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
Latvia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in a total number of 13 competitors: The following competitor from Latvia won a medal at the Championships Heptathlon Latvia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Latvia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. A team of 15 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team is led by javelin thrower Vadims Vasiļevskis, the 2004 Olympic Games silver medalist and second this year’s world rankings with 88.22m,