# Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, from 4–13 August 2017. It was the first time that the United Kingdom had hosted the World Championships. Mo Farah won the first medal for the host nation, also winning the first gold medal of the Championships (in the 10,000 metres).

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Gold | Mo Farah | Men's 10,000 m | August 4 |
| Gold | Adam Gemili Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Danny Talbot CJ Ujah | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | August 12 |
| Silver | Mo Farah | Men's 5,000 m | August 12 |
| Silver | Dina Asher-Smith Desirèe Henry Daryll Neita Asha Philip | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | August 12 |
| Silver | Zoey Clark Emily Diamond Eilidh Doyle Laviai Nielsen Perri Shakes-Drayton* | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | August 13 |
| Bronze | Dwayne Cowan Jack Green* Matthew Hudson-Smith Martyn Rooney Rabah Yousif | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | August 13 |
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

## Medal and performance targets

UK Sport targeted a minimum of 6 medals for London 2017, just slightly fewer than the set target of seven medals from the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletics events. The GB squad met this target on 13 August and finished with a total of 6 medals.
| Key | N Target missed | Y Target met | YY Target exceeded |
| Sport | Medals target set | Medals or result | Target missed, met, or exceeded |
| Athletics | 6–8 | 6 | Y |

## Results
### Men
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| James Dasaolu | 100 metres | 10.13 | =10 Q | 10.22 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reece Prescod | 100 metres | 10.03 PB | 5 Q | 10.05 | 4 Q | 10.17 | 7 |
| CJ Ujah | 100 metres | 10.07 | 9 Q | 10.12 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zharnel Hughes | 200 metres | 20.43 | 15 q | 20.85 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 200 metres | 20.08 | 2 Q | 20.19 | 5 q | 20.24 | 4 |
| Danny Talbot | 200 metres | 20.16 PB | 5 Q | 20.38 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dwayne Cowan | 400 metres | 45.39 | 19 Q | 45.96 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Hudson-Smith | 400 metres | 45.31 | 17 q | 44.74 SB | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martyn Rooney | 400 metres | 45.75 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elliot Giles | 800 metres | 1:45.86 | 9 Q | 1:46.95 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kyle Langford | 800 metres | 1:46.38 | 17 q | 1:45.81 | 5 Q | 1:45.25 PB | 4 |
| Guy Learmonth | 800 metres | 1:45.90 | 10 Q | 1:46.75 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Josh Kerr | 1500 metres | 3:47.30 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chris O'Hare | 1500 metres | 3:42.53 | 14 Q | 3:38.59 | 4 Q | 3:38.28 | 12 |
| Jake Wightman | 1500 metres | 3:38.50 | 4 Q | 3:41.79 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrew Butchart | 5000 metres | 13:24.78 | 7 q | — | — | 13:38.73 | 8 |
| Mo Farah | 5000 metres | 13:30.18 | 15 Q | 13:33.22 | |
| Marc Scott | 5000 metres | 13:58.11 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mo Farah | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 26:49.51 | |
| Andrew Davies | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:17:59 | 31 |
| Josh Griffiths | Marathon | 2:20:06 | 39 |
| Callum Hawkins | Marathon | 2:10:17 PB | 4 |
| Rob Mullett | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:47.99 | 41 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zak Seddon | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:32.84 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Iuean Thomas | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:52.96 | 43 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David King | 110 metres hurdles | 13.67 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Omoregie | 110 metres hurdles | 13.59 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrew Pozzi | 110 metres hurdles | 13.28 | 4 Q | 13.28 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jack Green | 400 metres hurdles | 49.55 | 12 q | 49.93 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| CJ Ujah Adam Gemili Danny Talbot Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 4 × 100 metres relay | 37.76 SB | 2 Q | — | — | 37.47 WL AR | |
| Matthew Hudson-Smith Rabah Yousif Dwayne Cowan Martyn Rooney Jack Green* | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:00.10 SB | 4 q | — | — | 2:59.00 SB | |
| Tom Bosworth | 20km walk | — | — | — | — | DSQ | – |
| Callum Wilkinson | 20km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:23:54 | 41 |
| Dominic King | 50km walk | — | — | — | — | DSQ | – |
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Robbie Grabarz | High jump | 2.31 SB | 6 Q | 2.25 | 6 |
| Nathan Fox | Triple jump | 16.49 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chris Bennett | Hammer throw | 72.05 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nick Miller | Hammer throw | 75.52 | 7 Q | 77.31 | 6 |

#### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Ashley Bryant | Result | 11.14 SB | 7.44 | 14.09 | 1.96 | 49.24 | 14.75 | 43.95 SB | 4.30 | 67.97 SB | 4:27.15 PB | 8049 | 11 |
| Ashley Bryant | Points | 830 | 920 | 734 | 767 | 850 | 880 | 745 | 702 | 858 | 763 | 8049 | 11 |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Desirèe Henry | 100 metres | 11.32 | 24 q | 11.24 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daryll Neita | 100 metres | 11.15 | 13 Q | 11.16 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Asha Philip | 100 metres | 11.14 SB | 12 q | 11.19 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dina Asher-Smith | 200 metres | 22.73 SB | 4 Q | 22.73 SB | 6 Q | 22.22 SB | 4 |
| Shannon Hylton | 200 metres | 23.39 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bianca Williams | 200 metres | 23.30 | 19 q | 23.40 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zoey Clark | 400 metres | 51.88 | 18 Q | 51.81 PB | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emily Diamond | 400 metres | 52.20 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anyika Onuora | 400 metres | 52.58 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | 800 metres | 2:01.30 | 14 Q | 2:02.26 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lynsey Sharp | 800 metres | 2:01.04 | 9 Q | 1:59.47 | 5 q | 1:58.98 | 8 |
| Adelle Tracey | 800 metres | 2:00.28 PB | 4 q | 2:00.26 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Judd | 1500 metres | 4:03.73 | 12 Q | 4:10.14 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah McDonald | 1500 metres | 4:05.48 | 18 q | 4:06.73 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laura Muir | 1500 metres | 4:08.97 | 26 Q | 4:03.64 | 2 Q | 4:02.97 | 4 |
| Laura Weightman | 1500 metres | 4:03.50 | 8 Q | 4:05.63 | 10 Q | 4:04.11 | 6 |
| Eilish McColgan | 5000 metres | 15:00.38 PB | 11 Q | — | — | 15:00.43 | 10 |
| Laura Muir | 5000 metres | 14:59.34 | 8 q | 14:52.07 | 6 |
| Steph Twell | 5000 metres | 15:41.29 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jess Martin | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | DNF | – |
| Beth Potter | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 32:15.88 | 21 |
| Charlotte Taylor | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 32:51.33 | 27 |
| Tracy Barlow | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:41:03 | 43 |
| Alyson Dixon | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:31:36 | 18 |
| Charlotte Purdue | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:29:48 | 13 |
| Rosie Clarke | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:49.36 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lennie Waite | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:54.97 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alicia Barrett | 100 metres hurdles | 13.42 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tiffany Porter | 100 metres hurdles | 13.18 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Meghan Beesley | 400 metres hurdles | 56.41 | 22 q | 56.61 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eilidh Doyle | 400 metres hurdles | 55.49 | 14 Q | 55.33 | 8 q | 55.71 | 8 |
| Jessica Turner | 400 metres hurdles | 56.98 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Asha Philip Desirèe Henry Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita | 4 × 100 metres relay | 41.93 SB | 2 Q | — | — | 42.12 | |
| Zoey Clark Emily Diamond Eilidh Doyle Laviai Nielsen Perri Shakes-Drayton* | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:24.74 SB | 3 Q | — | — | 3:25.00 | |
| Gemma Bridge | 20km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:36:04 | 40 |
| Bethan Davies | 20km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:33:10 | 29 |
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Morgan Lake | High jump | 1.92 | 6 q | 1.95 | 6 |
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | High jump | 1.92 | 4 q | 1.95 SB | 5 |
| Holly Bradshaw | Pole vault | 4.50 | 10 q | 4.65 | 6 |
| Shara Proctor | Long jump | 6.45 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jazmin Sawyers | Long jump | 6.34 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lorraine Ugen | Long jump | 6.63 | 3 q | 6.72 | 5 |
| Jade Lally | Discus throw | 57.71 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sophie Hitchon | Hammer throw | 73.05 | 3 Q | 72.32 | 7 |

#### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Result | 13.33 | 1.80 | 12.47 | 22.86 | 6.56 | 41.72 | 2:08.10 | 6558 | 5 |
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Points | 1075 | 978 | 692 | 1093 | 1027 | 700 | 993 | 6558 | 5 |

#### Key

* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* AR = Area/Continental record
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Season's best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event