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5 unusual facts about 2011 World Championships in Athletics


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The Men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 28 on a loop course starting and finishing at Gukchae - bosang Memorial Park in the center of Daegu.

2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk

The Men's 50 kilometres race walk event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held on September 3 on a loop course starting and finishing at Gukchae – bosang Memorial Park in the center of Daegu.

2011 World Marathon Cup

The 2011 World Marathon Cup was the 14th edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Daegu, South Korea, inside of the 2011 World Championships.

Hoërskool Waterkloof

Willem de Beer (part of the 4x400m team that took part in the final race of the 2012 London Olympic Games; part of the 4x400m team that won silver in the 4x400m relay team at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics at the Daegu Stadium, Daegu)

Rob Bonnet

During an interview with Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on 6 September 2011, Bonnet asked about the ethnical issues associated with his partipication in the 4x400 relay during the World Championships in Daegu with Pistorius replying "I think that's an insult to me and I think this interview is over" and then left the studio afterwards.


Tore Gustafsson

Koji Murofushi won the Gold Medal at 2011 World Championships in Daegu Korea and Bronze Medal at the 2012 London Olympics with Gustafsson as his Coach.


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