The

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

competition at the

2011 Military World Games The 2011 Military World Games ( pt, Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games ( pt, V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 5th Military ...

was held from 17–23 July 2011 at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

. The programme contained 35

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, 20 for men and 15 for women. The marathon races (held in conjunction with the annual Rio de Janeiro Marathon) took place on 17 July while the track and field events were held in the stadium from 19–23 July. The host nation Brazil topped the medal table with eight gold medals and fourteen in total.

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was a close runner-up, with six golds and a total of fifteen medals after strong performances in the middle to long distance running events.

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and

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were other countries which performed well. Twenty-six nations had a medal-winning athlete in the track and field competition. The marathon competition returned, after a break at the 2007 edition, but the

racewalk Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...

and decathlon were dropped. Despite the increased number of women's track events, only three field events were contested by female athletes. Qatar's Femi Ogunode was the only athlete to win two individual events, taking the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

titles in Games records. Ana Cláudia Silva of Brazil won the women's 200 m and the 4×100 metres relay, as well as the 100 m silver, while her compatriot

Geisa Coutinho Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho (born 1 June 1980) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics and is a four-time participant i ...

won the 400 m and featured in both of Brazil's winning relay teams.

Keila Costa Keila da Silva Costa (born 6 February 1983) is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in three Olympic Games, 2004, 2008 and 2012, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Champ ...

came close to a

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triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

double, but was narrowly beaten by

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in the latter event. A total of ten Games records were broken during the five-day competition. Chinese Olympic medallist

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won the women's

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

in a Games record – a feat also achieved by Poland's Paweł Wojciechowski in the men's

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

. The men's

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

was won by

Sajjad Hashemi Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari ( fa, سجاد هاشمی آهنگری, born 22 August 1991 in Tabriz) is an Iranian sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. He is a former Iranian record holder in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay. He was a semi-f ...

in an Iranian national record time.Kurdyumova, Yelena & Porada, Sergey (2011-07-24)
Strong showing by Kenya at the World Military Games in Rio de Janeiro

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. Retrieved on 2011-08-19.

Records

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

References

Results
Track and field results at the 2011 Military World Games website
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-08-19. {{Track and field at the Military World Games

Military World Games The Military World Games is a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). They have been held since 1995, although championships for separate sports had been held for some years. A w ...

2011 Military World Games

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