Grenada at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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Grenada at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
Flag of Grenada.svg
WA codeGRN
National federationGrenada Athletic Association
in Daegu
Competitors3
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
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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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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[]

  1. ^ Foster, Anthony (August 17, 2011), Kirani James leads Grenada's trio in Daegu, trackalerts.com, archived from the original on October 7, 2011, retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. ^ Landells, Steve (August 30, 2011), Men's 400m - Final - James edges Merritt in a thriller, IAAF, archived from the original on January 11, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011

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