Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, from 4–13 August 2017.[2][3] It was the first time that the United Kingdom had hosted the World Championships. Mo Farah won the first medal for the host nation, also winning the first gold medal of the Championships (in the 10,000 metres).

Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the
2017 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeGBR
Websitewww.britishathletics.org.uk
in London
Competitors92 in 39 events
Medals
Ranked 6[1]th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
6
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
2015
2019

Medallists edit

Medal Name Event Date
  Gold Mo Farah Men's 10,000 m August 4
  Gold Adam Gemili
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Danny Talbot
CJ Ujah
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay August 12
  Silver Mo Farah Men's 5,000 m August 12
  Silver Dina Asher-Smith
Desirèe Henry
Daryll Neita
Asha Philip
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay August 12
  Silver Zoey Clark
Emily Diamond
Eilidh Doyle
Laviai Nielsen
Perri Shakes-Drayton*
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay August 13
  Bronze Dwayne Cowan
Jack Green*
Matthew Hudson-Smith
Martyn Rooney
Rabah Yousif
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay August 13

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Medal and performance targets edit

UK Sport targeted a minimum of 6 medals for London 2017, just slightly fewer than the set target of seven medals from the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletics events.[4] The GB squad met this target on 13 August and finished with a total of 6 medals.[5]

Key  N Target missed  Y Target met  Y Y Target exceeded
Sport Medals
target set
Medals or result Target missed,
met, or exceeded
Athletics 6–8 6  Y

Results edit

Men edit

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
James Dasaolu 100 metres 10.13 =10 Q 10.22 15 Did not advance
Reece Prescod 10.03 PB 5 Q 10.05 4 Q 10.17 7
CJ Ujah 10.07 9 Q 10.12 9 Did not advance
Zharnel Hughes 200 metres 20.43 15 q 20.85 24 Did not advance
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 20.08 2 Q 20.19 5 q 20.24 4
Danny Talbot 20.16 PB 5 Q 20.38 9 Did not advance
Dwayne Cowan 400 metres 45.39 19 Q 45.96 24 Did not advance
Matthew Hudson-Smith 45.31 17 q 44.74 SB 9
Martyn Rooney 45.75 26 Did not advance
Elliot Giles 800 metres 1:45.86 9 Q 1:46.95 20 Did not advance
Kyle Langford 1:46.38 17 q 1:45.81 5 Q 1:45.25 PB 4
Guy Learmonth 1:45.90 10 Q 1:46.75 19 Did not advance
Josh Kerr 1500 metres 3:47.30 34 Did not advance
Chris O'Hare 3:42.53 14 Q 3:38.59 4 Q 3:38.28 12
Jake Wightman 3:38.50 4 Q 3:41.79 20 Did not advance
Andrew Butchart 5000 metres 13:24.78 7 q 13:38.73 8
Mo Farah 13:30.18 15 Q 13:33.22  
Marc Scott 13:58.11 33 Did not advance
Mo Farah 10,000 metres 26:49.51  
Andrew Davies Marathon 2:17:59 31
Josh Griffiths 2:20:06 39
Callum Hawkins 2:10:17 PB 4
Rob Mullett 3000 metres steeplechase 8:47.99 41 Did not advance
Zak Seddon 8:32.84 22
Iuean Thomas 8:52.96 43
David King 110 metres hurdles 13.67 33 Did not advance
David Omoregie 13.59 26
Andrew Pozzi 13.28 4 Q 13.28 10 Did not advance
Jack Green 400 metres hurdles 49.55 12 q 49.93 13 Did not advance
CJ Ujah
Adam Gemili
Danny Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
4 × 100 metres relay 37.76 SB 2 Q 37.47 WL AR  
Matthew Hudson-Smith
Rabah Yousif
Dwayne Cowan
Martyn Rooney
Jack Green*
4 × 400 metres relay 3:00.10 SB 4 q 2:59.00 SB  
Tom Bosworth 20km walk DSQ
Callum Wilkinson 1:23:54 41
Dominic King 50km walk DSQ

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Robbie Grabarz High jump 2.31 SB 6 Q 2.25 6
Nathan Fox Triple jump 16.49 19 Did not advance
Chris Bennett Hammer throw 72.05 21 Did not advance
Nick Miller 75.52 7 Q 77.31 6
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Ashley Bryant Result 11.14 SB 7.44 14.09 1.96 49.24 14.75 43.95 SB 4.30 67.97 SB 4:27.15 PB 8049 11
Points 830 920 734 767 850 880 745 702 858 763

Women edit

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Desirèe Henry 100 metres 11.32 24 q 11.24 18 Did not advance
Daryll Neita 11.15 13 Q 11.16 13
Asha Philip 11.14 SB 12 q 11.19 16
Dina Asher-Smith 200 metres 22.73 SB 4 Q 22.73 SB 6 Q 22.22 SB 4
Shannon Hylton 23.39 23 Did not advance
Bianca Williams 23.30 19 q 23.40 21 Did not advance
Zoey Clark 400 metres 51.88 18 Q 51.81 PB 16 Did not advance
Emily Diamond 52.20 25 Did not advance
Anyika Onuora 52.58 34
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke 800 metres 2:01.30 14 Q 2:02.26 22 Did not advance
Lynsey Sharp 2:01.04 9 Q 1:59.47 5 q 1:58.98 8
Adelle Tracey 2:00.28 PB 4 q 2:00.26 11 Did not advance
Jessica Judd 1500 metres 4:03.73 12 Q 4:10.14 22 Did not advance
Sarah McDonald 4:05.48 18 q 4:06.73 17
Laura Muir 4:08.97 26 Q 4:03.64 2 Q 4:02.97 4
Laura Weightman 4:03.50 8 Q 4:05.63 10 Q 4:04.11 6
Eilish McColgan 5000 metres 15:00.38 PB 11 Q 15:00.43 10
Laura Muir 14:59.34 8 q 14:52.07 6
Steph Twell 15:41.29 31 Did not advance
Jess Martin 10,000 metres DNF
Beth Potter 32:15.88 21
Charlotte Taylor 32:51.33 27
Tracy Barlow Marathon 2:41:03 43
Alyson Dixon 2:31:36 18
Charlotte Purdue 2:29:48 13
Rosie Clarke 3000 metres steeplechase 9:49.36 25 Did not advance
Lennie Waite 9:54.97 30
Alicia Barrett 100 metres hurdles 13.42 37 Did not advance
Tiffany Porter 13.18 29
Meghan Beesley 400 metres hurdles 56.41 22 q 56.61 20 Did not advance
Eilidh Doyle 55.49 14 Q 55.33 8 q 55.71 8
Jessica Turner 56.98 31 Did not advance
Asha Philip
Desirèe Henry
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
4 × 100 metres relay 41.93 SB 2 Q 42.12  
Zoey Clark
Emily Diamond
Eilidh Doyle
Laviai Nielsen
Perri Shakes-Drayton*
4 × 400 metres relay 3:24.74 SB 3 Q 3:25.00  
Gemma Bridge 20km walk 1:36:04 40
Bethan Davies 1:33:10 29

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Morgan Lake High jump 1.92 6 q 1.95 6
Katarina Johnson-Thompson 1.92 4 q 1.95 SB 5
Holly Bradshaw Pole vault 4.50 10 q 4.65 6
Shara Proctor Long jump 6.45 13 Did not advance
Jazmin Sawyers 6.34 18
Lorraine Ugen 6.63 3 q 6.72 5
Jade Lally Discus throw 57.71 19 Did not advance
Sophie Hitchon Hammer throw 73.05 3 Q 72.32 7
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Katarina Johnson-Thompson Result 13.33 1.80 12.47 22.86 6.56 41.72 2:08.10 6558 5
Points 1075 978 692 1093 1027 700 993
Key
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • AR = Area/Continental record
  • PB = Personal best
  • SB = Season's best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event

References edit

  1. ^ "Medal Table − IAAF World Championships London 2017". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ IAAF WC country profile
  3. ^ "BRITISH ATHLETICS NAME TEAM TO REPRESENT AT LONDON 2017 – British Athletics". Britishathletics.org.uk. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Team GB set stiff medals target for World Athletics Championships". The Telegraph. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Great Britain hit medal target after women win 4x400m silver before men add bronze to London 2017 tally". The Telegraph. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.