2009 World Championships in Athletics record. Britain's Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon title with a world-leading points score of 6731. In the men's hammer throw, the Olympic champion Primož Kozmus of Slovenia, pulled off the win with a throw of 80.84m, which is a seasonal best. Szymon Ziółkowski of Poland achieved a result of 79.30m earning him a silver medal and the Russian athlete Aleksey Zagornyi earned third place with a throw of 78.09m. In the men's 10,000 m final, Kenenisa Bekele won with a time of 26:43:31, which is a Championship record. Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea earned the silver medal with a time of
Czech Republic at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics competitor from the Czech Republic won a medal at the Championships Decathlon Heptathlon Czech Republic at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics The Czech Republic competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. The Czech athletic federation will send a 21-member strong team (13 women and 8 men) into the event including world season leaders Barbora Špotáková (Javelin Throw) and Zuzana Hejnová (400m Hurdles) and European indoor medallists from Paris Denisa Rosolová (400m), Jaroslav Bába (High Jump) and Roman Šebrle (Decathlon). The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,