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    Grenada at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

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    Grenada at the
    2011 World Championships in Athletics
    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

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    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

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    The following competitors from Grenada won medals at the Championships

    Medal Athlete Event
     Gold Kirani James 400 metres

    Results

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    Kirani James

    Men

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    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

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    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

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    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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