# Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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. 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.
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 participate | Competed in another event |
| | Event | Athlete |
| Men | 4 x 100 metres relay | Mark Lewis-Francis |
| Men | 4 x 100 metres relay | Daniel Talbot |
| Men | 4 x 400 metres relay | Richard Buck |
| Men | 4 x 400 metres relay | Luke Lennon-Ford |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Montell Douglas |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Abiodun Oyepitan |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Asha Philip |
| Women | 4 x 400 metres relay | Eilidh Child |
| Women | 4 x 400 metres relay | Nadine Okyere |

## Medallists

The following British competitors won medals at the 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
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance |
| Dwain Chambers | 100 metres | | | 10.34 | 4 q | DQ | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marlon Devonish | 100 metres | | | 10.28 | 2 Q | 10.25 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Ellington | 200 metres | | | 20.82 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christian Malcolm | 200 metres | | | 20.66 | 4 q | 20.88 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martyn Rooney | 400 metres | | | 45.30 (SB) | 2 Q | 46.09 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrew Osagie | 800 metres | | | 1:46.08 | 2 Q | 1:46.12 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Rimmer | 800 metres | | | 1.47:11 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Shane | 1500 metres | | | 3:41.17 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance |
| Nathan Woodward | 400 m hurdles | | | 49.06 | 2 Q | 49.57 | 6 | Did not advance | 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 | 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 | Did not advance |
| Tom Parsons | High jump | 2.25 | 19 | | | | | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance |
| Brett Morse | Discus throw | 62.38 | 5 q | | | | | 62.69 | 12 |
| Carl Myerscough | Discus throw | 60.29 | 17 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Jeanette Kwakye | 100 metres | BYE | BYE | 11.42 | 3 Q | 11.48 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anyika Onuora | 100 metres | BYE | BYE | 11.41 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laura Turner | 100 metres | BYE | BYE | 11.45 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anyika Onuora | 200 metres | | | 22.93 (PB) | 5 q | 23.08 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee McConnell | 400 metres | | | 52.75 | 3 Q | 51.97 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christine Ohuruogu | 400 metres | | | DQ | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicola Sanders | 400 metres | | | 52.65 | 5 q | 52.47 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emma Jackson | 800 metres | | | 2:01.17 | 5 q | 1:59.77 (PB) | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jenny Meadows | 800 metres | | | 2:01.11 | 1 Q | 1:59.07 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marilyn Okoro | 800 metres | | | 1:59.74 | 4 Q | 2:01.54 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lisa Dobriskey | 1500 metres | | | 4:12.70 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance |
| Perri Shakes-Drayton | 400 m hurdles | | | 55.90 | 2 Q | 55.07 | 3 | Did not advance | 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 | 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 | Did not advance |
| Yamilé Aldama | Triple jump | 14.35 (SB) | 2 q | | | | | 14.50 (SB) | 5 |
| Holly Bleasdale | Pole vault | NM | | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kate Dennison | Pole vault | 4.50m | 8 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sophie Hitchon | Hammer throw | 64.93 | 13 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Goldie Sayers | Javelin throw | 62.19 | 4 Q | | | | | 58.18 | 10 |
Heptathlon
| Jessica Ennis | Heptathlon | | | |
| Jessica Ennis | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m hurdles | 12.93 | 1133 | 2 |
| | High jump | 1.86 | 1054 | 3 |
| | Shot put | 14.67 (PB) | 839 | 7 |
| | 200 m | 23.27 | 1052 | 1 |
| | Long jump | 6.51 | 1010 | 2 |
| | Javelin throw | 39.95 | 666 | 21 |
| | 800 m | 2:07.81 | 997 | 2 |
| Total | | | 6751 | |
| Louise Hazel | Heptathlon | | | |
| Louise Hazel | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m hurdles | 13.24 (PB) | 1089 | 4 |
| | High jump | 1.74 (PB) | 903 | 6 |
| | Shot put | 12.36 (SB) | 685 | 8 |
| | 200 m | 24.25 | 957 | 1 |
| | Long jump | 6.25 | 927 | 10 |
| | Javelin throw | 41.75 | 701 | 17 |
| | 800 m | 2:15.44 | 887 | 16 |
| Total | | | 6149 | 14 |