Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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

Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	AUS
National federation	Athletics Australia
Website	www.athletics.com.au
in Daegu
Competitors	41
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 3
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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:

KEY:

Did not participate

Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	400 metres	Sean Wroe
	800 metres	Jeffrey Riseley
	10,000 metres	Ben St Lawrence
	4 × 100 metres relay	Liam Gander
		Mitchell Watt
	4 × 400 metres relay	John Steffensen
	20 kilometres walk	Luke Adams
Women	100 metres	Sally Pearson
	4 x 100 metres relay	Laura Whaler
	4 × 400 metres relay	Tamsyn Manou
		Hayley Butler
		Sally Pearson

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
Gold	Sally Pearson	100 m hurdles
Silver	Mitchell Watt	Long jump
Silver	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
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
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
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

1. Athletics Australia (18 April 2011), Reigning champions Hooker and Samuels lead initial Australian World champs squad – Daegu 2011, IAAF, retrieved 19 July 2011
2. Athletics Australia, Team Information – 2011 World Championships, archived from the original on 5 March 2012, retrieved 19 July 2011
3. Athletics Australia (2 August 2011), World champions Hooker and Samuels lead Australia’s 47 strong team to Daegu, IAAF, retrieved 2 August 2011
4. IAAF (21 August 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2012, retrieved 21 August 2011
5. IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on 27 May 2012, retrieved 6 September 2011
6. 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