2011 Norway attacks, Perpetrator, Unsubstantiated claims of Breivik being assisted
In the initial hours after the attacks, the group Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami led by Abu Suleiman al-Naser claimed responsibility for the attacks.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
King Harald V sent his condolences to the victims and their families, and urged unity. He and Queen Sonja personally visited the victims of the attacks, as well as the families of those killed.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
At a press conference the morning after the attacks, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Justice Minister Knut Storberget addressed the country. Stoltenberg called the attack a "national tragedy" and the worst atrocity in Norway since World War II. Stoltenberg further vowed that the attack would not hurt Norwegian democracy, and said the proper answer to the violence was "more democracy, more openness, but not naivety".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
In his speech at the memorial service on 24 July 2011, he opined what would be a proper reaction: "No one has said it better than the AUF girl who was interviewed by CNN: 'If one man can show so much hate, think how much love we could show, standing together.'"


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
The leader of the Workers' Youth League, Eskil Pedersen, vowed to "return to Utøya" and urged Norway to continue its tradition of openness and tolerance.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
Leaders of Norwegian political parties expressed grief and sent condolences in public statements.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
On 1 August 2011, Norway's parliament, nominally in recess for the summer, reconvened for an extraordinary session to honour the victims of the attack. In a departure from parliamentary procedure, both King Harald V and Crown Prince Haakon were present. The president of Norway's Parliament, Dag Terje Andersen, read out loud the names of all 77 victims. The session was open to the public, but due to limited seating, priority was given to relatives of the deceased. August 21 in Norway was declared a day of national mourning to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attack.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
The seven political parties in the parliament agreed to postpone the electoral campaign for local elections, held in September, until mid-August. School debates were cancelled, though the school elections were not.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
Initially, Magnus Ranstorp and other terror experts suspected that foreigners were behind the attacks. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, there were wide reports in mainstream media of non-ethnic Norwegians, especially Muslim Norwegians, being subjected to harassment and violence. A report about these racist attacks was published on behalf of the 22. July Commission in 2012.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Domestic
On 13 August 2012, Norway's prime minister received the Gjørv Report, which concludes that Breivik could have been stopped from carrying out the Utøya massacre. (The report had been ordered by parliament, in August 2011.)


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, International
The United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and governments around the world expressed their condemnation of the attacks, condolences, and solidarity with Norway. However, there have also been reports of Western European right-wing populist politicians giving support to the killings or excusing them as a result of multi-culturalism. Interviewed on a popular radio show, the Italian MEP Francesco Speroni, a leading member of the Lega Nord, the junior partner in Berlusconi's conservative coalition, said: "Breivik's ideas are in defence of western civilisation." Similar views were voiced by Italian MEP Mario Borghezio. Werner Koenigshofer, a member of the National Council of Austria, was expelled from the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria after equating the massacre with the death of millions of fetuses through abortion.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, International
On 25 July 2011, at noon (CEST), each of the Nordic countries held a minute of silence to dignify the victims of the two attacks. Norway's minute of silence stretched to five minutes. In Oslo, a city of approximately 600,000 inhabitants, an estimated 200,000 people attended a "flower march".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, International
The Norwegian media reported criticism against Fox News and its commentator Glenn Beck for their coverage of the attacks. Beck's comparison of the AUF to the Hitler Youth led Frank Aarebrot, a Norwegian professor with political sympathies to the Norwegian Labour Party, to call Beck a "fascist" and "swine".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorial ceremonies
A number of memorial ceremonies took place following the attacks. On 25 July 2011, around 200,000 people took part in a "rose march" at Rådhusplassen in Oslo. The NRK memorial concert, titled "Mitt lille land" ("My Little Country") and named for the song "Mitt lille land" which "came to symbolize the sorrow many people went through", took place in Oslo Cathedral on 30 July 2011. A national memorial ceremony took place on 21 August 2011. In September 2011, the Norwegian People's Aid and Sony Music released the memorial album Mitt lille land.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
A national memorial stands at Johan Nygaardsvolds plass at Regjeringskvartalet in Oslo. It was unveiled on 22 July 2016, and is temporary.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
Construction is ongoing (as of 2021); media said that the memorial will not be completed by July.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
Previously (August 2020) work started on a national memorial at Utøya-kaia (on the shores of Tyrifjorden) in Hole, Viken. As of 7 December 2020 work is in progress; in January next year a court case is scheduled to continue; the lawsuit's aim is to block further construction.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
Previously, in September an injunction from Ringerike District Court blocked further construction on the memorial; in November, a higher court removed the injunction; on 30 November a trial that was scheduled for two weeks, started in Ringerike District Court and has been discontinued until January; Sixteen neighbors of the construction site are suing to have the work stopped; the litigants are claiming that the memorial will be a [constant] reminder about the terror [of the attack], and they expect that the influx of visitors also will be an added source of strain [on the health of litigants].


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
In December, one neighbor testified in court, that he rescued persons [who had been wounded by the terrorist], and added: "We are again and again reminded about what happened.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
I will not have the strength to look at the columns [a design element of the memorial]. I will only be able to see the face of the dead"; the witness testified about the continuous gunfire, and the dead and wounded youths, and the repeated shuttling of youths in his boat – from open water to the lake shore at Utøya-kaia, and the sight of the perpetrator at Lovers' Lane, and youths being shot and killed in front of his eyes, and having to leave a critically wounded boy in the lake when bullets were whizzing past his ears.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
The witness is still haunted by the image of the boy, and by the mangled bodies mauled by the bullets of the terrorist, and by his last trip around the island when only the dead were left and the noise had died down except for the sound and lights from unanswered mobile phones [left in the terrain by the victims of the attack]. Another person to testify in court was the current secretary general of AUF, himself a survivor of the attack; he testified that he does not understand the neighbors' angst in regard to the memorial.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
Later that month, in a newspaper article, a licensed psychologist (retired) said that 250 or 300 victims have been estimated to have been helped [, during the attack and immediately after,] by people belonging to the local community, and incomprehensibly many young people were killed, but without the help of these action-oriented and caring people [inhabitants of the local community] then the number would have been higher; who wants this memorial at Utøya-kaia? [


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
...] or the rest of us who [merely] were informed through media [reports]? When the saviors don't want the memorial so close to [their community or] themselves, then it's shows an extreme lack of empathy and valuation of the rescue work, in my opinion, when one [... trumphs through the construction of] the memorial; there are already enough memorials [for this attack] at other locations; furthermore if there must be a memorial in the area, then move it up to the main road, so that the local community [at Utøya-kaia] does not get destroyed by an influx of tourists and cars; up there [in the area of the main road] it's not that easy too make it into a place of worship of the mass-murderer.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, National memorials
The cost for a national memorial [in Hole municipality] has increased ten-fold, previously from 40.5 million Norwegian kroner—to 500 million. The artistic project has been rejected, and the project has been handed over to architects, as of October 2020.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
A monument at Stensparken in Oslo has been proposed, including metal roses. It has not been authorized, as its planned dimensions of 34 metres (112 ft) by 20 metres (66 ft), with a height of 3 metres (9.8 ft), were judged to be too overwhelming.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
As of September 2016, Hole Municipality has stopped case work regarding the request for permission to build a national monument at Sørbråten; media said that the case work could be arrested for around two and a half years or longer. The government is scheduled to be a defendant in court during a three-week trial, starting 25 April 2017; the underlying lawsuit aims to deny construction at the planned location.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
Previously, in March 2016, the location for a planned national place of memorial was moved from Utøya to Sørbråten – located on the mainland 350 m (1,150 ft) from Utvika and 900 m (3,000 ft) from Utøya; in September 2014 the Hole municipal council had refused a memorial at Sørbråten. The names of several of the victims are reportedly being denied (as of 2016, by next of kin) as inscriptions on the planned monument.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
A committee, Kunstutvalget for minnestaden for 22. juli, chose  by Jonas Dahlberg for the monument, and Karin Moe has called the planned monument at Sørbråten — "Breivik's Memorial Place". Later, in a Klassekampen article Moe said that "Many of the [local] inhabitants have described [..] the design as a violation, even a rape of nature [that is in place] at Sørbråten. Such is the intensity of how the memorial is being felt, that physical pain is felt merely by imagining having to face the memorial every day.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
The traumatised neighbors re-live the acts of terror through the brutal cut into the mountain slope [...] a reminder of who acted: Anders Behring Breivik. Here his misdeed is carved in stone. No wonder that fear lies in the reactions. [ ...] The baffling thing for the locals is this: [...], but we were supposed to be honored – not re-traumatised. Why must this incurable memorial-wound be inflicted on us, so close to [our bodies or our] life". Furthermore, she said that "Long time was needed before the September 11 memorial place on Manhattan was in place.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
Now an encompassing – in regard to ethics and aesthetics – pause for thinking is needed – both for the placement and the final design of the memorial". A later article suggested that "we create the monument as envisioned, but fill the scar with rock and beautify the surface", inspired by kintsugi. A later article said that "What many of us don't understand is why these plans, apparently not well-considered, now are pushed through. (...) Is it [because of] prestige or out of consideration to the artist"?


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
Minister of Local Government and Modernisation has been criticised for announcing – while Breivik was a plaintiff in a 4-day trial – the [current] decision to construct the monument.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
On 14 April 2016, media said that a "report has indicated that the place of memorial will create great mental strains on the persons living in its close proximity"; The report, Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress a/s, was completed in April 2015. A later newspaper article asked "And why should the little island [sic], [Sørbråten be punished with the jötunn cut – what wrong has the island done?"


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
On 16 April 2016 media quoted board member Anne-Gry Ruud of neighborhood association, Utstranda Velforening: "I don't think that the work of art honors all who were killed, but symbolizes only pain and open wounds. (...) If this work of art gives any associations, then they are to terror, death, pain and the inadequacy of society. (...) This is not just a small cut on a point – it is an area of 1.2 decare [that will become surrounded by water] (...).


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
I don't think that the [local] inhabitants have a responsibility to provide a location for a memorial at Sørbråten. Especially in the summer we experience a steady flow of tourists on a pilgrimage to Sørbråten. Some take selfies with Utøya in the background. Others stop the inhabitants and ask what they did that day and how we contributed. (...) We have two schoolbuses that drive back and forth every day on the road just above, others pass on their way to the store, leisure activities, work or municipal centre (...) 260 inhabitants".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
The national convention of the Progress Party decided to say "no" to placing the memorial at Sørbråten.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
On 25 April 2016 Hole Municipal Council decided to fund Norwegian kroner 25,000 to Utstranda Velforening, for a proposed lawsuit against the government.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
In a 14 May 2016 Aftenposten article Stig Andersen, a film director and -producer, said that the monument of the original contest was supposed to have a price limited to Norwegian kroner 20 million; now that the government has estimated the price to 70 million including relevant extra expenses, the contestants that operated within the original price limits have been deceived.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
In May 2016 the government wrote that the ongoing lawsuit about [placing] the monument [at Sørbråten], will not change the government's plans; the letter was signed by Minister of Local Government and Modernisation and Minister of Culture.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
In an 11 June 2016 Dagbladet article Hans Normann Dahl was quoted, "The monument itself is incomprehensible, and the idea so crass that it contains a negative and destructive material".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
An 18 June 2016 Dagbladet article quoted (writings of) one mother (Gunn Rusten) who lost her daughter: "My daughter's name will NOT be displayed on any memorial at Sørbråten, but it is displayed at Utøya".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
She added that "Why should all the phenomenal persons living there, and who put their lives on the line that day – to save as many as possible of those on Utøya [who were later rescued from the lake] — have this as a lifelong, daily reminder of the fateful Friday when police and those in charge let a crazy man walk around for around an hour and a half – and kill at will – without intervening". Furthermore, another mother (Mai Britt Rogne) who lost her daughter said that: "We already have the grave, [and] Utøya, and one monolith in every municipality. How many places of memorial do we need"?


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
On 24 June 2016 the government was sued (in Ringerike District Court) with a claim that "The government is being denied construction of the memorial Memory Wound, including a parking lot, a footpath, and auxiliary developments at Sørbråten and Bergli [both] in Hole".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
As of September 2016 the government has offered to ditch the "Memory Wound" draft for a monument; the site for a national memorial at Sørbråten, remains unchanged.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
Swedish psychiatrist Per-Olof Michel said "I have been thinking why the government was in such a hurry. In Sweden one will be unveiling the Tsunami Monument next year – 13 years after the fact. Regarding something that affects so many people, one should let time pass and go thru things again".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
Bodil Cappelen said in a Klassekampen article that "Centuries will pass ... Oh, yes. Here they have cut off a point—from the mountain mama. A landscape was not that much worth—then".


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
Regarding "Memory Wound" possibly being plagiarism of one of 300 candidate proposals for the pre-qualification in the contest for monument design, art historian Tommy Sørbø said that "My first impression was that this is closest [to] plagiarism"; "But when the idea is so similar, I think one should examine the case further"; [the final written work for the master's degree,] masteroppgaven, of architect students Kristin Ulrikke Rønnestad og Hildegunn Slotnæs had already been published on NTNU's website, and had been exhibited in Trondheim, and had been mailed to around 200 persons and offices.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
So far the case has led to: government agency KORO informing Dahlberg and the Department of Culture of potential allegations of plagiarism; Dahlberg denied any knowledge of masteroppgaven; student Rønnestad met with the director of KORO in April 2014. The lawyer (from the architects' trade union) that accompanied Rønnestad there, said that KORO showed "a quite condescending attitude towards her". Other views regarding the case includes the view of Arve Rød, art critic of Dagbladet, saying about the sketches "The likeness is peculiar, and impossible to overlook.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
It is difficult not to conclude that these are two completely alike ideas, but I can not from that claim that Dahlberg has plagiarized the work of the two students"; he thinks that it is quite remarkable that [two] ideas, so alike, were found in the same contest and situation, in the same place and at the same time.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Memorials, Other memorials and symbols
In November 2016 news broke that case work regarding the request for permission to build the monument at Sørbråten, had been arrested in September; Hole municipality's justification, cited in part the upcoming court case. In June 2017 the government cancelled the project.


2011 Norway attacks, Reactions, Attempts at art creation
A 2016 Norwegian news article said that "Most of those that work in the field of art, probably were aware of the support group's ["the national support group after the 22 July incidents", or Nasjonal støttegruppe etter 22. juli-hendelsene ] marked attempts at stopping the Danish playwright Christian Lollike when he wanted to stage a drama based on the terrorist's manuscript. Artists are in fact not as daring, as many like to think".


2011 Norway attacks, Legal proceedings
The police initially kept the choice of counsel secret after request from the attorney. Attorney Geir Lippestad elected to act on behalf of Breivik's defense; Breivik had specifically requested that Lippestad become his attorney.


2011 Norway attacks, Legal proceedings
On 25 July 2011, Breivik was arraigned in Oslo District Court. The police feared that Breivik would use the hearing as an opportunity to communicate with possible accomplices. Because of this, the arraignment was held completely closed to the media and all other spectators. Instead, judge Kim Heger held a press conference shortly afterwards where he read the court's decision. The practice of completely closed court hearings is extremely rare in the Norwegian justice system.


2011 Norway attacks, Legal proceedings
The debate over which criminal charges to file was fierce. Many police attorneys wanted high treason or crimes against humanity. The prosecution ended up indicting Breivik on terrorism charges. Breivik admitted to being the gunman at Utøya and the perpetrator behind the Oslo bomb, also admitting all the other actual events. Nonetheless he pleaded not guilty, stating "I do not recognise this justice system". District Attorney Christian Hatlo asked that Breivik be detained for eight weeks without mail or visitation.


2011 Norway attacks, Legal proceedings
The judge ruled in favor of the prosecution, stating "the accused is an imminent danger to society and must be confined for the safety of himself and others. It is highly probable that he is guilty of the alleged crimes and imprisonment is necessary to prevent destruction of evidence". In accordance with the prosecution's wishes, Breivik was remanded to eight weeks detention without mail or visitation, four of those in complete isolation, to be renewed no later than 19 September 2011. He was immediately transferred to Ila Landsfengsel, a maximum security prison.


2011 Norway attacks, Legal proceedings
On 13 August 2011 Breivik was taken to Utøya by police to recreate his actions on the day of the massacre. Neither the media nor the public was alerted to the operation. The police explained that the surprise walk-through was necessary because Breivik will be charged and tried for all 77 murders individually. The police deemed it less offensive to the survivors to do it now rather than during the trial.


2011 Norway attacks, Legal proceedings
Despite the many police boats and helicopters, none of the civilians who had come to lay down flowers on the shore this day perceived what was happening just a few hundred metres across the lake from them for a total of eight hours. On the evening of 14 August the police held a press conference about the reconstruction. It was reported that Breivik was not unmoved by his return to Utøya, but that he showed no remorse. Inspector Pål Fredrik Hjort Kraby described Breivik's behavior and indifference on the island as "unreal", as he had over the course of eight hours willingly showed the police exactly how he had carried out all of the 69 murders.


2011 Norway attacks, Legal proceedings
The trial began on 16 April 2012 and lasted until 19 June 2012. 170 media organisations were accredited to cover the proceedings. Breivik acknowledged that he had committed the offences but pleaded not guilty as he believed the killing was needed. The main issue for Breivik was that he was not to be deemed "insane" or "psychotic", because that would lose the meaning of his message.


2011 Norway attacks, Legal proceedings
On 24 August, Breivik was found to be sane by the panel of five judges. He was sentenced to preventative detention (forvaring), a sentence of 21 years in prison which can be repeatedly extended by 5 years as long as he is considered a threat to society. This is the maximum sentence allowed by Norwegian law, and it is the only way to allow for life imprisonment.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, In Norway
Coop Norway, a chain of retail stores in Norway, removed several games from its shelves as a result of the attack. Some of the titles includes games like Homefront, Call of Duty series, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Counter-Strike Source and World of Warcraft. Some games were also temporarily removed from the Norwegian WiiWare catalog, including an on-rails shooter game.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, In Norway
In the days following the attacks, Norway's largest represented political parties noted a significant increase in interest for membership from young people. Both the Norwegian Young Conservatives and the Progress Party's Youth, as well as the Workers' Youth League (AUF) had signed up a significant number of new members after a few days. The mother parties also reported an unusual increase in new member applications, with the Conservative Party and the Progress Party having signed up almost 1,000 new members each by early August, while the Labour Party reported over 6,000 new members at the end of the month.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, In Norway
Far-right groups such as Stop the Islamisation of Norway (SIAN) and the Norwegian Defence League (NDL), as well as the Democrats, had reportedly witnessed a boom in their memberships and interest by mid-August, with the Democrats party having signed up around one hundred new members, and the NDL around three hundred.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, In Norway
In the September local elections almost two months after the attacks, gains were made by the Conservative Party (up 9% to 28%), and to a lesser extent the Labour Party (up 2% to 32%). On the other hand, setbacks were witnessed by the Progress Party, the party Breivik had been a member of, (down 6% to 11%) and the Socialist Left Party (down 2% to 4%).


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, In Norway
In the Gjørv Report, received by the prime minister in advance of a press conference on 13 August 2012, it was concluded that more actions could have been taken by authorities, to stop Breivik, to track him, or to interrupt his attacks. It also criticised the police action, in stark contrast to an internal report issued by the police earlier.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, In Norway
A few days later, national police chief Øystein Mæland submitted his resignation, citing a lack of clear support for his position from his superiors and saying: "If the [justice] ministry and other political authorities do not clarify this matter unequivocally, it will become impossible for me to continue." His resignation was accepted and announced by Justice Minister Grete Faremo.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, In Norway
Vegard Grøslie Wennesland, a survivor of the incident, ran for parliament on a Labour Party ticket in the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election A further 33 Labour Party candidates in the election were Utøya survivors and of those, Åsmund Aukrust, Stine Renate Håheim and Fredric Holen Bjørdal were also elected. However, the result brought a coalition government of the Conservative party and the right-wing Progress Party, of which Breivik had been a member from 1999 until 2004, to power.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, In Norway
In 2013, former AUF local leader and Labour Party cabinet advisor Ivar Fjeld released the pamphlet Den rødgrønne terrorøya ("The Red-Green Terror Island"), which documented how Utøya over several years had been used to build up support for anti-Israel politics and Palestinian terrorists. In the book he documents among other things that AUF had allowed far-left Red Youth to arrange camps on Utøya, who collected money for and welcomed representatives from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on the island. Fjeld claimed that his purpose with the book was to warn the Labour Party about the activities of its increasingly radicalised and Islamised youth organisation.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Czech copycat
On 10 August 2012, the Rapid Reaction Unit (URNA) of the Czech Police, backed up by a local SWAT unit and over 100 other policemen, arrested a 29-year-old admirer of Breivik, Vojtěch Mlýnek, in Ostrava, the Czech Republic's third largest city. The police suspected that Mlýnek was preparing a copycat attack inspired by the 2011 Norway attacks. He was stockpiling weapons (including a fully automatic assault rifle and armor-piercing bullets) and had converted an aerial bomb in order to be able to remotely detonate it. Mlýnek had the remote control with him while arrested. He had also obtained uniforms of the Czech police and of the Czech prison service and a police ID.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Czech copycat
Mlýnek, who was using the pseudonym Anders Behring Breivik in electronic communication, has had a history of four prior criminal convictions, including a six-month-long suspended sentence for setting off an explosive which demolished an empty wooden cottage.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Czech copycat
Mlýnek was initially charged with endangering public and with illegal arming, which carried a penalty from three to eight years in prison. He was first held in a remand prison, but was transferred to an isolation unit of prison hospital in Brno following a psychiatric evaluation. On 3 April 2013, a court in Ostrava found Mlýnek criminally insane. At the same time he was found dangerous to the public and ordered psychiatric detention. The reasons for detention will be reviewed by the court periodically every two years. Police determined that Mlýnek, despite being a Breivik sympathizer, was not preparing an actual terrorist attack; however, he suffered from paranoia and was stockpiling the weapons and bombs with the aim of self-defense.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Polish copycat
On 20 November 2012 the Polish authorities announced the arrest of a 45-year-old lecturer in chemical engineering at the Agricultural University of Cracow under suspicion of preparing a similar attack. According to the authorities, Brunon Kwiecień was an admirer of Breivik and was further inspired by the Oklahoma City bombing.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Polish copycat
Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) first found out about Kwiecień after it launched investigation into Breivik's Polish contacts when it became known that Breivik had ordered some of the chemicals for his bomb from Poland via internet. According to ABW, Kwiecień was preparing an attack against the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Polish copycat
He wanted to detonate 4 tonnes (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons) of explosives in a car bomb parked at the building during deliberation of the next year's budget, as it is the time when all the members of parliament, the Prime Minister as well as the President are all present in the building.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Polish copycat
Kwiecień tried to arm himself already in 1997, however the authorities refused his application for a firearm permit. He later started arming himself illegally, mostly with weapons bought in Belgium. He bought firearms, ammunition, bulletproof vests with ceramic plates and kevlar helmets. He had visited the Sejm and tested whether it is possible to use radio remote controls in the buildings for the purposes of planned detonation of the car bomb. Being a graduate of Warsaw University of Technology program on explosive manufacturing, Kwiecień was conducting illegal trials of explosives from at least 2000. In some cases, he detonated small explosives on Warsaw bridges, making small dents and holes in their construction. Apart from targeting the parliament, Kwiecień was also preparing murders of Monika Olejnik, an influential journalist, and Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, the mayor of Warsaw.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Polish copycat
Kwiecień intensified his preparations after Breivik's conviction. He conducted an experimental explosion of a 250-kilogram (550 lb) bomb in the Polish countryside in the municipality of Przeginia, which he also filmed. He had recruited four other people for his cause, however at least two of them were actually ABW's secret agents. He was convicted and sentenced to nine years of imprisonment on 19 April 2017. Brunon Kwiecień died in prison on 6 August 2019 from what is believed to have been a suicide.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Embezzlement from terror attack victims fund
In 2016, one person was sentenced to 120 days in prison for embezzling 300,000 Norwegian kroner from Støttegruppen etter 22. juli, a Norwegian NGO; the money was supposed to have gone to victims of the terror attack. The perpetrator was a steward of the NGO.


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Semi-automatic weapon ban for hunting and Mini-14 rifle ban
On 28 February 2018, Peter Froelich of the Norwegian parliament's committee on judicial affairs, said a proposal to ban semi-automatic weapons proposed the year prior now had enough political support to become law by 2021. The law will ban Ruger Mini-14 rifle that was used in Utøya massacre and other semi-auto rifles for hunting. However, using semi-automatic firearms for shooting sports is still legal for sportsmen who have permission for practice and competition shooting from Dynamic Sports Shooting Norway (DSSN) or the Norwegian Reserve Officers' Association (NROF).


2011 Norway attacks, After-effects, Christchurch mosque shootings
Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the perpetrator of two consecutive mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, said in his manifesto "The Great Replacement" (in reference to a far-right theory from France by Renaud Camus) that he was in particular inspired by Breivik and claimed to have been in "brief contact" with him, as well as meeting with his organisation, the Knights Templar. The shootings took place at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre during Friday Prayer on 15 March 2019, killing 51 people and injuring 40 more.


2011 Norway attacks, In popular culture, Music
The Austrian black metal band Harakiri for the Sky released a song titled, "69 Dead Birds for Utøya", on their 2014 album Aokigahara.


2011 Norway attacks, In popular culture, Music
Dutch symphonic metal band Epica released a song entitled "Internal Warfare", on their 2012 album Requiem for the Indifferent. Singer Simone Simons stated in an interview that it was about the Breivik attacks in Norway.


2011 Norway attacks, In popular culture, Music
Norwegian pop singer Aurora released a song entitled "Little Boy in the Grass", on her 2015 EP Running with the Wolves, which is about the tragedy.


2011 Norway attacks, In popular culture, Music
A 2016 song performed by the Norwegian pop-rock band deLillos, "Vi ser dere nå" ("We see you now"), was written about the attacks; one verse says: ".. he set off a bomb, to go to an island, where he gunned down youth, as if it was fun".


2011 Norway attacks, In popular culture, Television
Season 6 of Seconds from Disaster premiered on the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Norway attacks (aired 22 July 2012), with the episode titled, "Norway Massacre: I Was There".


2011 Norway attacks, In popular culture, Television
The Futurama episode The Cryonic Woman was briefly changed on some syndicated reruns, including the DVD rerelease, because a moment in the episode included a screen saying "Prime Minister of Norway". This was later changed to "Chainsaw Juggler".


2011 Norway attacks, In popular culture, Television
A TV miniseries, 22. juli, about the respondents to the attack premiered on NRK January 5, 2020.


2011 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held in Hamar from January 14 to 16, 2011. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2011 World Championships, the 2011 European Championships, the 2011 Nordic Championships, and the 2011 World Junior Championships.


2011 Norwegian First Division
The 2011 1. divisjon (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began play on 3 April 2011 and ended on 30 October 2011.


2011 Norwegian First Division
The clubs relegated from the 2010 Tippeligaen were Hønefoss (after relegation play-offs), Kongsvinger and Sandefjord. Asker, HamKam, Hødd, and Randaberg were promoted from the 2010 2. divisjon.


2011 Norwegian First Division
Following an extended period of financial distress, Lyn withdrew from the league in 2010. Follo did not finish their licensing application for the 2011 season before the time limit of 15 September 2010, and were thus relegated at the end of the 2010 season even though they finished 12th, outside of the relegation zone. As a result of this the 13th placed team, Sandnes Ulf, avoided relegation. Tromsdalen and Moss were the remaining two teams relegated to the 2011 2. divisjon.


2011 Norwegian First Division
At the end of the season, the two best teams were promoted to the 2012 Tippeligaen, while the four bottom placed teams were relegated to the 2012 2. divisjon. There was not a two-legged promotion play-off this season.


2011 Norwegian First Division, Statistics, Top goalscorers
†Remond Mendy scored nine goals in fifteen games for Nybergsund IL-Trysil.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup
The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup was the 106th edition of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began on 6 April 2011 with the matches of the first qualifying round and ended on 6 November 2011 with the Final. The winners, Aalesund, earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, Calendar
Below are the dates for  each round as given by the official schedule:


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, First round
The 49 winners from the Second Qualifying Round joined with 79 clubs from the Premier League, First Division and Second Division in this round of the competition.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, Second round
The 64 winners from the First Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 11 and 12 May 2011.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, Third round
The 32 winners from the Second Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 25 and 26 May 2011.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, Fourth round
The 16 winners from the Third Round took part in this stage of the competition.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the Fourth Round took part in this stage of the competition.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 17 August 2011. The semi-finals took place on 21 and 22 September 2011.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, Final
The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final was played on 6 November 2011 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. The draw for the final was held on 27 September 2011 by the Norwegian Football Association, which decided that Brann was the home team of the final and got to play in their red home kits.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup, Notes
All fixtures, results and matchinfo have been retrieved from this page


2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the 106th final of the Norwegian Football Cup. It was played on 6 November 2011 at Ullevaal Stadion, in Oslo, Norway. In the final Brann meet Aalesund. The winner, Aalesund, earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. The draw for the final was held on 27 September 2011 by the Norwegian Football Association, which decided that Brann was the home team of the final and got to play in their red home kits. UEFA-president Michel Platini came to Oslo and watched the final.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final, Background
Up to the 2011 final, Brann had reached the Cup Final fourteen times, winning six of them, while Aalesund had won the only Final they played in 2009. The first league match of the Tippeliga-season, ended 1-1 at Brann Stadion. The second league match will be played after the Final.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final, Background
In the last ten years, Brann and Aalesund had been drawn together in the Norwegian Cup twice, each winning one tie; in the Fifth Round in 2002, Aalesund, who played on the second-tier that year, won the penalty shootout 6-5 after 120 minutes with 0–0 at Brann Stadion; Aalesund went on to reach the semi-final. Their next meeting was 3 years later, in the Fourth Round of the 2005 competition; Brann won the match 3-2 but were eliminated in the quarter-final.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
Hamar-based referee Svein-Erik Edvartsen was named as the referee for the 2011 Cup Final on 10 October 2011. Edvartsen states that this will be his biggest experience as a referee. Edvartsen has no previous assignments as the primary referee at Ullevaal Stadion, but have been a FIFA-elected referee between 2007 and 2008 and have since 2005 refereed 95 Tippeliga-matches.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
His assistants for the 2011 final was Odd-Jarle Hansen, representing Fløy, Magnus Lundberg from Ringsaker, with Brevik Fotball's Anders Johansen as the fourth official.


2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final, Pre-match, Tickets
The two clubs received 13,000 of the 25,500 tickets to the Final. Since Brann have a higher average home attendance then Aalesund, they get 7,032 tickets while Aalesund gets 5,968 tickets. 2,500 tickets were available for all through sale, while the remaining 10,000 tickets went to partners of the Norwegian Football Association.


2011 Norwegian local elections
Nationwide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on 12 September 2011. Several municipalities also opened the polling booths on 11 September. For polling stations this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently. In addition, an advisory referendum was held in Aust-Agder to determine whether to merge the county with Vest-Agder.


2011 Norwegian local elections
Overall, the Conservative Party made the greatest gains, and the Labour Party also advanced and remained the largest party. On the other hand, the Progress Party and the Socialist Left Party suffered severe setbacks.


2011 Norwegian local elections
Term of office was 1 January 2012 until 31 December 2015.


2011 Norwegian local elections, New features, Electronic voting
Electronic voting over the internet was tried out in certain areas for the first time in Norway, with the ultimate goal of implementing full general availability for internet voting for the 2017 parliamentary elections.


2011 Norwegian local elections, New features, Voting age of 16
In 2008, Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development announced that she was considering lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 in some municipalities as a trial. Three municipalities had applied for this in the 2007 election, but were turned down.


2011 Norwegian local elections, New features, Voting age of 16
Parliament decided to give adolescents of age 16 and 17 the right to vote in selected municipalities. Of 143 applicants, 20 municipalities plus Longyearbyen on Svalbard were selected for the trial. The municipalities taking part in the trial are:


2011 Norwegian local elections, Election campaign
The issue of how and when the campaign would be conducted was affected by the 2011 Norway attacks on 22 July, which killed 77 people, most of them young supporters of the national Labour Party. On 24 July, the prime minister, the president of the Storting, and the parliamentary leaders of the political parties met for the first time to discuss rules for the political debates which would take place. Liv Signe Navarsete predicted that the election campaign would be considerably muted. On 25 July, the parliamentary leaders of the political parties agreed to delay the start of the campaign until mid-August and to cancel the school debates, because of the 22 July attacks. The school elections were, however, not cancelled.


2011 Norwegian local elections, Election campaign, Issues
One of the bigger issues for the local elections was a controversy about local hospitals in Møre og Romsdal, involving the cities Molde and Kristiansund which has hospitals today. The current Red-Green government postponed the planned building of a new hospital in Molde, instead considering moving vital functions to it from Kristiansund, the local population in Molde saw the postponement as a broken promise, while the locals in Kristiansund wanted a common hospital instead due to the latter issue.


2011 Norwegian local elections, Election campaign, Issues
In early 2011, the Labour Party saw a shock opinion poll in Romsdal (which includes the city Molde) of a mere 5.8% support, which fell further in April to 1%. The handling of the controversy by the party, and particularly its Minister of Health and Care Services, Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen, was seen as the reason for the fall.


2011 Norwegian local elections, Polling
1This was the first poll since the attacks in Norway.


2011 Norwich City Council election
The 2011 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections and the nationwide referendum on the Alternative Vote.


2011 Norwich City Council election
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2007 election, the last time these seats were contested.


2011 Norwich City Council election, Summary
Labour gained Bowthorpe and Catton Grove from the Conservatives, while the Greens seized Thorpe Hamlet from the Liberal Democrats.


2011 Norwich City Council election, Summary
In the affluent south west of the city, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had fought very hard to win Eaton following the decision of sitting Liberal Democrat Councillor, Ros Wright (wife of Norwich South MP Simon Wright), to stand down. The Liberal Democrats held on with Caroline Ackroyd securing a majority of 129, although there was a 4.9% swing to the Conservative candidate Chris Groves. Turnout was once again the highest in the city at 58.6%.


2011 Norwich City Council election, Summary
After the election, the new makeup of the City Council was:


2011 Norwich City Council election, Summary
Turnout across the city was 40.2%, with the AV Referendum being seen as partly responsible for the marked rise.


2011 Norwich City Council election, Election result
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2007.


2011 Norwich City Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Brian Kelly and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. They compete as an independent. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Champs Sports Bowl where they were defeated by Florida State 18–14.


2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
Kerry Cooks took over the cornerback position after coaching the outside linebackers the previous season. Defensive coordinator Bob Diaco, who also coaches the inside linebackers, will coach the entire linebacking corps moving forward. Chuck Martin will focus solely on the safeties, while presumably assuming his role as the program’s recruiting coordinator.


2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Pre-season, Player changes, Departing players
Star tight end Kyle Rudolph chose to forgo his final year of eligibility, and enter the 2011 NFL Draft. The Irish also lost a number of important seniors, including four-year starter defensive lineman Ian Williams, linebackers Kerry Neal and Brian Smith, cornerback Darrin Walls, running backs Robert Hughes and Armando Allen, Wide Receiver Duval Kamara, and offensive lineman Matt Romine and Chris Stewart, all to graduation. Redshirt junior quarterback Nate Montana left the program in early February 2011, and transferred to the University of Montana. Junior guard Alex Bullard transferred to his hometown state of Tennessee and will play for the University of Tennessee, citing the desire to be closer to home following the loss of a family member.


2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Pre-season, Player changes, Recruiting
With his first full recruiting class, Brian Kelly added 23 prospects to the football team, including the addition of five early-enrollees: defensive end Aaron Lynch, outside linebacker Ishaq Williams, offensive lineman Brad Carrico, quarterback Everett Golson, and kicker Kyle Brindza.


2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Pre-season, Award candidates
The following players were announced to award watch lists prior to the start of the 2011 season:


2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Despite the game being played only 12 miles from the Maryland campus, both end zones read "Notre Dame" and the majority of the fans in attendance were supporting the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame wore their green jerseys along with large green shamrocks on their side of their gold helmets.


2011 Nottingham Challenge
The 2011 Nottingham Challenge (known for sponsorship reasons as Aegon Nottingham Challenge) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Nottingham, Great Britain between June 6 and June 12, 2011.


2011 Nottingham Challenge, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Nottingham Challenge, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as a special exemption:


2011 Nottingham Challenge, ITF entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Nottingham Challenge, Champions, Men's Doubles
Rik de Voest /  Adil Shamasdin def. Treat Conrad Huey /  Izak van der Merwe, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)


2011 Nottingham Challenge, Champions, Women's Doubles
Eva Birnerová /  Petra Cetkovská def. Regina Kulikova /  Evgeniya Rodina, 6–3, 6–2


2011 Nottingham Challenge – Men's Doubles
Rik de Voest and Adil Shamasdin won the final 6–3, 7–6(11–9) against Treat Conrad Huey and Izak van der Merwe.


2011 Nottingham Challenge – Men's Singles
Dudi Sela won the tournament after defeating Jérémy Chardy 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 in the final.


2011 Nottingham Challenge – Women's Doubles
Eva Birnerová and Petra Cetkovská won the tournament defeating Regina Kulikova and Evgeniya Rodina 6–3, 6–2.


2011 Nottingham Challenge – Women's Singles
Elena Baltacha won the final defeating Petra Cetkovská 7–5, 6–3.


2011 Nottingham City Council election
The 2011 elections to Nottingham City Council were held on 5 May 2011 to elect all 55 members to the council.


2011 Nottingham City Council election
The previous election was held in 2007 and the results were: Labour 42, Conservatives 7, Liberal Democrats 6. At the time of the 2011 election one Labour councillor, Mick Newton, had left the party and was an independent councillor. This left Labour with 41 councillors at the time of the election.


2011 Nottingham City Council election
No ward boundary changes took place between the 2007 and 2011 elections.


2011 Nottingham City Council election
The result of the election was notable for completely wiping-out the Liberal Democrats in Nottingham. The Conservative Party lost two seats, whilst Labour strengthened their position.


2011 Nottingham City Council election, Overall results
A total of 55 councillors were elected from 20 wards in the city.


2011 Nottingham City Council election, By-Elections between May 2011 - May 2015
By-elections are called when a representative Councillor resigns or dies, so are unpredictable. A by-election is held to fill a political office that has become vacant between the scheduled elections.


2011 Nottingham City Council election, By-Elections between May 2011 - May 2015, Bridge Ward by-election, (20 October 2011)
Due to the death of Cllr Ian McLennan (Labour), a by-election was called in the city's Bridge ward in October 2011. It took place on 20 October. The results were as follows:


2011 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship
The 2011 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship was held February 1–6 at the Dartmouth Curling Club in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Shawn Adams represented Nova Scotia at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.


2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 25–30 at the Glooscap Curling Club in Kentville, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Heather Smith-Dacey  represented Nova Scotia at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They finished round robin play with a record of 7-4, winning a tiebreaker against British Columbia. The team lost the 3-4 page playoff game against Ontario, but rebounded by winning the Bronze Medal Game against the same team from Ontario.


2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Round 1
The first qualification round for the 2011 Nova Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place December 10–12, 2010 at the 14 Wing Greenwood Curling Club in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. The format of play was an open-entry triple knockout qualifying six teams to the Provincial playoffs at the Glooscap Curling Club in Kentville, Nova Scotia, January 25–30, 2011.


2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Round 2
The second qualification round for the 2011 Nova Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place January 7–9, 2010 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The format of play was an open-entry double knockout qualifying two teams to the Provincial playoffs at the Glooscap Curling Club in Kentville, Nova Scotia, January 25–30, 2011.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season
The 2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season is widely regarded as one of the greatest seasons ever in men's tennis. He ended the year with an impressive 10–1 record against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the other two best players of the year. From the start of the year, he remained undefeated until the French Open semifinals in June (loss to Federer), compiling a 41-match winning streak. Djokovic won ten tournaments, three of them Grand Slam events: the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. He won a then record (since broken by himself) five Masters Series 1000 titles: Indian Wells, Miami and Canada, played on hard courts, and Madrid and Rome, on clay. Djokovic also won in Dubai and at the Serbia Open.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Djokovic won seventy matches and lost only six (including two in which he retired due to injury). He beat Nadal in six finals during the season and reached the World No. 1 ranking for the first time on 4 July, maintaining this ranking for the rest of the season. Among the six finals he defeated Nadal, two were in Masters tournaments on clay: a notable reversal due to the fact that he had lost all nine matches played against Nadal on clay prior to this season. He also set a new season record by winning 12.6 million dollars of prize money on the ATP World Tour.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Early Hardcourt events, Australian Open
In the last week of January, Djokovic took on the four-time and reigning champion Roger Federer. The first set was won in a tiebreaker, which went to Djokovic in seven-points-to-three. In the second set, Djokovic took an early break of serve, when Federer overhit his backhand shot. But Djokovic let Federer gain control and Federer broke twice to take a four-games-to-two lead. In a pivotal ninth game, Federer was serving for the set, but hit an ineffective drop shot that allowed Djokovic back into the set. In the eleventh game, Federer again lost serve, paving the way for Djokovic to go up two-sets-to-none. Federer broke Djokovic in the eight game of the third set to level it at four-games all, but Djokovic broke again in the ninth game. This allowed Djokovic to serve out the match.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Early Hardcourt events, Australian Open
In the final, Djokovic took on Andy Murray, with Murray coming under serious duress in the second game, when he had to survive a 14-minute service game. Murray held serve at this key juncture, and the first set stayed on serve until the tenth game. During that crucial game, they were embroiled in a 39-shot tussle, which gave the relieved Serb a break point. Djokovic took the break of serve on the subsequent point, and captured the first set in a hard-fought 59 minutes. Djokovic quickly overcame the Briton in the second set to take a five-games-to-none advantage, which allowed him to take the set, only losing two games. Djokovic went on to win the third set, which allowed him to capture his second Australian Open title.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Early Hardcourt events, Dubai
In February in the Dubai final, Federer was unable to hold serve in the third game, allowing Djokovic to get the upper hand in the first set. In the second set Federer was first to break, but he could not hold on to the advantage. Djokovic won the match.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Early Hardcourt events, Indian Wells Masters
In the first half of March Djokovic met Federer in the semifinals of Indian Wells, and they split the opening two sets of the match. Djokovic quickly broke Federer's service in the third set, but had to stave off two break points on his own serve to go up two-games-to-love. The players traded breaks until Djokovic won the final four games to take the set and match. With this win Djokovic moved up to Number 2 in the ATP World Tour Rankings.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Early Hardcourt events, Indian Wells Masters
Djokovic played Rafael Nadal in the final, for their first encounter of the season. The first set went to Nadal via two breaks of Djokovic's serve. In the second set, Djokovic was up five-games-to-three, and faced five deuces before taking the set. In the third set Djokovic took command and lost only two games to take victory.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Early Hardcourt events, Miami Masters
In the second half of March Djokovic met Nadal for the second time of the season in the finals yet again. Nadal quickly took a three-games-to-one advantage, and saved breakpoints to advance to five-games-to-one. Djokovic recovered a break but couldn't avoid losing the set. Djokovic started well in the second set, going up four-games-to-love. Djokovic won the second set to force a deciding third set. The final set was decided in a tiebreak. Djokovic got down early in the tiebreak, but recovered to win the match.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Clay court events, Serbia Open
In April in his hometown tournament Djokovic met Spaniard Feliciano López in the final of the Serbia Open in Belgrade. The first set went to a tiebreaker, which was won by Djokovic. Djokovic went on to the victory in the match, only losing two games in the second set.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Clay court events, Madrid Masters
In May in the final of the Madrid Masters, Djokovic took a four-games-to-love lead over Rafael Nadal, but Nadal came back to five-games-all. Djokovic was able to break again and took the opening set. Djokovic got broken in the opening service game of the second set, but came back to win the set and the match.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Clay court events, Rome Masters
Djokovic met Andy Murray in the semifinals of the Rome Masters. Djokovic went to a one set lead. Murray took the second set with just one break of serve in the sixth game of the set. In the third set, Murray was serving for the match at five-games-to-four, but Djokovic broke back. The match was decided in a tiebreak, with Djokovic winning it.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Clay court events, Rome Masters
Djokovic played Nadal in the finals. Djokovic failed to serve for the set after getting a break in the eight game, but took the set after getting another break. The second set was very close, with Djokovic converting his fourth match point to win the title, his second Masters title on clay courts this year.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Clay court events, Rome Masters
With this victory Djokovic was the first player to qualify for the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Clay court events, French Open
Djokovic met Roger Federer in the semifinals. It was the first time the two rivals met at Roland Garros. Federer went into the match with a 13–9 lead in their head to head matchup as well as a 2–1 lead in their head-to-head on clay. The first set featured an exchange of breaks, with Federer taking the tiebreak when Djokovic hit a forehand into the net at 5–6. In the second set Federer capitalized on an early break to take a two sets lead. Djokovic came back by winning the third set.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Clay court events, French Open
The fourth set was close with both players holding serve through the first eight games. In the ninth game Djokovic finally managed to break and prepared to serve to level the match. Federer broke back. Djokovic had another break opportunity in the eleventh service game, but the set went into a tiebreak. Roger Federer finally sealed the match with an ace on his first match point. The loss marked Djokovic's first defeat of the season (with Federer also being the last man to defeat Djokovic in 2010), ending a 43-match win streak and his chance to win the Calendar Year Grand Slam.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Grass court events, Wimbledon Championships
In June Djokovic took on Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals of Wimbledon. The match started out in an inauspicious way for Djokovic, as he was broken in his opening service game. Djokovic broke back in tenth game, and went on to win the first set in a tiebreak. Djokovic also took the second set. The third set was an up-and-down affair with several breaks of serve, but also ended in a tiebreak. Tsonga took this third set. Next Djokovic won the fourth set and the match. This win allowed Djokovic to take over the World Number 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Grass court events, Wimbledon Championships
Djokovic met Nadal for their first meeting in a Wimbledon final. Djokovic took the first set with his first break in the match. The second and third sets were quite lopsided affairs. Djokovic took the second set, but Nadal hit back in the third set. At four-games-to-three in the fourth set, Djokovic managed to get the needed break of serve. Next he served out the match to take his first Wimbledon title.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series events, Canada Masters
In the August US Open Series Djokovic played Mardy Fish in the final of the Canada Masters. Djokovic got off to a good start by winning the first set while losing only two games. In the fifth game of the second set, Djokovic lost his serve to Fish, who went on to take the set. In the third set, Djokovic was serving for the match at five-games-to-three, and took the match on his fourth match point. This was Djokovic's fifth Masters Series victory for the season, a record.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series events, Cincinnati Masters
Djokovic faced Andy Murray in the finals. The match stayed on serve until the seventh game, when Murray got a break, allowing him to take the opening set. After Murray won the first three games in the second set, Djokovic retired from the match with a shoulder injury.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series events, US Open
Djokovic met Federer in the US Open for the fifth year in a row, this time in the semi-finals. Federer took the first two sets, and Djokovic won the next two sets. In the decisive fifth set, Djokovic dropped his serve in the eighth game, allowing Federer to serve for the match. Federer got two match points, but Djokovic was able to save them and break back. With another break of serve Djokovic won the match and reached his third Major final of the season.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series events, US Open
Djokovic played Nadal in the final, their second successive Major final, and their sixth encounter in a final for the season. The first two sets saw Nadal taking two-games-to-love leads. But on both occasions Djokovic recovered to take a two sets lead. Djokovic was serving for the match in the twelfth game of the third set, but was broken by Nadal. Nadal took that set in a tiebreak. Despite receiving treatment early in the fourth set, Djokovic went on to win the match in four sets, taking his first US Open title.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Late Hardcourt events
In October at the 2011 Swiss Indoors, Djokovic lost in the semifinals to Kei Nishikori, for only his fourth loss of the season.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Late Hardcourt events
In November during the Paris Masters, Djokovic withdrew against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Late Hardcourt events, ATP World Tour Finals
Djokovic qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals for the fifth consecutive year. Novak was drawn into group A alongside Tomáš Berdych, David Ferrer and Andy Murray. He beat Berdych, lost to Ferrer in straights and then lost to replacement player Janko Tipsarević, who substituted Murray. With a 1–2 record in the round-robin stage he was eliminated from the tournament.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup
In September Djokovic missed the first rubber of the Davis Cup tie vs Argentina. He came back to play Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth rubber, and lost the first set, before withdrawing with injury midway through the second set. Serbia lost the tie.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Year summary, Hopman Cup
In January Djokovic teamed up with Ana Ivanovic to represent Serbia in the Hopman Cup. They reached the final, but had to withdraw before the match because Ivanovic sustained an injury.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Analysis
Tennis Magazine ranked it the third Greatest tennis season of the Open Era, behind Roger Federer's 2006 and Rod Laver's 1969. Pete Sampras hailed Djokovic's 2011 season as the best he has ever seen in his lifetime, calling it "one of the best achievements in all of sports." Boris Becker called Djokovic's season "one of the very best years in tennis of all time," adding that it "may not be the best statistically, but he's beaten Federer, he's beaten Nadal, he's beaten everybody that came around to challenge him in the biggest tournaments in the world." Rafael Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in six finals on three different surfaces, described Djokovic's performances as "probably the highest level of tennis that I ever saw."


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Analysis
Djokovic's performance improved on all grounds compared to the previous year, especially on his return games, with the efficiency of his second serve return points (overall 58%) leading him to the season best return games won statistics (39%). Justin Gimelstob attributed Djokovic's consistency to the improvement in his service game, particularly when it came to his second services, which was just one percent behind of those statistic leaders like Nadal and Federer. According to him Djokovic's strength derived from his agility, his backhand and his return of serve, which was the best on the 2011 tour.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, All matches
This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers W/O (they are marked ND for non-decision)


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Tournament schedule, Singles schedule
NOTE: In 2010 season total year-end points from ABN AMRO Tournament and Aegon Championships were not counted, as well as those from First Round, Quarterfinals and Semifinals of Davis Cup.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly records, Head-to-Head matchups
Novak Djokovic has a 21–4 (84.0%) record against the top 10, 34–2 (94.4%) against the top 50, and 14–0 (100%)) against other players.


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly records, Head-to-Head matchups
Ordered by number of wins(Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 50)


2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly records, Earnings
Novak Djokovic earned a record-breaking $12.6 million throughout the season.


2011 Nui by-election
A by-election was held in the Nui constituency in Tuvalu on 24 August 2011. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent, MP Isaia Italeli, the Minister for Works, who died quite suddenly in late July while in Samoa on government business. Although there are no political parties in Tuvalu, Members of Parliament align themselves with the government or with the Opposition, and Italeli's death had resulted in Prime Minister Willy Telavi's government losing its one-seat majority in Parliament. The by-election was thus highly important to the government's survival.


2011 Nui by-election
Nui is a two-seat constituency, and in the 2010 general election it had returned Isaia Italeli and Taom Tanukale with 24.6% and 23% of the vote respectively, ahead of three other candidates.


2011 Nui by-election
For the by-election, only one seat would be provided for, Tanukale retaining the other. There were only two candidates: Pelenike Isaia, Italeli's widow, who was the candidate supported by Telavi's government; and Leneuoti Maatusi, who had stood unsuccessfully during the general election. Pelenike Isaia was elected with a 62-vote majority, by 336 votes to 274. She declared that she hoped to accomplish what her husband had set out to do, and added that she would be supporting Telavi's government.


2011 Nui by-election
Her election made history, as she became only the second woman ever to sit in Tuvalu's Parliament, following Naama Maheu Latasi from 1989 to 1997.


2011 Nürburgring GP2 Series round
The 2011 German GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 23 and 24, 2011 at Nürburgring, Germany. It is the sixth round of the 2011 GP2 season and the fifth round of the 2011 GP3 season. The race supported the 2011 German Grand Prix.


2011 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round
The 2011 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round was the tenth round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of September 2–4, 2011 at Nürburgring, Germany. The second race here turned out to be James Toseland's last race, as a crash aggravated the injury he picked up at Motorland Aragón earlier in the year and was forced to retire.


2011 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round, Results, Superbike race 2 classification
The race was red-flagged after 13 laps because of heavy rain.


2011 O'Byrne Cup
The 2011 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. The holders of the O'Byrne Cup were DCU. This edition of the O'Byrne Cup began on 9 January 2011.


2011 O'Byrne Cup, O'Byrne Cup, First Round
The eight winning teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup went on to qualify for the quarter finals of the tournament. The losers of the first round went on to the O'Byrne Shield quarter finals. All the first round matches were originally scheduled to take place on 9 January 2011, however several were postponed due to frozen pitched at the scheduled venues.


2011 O'Byrne Cup, O'Byrne Shield
The O'Byrne Shield consists of the 8 losing teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup.


2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open
The 2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played  on indoor carpet courts. It was the fourth edition of the  OEC Taipei Ladies Open, and part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place between 31 October and 6 November 2011 at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan.


2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open, Champions, Doubles
Chan Yung-jan /  Zheng Jie def. Karolína Plíšková /  Kristýna Plíšková, 7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–5]


2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open – Doubles
Chang Kai-chen and Chuang Chia-jung were the defending champions, but both chose to participate, but with different partners. Chang competed with Hsieh Shu-ying, but lost in the first round to Chen Yi and Varatchaya Wongteanchai, meanwhile Chuang competed with Olga Govortsova, but lost in the quarterfinals to Karolína Plíšková and Kristýna Plíšková.


2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open – Doubles
Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie won the title defeating Karolína Plíšková and Kristýna Plíšková in the final 7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–5].


2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open – Singles
The Taipei Open is a tournamanet for female professionals played on indoor carpet. In 2011, it was known was the OEC Taipei Ladies Open. It's is held at the National Taiwan University Gymnasium and the Taipei Arena. Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the Tournament of Champions instead.


2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open – Singles
As a result, Ayumi Morita won the title defeating Kimiko Date-Krumm in the final 6–2, 6–2.


2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
The 2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship took place from February 23 to February 26, 2011, in Papeete, Tahiti, It acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. This was the third time the island had hosted the competition, following the 2006 and 2009 tournaments in Moorea. Only the winners of the tournament, Tahiti, qualified to play in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
The Solomon Islands were the favorites, having won the last 3 other qualifying championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009, but surprisingly lost in the final to Tahiti, despite beating them in the group stage. This means for the first time since 2005, the Solomon Islands will not be representing Oceania at the world cup.


2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
All matches were held at the new Jardin de Paofai complex in Papeete, which was opened on February 15, 2011.


2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship, Participating teams
Four teams decided to enter into the tournament to compete for the one spot in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. These were the same nations who competed in the 2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship.


2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship, Participating teams
Unfortunately, due to a cyclone recently passing through the region, the Vanuatu national team was stranded at their airport as they were about to leave for Tahiti to attend the tournament. As a result, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament.


2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship, Group stage
The group stage was going to begin on February 22, but due to the cyclone which forced Vanuatu to withdraw, it commenced on February 23 with no rest day and consisted of each nation playing each other once in a single round-robin format.


2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship, Group stage
All kickoff times are listed as Tahitian local time, (UTC-10).


2011 OFC Champions League Final
The 2011 OFC Champions League Final was played over two legs between the winner of Group A Amicale from Vanuatu and the winner of Group B Auckland City from New Zealand in the 2010–11 OFC Champions League.


2011 OFC Champions League Final
Auckland City won the final 6–1 on aggregate. As OFC Champions League winners they qualified for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the OFC representative, entering the qualifying play-off round.


2011 OFC Champions League Final, Rules
The winners of groups A and B played in the final over two legs. The hosts of each leg was decided by draw, and announced by the OFC on 22 March 2011. The away goals rule would be applied, and extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary.


2011 OFC U-17 Championship
The 2011 OFC U-17 Championship, was the OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC). It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held in Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand from 8 to 19 January 2011. New Zealand qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, in Mexico.


2011 OFC U-17 Championship
10 teams, divided over two groups, competed for the top position, which gave rights for a spot in the final.


2011 OFC U-17 Championship, Venues
The tournament is being played at one venue Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand. North Harbour Stadium has a capacity of 25,000.


2011 OFC U-17 Championship, Venues
The tournament was scheduled to be held at Trusts Stadium’s Douglas Field in Henderson but has been moved to Albany’s North Harbour Stadium, the venue of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2010 and several other recent OFC tournaments.


2011 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2011 OFC U-20 Championship, was the 18th OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC). It was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 21 to 29 April 2011. The winner qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Holders Tahiti failed to qualify for this tournament. New Zealand won this year's edition.


2011 OFC U-20 Championship, Venues
The tournament was originally planned to be played at one venue, in city of Auckland, the renovated football stadium Centre Park. However, due to wet conditions both semi-final matches, the third-place match, and the OFC final were moved to North Harbour Stadium.


2011 OFC U-20 Championship, Group stage
The official draw was held at OFC headquarters in the presence of OFC Technical Director Patrick Jacquemet, OFC Head of Competitions David Firisua and other OFC staff, on 30 March 2011. Top two teams from each group (one group has 4 teams, other has 3) qualify to semi-finals, with group winners play other group runners-up.


2011 OFC U-20 Championship, Winners
New Zealand qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2011 OFC U-20 Championship squads
The 2011 OFC U-20 Championship, is the 18th OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC) in which the winner qualifies for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. It will be held in New Zealand in April 2011.


2011 OFC U-20 Championship squads
Each Participating Association may nominate up to 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers for the Championship.


2011 OFC U-20 Championship squads
No player may be replaced in the Official Team List during the Championship, except if it involves a goalkeeper who is injured during the Championship and can no longer take part in the remainder of the matches, and only after acceptance and confirmation by a designated Medical Officer that the injury is sufficiently serious to prevent the goalkeeper from taking part in the Championship.


2011 Oakland Athletics season
The Oakland Athletics' 2011 season was the 44th for the franchise in the Bay Area, as well as the 111th in club history. The team was competing for the American League West Division title after a 4-year absence from playoff contention, with a payroll just above $77 million.


2011 Oakland Athletics season, Off-season/spring training, Coaching changes
Young declined a 2-year contract offer and became Boston's pitching coach. Steverson becomes hitting coach for Sacramento.


2011 Oakland Athletics season, Changes in apparel
The A's were known for sporting white jerseys at home and greys for away games. On top of that, the A's wore a black and a green alternate jersey. During the 2011 season, they added a new style. The A's started wearing a gold alternate home jersey to their apparel. Manager Billy Beane referred to the look as "the Canary yellow" jerseys. A's relief pitcher Jerry Blevins said, "It might be hard not to notice us now".


2011 Oakland Athletics season, Farm System, Minor League Standings
Tony DeFrancesco moves to AAA-Oklahoma City RedHawks (HOU) after managing in Oakland's farm system for 16 years (except 2008, was on MLB staff).


2011 Oakland Athletics season, Farm System, Top Prospects
MLB.com named 1B Chris Carter (even though being played as an OF), SS Grant Green and 2B Jemile Weeks as No. 8 top prospects as their positions in MLB.com's 2011 Top 50 Prospects report. FanHouse named Grant Green (58), Chris Carter (91), and Michael Choice (94) to their top 100. Baseball America named Grant Green (63) and Chris Carter (91) to their top 100.


2011 Oakland Athletics season, Farm System, Minor League Info
Joselito Adames, who pitched for AZL Athletics in '10 and STK/VAN in '09, was suspended 50-games for violating MiLB's drug policy in January.


2011 Oakland Raiders season
The 2011 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League and the 52nd overall. 2011 also marked the final season under the ownership of Al Davis, who died on October 8, 2011. The Raiders matched their 8–8 record from 2010, finishing in a three-way tie with the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers for the AFC West division title, but lost tiebreakers to both teams, and missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.


2011 Oakland Raiders season
On January 4, 2011, it was announced that head coach Tom Cable's contract would not be extended. Cable would be replaced by Hue Jackson, the team's former offensive coordinator. The Raiders traded their first-round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft (17th overall) to the New England Patriots. With their eighth win on December 24 over the Chiefs, the Raiders secured their second consecutive non-losing season. Although TV blackouts had been a persistent issue over the years, all eight regular season home games were sold out for the first time since moving from Los Angeles to Oakland in 1995. The team set the record for being the most penalized team in NFL history, breaking the record previously held by the 1998 Kansas City Chiefs. This season also marked the first consecutive non-losing season for the Raiders since 1998–2002.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Offseason
The Raiders lost guard Robert Gallery and tight end Zach Miller to the Seattle Seahawks and cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha to the Philadelphia Eagles.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Offseason, Draft
The Raiders did not have a first-round selection. In September 2009, the team acquired DT Richard Seymour from the New England Patriots in exchange for its 2011 first-round selection (#17 overall).


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Preseason, Schedule
The Raiders' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Preseason, Candlestick Park incident
The preseason game against the 49ers was marked by brawls in the stands and a major beating in a restroom at Candlestick Park. The NFL officially discontinued all future preseason games between the two teams.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1
The Raiders began their 2011 campaign at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, for a Week 1 AFC West duel with the Denver Broncos in the second game of Monday Night Football's doubleheader. Oakland trailed early in the first quarter as Broncos kicker Matt Prater got a 28-yard field goal. The Raiders answered in the second quarter as quarterback Jason Campbell found fullback Marcel Reece on a 3-yard touchdown pass, followed by a 37-yard, a 21-yard, and an NFL record tying 63-yard field goal from kicker Sebastian Janikowski. Janikowski's leg helped put the Raiders up 16–3 at halftime.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1
Denver answered in the third quarter as wide receiver Eric Decker returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown, followed by Prater getting a 30-yard field goal. Oakland struck back in the fourth quarter with Campbell's 1-yard touchdown. The Broncos tried to rally with quarterback Kyle Orton completing a 9-yard touchdown pass to running back Lance Ball, yet the Raiders' offense was able to run out the clock.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1
With the win, not only did Oakland begin their season at 1–0, but they also snapped their 8-straight opening day losing streak.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5
A day after owner Al Davis died, the Raiders fought back from an early deficit and defensive back Michael Huff made a pick in the end zone in the waning seconds for an emotional victory. On that final play, the Raiders only had ten men on the field on defense, and Huff emotionally stated that he believed the team's late owner, Al Davis, "had his hand on that ball."


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7
With the loss, the Raiders went into their bye week at 4–3. Also, the Raiders were shut out at home for the first time since Week 1 of the 2006 season when the team was shut out by the Chargers.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10
Trying to snap a two-game losing streak, the Raiders flew to Qualcomm Stadium for a Week 10 AFC West duel with the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night. Oakland trailed early in the first quarter as Chargers kicker Nick Novak got a 20-yard field goal, yet the Raiders answered with a 2-yard touchdown run from running back Michael Bush. Oakland added onto their lead in the second quarter with a 23-yard field goal from kicker Sebastian Janikowski, followed by quarterback Carson Palmer finding rookie wide receiver Denarius Moore on a 33-yard touchdown pass.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10
San Diego began the third quarter with quarterback Philip Rivers completing a 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vincent Brown, yet the Raiders struck back with Palmer hooking up with Moore again on a 26-yard touchdown pass. Afterwards, the Chargers closed out the quarter with Rivers completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to fullback Jacob Hester. From there, Oakland's defense held on to preserve the victory.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10
With the win, the Raiders improved to 5–4, and took the lead of the AFC West.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a team-record six field goals and the Raiders took advantage of three interceptions from Chicago's Caleb Hanie to beat the Bears 25–20 Sunday.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
Carson Palmer threw for 301 yards and Michael Bush iced the game with a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to lead the Raiders (7–4) to their third straight win against a Bears team missing starting quarterback Jay Cutler.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17
With the loss, the Raiders' season ended at 8–8 and their three-game winning streak over the Chargers was snapped. The loss also allowed the Broncos to win the AFC West.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Death of owner Al Davis
On October 8, one day before the team's Week 5 game at the Houston Texans, owner Al Davis died in his Oakland, California home at the age of 82. The Raiders won the game 25–20.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Acquisition of Carson Palmer
On October 18, 2011, the Raiders acquired quarterback Carson Palmer from the Cincinnati Bengals for a 2012 first round draft pick and a conditional 2013 first round pick based on incentives. The trade was made two days after Jason Campbell suffered a potential season ending collarbone injury in Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns.


2011 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Firing of Hue Jackson
On January 10, 2012, the Raiders announced that head coach Hue Jackson would be fired.


2011 Oakland general strike
The 2011 Oakland general strike was a demonstration held in Oakland, California  on November 2, 2011 as part of the larger Occupy Oakland movement.


2011 Oakland general strike, Demonstration
Thousands of protesters gathered at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza to participate in rallies, marches, and teach-ins designed to empower citizens and to draw attention to what they regard as problems with economic inequity and corporate greed. Several local unions expressed support for the demonstration, including Service Employees International Union Local 1021, Oakland Education Association, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10, and United Brotherhood of Carpenters. While none of the unions were officially on strike, several urged their members to take a personal day, vacation day or to participate after work.


2011 Oakland general strike, Demonstration
A flatbed truck with a sound system was parked in the middle of the intersection of 14th Street and Broadway and used as a makeshift stage. The morning's rally began at 9 am and a range of people addressed the audience including the scholar/activist Angela Davis and musician Boots Riley.


2011 Oakland general strike, Demonstration
While most of the day-time activities were peaceful, Oakland Police chief Howard Jordan reported that a small group of "anarchists" vandalized a Whole Foods storefront, and broke windows and ATMs of Bank of America and Wells Fargo banks in the afternoon. Many buildings were vandalized, including some businesses that displayed signs of support for the protest. After the incidents of vandalism, members of Occupy Oakland guarded local businesses, boarded up broken windows, and cleaned graffiti caused by the small group of protesters utilizing black bloc tactics. Oakland mayor Jeakn Quan described these protesters as "a small and isolated group" that "shouldn't mar the overall impact of the demonstration and the fact that people in the 99 percent movement demonstrated peacefully and, for the most part, were productive and very peaceful."


2011 Oakland general strike, Demonstration, March to the Port of Oakland
Thousands of protesters marched from Frank Ogawa Plaza to the Port of Oakland, the fifth busiest port in the United States, in two separate groups leaving the plaza at 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm. The number of protesters marching to the port has not been confirmed. While police estimate 7,000 people marched, local organizers and participants put the number somewhere between 20,000 and 100,000. As protesters completely filled Middle Harbor Road, the main road leading to the port, all truck traffic entering or exiting the port was halted. Port operations were "effectively shut down" a couple hours later. The Port of Oakland reportedly lost $4 million as a result of the strike.


2011 Oakland general strike, Demonstration, March to the Port of Oakland, Protesters injured by car
During the evening march to the port, the driver of a silver Mercedes-Benz was headed south on 11th Street when he encountered a stream of protesters walking along Broadway. Cell phone videofootage shows the driver of the Mercedes attempting to drive through the intersection honking at a protester to move, Lance Laverdure, who then responded by stopping in front of the Mercedes and began hitting it on the hood. The driver, Jan Dylan Carrigg, hit the gas and both Laverdure and a nearby protester, Margaret So, were hit by the car and sustained leg and ankle injuries.


2011 Oakland general strike, Demonstration, March to the Port of Oakland, Protesters injured by car
Nearby witnesses then surrounded the car as emergency personnel attended to the protesters. During this time, the driver switched seats with the passenger, Sara Abu-Nasser, but switched back before police arrived. Carrigg was questioned by BART police and released, angering witnesses who called for Carrigg's arrest. The two protesters suffered leg and ankle injuries and were taken to Highland Hospital. On November 11, the two victims held a press conference alleging that the incident was a criminal act and questioned why the Oakland Police Department had not prosecuted Carrigg. Victims said that nine days after the incident, they still had not been contacted by police. Lance Laverdure told press that, "We want this person arrested for the attempted murder of myself and Margaret".


2011 Oakland general strike, Night of November 2, Occupation of vacant building
Later in the evening, a group of protesters took over a vacant building that once served as the headquarters of the Traveler's Aid Society, a non-profit organization that provided services to the local homeless population. Police soon arrived to break up the protesters gathered outside of the building. Some protesters fled while others set a barricade on fire. Just after midnight, police ordered the crowd to disperse for unlawful assembly. Soon, one officer on Broadway was struck on his face shield by a bottle, disorienting him. Within a minute, officers launched flash-bang grenades and tear-gas canisters, beginning a series of late-night clashes between the demonstrators and police.


2011 Oakland general strike, Night of November 2, Incidents of alleged police misconduct, Scott Campbell shooting
Shortly before 1 am, Scott Campbell was shot by police using a less-lethal round while he was filming a stationary line of police in riot gear. The apparently unprovoked shooting was documented by the resulting point-of-view video from Campbell's own camera. University of South Carolina criminal justice professor Geoffrey Alpert said that unless something occurred off-camera to provoke the officer, the shooting was "one of the most outrageous uses of a firearm" he'd ever seen. "Unless there's a threat that you can't see in the video, that just looks like absolute punishment, which is the worst type of excessive force," Alpert told the Oakland Tribune.


2011 Oakland general strike, Night of November 2, Incidents of alleged police misconduct, Kayvan Sabeghi beating
On the evening of November 2, Kayvan Sabeghi was hit numerous times by a police officer with a baton then arrested. Sabeghi was charged with resisting arrest and remaining at the scene of a riot. While in police custody, Sabeghi complained of severe pain and asked for medical treatment. Eighteen hours after his arrest, he was transferred to Highland Hospital, where he was treated in the intensive care unit for a lacerated spleen.


2011 Oakland general strike, Night of November 2, Incidents of alleged police misconduct, Susie Cagle arrest and jailing
Although she was wearing a press pass, journalist Susie Cagle was arrested in the early hours of November 3 and spent 14 hours at 2 different jails. She was charged with failure to leave the scene of a riot. Journalists' rights in the United States are constitutionally protected through the First Amendment. Cagle is one of several journalists covering the Occupy movement that have been arrested. Additionally, Cagle reported having been subject to and witness to mistreatment of protestors during her imprisonment.


2011 Oberstaufen Cup
The 2011 Oberstaufen Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament. It took place in Oberstaufen, Germany between July 4 and July 10, 2011.


2011 Oberstaufen Cup, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Oberstaufen Cup, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2011 Oberstaufen Cup, Champions, Men's Doubles
Martin Fischer /  Philipp Oswald def. Tomasz Bednarek /  Mateusz Kowalczyk, 7–6(7–1), 6–3


2011 Oberstaufen Cup – Doubles
Rik de Voest and Lukáš Rosol were the defending champions but decided not to participate.


2011 Oberstaufen Cup – Doubles
Martin Fischer and Philipp Oswald won in the final against Tomasz Bednarek and Mateusz Kowalczyk.


2011 Oberstaufen Cup – Singles
Martin Fischer was the defending champion, but champion Daniel Brands defeated him in the quarterfinals.


2011 Oberstaufen Cup – Singles
3rd seed Brands claimed the title, defeating Andreas Beck in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–3).


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships
The 2011 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Apia Park in Apia, Samoa, between June 21–23, 2011.


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships
There were significant changes in the format of the competition. Medals are now awarded in both of the newly formed two regional divisions "East" and "West".


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships
A total of 35 events were contested, 18 by men and 17 by women.


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships, Regional Division East, Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships, Regional Division East, Medal Table East (unofficial)
A medal table was published for both east and west divisions.


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships, Regional Division East, Participation East (unofficial)
The participation of 77 athletes from 11 countries from the east region couldbe determined.


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships, Regional Division West, Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships, Regional Division West, Medal summary, Men
†:  Nathan McConchie (AUS) was listed 4thin 59.59, but there was no information on the 3rd.


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships, Regional Division West, Medal Table West (unofficial)
A medal table was published for both east and west divisions.


2011 Oceania Athletics Championships, Regional Division West, Participation West (unofficial)
The participation of 67 athletes from 11 countries from the west region could be determined.


2011 Oceania Handball Champions Cup
The 2011 Oceania Handball Champions Cup was held in Tahiti from the 5 to 10 November 2011. This was organised by the Oceania Handball Federation and featured teams from Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and host's Tahiti.


2011 Oceania Handball Champions Cup
The tournament was won by Australian team Sydney University. They won the right to represent Oceania in the 2012 IHF Super Globe.