Grenada at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Grenada at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	GRN
National federation	Grenada Athletic Association
in Daegu
Competitors	3
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 0 1

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

Team selection

A team of 3 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team is led by rising 400m sprint star Kirani James.^[1]

Medalists

The following competitors from Grenada won medals at the Championships

Medal Athlete Event  Gold Kirani James 400 metres Results Kirani James Men Kirani James became the third youngest ever male gold medallist at a World Championships and also the first man from Grenada to climb the podium at this global event.[2] Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Kirani James 400 metres 45.12 5 (Q) 45.20 6 (Q) 44.60 Rondell Bartholomew 400 metres 44.82 3 (Q) 45.17 5 (q) 45.45 6 Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Janelle Redhead 200 metres 23.11 19 23.57 22 Did not advance References Foster, Anthony (August 17, 2011), Kirani James leads Grenada's trio in Daegu, trackalerts.com, retrieved August 19, 2011 Landells, Steve (August 30, 2011), Men's 400m - Final - James edges Merritt in a thriller, IAAF, retrieved September 7, 2011 External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website