| Iaaf: | ERI |
| Fedname: | Eritrean National Athletics Federation |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Daegu |
| Competitors: | 9 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Previous: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2013 |
Eritrea competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
A team of 9 athletes wasannounced to represent the countryin the event. The team will be led by Zersenay Tadese, a 2009 WorldChampionships 10,000m silver medallist, and Olympic bronze medalist.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event:
| Event | Athlete | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 5000 metres | Zersenay Tadese |
| Teklemariam Medhin |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | ||
| Amanuel Mesel | 5000 metres | 13:39.97 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 14 q | 13:33.99 | 11 | |||
| Goitom Kifle | 5000 metres | 14:06.42 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
| Zersenay Tadese | 10,000 metres | 27:22.57 | 4 | ||||||
| Teklemariam Medhin | 10,000 metres | DNS | |||||||
| Beraki Beyene Zerea | Marathon | 2:16:03 SB | 17 | ||||||
| Samuel Goitom | Marathon | 2:25:42 SB | 43 | ||||||
| Yared Asmerom | Marathon | DNF | |||||||
| Yonas Kifle | Marathon | DNF | |||||||
| Michael Tesfay | Marathon | DNF | |||||||