Athletics at the 2011 SEA Games

{{Infobox Southeast Asian Games event

| event = Athletics

| year = 2011

| venue = Jakabaring Athletic Stadium

| location = Palembang, Indonesia

| date = 12–16 November 2011

| competitors =

| nations = 11

| previous = 2009

| next = 2013

}}

The athletics competition at the 2011 SEA Games was held from 12 to 16 November at the Jakabaring Athletic Stadium in Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia. Over the five-day competition a total of 46 events were contested with 23 contests for each gender, matching the Olympic athletics program minus the men's 50 km race walk. Six Washif, Jad Adrian (2011-11.19). [https://docs.google.com/a/adriansprints.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bwj1L_8DJ_CgZDExOGQ1N2EtMWU4OS00NjJhLTgwMDItMGVhZDY1OGM2Yzkx&hl=en_US ATHLETICS REPORT: 26th Southeast Asia Games], Palembang, Indonesia. SEA Games records were broken and twenty national records were surpassed.Washif, Jad Adrian (2011-11-16). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=62946.html SEA Games see records tumble; Thailand remains dominant]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-16.

Thailand – traditionally dominant in the competition – again had the highest number of gold medals in athletics, winning fourteen events and taking 32 medals overall. The host nation Indonesia was a close second with thirteen golds and won the most medals with a total of 36. Vietnam were a clear third with nine golds and 32 medals. Seven of the eleven competing nations reached the medal table.[http://apps.seag2011.com/rs2011/bm/cm/MedalsTally.aspx?sid=10&sname=Athletics&scode=at Medal Tally For Athletics]. 2011 SEA Games. Retrieved on 2011-11-16.

The 26th edition saw athletes continue successful streaks at the competition: Filipino Rene Herrera won his fifth consecutive men's steeplechase gold medal, his teammate Marestella Torres won her fourth long jump title (with the second longest jump in Asia so far in 2011),Jad Adrian (2011) [http://www.adriansprints.com/2011/11/marestella-torres-671m-sea-games-gold.html Marestella Torres 6.71m SEA Games - Gold Medal, Games Record, National Record, SEA Record]. www.adriansprints.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011 and Theerayut Philakong of Thailand won a fourth straight title in the men's triple jump. Thai athlete Wassana Winatho and James Wong Tuck Yim of Singapore each won their tenth SEA Games gold medals of their careers at the competition.

Indonesia's Triyaningsih demonstrated her regional dominance in women's long-distance running: after two 5000/10,000 m doubles in 2007 and 2009, she again won both track events and also the women's marathon race. Agus Prayogo won a 5000/10,000 m men's double and Yahuza's win in the men's marathon made it a long-distance sweep for Indonesia. Two other athletes completed event doubles: Franklin Burumi of Indonesia won the 100 and 200 metres finals, while Truong Thanh Hang repeated her 800/1500 metres double for a third consecutive edition.

The final runner on Malaysia's 4×400 m relay team, Muhamad Yunus Lasaleh, tested positive for banned substances at the competition.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023115037/http://iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/76/46/67646_PDF_English.pdf IAAF Newsletter No.135 (Jul/Aug)]. IAAF (28 August 2012). Retrieved on 2012-09-02.

Medal summary

=Men=

100 metres
(Wind: +2.1 m/s)Jad Adrian Washif (19 November 2011). [http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2011/11/Adrian-Jad-SEA-Games-2011-report-v2.pdf ATHLETICS REPORT 26th Southeast Asia Games, Palembang, Indonesia].www.singaporeathletics.org. Retrieved November 26, 2011

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Franklin Ramses Burumi|INA|2011}}

10.37 w

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Gary Yeo|SIN|2011}}

10.46 w

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Wachara Sondee|THA|2011}}

10.47 w

200 metres

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Franklin Ramses Burumi|INA|2011}}

20.93

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Suppachai Chimdee|THA|2011}}

21.05

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Sompote Suwannarangsri|THA|2011}}

21.46

400 metres

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Heru Astriyanto|INA|2011}}

47.53

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Archand Christian Bagsit|PHI|2011}}

47.71

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Yakobus Leuwol|INA|2011}}

47.97

800 metres

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Dương Văn Thái|VIE|2011}}

1:49.42 NR

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Mervin Guarte|PHI|2011}}

1:50.69

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Abdul Haris|INA|2011}}

1:51.28

1500 metres

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Ridwan Ridwan|INA|2011}}

3:47.63

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Mervin Guarte|PHI|2011}}

3:47.65 NR

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Nguyễn Đình Cương|VIE|2011}}

3:49.48 ^†

5000 metres

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Agus Prayogo|INA|2011}}

14:10.01

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Jauhari Johan|INA|2011}}

14:35.98

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Nguyễn Văn Lai|VIE|2011}}

14:41.30

10,000 metres

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Agus Prayogo|INA|2011}}

30:10.43

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Jauhari Johan|INA|2011}}

30:43.62

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Nguyễn Văn Lai|VIE|2011}}

31:22.20

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110 m hurdles

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Jamras Rittidet|THA|2011}}

13.77 GR, NR

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian|MAS|2011}}

13.86

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Mohd Robani Hasaan|MAS|2011}}

14.14

400 m hurdles

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Đào Xuân Cường|VIE|2011}}

51.45 NR

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Narongdech Janjai|THA|2011}}

51.60

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Andrian|INA|2011}}

51.70

3000 m steeplechase

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Rene Herrera|PHI|2011}}

8:52.23

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Muhammad Al Quraisy|INA|2011}}

8:55.91 NR

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Nguyễn Đăng Đức Bảo|VIE|2011}}

8:57.88

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4×100 m relay

|{{flagSEAGF|INA|2011}}
Fernando Lumain
Franklin Ramses Burumi
Muhammad Fadlin
Farrell Oktaviandi

39.91

|{{flagSEAGF|SIN|2011}}
Calvin Kang
Muhammad Amiruddin Jamal
Lee Cheng Wei
Gary Yeo

39.91

|{{flagSEAGF|MAS|2011}}
Mohd Zabidi Ghazali
Mohd Ikhwan Nor
Mohd Azhar Ismail
Mohammad Noor Imran

40.41

4×400 m relay

|{{flagSEAGF|PHI|2011}}
Edgardo Alejan
Julius Nierras
Junrey Ocampo Bano
Archand Christian Bagsit

3:11.16

|{{flagSEAGF|THA|2011}}
Jukkatip Pojaroen
Saharat Sammayan
Nitipol Thongpoon
Suppachai Chimdee

3:14.90

|{{flagSEAGF|SIN|2011}}
Zaki Sapari
Ng Chin Hui
Kenneth Khoo Kian Song
Lance Tan Wei Sheng

3:18.50

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Marathon

|{{flagSEAGFmedalist|Yahuza|INA|2011}}