Canada at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Canada at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	CAN
National federation	Athletics Canada
Website	www.athletics.ca
in Daegu
Competitors	28
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1

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

Team selection

A team of 32 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team also includes two athletes who will compete in the exhibition events, Erik Gauthier T53 400m for men and Diane Roy T54 800m for women.

There are a few notable absences on this year's team, including Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, a former Olympic medalist and Canadian record holder in the 100 meter hurdles who is sitting out the season to give birth to her first child. Other notable absences include 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalists Alice Falaiye, Sultana Frizell and Nicole Forrester.^[1]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[3] resulting in total number of 28 competitors:

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	4 x 100 metres relay	Bryan Barnett
		Oluseyi Smith
Women	400 metres	Jenna Martin
	100 metres hurdles	Angela Whyte
	4 x 400 metres relay	Amonn Nelson
		Kimberly Hyacinthe
	Hammer throw	Sultana Frizell

Medalists

The following Canadian competitor won a medal at the Championships

Dylan Armstrong won a silver medal in the Men's Shot Put event at this year's championships (foto archived from earlier 2011) Medal Athlete Event  Silver Dylan Armstrong Shot put Results Men Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Sam Effah 100 metres Did not start Justyn Warner 100 metres 10.33 16 Q 10.47 21 Did not advance Bryan Barnett 200 metres 20.75 18 Did not advance Jared Connaughton 200 metres 20.83 25 Did not advance Andrew Ellerton 800 metres 1:47.47 24 Did not advance Geoffrey Martinson 1500 metres 3:40.98 17 q 3:48.83 22 Did not advance Sam Effah Gavin Smellie Jared Connaughton Justyn Warner 4 x 100 metres relay 39.28 18 Did not advance Alex Genest 3000 metres steeplechase 8:36.67 26 Did not advance Matthew Hughes 3000 metres steeplechase 8:58.52 34 Did not advance Dylan Armstrong Shot put 21.05 2 Q 21.64 Jim Steacy Hammer throw 73.32 19 Did not advance Scott Russell Javelin throw 77.49 19 Did not advance Decathlon Decathlon Event Jamie Adjetey-Nelson Results Points Rank 100 m 10.97 867 15 Long jump 7.21 864 17 Shot put DNS - DNS High jump DNS - DNS 400 m DNS - DNS 110 m hurdles DNS - DNS Discus throw DNS - DNS Pole vault DNS - DNS Javelin throw DNS - DNS 1500 m DNS - DNS Final DNF DNF Decathlon Event Damian Warner Results Points Rank 100 m 10.56 961 3 Long jump 7.35 898 10 Shot put 13.26 683 24 High jump 2.02 822 13 400 m 50.12 809 18 110 m hurdles 14.19 950 4 Discus throw 41.71 699 21 Pole vault 4.50 760 20 Javelin throw 54.51 657 18 1500 m 4:54.37 593 19 Final 7832 18 Women Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Kimberly Hyacinthe 200 metres 23.83 30 Did not advance Lemlem Bereket 800 metres 2:03.62 30 Did not advance Nikkita Holder 100 metres hurdles 12.90 PB 8 Q 12.84 PB 8 q 12.93 6 Phylicia George 100 metres hurdles 12.84 5 Q 12.73 PB 4 Q 17.97 7 Perdita Felicien 100 metres hurdles 12.95 10 Q 12.88 11 Did not advance Adrienne Power Esther Akinsulie Jenna Martin Lemlem Bereket 4 x 400 metres relay 3:27.92 SB 13 Did not advance Rachel Seaman 20 kilometres walk 1:43:31 37 Kelsie Hendry Pole vault 4.25 24 Did not advance Julie Labonté Shot put 18.04 18 Did not advance Heather Steacy Hammer throw 63.39 28 Did not advance Heptathlon Heptathlon Event Ruky Abdulai Results Points Rank 100 m hurdles 13.60 PB 1036 17 High jump 1.80 978 12 Shot put 11.72 643 25 200 m 24.50 933 9 Long jump 6.30 943 7 Javelin throw 46.35 790 8 800 m 2:15.29 PB 889 14 Final 6212 PB 13 Heptathlon Event Jessica Zelinka Results Points Rank 100 m hurdles 13.01 1123 3 High jump 1.68 830 26 Shot put 14.91 855 4 200 m 24.06 975 5 Long jump 6.16 SB 899 13 Javelin throw 39.59 659 22 800 m 2:12.62 927 8 Final 6268 9 References Athletics Canada names team for World Championships in Korea IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011 IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 6, 2011