| Iaaf: | ESP |
| Fedname: | Real Federación Española de Atletismo |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Daegu |
| Competitors: | 43 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Previous: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2013 |
Spain competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation announced a squad of 49 athletes to compete at the event. The team will be led by medal hopefuls Manuel Olmedo, the reigning European indoor 1500m champion, and Mario Pestano, who is in 4th position on this year’s Discus Throw worldlist.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in a total number of 43 competitors:
| Event | Athlete | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 5000 metres | Sergio Sánchez |
| 20 kilometres walk | Benjamín Sánchez | |
| Juan Manuel Molina | ||
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Belén Recio |
| Estela García | ||
| 20 kilometres walk | Júlia Takács |
The following competitors from South Africa 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 | |||
| Ángel David Rodríguez | 100 metres | 10.37 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 22 Q | 10.49 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Kevin López | 800 metres | 1:46.79 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 19 | 1:46.86 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Luis Alberto Marco | 800 metres | 1:46.19 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 8 | 1:47.45 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Antonio Reina | 800 metres | 1:46.66 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 16 | 1:48.45 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Manuel Olmedo | 1500 metres | 3:41.78 | 24 | 3:36.91 | 2 | 3:36.33 | 4 | |||
| Juan Carlos Higuero | 1500 metres | 3:40.71 | 15 | 3:37.92 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Diego Ruiz | 1500 metres | 3:39.33 | 4 | 3:49.26 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jesús España | 5000 metres | 13:40.38 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 15 | 13:33.99 | 12 | ||||
| Francisco Javier Alves | 5000 metres | DNF | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | ||||||
| José Manuel Martínez | Marathon | 2:17:44 | 25 | |||||||
| Rafael Iglesias | Marathon | 2:17:45 SB | 26 | |||||||
| Pablo Villalobos | Marathon | 2:18:12 | 30 | |||||||
| Víctor García | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:28.97 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ángel Mullera | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:31.83 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tomás Tajadura | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:36.23 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
| Miguel Ángel López | 20 kilometres walk | 1:23:41 | 17 | |||||||
| Paquillo Fernández | 20 kilometres walk | DNF | ||||||||
| Jesús Ángel García | 50 kilometres walk | DSQ | ||||||||
| Mikel Odriozola | 50 kilometres walk | DSQ | ||||||||
| José Ignacio Díaz | 50 kilometres walk | DNF | ||||||||
| Eusebio Cáceres | Long jump | 7.91 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
| Luis Felipe Méliz | Long jump | 7.82 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 23 | Did not advance | |||||
| Igor Bychkov | Pole vault | 5.50 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 12 q | NM | |||||
| Borja Vivas | Shot put | 18.37 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 26 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mario Pestano | Discus throw | 65.13 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 3 | 63.00 | 11 | ||||
| Frank Casañas | Discus throw | DNS | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | ||||||
| Javier Cienfuegos | Hammer throw | 67.49 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 33 | 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 | |||
| Natalia Rodríguez | 1500 metres | 4:10.76 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 15 | 4:07.88 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 | 4:05.87 | ||
| Nuria Fernández | 1500 metres | 4:07.29 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 2 | 4:09.53 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 15 | align=center colspan= 2 | Did not advance | |
| Isabel Macías | 1500 metres | 4:14.75 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | ||||
| Alessandra Aguilar | Marathon | DNF | ||||||||
| Diana Martín | 3000 metres steeplechase | 10:04.59 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 25 | align=center colspan= 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Placida A. Martínez Amparo Cotán Concepción Montaner Ruth Beitia | 4 x 100 metres relay | 46.24 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Beatriz Pascual | 20 kilometres walk | 1:31:46 | 9 | |||||||
| María Vasco | 20 kilometres walk | 1:32:42 | 13 | |||||||
| María José Poves | 20 kilometres walk | DSQ | ||||||||
| Concepción Montaner | Long jump | NM | Did not advance | |||||||
| Patricia Sarrapio | Triple jump | 13.12 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 34 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ruth Beitia | High jump | 1.92 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 16 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ana Pinero | Pole vault | NM | align=center style="border-right:double" | Did not advance | ||||||
| Berta Castells | Hammer throw | 67.74 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mercedes Chilla | Javelin throw | 58.34 | align=center style="border-right:double" | 17 | Did not advance | |||||