The track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

competition at the 2011 Military World Games

2011 Military World Games

The 2011 Military World Games, officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games, was hosted from July 15-24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....

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

Estádio Olímpico João Havelange

-Women's tournament:Group A----Group B----Group A----Group B----Group A----Group B----Group B----Group A-External links:*...

 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

. The programme contained 35 athletics events, 20 for men and 15 for women. The marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 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 medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s and fourteen in total. Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 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. Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 and Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 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

Track and field at the 2007 Military World Games

At the 2007 Military World Games, the track and field events were held at the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad, India from 15 – 18 October 2007. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 14 by female athletes...

, but the racewalk and decathlon

Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

 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

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 and 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

 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 Coutinho

Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is a three-time participant of the World Championships in Athletics...

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

Keila Costa

Keila da Silva Costa is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in two Olympic Games, 2004 and 2008, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Championships. She is the South American record holder in triple jump with 14.57 metres,...

 came close to a long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

/triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

 double, but was narrowly beaten by Simona La Mantia

Simona La Mantia

Simona La Mantia is an Italian triple jumper. She represented Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics...

 in the latter event.

A total of ten Games records were broken during the five-day competition. Chinese Olympic medallist Zhang Wenxiu

Zhang Wenxiu

Zhang Wenxiu is a Chinese hammer thrower.She won the 2005 Asian Championships and 2006 Asian Games. She finished tenth at the 2001 World Championships, seventh at the 2004 Olympics, fifth at the 2005 World Championships and fourth at the 2006 World Cup...

 won the women's hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

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

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

. The men's 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

 was won by Sajjad Hashemi

Sajjad Hashemi

Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari is an Iranian sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. He is the Iranian record holder in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay....

 in an Iranian national record

Iranian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Iran maintained by Amateur Athletic Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-References:General * * * Specific-External links:...

 time.

Records

Name	Event	Country	Record	Type
Femi Seun Ogunode Femi Seun Ogunode Femi Seun Ogunode is a Nigerian-born sprint athlete who competes internationally for Qatar.He moved to Qatar in October 2009 and began international competition the following year. He won the 100 metres and 200 metres at the West Asian Championships and was entered into the 2010 Asian Games...	Men's 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...		10.07 s	GR
Femi Seun Ogunode Femi Seun Ogunode Femi Seun Ogunode is a Nigerian-born sprint athlete who competes internationally for Qatar.He moved to Qatar in October 2009 and began international competition the following year. He won the 100 metres and 200 metres at the West Asian Championships and was entered into the 2010 Asian Games...	Men's 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...		20.46 s	GR
Sajjad Hashemi Sajjad Hashemi Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari is an Iranian sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. He is the Iranian record holder in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay....	Men's 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		45.81 s	NR Iranian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Iran maintained by Amateur Athletic Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-References:General * * * Specific-External links:...
Girmay Hadgu	Men's 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...		1:47.20 min	NR Eritrean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Eritrea maintained by the Eritrean National Athletics Federation.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:...
Mark Kiptoo Mark Kiptoo Mark Kosgey Kiptoo is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.He was born in Lugari. One of his earliest major events was the 2007 Military World Games, where he won the 5000 m and took second place behind compatriot John Cheruiyot Korir over 10,000 metres...	Men's 5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		13:06.17 min	GR
Agus Prayogo	Men's 5000 metres		14:02.12 min	NR Indonesian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Indonesia maintained by its national athletics federation: Persatuan Atletik Seluruh Indonesia .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* * *...
Mutaz Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim is a Qatari track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He is the national record holder with a best mark of 2.35 metres....	Men's high jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		2.29 m	GR
Paweł Wojciechowski	Men's pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...		5.81 m	GR
Ana Cláudia Silva	Women's 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		23.01 s	GR
Geisa Coutinho Geisa Coutinho Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is a three-time participant of the World Championships in Athletics...	Women's 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		51.08 s	GR
Alina Talay	Women's 100 m hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...		12.95 s	GR
Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu is a Chinese hammer thrower.She won the 2005 Asian Championships and 2006 Asian Games. She finished tenth at the 2001 World Championships, seventh at the 2004 Olympics, fifth at the 2005 World Championships and fourth at the 2006 World Cup...	Women's hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...		74.29 s	GR
Geisa Coutinho Geisa Coutinho Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is a three-time participant of the World Championships in Athletics... Vanda Gomes Ana Cláudia Silva Franciela Krasucki	Women's 4×100 m relay		43.73 s	GR
Key:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record

Men

100 metres		10.07 GR		10.17 SB		10.34
200 metres		20.46 GR		20.62		20.88 SB
400 metres		45.81 NR Iranian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Iran maintained by Amateur Athletic Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-References:General * * * Specific-External links:...		45.91 SB		45.95 SB
800 metres		1:45.77		1:45.93		1:45.94 SB
1500 metres		3:40.62		3:41.04		3:41.24
5000 metres		13:06.17 GR		13:06.31		13:06.73
10,000 metres		28:36.92		28:37.08		28:45.27
Marathon		2:18:17		2:18:43		2:20:43
110 metres hurdles		13.74		13.81		13.87
400 metres hurdles		50.50 SB		50.60 SB		50.86
3000 metres steeplechase		8:29.39		8:29.43		8:30.71
High jump		2.29 GR		2.23		2.20
Pole vault		5.81 GR		5.65		5.60
Long jump		8.05 SB		7.90		7.81 SB
Triple jump		16.89 SB		16.49		16.38
Shot put		20.02		19.14		18.10
Discus throw		61.36		61.21		60.97
Javelin throw		82.48		76.35		74.71
4×100 metres relay	Vicente de Lima Vicente de Lima Vicente Lenílson de Lima is a Brazilian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4×100 metres relay.De Lima represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... Ailson Feitosa Ailson Feitosa Ailson da Silva Feitosa is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the sprints, specialising in the 200 metres... Basílio Morais Junior Nilson André Nilson André Nilson de Oliveira André is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He is the reigning South American champion in the 100 m and the 4×100 metres relay. He also won medals at the Military World Games in 2011.Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de...	39.53	Grzegorz Zimniewicz Kamil Masztak Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk is a Polish athlete, sprinter, member of the Polish Team in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He represents the club of AZS Poznań and Poland in the 4 x 100 m relay race.-Achievements:-External links:*... Marcin Marciniszyn Marcin Marciniszyn Marcin Marciniszyn is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor*200 metres - 21.07 s *400 metres - 45.27 s Indoor...	39.63	Shareef Safran Ranil Jayawaradena Gihan Chamara Shehan Ambepitiya Shehan Ambepitiya Shehan Abeyptiya is a Sri Lankan athletes who won 3 gold medals at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.He also competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, making the semi-finals in the 100 and 200 metre events.- Notes and references :...	40.02
4×400 metres relay	Piotr Klimczak Piotr Klimczak Piotr Klimczak is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Daniel Dąbrowski Daniel Dabrowski Daniel Dąbrowski is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.58 s *200 metres - 20.74 s *400 metres - 45.38 s -References:... Kacper Kozłowski Kacper Kozłowski Kacper Kozłowski is a Polish sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Marcin Marciniszyn Marcin Marciniszyn Marcin Marciniszyn is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor*200 metres - 21.07 s *400 metres - 45.27 s Indoor...	3:04.55	Kipkemboi Soi Jonathan Kibet Geoffrey Matum Mark Mutai Mark Mutai Mark Kiprotich Mutai is a runner from Kenya, who specializes in 400 metres. He is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist.He competed at the 2009 world championships in Berlin, Germany, but did not advance heats....	3:07.87	Riju Kallammarukunnal Premanand Jayakumar Mortaja Shake Kunhu Puthenpurakkal	3:08.31

Women

100 metres		11.34		11.37		11.49
200 metres		23.01 GR		23.27		23.40
400 metres		51.08 GR		51.27		51.77 SB
800 metres		2:01.39		2:01.83 SB		2:01.86
1500 metres		4:15.42		4:15.87		4:16.31
5000 metres		15:52.84		15:54.51		16:00.26
10,000 metres		33:38.93		33:39.13		33:45.34
Marathon		2:35:22		2:36:19		2:37:15
100 metres hurdles		12.95 GR		13.08 PB		13.12 SB
3000 metres steeplechase		9:36.92		9:39.53 SB		9:42.51 PB
Long jump		6.41 SB		6.28 SB		6.23
Triple jump		14.19		14.11 SB		14.05
Hammer throw		74.29 GR		67.93		67.16
4×100 metres relay	Geisa Coutinho Geisa Coutinho Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is a three-time participant of the World Championships in Athletics... Vanda Gomes Ana Cláudia Silva Franciela Krasucki	43.73 GR	Marika Popowicz Marika Popowicz Marika Popowicz is a Polish track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting.She made her first major appearances in 2005, finishing in sixth place in the 200 metres at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and helping the Polish women's 4×100 metres relay team to a gold medal at the... Daria Korczyńska Daria Korczyńska Daria Onyśko-Korczyńska is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.She finished eighth in the 100 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, and ninth one month later at the 2006 IAAF World Cup... Marta Jeschke Marta Jeschke Marta Jeschke is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 23.41 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Bochum. She has 11.79 seconds in the 100 metres.... Ewelina Ptak	44.35	Yevgeniya Snihur Yevgeniya Snihur Yevgeniya Snihur is a Ukrainian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... Olena Chebanu Olena Chebanu Olena Chebanu is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.In the 200 metres she finished seventh at the 2006 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at the 2007 World Championships. In the 100 metres she won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer... Mariya Ryemyen Mariya Ryemyen Mariya Ryemyen is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. Ryemyen was part of the Ukrainian women's 4x100m that won gold during the during the 2010 European Athletics with 42.29 – the fastest time in the world that year.-Career:She finished seventh at the 2009 European U23... Olesya Povh	45.00
4×400 metres relay	Vanda Gomes Christiane dos Santos Geisa Coutinho Geisa Coutinho Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is a three-time participant of the World Championships in Athletics... Jailma de Lima	3:32.42	Raisa Sánchez Margarita Manzueta Marlenis Veras Yolanda Valerio	3:38.75	Menaka Wickramasinghe Champika Dilrukshi Sva Kusumawathi Chandrika Subashini	3:44.32

Medal table

Key:

1		8	3	3	14
2		6	5	4	15
3		4	3	1	8
4		3	1	1	5
5		2	3	6	11
6		2	3	0	5
7		2	0	3	5
8		2	0	0	2
9		1	2	3	6
10		1	1	1	3
11		1	1	0	2
12		1	0	1	2
13=		1	0	0	1
13=		1	0	0	1
15		0	4	1	5
16=		0	2	0	2
16=		0	2	0	2
16=		0	2	0	2
19=		0	1	2	3
19=		0	1	2	3
21		0	1	1	2
22		0	0	2	2
23=		0	0	1	1
23=		0	0	1	1
23=		0	0	1	1
23=		0	0	1	1
Total		35	35	35	105