 12 q | 13.72 | 12 | ||||
| Fabiana Murer | Pole vault | 4.55 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 1 Q | 4.85 AR | |||||
| Andressa de Morais | Discus throw | 57.93 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 18 | align=center colspan= 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Elisângela Adriano | Discus throw | 56.45 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 22 | align=center colspan= 2 | Did not advance | ||||