Ghana competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Team selection
A team of 7 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team was led by 2005 World Championships heptathlon bronze medalist Margaret Simpson.
The following athlete appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 6 competitors:
KEY:Did not participateCompeted in another event EventAthleteMen4 x 100 metres relayAgbeko Shepherd
Results
Men In the men's 100 metres heats on August 27, 2011, Aziz Zakari placed 6th in the race with a time of 10.55 seconds. He could thus not advance to the next round. His ranking at the heats stage was 35. AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankAziz Zakari100 metres10.5535Did not advanceEmmanuel KubiTim AbeyieAgyapong AshhadAziz Zakari 4 x 100 metres relay39.1716Did not advanceIgnatius GaisahLong jump7.9217Did not advance
Ignisious Gaisah competed in the Long jump heats on 2 September 2011. His best jump of 7.92m meant he ranked 17th, falling outside the top 12 who qualified for the final.
The men's 4x100 metres relay is scheduled to take part in heat 1 on September 4, 2011.
Women Heptathlon
Margaret Simpson was Ghana's sole female competitor at the games. She placed 14th in the heptathlon with 6183 points. Margaret SimpsonHeptathlonEventResultsPointsRank100 m hurdles 13.43 SB 10609High jump 1.80 SB 97812Shot put 12.48 69321200 m 25.23 86616Long jump 5.88 81324Javelin throw 53.13 9212800 m 2:17.91 852 20Total 618314
References
External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website