Cuba at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Cuba competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Cuba at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	CUB
National federation	Federación Cubana de Atletismo
in Daegu
Competitors	31
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 4
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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Team selection

The Federación Cubana de Atletismo announced a squad of 31 athletes for the competition. The team is led by two-time Triple Jump defending champion Yargelis Savigne and Olympic gold medallist and 110m Hurdles World record holder Dayron Robles.[1]

The following athlete appeared on the preliminary Entry List,[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event:[3]

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Women	4 x 400 metres relay	Nelkis Casabona

Medalists

The following competitors from Cuba won medals at the Championships:

Leonel Suárez won a bronze medal in the Decathlon event at this year's championships Medal Athlete Event  Silver Lázaro Borges Pole vault  Bronze Guillermo Martínez Javelin throw  Bronze Leonel Suárez Decathlon  Bronze Yarelis Barrios Discus throw Results Men Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Michael Herrera 200 metres 20.76 19 20.75 13 Did not advance William Collazo 400 metres 45.89 23 46.13 21 Did not advance Dayron Robles 110 m hurdles 13.42 7 13.32 3 DSQ[4] Omar Cisneros 400 m hurdles 49.69 19 50.10 21 Did not advance Alexis Copello Triple jump 17.31 1 17.47 4 Yoandri Betanzos Triple jump 17.01 8 16.67 11 Arnie David Giralt Triple jump 16.74 13 Did not advance Víctor Moya High jump 2.21 28 Did not advance Lázaro Borges Pole vault 5.65 1 5.90 NR Carlos Véliz Shot put 20.24 10 19.70 12 Jorge Fernández Discus throw 64.94 4 63.54 8 Guillermo Martínez Javelin throw 83.77 1 84.30 Decathlon Leonel Suárez Decathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m 11.07 845 17 Long jump 7.33 (SB) 893 11 Shot put 14.54 (SB) 761 16 High jump 2.05 850 3 400 m 49.17 853 8 110 m hurdles 14.29 (SB) 937 6 Discus throw 46.25 793 10 Pole vault 5.00 (PB) 910 4 Javelin throw 69.12 876 1 1500 m 4:24.16 (SB) 783 4 Final 8501 (SB) Yordani García Decathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m 10.85 (SB) 894 10 Long jump 6.56 711 29 Shot put 14.93 785 10 High jump 2.02 822 6 400 m 49.64 831 15 110 m hurdles 14.70 886 16 Discus throw DNS Pole vault DNS Javelin throw DNS 1500 m Final DNF Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Nelkis Casabona 100 metres 11.45 32 Did not advance Nelkis Casabona 200 metres 23.21 22 23.32 19 Did not advance Aymée Martínez 400 metres 53.67 27 Did not advance Daisurami Bonne 400 metres 53.69 28 Did not advance Aymée Martínez Diosmely Peña Susana Clement Daisurami Bonne 4 x 400 metres relay 3:26.74 SB 10 Did not advance Mabel Gay Triple jump 14.53 2 14.67 PB 4 Yargelis Savigne Triple jump 14.62 1 14.43 6 Yarianna Martínez Triple jump 14.07 13 Did not advance Dailenis Alcántara Triple jump 13.78 23 Did not advance Yarisley Silva Pole vault 4.55 9 4.70 NR 5 Dailis Caballero Pole vault 4.40 23 Did not advance Misleydis González Shot put 18.24 16 Did not advance Mailín Vargas Shot put 18.27 15 Did not advance Yarelis Barrios Discus throw 63.80 Q 3 65.73 (SB) Denia Caballero Discus throw 60.36 q 9 60.73 9 Yipsi Moreno Hammer throw 73.29 2 74.48 SB 4 Yanet Cruz Javelin throw 56.73 23 Did not advance References Clavelo Robinson, Javier (August 13, 2011), Savigne and Robles lead 31-member Cuban squad to Daegu - IAAF World Championships, IAAF, archived from the original on August 18, 2012, retrieved August 13, 2011 IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011 IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 6, 2011 IAAF (August 29, 2011), 110m Hurdles: Robles Disqualified - Richardson crashes the Big Three party, archived from the original on August 18, 2012, retrieved August 29, 2011 External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website