| Iaaf: | NZL |
| Fedname: | Athletics New Zealand |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Daegu |
| Competitors: | 8 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Previous: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2013 |
New Zealand competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Reigning World Shot Put champion Valerie Adams leads the initial team selection for the championships. Adams, who also claimed the 2007 World title and 2008 Olympic Gold, was one of four 2010 Commonwealth Games medalists to be named in the first portion of Athletics New Zealand's selection process. Further selections will be announced in June and the final team selection will be announced after 8 August 2011.
The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 8 athletes.
The following competitors from New Zealand won medals 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 | |||
| Nick Willis | 1500 metres | 3:39.24 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 | 3:37.39 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 | 3:38.69 | 12 | |
| Jake Robertson | 5000 metres | 13:53.57 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 24 q | 14:03.09 | 15 | ||||
| Adrian Blincoe | 5000 metres | DNS | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | ||||||
| Quentin Rew | 50 kilometres walk | 4:08:46 | 24 | |||||||
| Stuart Farquhar | Javelin throw | 82.10 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 3 | 78.99 | 11 | ||||
Decathlon
| Brent Newdick | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Results | Points | Rank | ||
| 100 m | 11.00 | 861 | 16 | ||
| Long jump | 7.31 | 888 | 12 | ||
| Shot put | 13.75 | 713 | 22 | ||
| High jump | 1.96 SB | 767 | 21 | ||
| 400 m | 49.95 | 817 | 17 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.86 | 867 | 20 | ||
| Discus throw | 45.65 | 780 | 12 | ||
| Pole vault | 4.50 | 760 | 19 | ||
| Javelin throw | 55.69 | 673 | 16 | ||
| 1500 m | 4:47.30 | 635 | 17 | ||
| Total | 7761 | 19 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | ||
| Nikki Hamblin | 800 metres | 2:02.87 SB | align=center style="border-right:double" | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nikki Hamblin | 1500 metres | 4:36.70 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Valerie Adams | Shot put | 19.79 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 1 | 21.24 CR, AR, WL | ||||