| Iaaf: | ETH |
| Fedname: | Ethiopian Athletic Federation |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Daegu |
| Competitors: | 34 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 4 |
| Previous: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2013 |
Ethiopia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
A provisional list of 36 athletes wasannounced to represent the countryin the event. The participation of Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibabais said to be uncertain.
The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 42 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 34 competitors:
The following competitors from Ethiopia won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 metres | ||
| 5000 metres | ||
| 10,000 metres | ||
| Marathon | ||
| 5000 metres | ||
Ibrahim Jeilan won the gold medal in a dramatic sprint finish in the men's 10,000m final.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | |||
| Mohammed Aman | 800 metres | 1:45.17 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 Q | 1:44.57 NR | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 Q | 1:45.93 | 8 | |
| Mekonnen Gebremedhin | 1500 metres | 3:41.28 | 20 Q | 3:46.71 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 14 Q | 3:36.81 | 7 | ||
| Deresse Mekonnen | 1500 metres | 3:40.08 | 10 Q | 3:44.65 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Zebene Alemayehu | 1500 metres | 3:41.08 | 18 q | 3:51.19 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Dejen Gebremeskel | 5000 metres | 13:34.48 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 3 Q | 13:23.92 | |||||
| Abera Kuma | 5000 metres | 13:38.41 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 10 Q | 13:25.50 | 5 | ||||
| Imane Merga | 5000 metres | 13:37.96 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 8 Q | 13:23.78 | DSQ | ||||
| Kenenisa Bekele | 5000 metres | DNS | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ibrahim Jeilan | 10,000 metres | 27:13.81 | ||||||||
| Imane Merga | 10,000 metres | 27:19.14 | ||||||||
| Sileshi Sihine | 10,000 metres | 27:34.11 | 8 | |||||||
| 10,000 metres | DNF | |||||||||
| Feyisa Lilesa | Marathon | 2:10:32 SB | ||||||||
| Eshetu Wendimu | Marathon | 2:13:37 | 12 | |||||||
| Chala Dechase | Marathon | DNF | ||||||||
| Gebregziabher Gebremariam | Marathon | DNF | ||||||||
| Bazu Worku | Marathon | DNF | ||||||||
| Roba Gari | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:20.28 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 8 Q | 8:18.37 | 5 | ||||
| Nahom Mesfin | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:12.04 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 4 Q | 8:25.39 | 11 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | |||
| Fantu Magiso | 400 metres | 52.23 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 15 Q | 53.41 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Fantu Magiso | 800 metres | 2:02.58 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 20 q | 1:59.17 NR | align=center style="border-right:double" | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Kalkidan Gezahegne | 1500 metres | 4:14.45 | 29 q | 4:08.96 | 12 Q | 4:06.42 | 5 | |||
| Gelete Burka | 1500 metres | 4:07.91 | 6 Q | DNF | Did not advance | |||||
| Meskerem Assefa | 1500 metres | 4:12.43 | 21 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||||
| Meseret Defar | 5000 metres | 15:19.46 | 1 Q | 14:56.94 | ||||||
| Sentayehu Ejigu | 5000 metres | 15:20.13 | 4 Q | 14:59.99 | 4 | |||||
| Genzebe Dibaba | 5000 metres | 15:33.06 | 8 Q | 15:09.35 | 8 | |||||
| Meselech Melkamu | 10,000 metres | 30:56.55 SB | 5 | |||||||
| Tigist Kiros | 10,000 metres | 32:11.37 | 11 | |||||||
| 10,000 metres | DNF | |||||||||
| Bezunesh Bekele | Marathon | 2:29:21 | 4 | |||||||
| Aberu Kebede | Marathon | 2:31:22 | 12 | |||||||
| Atsede Baysa | Marathon | 2:31:37 | 14 | |||||||
| Aselefech Mergia | Marathon | DNF | ||||||||
| Dire Tune | Marathon | DQ | ||||||||
| Sofia Assefa | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:32.48 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 6 Q | 9:28.24 | 6 | ||||
| Birtukan Fente | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:28.82 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 5 q | 9:36.81 | 10 | ||||
| Birtukan Adamu | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:37.31 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 12 Q | 10:05.10 | 15 | ||||