Russia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Russia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Team selection
The All-Russia Athletic Federation has announced a squad of 83 athletes.Among the team of 34 men and 49 women are defending World champions Yaroslav Rybakov, Valeriy Borchin, Sergey Kirdyapkin, and Olga Kaniskina.
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 76 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
Medalists
The following competitors from Russia won medals at the Championshipsdefended her title in the 20km Race Walk event for the second time achieving a hat trick
defended his title in the 20 km Race Walk event
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
| Sergey Bakulin | 50 kilometres walk | |
| Anna Chicherova | High jump | |
| Tatyana Lysenko | Hammer throw | |
| Aleksey Dmitrik | High jump | |
| Yuriy Borzakovskiy | 800 metres | |
| Natalya Antyukh | 400 m hurdles | |
| Svetlana Feofanova | Pole vault |