Australia at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:	AUS
Flagcaption:	Flag of Australia
Games Link:	2017 World Championships in Athletics
Year:	2017
Games:	World Championships in Athletics
Fedname:	Athletics Australia
Location:	London, United Kingdom
Date:	4–13 August 2017
Competitors:	61
Competitors Men:	27
Competitors Women:	34
Events:	32
Rank:	=11^[1]
Gold:	1
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Australia competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, Great Britain, from 4–13 August 2017.^[2]

The three time World Championship medallist, Jared Tallent was forced to withdraw from the men's 50 kilometres walk event due to a hamstring injury.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
	Sally Pearson	Women's 100 m hurdles	12 August
	Dani Stevens	Women's discus throw	13 August

Results

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Steven Solomon	400 metres	46.27	38	colspan=4
Peter Bol	800 metres	1:49.65	38	colspan=4
Ryan Gregson	align=left rowspan=3	1500 metres	3:43.28	20	colspan=4
Luke Mathews	3:38.19	1 Q	3:40.91	7	rowspan=2 colspan=2
Jordan Williamsz	3:46.11	6 Q	3:38.93	8
Morgan McDonald	align=left rowspan=3	5000 metres	13:30.73	20	colspan=2 rowspan=2
Sam McEntee	13:31.58	24
align=left rowspan=2	Patrick Tiernan	13:22.52	4 Q	13:40.01	11
10,000 metres	29:23.72	22
Jack Colreavy	align=left rowspan=3	Marathon	2:21:44	45
Josh Harris		–
Brad Milosevic	2:25:14	60
Nicholas Hough	110 metres hurdles	13.61	27	colspan=4
Stewart McSweyn	3000 metres steeplechase	8:47.53	40	colspan=2
Nick Andrews Rohan Browning Tom Gamble Trae Williams	4 × 100 metres relay	38.88	12	colspan=2
Dane Bird-Smith	align=left rowspan=2	20 kilometres walk	1:19:28	6
Rhydian Cowley	1:30:40	56

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Kurtis Marschall	Pole vault	5.60	=11 q	5.65	7
Henry Frayne	align=left rowspan=2	Long jump	7.88	14	colspan=2
Fabrice Lapierre	7.91	12 q	7.93	11
Damien Birkenhead	Shot put	19.90	20	colspan=2
Mitchell Cooper	align=left rowspan=2	Discus throw	57.26	28	colspan=2 rowspan=2
Benn Harradine	60.95	21
Hamish Peacock	Javelin throw	82.46	14

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event											Final	Rank
Cedric Dubler	style=font-size:95%	Result	11.06	7.29	11.36	2.08	48.31	14.92	40.85	4.90	52.10	4:50.31	7728	18
	style=font-size:95%	Points	847	883	568	878	894	859	682	880	620	617

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Riley Day	align=left rowspan=2	200 metres	23.77	36	colspan=4 rowspan=2
Ella Nelson	24.02	43
Morgan Mitchell	400 metres	52.22	26	colspan=4
Brittany McGowan	align=left rowspan=3	800 metres	2:02.75	28	colspan=4 rowspan=3
Lora Storey	2:07.17	41
align=left rowspan=2	Georgia Griffith	2:03.54	38
align=left rowspan=3	1500 metres	4:08.99	27	colspan=4 rowspan=2
Linden Hall	4:10.51	33
Zoe Buckman	4:05.44	17 q	4:05.93	14	colspan=2
Madeline Hills	align=left rowspan=3	5000 metres	15:13.77	19	colspan=2 rowspan=3
Heidi See	15:38.86	29
Eloise Wellings	15:25.92	27
Madeline Hills	align=left rowspan=2	10,000 metres	32:48.57	26
Eloise Wellings	32:26.31	22
Milly Clark	align=left rowspan=3	Marathon	2:35:27	24
Sinead Diver	2:33:26	20
Jessica Trengove	2:28:59	9
Michelle Jenneke	align=left rowspan=2	100 metres hurdles	13.11	22 q	13.25	21	colspan=2
Sally Pearson	12.72	3 Q	12.53	1 Q	12.59
Lauren Wells	400 metres hurdles	56.49	25	colspan=4
Genevieve LaCaze	align=left rowspan=2	3000 metres steeplechase	9:27.53	7 Q	9:26.25	12
Victoria Mitchell	10:00.40	33	colspan=2
Anneliese Rubie Ella Connolly Lauren Wells Morgan Mitchell	4 × 400 metres relay	3:28.02	10	colspan=2
Regan Lamble	align=left rowspan=3	20 kilometres walk	1:31:30	22
Beki Smith	1:35:31	38
Claire Tallent	1:37:05	43

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Liz Parnov	Pole vault	4.35	=15	colspan=2
Naa Anang	align=left rowspan=2	Long jump	6.27	22	colspan=2
Brooke Stratton	6.46	11 q	6.67	6
Dani Stevens	Discus throw	65.56	3 Q	69.64
Kathryn Mitchell	align=left rowspan=2	Javelin throw	57.42	25	colspan=2
Kelsey-Lee Roberts	63.70	7 Q	60.76	10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Medal Table − IAAF World Championships London 2017. IAAF. 2018-04-26.
2. https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/country/australia IAAF WC country profile
3. News: Michael. Gleeson. World athletics championships 2017: Hamstring injury forces Jared Tallent out. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 9 August 2017. 13 August 2017.