# Jamaica at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Jamaica competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

## Team selection

A team of 51 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team is led by Olympic gold medalists and defending or former world champions Usain Bolt, Melaine Walker, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Veronica Campbell Brown. Because only the names of the athletes were published, the assignment of athletes to events is tentatively due to this year's performances. Publication of the entry list solves this problem.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in a total number of 45 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| | Event | Athlete |
| Men | 100 metres | Asafa Powell |
| Men | 200 metres | Kenroy Anderson |
| Men | 110 m hurdles | Keiron Stewart |
| Men | 4 x 100 metres relay | Asafa Powell |
| Men | 4 x 100 metres relay | Mario Forsythe |
| Men | 4 x 400 metres relay | DeWayne Barrett |
| Women | 100 metres | Sherone Simpson |
| Women | 200 metres | Aleen Bailey |
| Women | 400 metres | Davita Prendergast |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Schillonie Calvert |
| Women | 4 x 100 metres relay | Aleen Bailey |

## Medalists

The following competitors from Jamaica won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
| Gold | Yohan Blake | 100 metres |
| Gold | Usain Bolt | 200 metres |
| Gold | Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Dexter Lee | 4 x 100 metres relay |
| Gold | Veronica Campbell Brown | 200 metres |
| Silver | Veronica Campbell Brown | 100 metres |
| Silver | Melaine Walker | 400 m hurdles |
| Silver | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Kerron Stewart Sherone Simpson Veronica Campbell Brown Jura Levy | 4 x 100 metres relay |
| Silver | Rosemarie Whyte Davita Prendergast Novlene Williams-Mills Shericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd Patricia Hall | 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Bronze | Allodin Fothergill Jermaine Gonzales Riker Hylton Leford Green Lansford Spence | 4 x 400 metres relay |

## 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 |
| Usain Bolt | 100 metres | | | 10.10 | 1 | 10.05 | 2 | DSQ - False start | DSQ - False start |
| Michael Frater | 100 metres | | | 10.26 | 7 | 10.23 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yohan Blake | 100 metres | | | 10.12 | 2 | 9.95 (SB) | 1 | 9.92 (SB) | |
| Nesta Carter | 100 metres | | | 10.26 | 7 | 10.16 | 9 | 10.95 | 7 |
| Usain Bolt | 200 metres | | | 20.30 | 1 | 20.31 | 2 | 19.40 WL | |
| Nickel Ashmeade | 200 metres | | | 20.47 | 5 | 20.32 | 3 | 20.29 | 5 |
| Mario Forsythe | 200 metres | | | 20.68 | 15 | 20.63 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marvin Anderson | 200 metres | | | 21.09 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jermaine Gonzales | 400 metres | | | 45.12 | 5 | 44.99 | 2 | 44.99 | 4 |
| Riker Hylton | 400 metres | | | 45.54 | 21 | 46.99 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dwight Thomas | 110 m hurdles | | | 13.31 | 4 | 13.56 | 8 | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Andrew Riley | 110 m hurdles | | | 13.47 | 8 | 13.75 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Phillips | 110 m hurdles | | | 13.53 | 12 | 13.76 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Isa Phillips | 400 m hurdles | | | 48.64 SB | 4 | 49.16 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leford Green | 400 m hurdles | | | 49.45 | 14 | 49.29 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Josef Robertson | 400 m hurdles | | | 50.29 | 26 | 50.39 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Dexter Lee | 4 x 100 metres relay | | | 38.07 SB | 3 | | | 37.04 WR | |
| Allodin Fothergill Jermaine Gonzales Riker Hylton Leford Green Lansford Spence | 4 x 400 metres relay | | | 2:59.13 SB | 2 | | | 3:00.10 | |
| Damar Forbes | Long jump | 7.91 | 20 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wilbert Walker | Triple jump | 15.97 | 24 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jason Morgan | Discus throw | 61.75 | 18 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Decathlon
| Maurice Smith | Decathlon | | | |
| Maurice Smith | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | 10.98 | 865 | 15 |
| | Long jump | 7.06 m | 828 | 22 |
| | Shot put | 15.15 m | 799 | 8 |
| | High jump | 1.93 m | 740 | 22 |
| | 400 m | 50.27 | 802 | 19 |
| | 110 m hurdles | 14.68 | 889 | 15 |
| | Discus throw | 45.63 m | 780 | 13 |
| | Pole vault | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| | Javelin throw | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| | 1500 m | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Total | | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |

### 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 |
| Veronica Campbell Brown | 100 metres | | | 11.18 | 8 | 11.06 | 4 | 10.97 | |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 100 metres | | | 11.12 | 4 | 11.03 | 2 | 10.99 | 4 |
| Kerron Stewart | 100 metres | | | 11.12 | 4 | 11.26 | 7 | 11.15 | 6 |
| Jura Levy | 100 metres | | | 11.33 | 20 | 11.53 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Veronica Campbell Brown | 200 metres | | | 22.46 | 1 | 22.53 | 3 | 22.22 SB | |
| Kerron Stewart | 200 metres | | | 22.83 | 9 | 22.77 | 5 | 22.70 | 5 |
| Sherone Simpson | 200 metres | | | 22.94 | 15 | 22.88 | 8 | 23.17 | 8 |
| Shericka Williams | 400 metres | | | 51.66 Q | 9 | 50.46 Q, SB | 5 | 50.79 | 6 |
| Novlene Williams-Mills | 400 metres | | | 51.30 Q | 2 | 50.48 Q | 6 | 52.89 | 8 |
| Rosemarie Whyte | 400 metres | | | 51.38 Q | 5 | 50.90 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kenia Sinclair | 800 metres | | | 2:01.66 | 15 | 1:58.93 | 7 | 1:58.66 | 7 |
| Brigitte Foster-Hylton | 100 m hurdles | | | 12.96 SB | 11 | 12.87 SB | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Indira Spence | 100 m hurdles | | | 13.07 SB | 17 | 12.93 PB | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vonette Dixon | 100 m hurdles | | | 12.82 | 4 | 13.00 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melaine Walker | 400 m hurdles | | | 54.86 | 1 | 54.97 | 5 | 52.73 SB | |
| Kaliese Spencer | 400 m hurdles | | | 54.93 | 3 | 55.02 | 6 | 54.01 | 4 |
| Ristananna Tracey | 400 m hurdles | | | 55.96 | 14 | 55.55 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nickiesha Wilson | 400 m hurdles | | | 56.08 | 16 | 56.58 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Korene Hinds | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 9:52.11 | 20 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mardrea Hyman | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | DNF | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Kerron Stewart Sherone Simpson Veronica Campbell Brown Jura Levy | 4 x 100 metres relay | | | 42.23 SB | 2 | | | 41.70 NR | |
| Rosemarie Whyte Davita Prendergast Novlene Williams-Mills Shericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd Patricia Hall | 4 x 400 metres relay | | | 3:22.01 SB | 2 | | | 3:18.71 NR | |
| Jovanee Jarrett | Long jump | 6.19 | 28 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kimberly Williams | Triple jump | 14.06 | 14 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |