United States at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

United States at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	USA
National federation	USA Track & Field
Website	www.usatf.org
in Daegu
Competitors	127
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 12 Silver 9 Bronze 7 Total 28
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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The United States of America competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.^[1]

Team selection

The team was led by reigning World Champions LaShawn Merritt (400m), Kerron Clement (400m hurdles), Dwight Phillips (long jump), Christian Cantwell (shot put), and Trey Hardee (decathlon) in the men's team, and Allyson Felix (200m), Sanya Richards-Ross (400m), and Brittney Reese (long jump) in the women's team.

In the final roster Debbie Dunn and Delilah DiCrescenzo withdrew due to injury and were replaced.^[2] Michael Rodgers withdrew after testing positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine at a meeting in Italy in July.[1]. Trell Kimmons replaced him in the 100m.^[3] Jeremy Dodson was forced to withdraw after his passport was confiscated following his arrest on a charge of identity theft.[2]

The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 155 athletes, including 2 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Joshua George, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Amberlynn Weber, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.^[4]

After all, 127 athletes competed in the different events.

Medalists

The following competitors from the United States of America won medals at the Championships

Carmelita Jeter won two gold medals (100m and 4 × 100 m relay) and one silver medal (200m) at this year's championships Trey Hardee defended his title in decathlon and won a gold medal at this year's championships Dwight Phillips defended his title in the Men's Long Jump competition and won a gold medal at this year's championships Brittney Reese defended her title in the Women's Long Jump competition and won a gold medal at this year's championships (archived from 2010) Medal Athlete Event  Gold Jason Richardson 110 m hurdles  Gold Greg Nixon Bershawn Jackson Angelo Taylor LaShawn Merritt Jamaal Torrance Michael Berry 4 x 400 metres relay  Gold Dwight Phillips Long jump  Gold Christian Taylor Triple jump  Gold Jesse Williams High jump  Gold Trey Hardee Decathlon  Gold Carmelita Jeter 100 metres  Gold Jennifer Simpson 1500 metres  Gold Lashinda Demus 400 m hurdles  Gold Bianca Knight Allyson Felix Marshevet Myers Carmelita Jeter Alexandria Anderson Shalonda Solomon 4 x 100 metres relay  Gold Sanya Richards-Ross Allyson Felix Jessica Beard Francena McCorory Natasha Hastings Keshia Baker 4 x 400 metres relay  Gold Brittney Reese Long jump  Silver Walter Dix 100 metres  Silver Walter Dix 200 metres  Silver LaShawn Merritt 400 metres  Silver Bernard Lagat 5000 metres  Silver Ashton Eaton Decathlon  Silver Carmelita Jeter 200 metres  Silver Allyson Felix 400 metres  Silver Danielle Carruthers 100 m hurdles  Bronze Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. 1500 metres  Bronze William Claye Triple jump  Bronze Allyson Felix 200 metres  Bronze Dawn Harper 100 m hurdles  Bronze Jillian Camarena-Williams Shot put

Results

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Walter Dix	100 metres	Bye		10.25	5 Q	10.05	2 Q	10.08
Trell Kimmons				10.32	13 Q	10.21	11	Did not advance
Justin Gatlin				10.31	11 Q	10.23	13	Did not advance
Walter Dix	200 metres			20.42	2	20.37	4	19.70 SB
Darvis Patton				20.80	21	20.72	12	Did not advance
Jeremy Dodson				20.92	30	Did not advance
LaShawn Merritt	400 metres			44.35 WL	1	44.76	1	44.63
Greg Nixon				45.16	7	45.51	9	Did not advance
Jamaal Torrance				45.44	16	45.73	14	Did not advance
Tony McQuay				46.76	26	Did not advance
Nicholas Symmonds	800 metres			1:46.54	12 Q	1:45.73	10 Q	1:45.12	5
Khadevis Robinson				1:48.41	32 Q	1:45.27	8	Did not advance
Charles Jock				1:47.95	27	Did not advance
Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.	1500 metres			3:39.46	6	3:46.66	13	3:36.08
Leonel Manzano				3:40.77	16	3:47.98	21	Did not advance
Andrew Wheating				3:42.68	29	Did not advance
Bernard Lagat	5000 metres			13:33.90	1			13:23.64
Galen Rupp				13:34.91	5			13:28.64	9
Andrew Bumbalough				13:44.38	17			Did not advance
Galen Rupp	10,000 metres							27:26.84 SB	7
Matt Tegenkamp								28:41.62	10
Scott Bauhs								29:03.92	14
Michael Morgan	Marathon							2:18:30 SB	31
Mike Sayenko								2:22:49 SB	37
Jeffrey Eggleston								2:23:33	39
Nicholas Arciniaga								2:24:06	41
Sergio Reyes								2:29:15 SB	45
Jason Richardson	110 m hurdles			13.19	1	13.11	1	13.16	[5]
David Oliver				13.27	3	13.40	5	13.44	4
Aries Merritt				13.36	6	13.32	4	13.67	5
Bershawn Jackson	400 m hurdles			49.82	21	48.80	3	49.24	6
Angelo Taylor				49.38	12	48.86	5	49.31	7
Jeshua Anderson				48.81	7	49.33	12	Did not advance
Kerron Clement				48.91	8	52.11	24	Did not advance
Daniel Huling	3000 metres steeplechase			8:34.70	24			Did not advance
Benjamin Bruce				8:39.96	30			Did not advance
William Nelson				8:51.20	33			Did not advance
Trell Kimmons Justin Gatlin Darvis Patton Walter Dix Travis Padgett Maurice Mitchell	4 x 100 metres relay			37.79 WL	1			DNF
Greg Nixon Bershawn Jackson Angelo Taylor LaShawn Merritt Jamaal Torrance Michael Berry	4 x 400 metres relay			2:58.82 WL	1			2:59.31
Trevor Barron	20 kilometres walk							1:24:33	23

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dwight Phillips	Long jump	8.32 SB	1	8.45 SB
William Claye		8.09	7	8.10	9
Marquise Goodwin		8.02	13	Did not advance
Trevell Quinley		7.09	31	Did not advance
Christian Taylor	Triple jump	16.99	9	17.96 WL, PB
William Claye		17.19	3	17.50 PB
Walter Davis		16.12	23	Did not advance
Jesse Williams	High jump	2.31	5	2.35
Erik Kynard		2.28	14	Did not advance
Dustin Jonas		2.16	30	Did not advance
Jeremy Scott	Pole vault	5.60	9	5.65	9
Derek Miles		5.60	10	5.65	13
Mark Hollis		5.35	22	Did not advance
Christian Cantwell	Shot put	20.73	6	21.36	4
Reese Hoffa		20.96	3	20.99	5
Ryan Whiting		20.77	5	20.75	7
Adam Nelson		20.23	11	20.29	8
Jason Young	Discus throw	63.14	11	63.20	10
Jarred Rome		62.22	14	Did not advance
Lance Brooks		61.07	24	Did not advance
Kibwe Johnson	Hammer throw	75.06	14	Did not advance
Michael Mai		69.96	27	Did not advance
Mike Hazle	Javelin throw	DNS		Did not advance

Decathlon

Trey Hardee |Decathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m 10.55 963 2 Long jump 7.45 922 4 Shot put 15.09 795 9 High jump 2.02 SB 822 11 400 m 48.37 891 5 110 m hurdles 13.97 978 2 Discus throw 49.89 SB 868 3 Pole vault 4.80 849 11 Javelin throw 68.99 PB 874 2 1500 m 4:45.68 SB 645 14 Total 8607

Ashton Eaton |Decathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m 10.46 985 1 Long jump 7.46 925 3 Shot put 14.44 755 17 High jump 2.02 822 7 400 m 46.99 959 1 110 m hurdles 13.85 994 1 Discus throw 46.17 791 11 Pole vault 4.60 790 18 Javelin throw 55.17 665 17 1500 m 4:18.94 PB 819 3 Total 8505

Ryan Harlan |Decathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m 11.29 797 28 Long jump 6.68 739 27 Shot put 16.49 882 1 High jump 2.02 822 5 400 m 51.57 744 26 110 m hurdles 14.71 885 17 Discus throw 43.52 736 17 Pole vault NM 0 Javelin throw 58.43 714 14 1500 m 5:21.63 442 22 Total 6761 22

Women

Track and Road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Carmelita Jeter	100 metres			11.21	12 Q	11.02	1 Q	10.90
Marshevet Myers	100 metres			11.16	7 Q	11.38	9 Q	11.33	8
Miki Barber	100 metres			11.40	27	Did not advance
Carmelita Jeter	200 metres			22.68	3	22.47	2	22.37
Allyson Felix	200 metres			22.71	6	22.67	4	22.42
Shalonda Solomon	200 metres			22.69	4	22.46	1	22.61	4
Jeneba Tarmoh	200 metres			23.60	27	Did not advance
Allyson Felix	400 metres			51.45	7 Q	50.36	3 Q	49.59 PB
Francena McCorory	400 metres			52.18	14 Q	50.24 PB	2 Q	50.45	4
Sanya Richards-Ross	400 metres			51.37	4 Q	50.66	8 q	51.32	7
Jessica Beard	400 metres			52.40	18 Q	51.27	11	Did not advance
Alysia Montaño	800 metres			1:59.62	3	1:58.67	5	1:57.48 SB	4
Maggie Vessey	800 metres			2:01.32	11	1:58.98	8	1:58.50 SB	6
Alice Schmidt	800 metres			2:01.11	8	2:01.16	16	Did not advance
Jennifer Simpson	1500 metres			4:10.84	16	4:07.90	2	4:05.40
Morgan Uceny	1500 metres			4:07.43	3	4:09.03	14	4:19.71	10
Shannon Rowbury	1500 metres			4:14.43	28	4:11.49	21	Did not advance
Lauren Fleshman	5000 metres			15:34.04	11			15:09.25	7
Amy Hastings	5000 metres			15:29.49	6			15:56.06	15
Molly Huddle	5000 metres			15:42.00	19			Did not advance
Shalane Flanagan	10,000 metres							31:25.57	7
Jennifer Rhines	10,000 metres							31:47.59	9
Kara Goucher	10,000 metres							32:29.58	13
Tera Moody	Marathon							2:32:04 SB	17
Katherine Newberry	Marathon							2:37:28 SB	30
Alissa McKaig	Marathon							2:38:23 SB	32
Colleen DeRuck	Marathon							2:44:35 SB	38
Zoila Gomez	Marathon							2:46:44 SB	40
Danielle Carruthers	100 m hurdles			12.79	3	12.65	3	12.47 PB
Dawn Harper	100 m hurdles			12.90	8	12.74	5	12.47 PB
Kellie Wells	100 m hurdles			12.73	2	12.79	7	DNF
Lashinda Demus	400 m hurdles			54.93	3 Q	53.82	1 Q	52.47 WL
Queen Harrison	400 m hurdles			55.11	6 Q	55.44	12	Not advance
Jasmine Chaney	400 m hurdles			56.28	20 Q	55.97	16	Not advance
Emma Coburn	3000 metres steeplechase			9:38.42	14			9:51.40	13
Bridget Franek	3000 metres steeplechase			9:43.09	18			Did not advance
Stephanie Garcia	3000 metres steeplechase			9:53.47	21			Did not advance
Bianca Knight Allyson Felix Marshevet Myers Carmelita Jeter Alexandria Anderson Shalonda Solomon	4 x 100 metres relay			41.94 WL	1			41.56 WL
Sanya Richards-Ross Allyson Felix Jessica Beard Francena McCorory Natasha Hastings Keshia Baker	4 x 400 metres relay			3:23.57	4			3:18.09 WL
Maria Michta	20 kilometres walk							1:38:54	30

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Brittney Reese	Long jump	6.79	3 Q	6.82
Janay DeLoach	Long jump	6.51	12 q	6.56	6
Funmi Jimoh	Long jump	6.68	6 q	NM
Tori Polk	Long jump	5.66	33	Did not advance
Amanda Smock	Triple jump	13.48	31	Did not advance
Brigetta Barrett	High jump	1.95	1	1.93	10
Inika McPherson	High jump	1.80	27	Did not advance
Jennifer Suhr	Pole vault	4.55	6	4.70	4
Kylie Hutson	Pole vault	4.50	15	Did not advance
Lacy Janson	Pole vault	4.40	20	Did not advance
Jillian Camarena-Williams	Shot put	19.09	5 Q	20.02
Michelle Carter	Shot put	18.85	11 Q	18.76	9
Sarah Stevens-Walker	Shot put	17.20	21	Did not advance
Stephanie Brown-Trafton	Discus throw	61.89	6 q	63.85	5
Aretha Thurmond	Discus throw	59.88	13	Did not advance
Gia Lewis-Smallwood	Discus throw	59.49	15	Did not advance
Jessica Cosby	Hammer throw	71.06	8	68.91	11
Amber Campbell	Hammer throw	68.87	14	Did not advance
Jeneva McCall	Hammer throw	68.26	15	Did not advance
Rachel Yurkovich	Javelin throw	58.84	15	Did not advance
Kara Patterson	Javelin throw	57.14	21	Did not advance

Heptathlon

Sharon Day Heptathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m hurdles 13.69 PB 1023 20 High jump 1.80 978 15 Shot put 14.28 PB 813 11 200 m 25.01 886 13 Long jump 5.87 810 25 Javelin throw 39.14 651 23 800 m 2:15.74 SB 882 17 Total 6043 18

Hyleas Fountain Heptathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m hurdles 12.93 SB 1135 1 High jump 1.89 SB 1093 1 Shot put 12.20 674 23 200 m 23.96 985 4 Long jump 6.45 991 4 Javelin throw 43.42 SB 733 13 800 m DNF 0 Total 5611 25

Reserves

According to the qualification standards USA Track & Field nominated more athletes (having achieved the A qualification mark, "reserves") than allowed to compete in each specific event.

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[4] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[6] resulting in a total number of 127 competitors:

KEY:

Did not participate

Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	100 metres[7]	Michael Rodgers
	200 metres	Maurice Mitchell
	400 metres[8]	Michael Berry
	800 metres[9]	Tyler Mulder
	1500 metres	Will Leer
	5000 metres	Chris Solinsky
	10,000 metres[10]	Bobby Curtis
	110 m hurdles[11]	Terrence Trammell
	400 m hurdles	Michael Tinsley
	4 x 100 metres relay	Ivory Williams
		Michael Rodgers
	4 x 400 metres relay	Tony McQuay
		Miles Smith
	20 kilometres walk[12]	John Nunn
	High jump	Ricky Robertson
	Pole vault[13]	Scott Roth
	Shot put	Daniel Taylor
	Discus throw	Russell Winger
	Javelin throw	Sean Furey
Women	100 metres	LaShaunte’a Moore
	200 metres	Bianca Knight
	400 metres[14]	Keshia Baker
	800 metres	Phoebe Wright
	1500 metres[15]	Christin Wurth-Thomas
	10,000 metres[16]	Desiree Davila
	100 m hurdles	Ginnie Crawford
	400 m hurdles	Turquoise Thompson
	3000 metres steeplechase[17]	Sara Hall
	4 x 100 metres relay	Miki Barber
		LaShaunte’a Moore
	20 kilometres walk	Teresa Vaill
	Long jump[18]	Brianna Glenn
	Pole vault[19]	Melissa Gergel
	Discus throw[20]	Suzanne Powell-Roos

References

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External links

• Official local organising committee website
• Official IAAF competition website