| Iaaf: | CHN |
| Fedname: | Chinese Athletic Association |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Daegu |
| Competitors: | 54 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Previous: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
A team of 58 athletes (including two substitutes) wasannounced to represent the country in the event. The team was led by Olympic gold medalist and 2007 gold medalist at the world championships, 110 m hurdler Liu Xiang.
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 54 competitors:
| Event | Athlete | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | Zheng Dongsheng |
| Women | Marathon | Zhou Chunxiu |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Ye Jiabei | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cheng Chong |
The following competitors from the People's Republic of China won a medal at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Discus throw | ||
| 110 m hurdles | ||
| 20 kilometres walk | ||
| Hammer throw | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | |||
| Dong Guojian | Marathon | 2:15:45 SB | 14 | |||||||
| Li Zicheng | Marathon | 2:17:35 | 24 | |||||||
| Wu Shiwei | Marathon | 2:21:12 | 33 | |||||||
| Liu Xiang | 110 m hurdles | 13.20 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 Q | 13.31 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 Q | 13.27 | ||
| Shi Dongpeng | 110 m hurdles | 13.55 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 15 Q | 13.57 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Jiang Fan | 110 m hurdles | 13.47 PB | align=center style="border-right:double" | 8 Q | 13.71 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Cheng Wen | 400 m hurdles | 50.51 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
| Li Zhilong | 400 m hurdles | 50.44 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 28 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chen Qiang Liang Jiahong Su Bingtian Lao Yi | 4 × 100 metres relay | 38.87 SB | align=center style="border-right:double" | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Wang Zhen | 20 kilometres walk | 1:20:54 | 4 | |||||||
| Chu Yafei | 20 kilometres walk | 1:22:10 | 11 | |||||||
| Wang Hao | 20 kilometres walk | 1:22:49 | 13 | |||||||
| Si Tianfeng | 50 kilometres walk | 3:44:40 | 4 | |||||||
| Xu Faguang | 50 kilometres walk | 3:47:19 | 8 | |||||||
| Li Jianbo | 50 kilometres walk | 4:10:26 | 25 | |||||||
| Su Xiongfeng | Long jump | 7.03 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 32 | Did not advance | |||||
| Li Yanxi | Triple jump | 16.28 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
| Zhang Guowei | High jump | 2.31 PB | align=center style="border-right:double" | 9 Q | 2.25 | 10 | ||||
| Wu Jian | Discus throw | 62.07 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chen Qi | Javelin throw | 78.42 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | |||
| Zhu Xiaolin | Marathon | 2:29:58 | 6 | |||||||
| Wang Jiali | Marathon | 2:30:25 | 8 | |||||||
| Chen Rong | Marathon | 2:31:11 | 11 | |||||||
| Jia Chaofeng | Marathon | 2:31:58 | 16 | |||||||
| Wang Xuequin | Marathon | 2:36:10 | 26 | |||||||
| Sun Yawei | 100 m hurdles | 13.03 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 15 Q | 13.19 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Wei Yongli Liang Qiuping Jiang Lan Tao Yujia | 4 × 100 metres relay | DSQ | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | ||||||
| Chen Yanmei Tang Xiaoyin Zheng Zhihui Chen Jingwen | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:32.39 SB | align=center style="border-right:double" | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Liu Hong | 20 kilometres walk | 1:30:00 | ||||||||
| Qieyang Shenjie | 20 kilometres walk | 1:31:14 | 5 | |||||||
| Gao Ni | 20 kilometres walk | 1:32:49 | 14 | |||||||
| Xie Limei | Triple jump | 13.75 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
| Li Yanmei | Triple jump | 13.52 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
| Zheng Xingjuan | High jump | 1.95 PB | align=center style="border-right:double" | 9 Q | 1.93 | 6 | ||||
| Li Ling | Pole vault | 4.25 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
| Wu Sha | Pole vault | DNS | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gong Lijiao | Shot put | 19.21 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 Q | 19.97 | 4 | ||||
| Li Ling | Shot put | 18.67 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 13 Q | 19.71 | 6 | ||||
| Liu Xiangrong | Shot put | 18.22 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Li Yanfeng | Discus throw | 64.44 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2nd Q | 66.52 | |||||
| Tan Jian | Discus throw | 62.26 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 5th Q | 62.96 | 6th | ||||
| Ma Xuejun | Discus throw | 59.71 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 14th | Did not advance | |||||
| Zhang Wenxiu | Hammer throw | 74.17 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 1 Q | 75.03 | |||||
| Liu Tingting | Hammer throw | 63.12 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
| Liu Chunhua | Javelin throw | 57.52 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 20 | Did not advance | |||||