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
UK Athletics announced a team of 67 athletes on August 9 in preparation for the competition.Mark Lewis-Francis overlooked for 100m at World Championships BBC (2011-08-09). Retrieved on 2011-08-09. Team GB was 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.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary entry list, but not on the official start list of the specific event, resulting in total number of 59 competitors:
Key:Did not participateCompeted in another event EventAthleteMen4 x 100 metres relayMark Lewis-FrancisDaniel Talbot4 x 400 metres relayRichard BuckLuke Lennon-FordWomen4 x 100 metres relayMontell DouglasAbiodun OyepitanAsha Philip4 x 400 metres relayEilidh ChildNadine Okyere
Medallists The following British competitors won medals at the Championships
Medal Name Event Date Jessica Ennis Heptathlon 30 August Dai Greene 400 metres hurdles 1 September Mo Farah 5000 metres 4 September Mo Farah 10 000 metres 28 August Hannah England 1500 metres 1 September Phillips Idowu Triple jump 4 September Andy Turner 110 metres hurdles 29 August
Results
Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankHarry Aikines-Aryeetey100 metres10.292 Q10.233Did not advanceDwain Chambers100 metres10.344 qDQDid not advanceMarlon Devonish100 metres10.282 Q10.257Did not advanceJames Ellington200 metres20.824Did not advanceChristian Malcolm200 metres20.664 q20.88 5Did not advanceMartyn Rooney400 metres45.30 (SB)2 Q46.097Did not advanceAndrew Osagie800 metres1:46.082 Q1:46.124Did not advanceMichael Rimmer800 metres1.47:115Did not advanceJames Shane1500 metres3:41.1719Did not advanceMo Farah5000 metres13:38.032 Q13:23.36 Mo Farah10,000 metres27:14.07Andrew LemoncelloMarathonDNSLee MerrienMarathon2:16:59 22Dave WebbMarathon2:15:48 (SB)15Lawrence Clarke110 m hurdles13.655Did not advanceAndy Turner110 m hurdles13.322 Q13.444 q13.44William Sharman110 m hurdles13.524 q13.513 Q13.675Dai Greene400 m hurdles48.521 Q48.621 Q48.26Jack Green400 m hurdles50.394 Q49.625Did not advanceNathan Woodward400 m hurdles49.062 Q49.576Did not advanceHarry Aikines-AryeeteyMarlon DevonishChristian MalcolmCraig Pickering4 x 100 metres relay38.291 QDNFRichard StrachanNigel LevineChris ClarkeMartyn Rooney4 x 400 metres relay3:00.38 (SB)4 q3:01.167Greg RutherfordLong jump8.007Did not advanceChris TomlinsonLong jump8.027 q7.8711Phillips IdowuTriple jump17.172 Q17.77 (SB)Martyn BernardHigh jump2.2129Did not advanceTom ParsonsHigh jump2.2519Did not advanceSteve LewisPole vault5.506 q5.65 (SB)9Abdul BuhariDiscus throw60.2113Did not advanceBrett MorseDiscus throw62.385 q62.6912Carl MyerscoughDiscus throw60.2917Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankJeanette Kwakye100 metresBYE11.423 Q11.486Did not advanceAnyika Onuora100 metresBYE11.415Did not advanceLaura Turner100 metresBYE11.454Did not advanceAnyika Onuora200 metres22.93 (PB)5 q23.087Did not advanceLee McConnell400 metres52.753 Q51.977Did not advanceChristine Ohuruogu400 metresDQDid not advanceNicola Sanders400 metres52.655 q52.476Did not advanceEmma Jackson800 metres2:01.175 q1:59.77 (PB)5Did not advanceJenny Meadows800 metres2:01.111 Q1:59.073Did not advanceMarilyn Okoro800 metres1:59.74 4 Q2:01.54 7Did not advanceLisa Dobriskey1500 metres4:12.7011Did not advanceHannah England1500 metres4:13.451 Q4:08.316 q4:05.68 Helen Clitheroe5000 metres5:37.738 q15:21.2212Alyson DixonMarathon2:50:5142Susan PartridgeMarathon2:35:5724Tiffany Porter100 m hurdles12.841 Q12.56 (NR)1 Q12.634Eilidh Child400 m hurdles56.183 Q55.896Did not advancePerri Shakes-Drayton400 m hurdles55.902 Q55.073Did not advanceBarbara Parker3000 metres steeplechase9:38.215 q9:56.6614Jeanette KwakyeAnyika OnuoraTiffany PorterLaura Turner4 x 100 metres relay43.95 5Did not advanceChristine OhuruoguNicola SandersLee McConnellPerri Shakes-Drayton4 x 400 metres relay3:23.05 (SB)2 Q3:23.634Johanna Jackson20 kilometres walk1:35:3223Shara ProctorLong jump6.3411Did not advanceYamilé AldamaTriple jump14.35 (SB)2 q14.50 (SB)5Holly BleasdalePole vaultNMDid not advanceKate DennisonPole vault4.50m8Did not advanceSophie HitchonHammer throw64.9313Did not advanceGoldie SayersJavelin throw62.194 Q58.1810
Heptathlon
Jessica EnnisHeptathlonEventResultsPointsRank100 m hurdles 12.93 1133 2High jump 1.86 1054 3Shot put 14.67 (PB) 839 7200 m 23.27 1052 1Long jump 6.51 1010 2Javelin throw 39.95 666 21800 m 2:07.81 997 2Total 6751
Louise HazelHeptathlonEventResultsPointsRank100 m hurdles 13.24 (PB) 1089 4High jump 1.74 (PB) 903 6Shot put 12.36 (SB) 685 8200 m 24.25 957 1Long jump 6.25 927 10Javelin throw 41.75 701 17800 m 2:15.44 887 16Total 6149 14
Footnotes
References
External links Official competition website