Some Statistics from the 13th IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 ended yesterday

Number of participating nations : 203 [201 in Berlin 2009]
Number of participating athletes : 1848 [1984 in Berlin 2009]
Number of Gold medals contested : 47 [47 in Berlin 2009]


New World Record : (1) [ 3 at Berlin 2009 ]
Men - 4x100m - Jamaica - 37.04

New Championships Records: (3) [ 6 at Berlin 2009 ]
Women - Shot Put - Valerie Adams (NZL) - 21.24m
Women - Javelin Throw - Maria Abakumova (RUS) - 71.99m
Women - 100m Hurdles - Sally Pearson (AUS) - 12.28

World Leading : (17) [16 at Berlin 2009 ]
Men - 400m - LaShawn Merritt (USA) - 44.35 (Heats)
Men - Pole Vault - Pawel Wojcjechowski (POL) - 5.90m (1st)
Men - Pole Vault - lazaro Borges (CUB) - 5.90m (2nd)
Women - Heptathlon - Tatyana Chernoya (RUS) - 6880
Women - 3000m Steeplechase - Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) - 9:07.03
Women - 400m Hurdles - Lashinda demus (USA) - 52.47
Men - 4x400m - USA - 2:58.82 (Heats)
Women - 4x400m - Russia - 3:20.94 (Heats)
Men - 200m - Usain Bolt (JAM) - 19.40
Women - 100m Hurdles - Sally Pearson (AUS) - 12.36 (Semi Final)
Women - 4x400m - USA - 3:18.09
Women - 4x100m - Jamaica - 42.23 (Heats)
Women - 800m - Mariya Savinova (RUS) - 1:55.87
Men - Triple Jump - Christian Taylor (USA) - 17.96m
Women - 4x100m - USA - 41.56 (Final)
Women - 4x100m - USA - 41.94 (Heats)
Men - 4x100m - USA - 37.79 (Heats)


Top 10 Ranking in Medal Tally:

............. G - S - B = Total
1) USA - 12 - 8 - 5 = 25
2) RUS -- 9 - 4 - 6 = 19
3) KEN -- 7 - 6 - 4 = 17
4) JAM -- 4 - 4 - 1 = 9
5) GER -- 3 - 3 - 1 = 7
6) GBR -- 2 - 4 - 1 = 7
7) CHN -- 1 - 2 - 1 = 4
8) AUS -- 1 - 1 - 1 = 3
9) ETH -- 1 - 0 - 4 = 5
10)UKR - 1 - 0 - 1 =2

Ref.: IAAF


Goodbye Daegu , Sprint Together For Tomorrow..........
Hello 14th IAAF World Championships 2013 Moscow....