Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will compete under the shortened name of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
Heading into the championships, UK Athletics a target of three medals and fourteen top eight-placed athletes. Five medals were won and there were thirteen top eight finishes.
Results
Finals
List of Britain's results, where athletes reached the final in that event (performances in heats, quarter-finals and semi-finals are not included.)
Position | Athlete | Event | Result | Notes |
1st | Christine Ohuruogu | 400m W | 49.61 | PB |
2nd | Nicola Sanders | 400m W | 49.65 | PB |
3rd | Kelly Sotherton | Heptathlon | 6510 | SB |
3rd | Christian Malcolm, Craig Pickering, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Frances | 4x100m M | 37.90 | SB |
3rd | Christine Ohuruogu, Marilyn Okoro, Lee McConnell, Nicola Sanders | 4x400m W | 3:20.04 | NR |
4th | Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Joice Maduaka | 4x100m W | 42.87 | |
4th | Joanne Pavey | 10,000m W | 32:03.81 | |
4th | Jessica Ennis | Heptathlon | 6469 | PB |
6th | Marlon Devonish | 100m M | 10.14 | |
6th | Phillips Idowu | Triple Jump M | 17.09 | |
6th | Mohammed Farah | 5,000m M | 13:47.54 | |
6th | Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney | 4x400m M | 3:02.94 | |
7th | Brian Alldis | 1,500m Wheelchair M | 3:28.41 | |
8th | Natasha Danvers-Smith | 400mH W | 54:94 | |
8th | Shelley Woods | 1,500m Wheelchair W | 3:40.84 | |
9th | Andy Baddeley | 1,500m M | 3:35.95 | |
9th | Joanne Pavey | 5,000m W | 15:04.77 | SB |
9th | Mara Yamauchi | Marathon W | 2:32:55 | |
10th | Tom Parsons | High Jump M | 2.26 | |
11th | Dan Robinson | Marathon M | 2:20.30 | |
14th | Martyn Bernard | High Jump M | 2.21 | |
19th | Tracey Morris | Marathon W | 2:36:40 | SB |
25th | Joanna Jackson | 20km Walk W | 1:39:34 | |
51st | Peter Riley | Marathon M | 2:36:00 | SB |
Qualification Rounds
('Q': Automatic Qualifier, 'q': Fastest Loser Qualifier, '-': Did not qualify, 'DQ' - Disqualified, 'n/a' Not applicable, 'NMR': No Mark Recorded) SB: Seasons Best, PB: Personal Best)
NOTE: Where an athlete reached a final, their result will be posted above ONLY and not below
100m M
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Quarter-Final | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Marlon Devonish | 10.13 | Q | 10.13 | Q | 10.12 | Q |
Mark Lewis-Francis | 10.21 | Q | 10.17 (SB) | Q | 10.19 | - |
Craig Pickering | 10.24 | Q | 10.21 | Q | 10.29 | - |
100m W
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Quarter-Final | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Montell Douglas | 11.39 | Q | 11.43 | - | n/a | - |
Laura Turner | 11.46 | Q | 11.32 | Q | 11.32 | - |
Jeanette Kwakye | 11.26 (PB) | q | 11.40 | - | n/a | - |
200m W
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Quarter-Final | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Joice Maduaka | 23.22 | Q | 23.62 | - | n/a | - |
Emily Freeman | DQ | - | n/a | - | n/a | - |
400m M
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Tim Benjamin | 45.44 | Q | 46.17 | - |
Martyn Rooney | 45.47 (SB) | - | n/a | - |
Andrew Steele | 45.54 | - | n/a | - |
400m W
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Lee McConnell | 51.44 (SB) | Q | 51.07 (SB) | - |
Nicola Sanders | 51.45 | Q | 49.77 (PB) | Q |
Christine Ohuruogu | 50.46 (SB) | Q | 50.17 (PB) | Q |
800m M
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Michael Rimmer | 1:45.66 | Q | 1:47.39 | - |
800m W
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Jemma Simpson | 2:00.47 | Q | 2:00.48 | - |
Jennifer Meadows | 2:00.14 (PB) | Q | 1:59.39 (PB) | - |
Marilyn Okoro | 2:01.79 | Q | 1:59.63 (PB) | - |
1,500m M
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Andy Baddeley | 3:39.60 | Q | 3:43.03 | Q |
1,500m W
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Lisa Dobriskey | 4:09.67 | Q | 4:08.39 | - |
Abby Westley | 4:10.61 | Q | 4:16.21 | - |
5000m M
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Mohammad Farah | 13:39.13 (SB) | Q |
5000m W
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Joanne Pavey | 15:11.83 (SB) | Q |
110m Hurdles
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Andy Turner | 13.27 (PB) | Q | 13.38 | - |
400mH M
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Dale Garland | 49.98 | - | n/a | - |
400mH W
Athlete | Heats | Q? | Semi-Final | Q? |
Natasha Danvers-Smith | 55.67 | Q | 54.08 (SB) | Q |
3,000m SC W
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Hatti Dean | 9:43.23 | - |
Helen Clitheroe | 9:45.59 | - |
3,000m SC M
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Andrew Lemoncello | 8:58.93 | - |
High Jump M
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Tom Parsons | 2.29 (PB) | Q |
Martyn Bernard | 2.29 (PB) | Q |
Germaine Mason | 2.19 | - |
Long Jump M
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Christopher Tomlinson | 7.89 | - |
Greg Rutherford | 7.77 | - |
Triple Jump M
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Phillips Idowu | 17.07 | q |
Pole Vault M
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Steven Lewis | NMR | - |
Pole Vault W
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Kate Dennison | 4.20m | - |
Javelin Throw W
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Goldie Sayers | 57.23 | - |
4x100m M
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Christian Malcolm, Craig Pickering, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Frances | 38.33 | Q |
4x100m W
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Joice Maduaka | 42.82 (SB) | Q |
4x400m M
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney | 3:01.22 (SB) | q |
4x400m W
Athlete | Qualifying | Q? |
Lee McConnell, Donna Fraser, Marilyn Okoro, Nicola Sanders | 3:25.45 (SB) | Q |
Competitors
Actual List
This is the actual team of athletes that Great Britain sent to Osaka. Some of the athletes were added as reserves, or other reasons. See below for the original list.
Original List
The athletes below were the original list of competitiors, however due to other circumstances, injury etc. , some were replaced or more added. The revised list is above this list.
- ^ Alex Nelson replaced an injured Dwayne Grant http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/6950549.stm
- ^ Turner achieved the A standard, after the selection, meaning that GBR were now permitted another athlete in the 100m sqad. Kwakye, who was previously selected for the 200m was then put into her favoured distance, 100m, and was replaced in the 200m by Freeman. http://www.ukathletics.net/press-centre/news-archive/august-2007/article-22/
- ^ Ohuruogu was selected, just 1 day after her drugs ban was finished.
- ^ Becky Lyne was originally supposed to compete, however injury forced her to pull out, just before the flight, and she was replaced by Meadows
- ^ Weir had to pull out, due to injury http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/6947854.stm
- ^ Ohuruogu was selected, just 1 day after her drugs ban was finished.