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Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeGBR
National federationUK Athletics
Websitewww.uka.org.uk
in Daegu
Competitors59
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
7
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (often referred to as Great Britain) competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from 27 August - 4 September 2011.

Team selection

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UK Athletics announced a team of 67 athletes on August 9 in preparation for the competition.[1] Team GB wwas represented by defending world champions Phillips Idowu and Jessica Ennis in the triple jump and the heptathlon respectively, as well as Lisa Dobriskey and Jenny Meadows who won silver and bronze medals at the 2009 World Championships respectively. Selected athletes had achieved at least one of the competition's A or B qualifying standards.

Head coach Charles van Commenne had expressed a target of 10 medal opportunities ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Apart from the defending medallists, the team also includes the women's 400m gold and silver medallists from the 2007 World Championships, Christine Ohuruogu and Nicola Sanders, respectively and two individual medallists from the 1999 World Championships, 100m bronze medallist Dwain Chambers and women's triple jump silver medallist Yamila Aldama.

In addition, the team included 2 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Michael Bushell, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Rochelle Woods, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.[2]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary entry list,[2] but not on the official start list of the specific event,[3] resulting in total number of 59 competitors:

Key: Did not participate Competed in another event
Event Athlete
Men 4 x 100 metres relay Mark Lewis-Francis
Daniel Talbot
4 x 400 metres relay Richard Buck
Luke Lennon-Ford
Women 4 x 100 metres relay Montell Douglas
Abiodun Oyepitan
Asha Philip
4 x 400 metres relay Eilidh Child
Nadine Okyere

Medallists

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The following British competitors won medals at the Championships

Mo Farah won both the gold medal in the 5000 metres event and a silver medal in the 10,000 metres event at this year's championships
Medal Name Event Date
 Gold Jessica Ennis Heptathlon 30 August
 Gold Dai Greene 400 metres hurdles 1 September
 Gold Mo Farah 5000 metres 4 September
 Silver Mo Farah 10 000 metres 28 August
 Silver Hannah England 1500 metres 1 September
 Silver Phillips Idowu Triple jump 4 September
 Bronze Andy Turner 110 metres hurdles 29 August

Results

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Men

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Mo Farah was the most successful British athlete in Daegu with a gold and a silver medal.
Dai Greene won the men's 400 metre hurdles
Andy Turner won bronze in the high hurdles
Phillips Idowu, silver medal winner in the triple jump
Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 100 metres 10.29 2 Q 10.23 3 Did not advance
Dwain Chambers 100 metres 10.34 4 q DQ Did not advance
Marlon Devonish 100 metres 10.28 2 Q 10.25 7 Did not advance
James Ellington 200 metres 20.82 4 Did not advance
Christian Malcolm 200 metres 20.66 4 q 20.88 5 Did not advance
Martyn Rooney 400 metres 45.30 (SB) 2 Q 46.09 7 Did not advance
Andrew Osagie 800 metres 1:46.08 2 Q 1:46.12 4 Did not advance
Michael Rimmer 800 metres 1.47:11 5 Did not advance
James Shane 1500 metres 3:41.17 19 Did not advance
Mo Farah 5000 metres 13:38.03 2 Q 13:23.36
Mo Farah 10,000 metres 27:14.07
Andrew Lemoncello Marathon DNS
Lee Merrien Marathon 2:16:59 22
Dave Webb Marathon 2:15:48 (SB) 15
Lawrence Clarke 110 m hurdles 13.65 5 Did not advance
Andy Turner 110 m hurdles 13.32 2 Q 13.44 4 q 13.44
William Sharman 110 m hurdles 13.52 4 q 13.51 3 Q 13.67 5
Dai Greene 400 m hurdles 48.52 1 Q 48.62 1 Q 48.26
Jack Green 400 m hurdles 50.39 4 Q 49.62 5 Did not advance
Nathan Woodward 400 m hurdles 49.06 2 Q 49.57 6 Did not advance
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
Marlon Devonish
Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
 4 x 100 metres relay 38.29 1 Q DNF
Richard Strachan
Nigel Levine
Chris Clarke
Martyn Rooney
 4 x 400 metres relay 3:00.38 (SB) 4 q 3:01.16 7
Greg Rutherford Long jump 8.00 7 Did not advance
Chris Tomlinson Long jump 8.02 7 q 7.87 11
Phillips Idowu Triple jump 17.17 2 Q 17.77 (SB)
Martyn Bernard High jump 2.21 29 Did not advance
Tom Parsons High jump 2.25 19 Did not advance
Steve Lewis Pole vault 5.50 6 q 5.65 (SB) 9
Abdul Buhari Discus throw 60.21 13 Did not advance
Brett Morse Discus throw 62.38 5 q 62.69 12
Carl Myerscough Discus throw 60.29 17 Did not advance

Women

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Hannah England (left) was an unexpected silver medalist in the 1500 metres
Jessica Ennis won in the heptathlon; her award and ceremony were presented at the 2017 World Championships following doping-related disqualifications.
Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank Time
Width
Height 		Rank
Jeanette Kwakye 100 metres BYE 11.42 3 Q 11.48 6 Did not advance
Anyika Onuora 100 metres BYE 11.41 5 Did not advance
Laura Turner 100 metres BYE 11.45 4 Did not advance
Anyika Onuora 200 metres 22.93 (PB) 5 q 23.08 7 Did not advance
Lee McConnell 400 metres 52.75 3 Q 51.97 7 Did not advance
Christine Ohuruogu 400 metres DQ Did not advance
Nicola Sanders 400 metres 52.65 5 q 52.47 6 Did not advance
Emma Jackson 800 metres 2:01.17 5 q 1:59.77 (PB) 5 Did not advance
Jenny Meadows 800 metres 2:01.11 1 Q 1:59.07 3 Did not advance
Marilyn Okoro 800 metres 1:59.74 4 Q 2:01.54 7 Did not advance
Lisa Dobriskey 1500 metres 4:12.70 11 Did not advance
Hannah England 1500 metres 4:13.45 1 Q 4:08.31 6 q 4:05.68
Helen Clitheroe 5000 metres 5:37.73 8 q 15:21.22 12
Alyson Dixon Marathon 2:50:51 42
Susan Partridge Marathon 2:35:57 24
Tiffany Porter 100 m hurdles 12.84 1 Q 12.56 (NR) 1 Q 12.63 4
Eilidh Child 400 m hurdles 56.18 3 Q 55.89 6 Did not advance
Perri Shakes-Drayton 400 m hurdles 55.90 2 Q 55.07 3 Did not advance
Barbara Parker 3000 metres steeplechase 9:38.21 5 q 9:56.66 14
Jeanette Kwakye
Anyika Onuora
Tiffany Porter
Laura Turner
 4 x 100 metres relay 43.95 5 Did not advance
Christine Ohuruogu
Nicola Sanders
Lee McConnell
Perri Shakes-Drayton
 4 x 400 metres relay 3:23.05 (SB) 2 Q 3:23.63 4
Johanna Jackson 20 kilometres walk 1:35:32 23
Shara Proctor Long jump 6.34 11 Did not advance
Yamilé Aldama Triple jump 14.35 (SB) 2 q 14.50 (SB) 5
Holly Bleasdale Pole vault NM Did not advance
Kate Dennison Pole vault 4.50m 8 Did not advance
Sophie Hitchon Hammer throw 64.93 13 Did not advance
Goldie Sayers Javelin throw 62.19 4 Q 58.18 10

Heptathlon

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ Mark Lewis-Francis overlooked for 100m at World Championships BBC (2011-08-09). Retrieved on 2011-08-09.
  2. ^ a b IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
  3. ^ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011
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