Jamaica at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
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Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

will compete at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu
Daegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...

, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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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
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...

, Melaine Walker
Melaine Walker
Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...

, 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
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and August 28. The event was won by Yohan Blake of Jamaica, who became the youngest ever world champion in the 100 metres at . The highly favored defending champion and world record...

Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell C.D is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of...

200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on September 2 and September 3. Usain Bolt, the world record holder and defending champion was the favourite going into the race with a world leading time of 19.86 seconds...

Kenroy Anderson
110 m hurdles
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.The final featured the three fastest 110 hurdlers in history. The result was controversial. World Record Holder Dayron Robles took an early lead but was being passed by...

Keiron Stewart
4 x 100 metres relay Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell C.D is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of...

Mario Forsythe
Mario Forsythe
Mario Forsythe is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He ran a 9.95 in Rieti, Italy, in August 2010, becoming the 74th runner to break the 10-second barrier.-Personal best:-External links:...

4 x 400 metres relay DeWayne Barrett
Women 100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
The Women's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.Prior to the championships, American Carmelita Jeter held the fastest time of the year and the 2009 bronze medalist entered the competition as the second fastest woman of...

Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.The defending three time world champion Allyson Felix and reigning two time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown were the principal contenders, although both were aiming for...

Aileen Bailey
400 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The Women's 400 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.The defending champion was Sanya Richards-Ross and despite her poor form earlier in the season, she ran 49.66 seconds in London just three weeks before the championships...

Davita Prendergast
4 x 100 metres relay Schillonie Calvert
Aileen Bailey

Medalists

The following competitors from Jamaica won medals at the Championships

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Medal Athlete Event
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter and the current 100 metre World Champion. He holds the national junior record for the 100 metres, and tied Seun Ogunkoya as the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10-second barrier...

 
100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and August 28. The event was won by Yohan Blake of Jamaica, who became the youngest ever world champion in the 100 metres at . The highly favored defending champion and world record...

Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...

 
200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on September 2 and September 3. Usain Bolt, the world record holder and defending champion was the favourite going into the race with a world leading time of 19.86 seconds...

Nesta Carter
Nesta Carter
Nesta Carter O.D is a Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres event. In August 2010 he became only the fifth sprinter to ever run the 100 metres in less than 9.8 seconds....


Michael Frater
Michael Frater
Michael Frater O.D is a sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event....


Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter and the current 100 metre World Champion. He holds the national junior record for the 100 metres, and tied Seun Ogunkoya as the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10-second barrier...


Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...


Dexter Lee
Dexter Lee
Dexter Lee is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at World Junior Championships in Athletics....


4 x 100 metres relay
Veronica Campbell-Brown  200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.The defending three time world champion Allyson Felix and reigning two time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown were the principal contenders, although both were aiming for...

Veronica Campbell-Brown  100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
The Women's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.Prior to the championships, American Carmelita Jeter held the fastest time of the year and the 2009 bronze medalist entered the competition as the second fastest woman of...

Melaine Walker
Melaine Walker
Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...

 
400 m hurdles
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 100 m. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser is the reigning Olympic champion over 100 m, clocking a time of 10.78...


Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she...


Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...


Veronica Campbell-Brown
Jura Levy
Jura Levy
Jura Levy is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres-Personal bests:-External links:...


4 x 100 metres relay
Rosemarie Whyte
Rosemarie Whyte
Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:...


Davita Prendergast
Novlene Williams-Mills
Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School....


Shereefa Lloyd
Shereefa Lloyd
Shereefa Lloyd is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendagast and Novlene Williams...


Patricia Hall
4 x 400 metres relay
Allodin Fothergill
Allodin Fothergill
Allodin Fothergill is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 400m. He is currently being coached by Glen Mills and Bertland Cameron along side Ricardo Chambers and Jermaine Gonzales.-References:...


Jermaine Gonzales
Jermaine Gonzales
Jermaine Gonzales is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He is currently being coached by Glen Mills and Bertland Cameron.He had a successful start to international athletics in the young age categories, taking the 400 m bronze at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics and stepping up a...


Riker Hylton
Leford Green
Leford Green
Leford Green is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles & 400m.-External links:...


Lansford Spence
Lansford Spence
Lansford Spence is a Jamaican sprinter. Together with Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the semi final. In 2006 the relay team...


4 x 400 metres relay

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...

100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and August 28. The event was won by Yohan Blake of Jamaica, who became the youngest ever world champion in the 100 metres at . The highly favored defending champion and world record...

10.10 1 10.05 2 DSQ - False start
False start
In sports, a false start is a movement by a participant before being signaled or otherwise permitted by the rules to start...

Michael Frater
Michael Frater
Michael Frater O.D is a sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event....

100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and August 28. The event was won by Yohan Blake of Jamaica, who became the youngest ever world champion in the 100 metres at . The highly favored defending champion and world record...

10.26 7 10.23 13 Did not advance
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter and the current 100 metre World Champion. He holds the national junior record for the 100 metres, and tied Seun Ogunkoya as the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10-second barrier...

100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and August 28. The event was won by Yohan Blake of Jamaica, who became the youngest ever world champion in the 100 metres at . The highly favored defending champion and world record...

10.12 2 9.95 (SB) 1 9.92 (SB)
Nesta Carter
Nesta Carter
Nesta Carter O.D is a Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres event. In August 2010 he became only the fifth sprinter to ever run the 100 metres in less than 9.8 seconds....

100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and August 28. The event was won by Yohan Blake of Jamaica, who became the youngest ever world champion in the 100 metres at . The highly favored defending champion and world record...

10.26 7 10.16 9 10.95 7
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...

200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on September 2 and September 3. Usain Bolt, the world record holder and defending champion was the favourite going into the race with a world leading time of 19.86 seconds...

20.30 1 20.31 2 19.40 WL
Nickel Ashmeade
Nickel Ashmeade
Nickel Ashmeade is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters.Ashmeade first enjoyed success in the sprints as a junior athlete: at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships he beat compatriot Dexter Lee to the 100 m title, was runner-up to Ramone...

200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on September 2 and September 3. Usain Bolt, the world record holder and defending champion was the favourite going into the race with a world leading time of 19.86 seconds...

20.47 5 20.32 3 20.29 5
Mario Forsythe
Mario Forsythe
Mario Forsythe is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He ran a 9.95 in Rieti, Italy, in August 2010, becoming the 74th runner to break the 10-second barrier.-Personal best:-External links:...

200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on September 2 and September 3. Usain Bolt, the world record holder and defending champion was the favourite going into the race with a world leading time of 19.86 seconds...

20.68 15 20.63 10 Did not advance
Marvin Anderson
Marvin Anderson
Marvin Anderson is a Jamaican sprint athlete.He finished sixth in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka where he also won a silver medal in the 4×100m relay team for Jamaica. He is a former student of Duncans All Age and William Knibb Memorial High School.Anderson represented...

200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on September 2 and September 3. Usain Bolt, the world record holder and defending champion was the favourite going into the race with a world leading time of 19.86 seconds...

21.09 38 Did not advance
Jermaine Gonzales
Jermaine Gonzales
Jermaine Gonzales is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He is currently being coached by Glen Mills and Bertland Cameron.He had a successful start to international athletics in the young age categories, taking the 400 m bronze at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics and stepping up a...

400 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28, 29 and 30.Going into the Championships, defending champion LaShawn Merritt was serving a 2 year ban. The ban was still in effect during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, so...

45.12 5 44.99 2 44.99 4
Riker Hylton 400 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28, 29 and 30.Going into the Championships, defending champion LaShawn Merritt was serving a 2 year ban. The ban was still in effect during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, so...

45.54 21 46.99 24 Did not advance
Dwight Thomas
Dwight Thomas
Dwight Thomas O.D is a Jamaican sprinter mainly competing in the 100 metres event and more recently the 110m hurdles....

110 m hurdles
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.The final featured the three fastest 110 hurdlers in history. The result was controversial. World Record Holder Dayron Robles took an early lead but was being passed by...

13.31 4 13.56 8 Did not finish
Andrew Riley 110 m hurdles
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.The final featured the three fastest 110 hurdlers in history. The result was controversial. World Record Holder Dayron Robles took an early lead but was being passed by...

13.47 8 13.75 14 Did not advance
Richard Phillips 110 m hurdles
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.The final featured the three fastest 110 hurdlers in history. The result was controversial. World Record Holder Dayron Robles took an early lead but was being passed by...

13.53 12 13.76 15 Did not advance
Isa Phillips
Isa Phillips
Isa Phillips is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.The Kingston native made his international debut at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles semi-finals. He won the national under-18s championship in the event...

400 m hurdles 48.64 SB 4 49.16 10 Did not advance
Leford Green
Leford Green
Leford Green is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles & 400m.-External links:...

400 m hurdles 49.45 14 49.29 11 Did not advance
Josef Robertson 400 m hurdles 50.29 26 50.39 22 Did not advance
Nesta Carter
Nesta Carter
Nesta Carter O.D is a Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres event. In August 2010 he became only the fifth sprinter to ever run the 100 metres in less than 9.8 seconds....


Michael Frater
Michael Frater
Michael Frater O.D is a sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event....


Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter and the current 100 metre World Champion. He holds the national junior record for the 100 metres, and tied Seun Ogunkoya as the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10-second barrier...


Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...


Dexter Lee
Dexter Lee
Dexter Lee is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at World Junior Championships in Athletics....


4 x 100 metres relay 38.07 SB 3 37.04 WR
Allodin Fothergill
Allodin Fothergill
Allodin Fothergill is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 400m. He is currently being coached by Glen Mills and Bertland Cameron along side Ricardo Chambers and Jermaine Gonzales.-References:...


Jermaine Gonzales
Jermaine Gonzales
Jermaine Gonzales is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He is currently being coached by Glen Mills and Bertland Cameron.He had a successful start to international athletics in the young age categories, taking the 400 m bronze at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics and stepping up a...


Riker Hylton
Leford Green
Leford Green
Leford Green is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles & 400m.-External links:...


Lansford Spence
Lansford Spence
Lansford Spence is a Jamaican sprinter. Together with Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the semi final. In 2006 the relay team...


4 x 400 metres relay 2:59.13 SB 2 3:00.10
Damar Forbes Long jump
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
The Men's long jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2Defending champion Dwight Phillips had not done well early in the season, only finishing tenth in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. But as defending champion, he...

7.91 20 Did not advance
Wilbert Walker
Wilbert Walker
Wilbert Walker is a Jamaican triple jumper. His personal best jump is 16.47 metres , achieved in March 2006 in Boston...

Triple jump
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
The Men's triple jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 4.Seven made the automatic qualifying mark...

15.97 24 Did not advance
Jason Morgan
Jason Morgan (athlete)
Jason Morgan is a Jamaican discus thrower. His personal best throw is 64.11 metres, achieved on May 28, 2011 in Monroe.He won the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final.-Achievements:-External links:...

Discus throw
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29 and 30.Defending champion Robert Harting was a clear winner, with three throws better than silver medalist Gerd Kanter.-Medalists:...

61.75 18 Did not advance


Decathlon
Maurice Smith Decathlon
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
The Men's decathlon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 28.Ashton Eaton started off strongly, taking a 22 point advantage in the 100m over American teammate Trey Hardee, then adding three more points in the long jump. Oleksiy Kasyanov placed...

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
Javelin throw Did not advance
1500 m Did not advance
Total Did not finish

Women

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank
Veronica Campbell-Brown 100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
The Women's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.Prior to the championships, American Carmelita Jeter held the fastest time of the year and the 2009 bronze medalist entered the competition as the second fastest woman of...

11.18 8 11.06 4 10.97
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 100 m. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser is the reigning Olympic champion over 100 m, clocking a time of 10.78...

100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
The Women's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.Prior to the championships, American Carmelita Jeter held the fastest time of the year and the 2009 bronze medalist entered the competition as the second fastest woman of...

11.12 4 11.03 2 10.99 4
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Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she...

100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
The Women's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.Prior to the championships, American Carmelita Jeter held the fastest time of the year and the 2009 bronze medalist entered the competition as the second fastest woman of...

11.12 4 11.26 7 11.15 6
Jura Levy
Jura Levy
Jura Levy is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres-Personal bests:-External links:...

100 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
The Women's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.Prior to the championships, American Carmelita Jeter held the fastest time of the year and the 2009 bronze medalist entered the competition as the second fastest woman of...

11.33 20 11.53 17 Did not advance
Veronica Campbell-Brown 200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.The defending three time world champion Allyson Felix and reigning two time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown were the principal contenders, although both were aiming for...

22.46 1 22.53 3 22.22 SB
Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she...

200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.The defending three time world champion Allyson Felix and reigning two time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown were the principal contenders, although both were aiming for...

22.83 9 22.77 5 22.70 5
Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

200 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.The defending three time world champion Allyson Felix and reigning two time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown were the principal contenders, although both were aiming for...

22.94 15 22.88 8 23.17 8
Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School....

400 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The Women's 400 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.The defending champion was Sanya Richards-Ross and despite her poor form earlier in the season, she ran 49.66 seconds in London just three weeks before the championships...

51.66 Q 9 50.46 Q, SB 5 50.79 6
Novlene Williams-Mills 400 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The Women's 400 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.The defending champion was Sanya Richards-Ross and despite her poor form earlier in the season, she ran 49.66 seconds in London just three weeks before the championships...

51.30 Q 2 50.48 Q 6 52.89 8
Rosemarie Whyte
Rosemarie Whyte
Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:...

400 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The Women's 400 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 28 and 29.The defending champion was Sanya Richards-Ross and despite her poor form earlier in the season, she ran 49.66 seconds in London just three weeks before the championships...

51.38 Q 5 50.90 10 Did not advance
Kenia Sinclair
Kenia Sinclair
Kenia Sinclair is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turners 10 Year old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record...

800 metres
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
The Women's 800 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2 and 4.The three fastest times prior to the championships were all run at the Russian national trials, with Mariya Savinova leading the rankings with 1:56.95 minutes, followed by...

2:01.66 15 1:58.93 7 1:58.66 7
Brigitte Foster-Hylton
Brigitte Foster-Hylton
Brigitte Foster-Hylton O.D is a Jamaican 100m hurdler. She was the World Champion over 100m hurdles in 2009....

100 m hurdles
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The Women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.Prior to the competition, Australian Sally Pearson led the season's rankings with a time of 12.48 seconds and was undefeated on the Diamond League circuit...

12.96 SB 11 12.87 SB 10 Did not advance
Indira Spence 100 m hurdles
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The Women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.Prior to the competition, Australian Sally Pearson led the season's rankings with a time of 12.48 seconds and was undefeated on the Diamond League circuit...

13.07 SB 17 12.93 PB 13 Did not advance
Vonette Dixon
Vonette Dixon
Vonette Dixon is a Jamaican hurdler.She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and finished ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris...

100 m hurdles
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The Women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.Prior to the competition, Australian Sally Pearson led the season's rankings with a time of 12.48 seconds and was undefeated on the Diamond League circuit...

12.82 4 13.00 17 Did not advance
Melaine Walker
Melaine Walker
Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...

400 m hurdles 54.86 1 54.97 5 52.73 SB
Kaliese Spencer
Kaliese Spencer
Kaliese Spencer is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She has finished fourth at both the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She was heavy favourite to win the Gold Medal in 2011 but performed poorly in...

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
Nickiesha Wilson
Nickiesha Wilson
Nickiesha Wilson is a female hurdler from Jamaica. She competes in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles....

400 m hurdles 56.08 16 56.58 19 Did not advance
Korene Hinds
Korene Hinds
Korene Hinds is a Jamaican long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres – 2:03.72 min *1500 metres – 4:17.00 min *3000 metres – 9:18.68 min...

3000 metres steeplechase
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 30.Milcah Chemos Cheywa was the pre-race favourite, having set the fastest time that year and gone undefeated on the Diamond League...

9:52.11 20 Did not advance
Mardrea Hyman
Mardrea Hyman
Mardrea Hyman is a Jamaican runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:59.71 min *1500 metres - 4:05.25 min *Mile run - 4:33.90 min...

3000 metres steeplechase
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 30.Milcah Chemos Cheywa was the pre-race favourite, having set the fastest time that year and gone undefeated on the Diamond League...

DNF Did not advance
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 100 m. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser is the reigning Olympic champion over 100 m, clocking a time of 10.78...


Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she...


Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...


Veronica Campbell-Brown
Jura Levy
Jura Levy
Jura Levy is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres-Personal bests:-External links:...


4 x 100 metres relay 42.23 SB 2 41.70 NR
Rosemarie Whyte
Rosemarie Whyte
Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:...


Davita Prendergast
Novlene Williams-Mills
Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School....


Shereefa Lloyd
Shereefa Lloyd
Shereefa Lloyd is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendagast and Novlene Williams...


Patricia Hall
4 x 400 metres relay 3:22.01 SB 2 3:18.71 NR
Jovanee Jarrett
Jovanee Jarrett
Jovanee Jarrett is a Jamaican long jumper.She competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best is 6.75 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Kingston, Jamaica.-Achievements:-References:...

Long jump
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 28.Reigning world champion Brittney Reese was the pre-event favourite as she held the best mark that year and led on the Diamond League circuit...

6.19 28 Did not advance
Kimberly Williams
Kimberly Williams
Kimberly Williams-Paisley is an American actress and director, who is perhaps best known for her co-starring role on the ABC sitcom, According to Jim, as well as her breakthrough performance in the popular comedy film, Father of the Bride, for which she was nominated for several awards .Throughout...

Triple jump
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump
The Women's triple jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30 and September 1.Yargelis Savigne of Cuba had won the last two world titles and led the world rankings before the competition with a jump of 14.99 m. She and Ukrainian Olha...

14.06 14 Did not advance

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