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South Korea At The 2011 World Championships In Athletics
South Korea competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea as the host nation. Team selection A team of 63 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team was led by 110-meter hurdler Park Tae-kyong. Furthermore, the team includes 3 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Jung Dong-ho and Yoo Byung-hoon, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Kang Kyung-sun, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women. 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 53 competitors: Results Men Decathlon Women References External linksOfficial local organising committee website {{Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics 2011 in South Korean sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Association Of Athletics Federations
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic of Korea) comprising its southern half. Korea consists of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and several minor islands near the peninsula. The peninsula is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea). During the first half of the 1st millennium, Korea was divided between three states, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, together known as the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the second half of the 1st millennium, Silla defeated and conquered Baekje and Goguryeo, leading to the "Unified Silla" period. Meanwhile, Balhae formed in the north, superseding former Goguryeo. Unified Silla eventually collapsed into three separate stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
