Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
Women's 100 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 17 August 2008 (heats) 18 August 2008 (semi-finals) 19 August 2008 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 12.54 s | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1][2]
The qualifying standards were 12.96 s (A standard) and 13.11 s (B standard).[3]
Coming into the Olympics,
The first round was distinguished by five runners finishing within .03 of each other. In the semi-final, Jones separated from the field by .19, setting a wind legal personal best 12.43 and a new fastest time of the year.
In the final,
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 12.21 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | 20 August 1988 |
Olympic record | Joanna Hayes (USA) | 12.37 | Athens, Greece | 24 August 2004 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Round 1
Qualifying rule: first two of each heat (Q) plus the six fastest times (q) qualified.
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next fastest advance to the Final.
Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | LoLo Jones |
United States | 0.172 | 12.43 | Q, PB |
2 | 2 | Damu Cherry | United States | 0.189 | 12.62 | Q |
3 | 2 | Dawn Harper | United States | 0.191 | 12.66 | Q |
4 | 1 | Delloreen Ennis-London | Jamaica | 0.145 | 12.67 | Q |
5 | 1 | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep | Canada | 0.159 | 12.68 | Q |
6 | 1 | Sally McLellan |
Australia | 0.140 | 12.70 | Q |
7 | 2 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | Jamaica | 0.162 | 12.76 | Q |
8 | 2 | Sarah Claxton | Great Britain | 0.145 | 12.84 | Q |
9 | 2 | Vonette Dixon | Jamaica | 0.237 | 12.86 | |
9 | 1 | Josephine Onyia | Spain | 0.203 | DSQ | |
11 | 1 | Aurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch |
Poland | 0.118 | 12.96 | |
12 | 1 | Carolin Nytra | Germany | 0.144 | 12.99 | |
13 | 2 | Reïna-Flor Okori | France | 0.153 | 13.05 | |
14 | 1 | Nevin Yanit |
Turkey | 0.201 | 13.28 | |
2 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden | 0.198 | DNF | ||
2 | Anay Tejeda | Cuba | 0.156 | DNF |
Final
Position | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes[5] |
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6 | Dawn Harper | United States | 0.193 | 12.54 | PB | |
3 | Sally McLellan |
Australia | 0.138 | 12.64 | ||
8 | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep | Canada | 0.174 | 12.64 | ||
4 | 7 | Damu Cherry | United States | 0.239 | 12.65 | |
5 | 5 | Delloreen Ennis-London | Jamaica | 0.151 | 12.65 | |
6 | 9 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | Jamaica | 0.167 | 12.66 | |
7 | 4 | LoLo Jones |
United States | 0.185 | 12.72 | |
8 | 2 | Sarah Claxton | Great Britain | 0.163 | 12.94 |
References
- IAAF. Archived from the originalon 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- IAAF. Archivedfrom the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "9 athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping". 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Iaaf.org - Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-19-2008 - 100 Metres Hurdles W Final". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-19.