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Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Field	Value
IAAF	AUS
fedname	Athletics Australia
year	2011
games	World Championships in Athletics
location	Daegu
competitors	41
gold	1
silver	2
bronze	0
rank	9
previous	2009
next	2013
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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). A final team of 47 athletes was announced on 2 August 2011.

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, |access-date=6 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527150150/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByCountry.aspx?natcode=AUS |archive-date=27 May 2012 resulting in a total number of 41 competitors:

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

Event	Athlete
Men	400 metres
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
[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay	4 x	[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. |access-date=21 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804044045/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/12/03/61203_PDF_English.pdf |archive-date=4 August 2012

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
	Sally Pearson	100 m hurdles
	Mitchell Watt	Long jump
	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. | access-date =6 September 2011

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

Athletics Australia. (18 April 2011). "Reigning champions Hooker and Samuels lead initial Australian World champs squad – Daegu 2011". [[IAAF]].
Athletics Australia. "Team Information – 2011 World Championships".
Athletics Australia. (2 August 2011). "World champions Hooker and Samuels lead Australia’s 47 strong team to Daegu". [[IAAF]].

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