Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (often referred to as Great Britain) competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from 27 August - 4 September 2011.

[1] Team GB wwas represented by defending world champions Phillips Idowu and Jessica Ennis in the triple jump and the heptathlon respectively, as well as Lisa Dobriskey and Jenny Meadows who won silver and bronze medals at the 2009 World Championships respectively.

Head coach Charles van Commenne had expressed a target of 10 medal opportunities ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

In addition, the team included 2 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Michael Bushell, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Rochelle Woods, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.

[2] The following athletes appeared on the preliminary entry list,[2] but not on the official start list of the specific event,[3] resulting in total number of 59 competitors: The following British competitors won medals at the Championships Heptathlon

Mo Farah won both the gold medal in the 5000 metres event and a silver medal in the 10,000 metres event at this year's championships
Mo Farah was the most successful British athlete in Daegu with a gold and a silver medal.
Dai Greene won the men's 400 metre hurdles
Andy Turner won bronze in the high hurdles
Phillips Idowu , silver medal winner in the triple jump
Hannah England (left) was an unexpected silver medalist in the 1500 metres
Jessica Ennis won in the heptathlon; her award and ceremony were presented at the 2017 World Championships following doping-related disqualifications.