Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	AUS
National federation	Athletics Australia
Website	www.athletics.com.au
in Daegu
Competitors	41
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 1 3

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

Team selection

An initial Australian Flame team of 24 has been announced by Athletics Australia, with reigning World champions Steve Hooker and Dani Samuels set to lead the green and gold charge at the competition. Athletes looking to qualify but not yet announced are eligible for selection until 31 July 2011 (excluding marathon and walks).^[1][2] A final team of 47 athletes was announced on 2 August 2011.^[3]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[4] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[5] resulting in a total number of 41 competitors:

In addition, the team includes 2 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Richard Colman, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Madison de Rozario, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.^[4]

Medalists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the Championships

Sally Pearson won a gold medal in the Women's 100 metres hurdles competition at this year's championships Medal Athlete Event 01 ! Gold Sally Pearson 100 m hurdles 02 ! Silver Mitchell Watt Long jump 03 ! Bronze Jared Tallent 50 kilometres walk Results Men Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Ryan Gregson 1500 metres 3:40.01 9 q 3:47.89 20 Did not advance Jeffrey Riseley 1500 metres 3:42.22 28 Did not advance Collis Birmingham 5000 metres 13:47.88 19 Did not advance Craig Mottram 5000 metres 13:56.60 26 Did not advance Ben St Lawrence 5000 metres 13:51.64 23 Did not advance Jeff Hunt Marathon Did not finish Youcef Abdi 3000 metres steeplechase 8:38.42 28 Did not advance Anthony Alozie Matt Davies Aaron Rouge-Serret Isaac Ntiamoah 4 × 100 metres relay 38.69 SB 10 Did not advance Ben Offereins Tristan Thomas Steven Solomon Sean Wroe 4 × 400 metres relay 3:01.56 SB 10 Did not advance Jared Tallent 20 kilometres walk 1:25:25 27 Adam Rutter 20 kilometres walk DNF Jared Tallent 50 kilometres walk 3:43:36 SB 03 ! Luke Adams 50 kilometres walk 3:45:41 SB 5 Nathan Deakes 50 kilometres walk DNF Mitchell Watt Long jump 8.15 2 Q 8.33 02 ! Fabrice Lapierre Long jump 7.89 21 Did not advance Robert Crowther Long jump 7.74 24 Did not advance Henry Frayne Triple jump 16.83 11 q 16.78 9 Steve Hooker Pole vault NM Did not advance Benn Harradine Discus throw 63.49 10 q 64.77 5 Jarrod Bannister Javelin throw 81.35 11 q 82.25 SB 7 Women Two years after finishing only 5th although being the top favourite at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Sally Pearson won the gold medal in the 100 m hurdles event with the world's fourth fastest time of 12.28s, a new Oceania Area record.[6] Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Kaila McKnight 1500 metres 4:08.74 9 q 4:10.83 19 Did not advance Eloise Wellings 10,000 metres DNS Sally Pearson 100 m hurdles 12.53 1 Q 12.36 WL, AR 1 Q 12.28 CR, AR, WL 01 ! Lauren Boden 400 m hurdles 55.78 SB 12 Q 55.29 20 Did not advance Hayley Butler Melissa Breen Charlotte van Veenendaal Sally Pearson 4 × 100 metres relay 43.79 11 Did not advance Caitlin Sargent Caitlin Willis-Pincott Lauren Boden Anneliese Rubie 4 × 400 metres relay 3:32.27 SB 16 Did not advance Regan Lamble 20 kilometres walk 1:33:38 15 Claire Tallent 20 kilometres walk 1:34:46 21 Alana Boyd Pole vault 4.50 13 Did not advance Dani Samuels Discus throw 60.05 11 q 59.14 10 Kim Mickle Javelin throw 60.50 8 q 61.96 6 References ↑ Athletics Australia (18 April 2011), Reigning champions Hooker and Samuels lead initial Australian World champs squad – Daegu 2011, IAAF, retrieved 19 July 2011  ↑ Athletics Australia, Team Information – 2011 World Championships, archived from the original on 8 April 2011, retrieved 19 July 2011  ↑ Athletics Australia (2 August 2011), World champions Hooker and Samuels lead Australia’s 47 strong team to Daegu, IAAF, retrieved 2 August 2011  1 2 IAAF (21 August 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2012, retrieved 21 August 2011  ↑ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on 27 May 2012, retrieved 6 September 2011  ↑ Lee, Lauren; Martin, David (3 September 2011), Women's 100m Hurdles – Final – Pearson clocks sensational 12.28!, IAAF, retrieved 6 September 2011  External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo DR Ivory Coast Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Asia Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kazakhstan Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Europe Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain and Northern Ireland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine North America Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States of America U.S. Virgin Islands Oceania American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela