2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles

The Women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK...

was held on March 15–16.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...	Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...	Melissa Morrison-Howard Melissa Morrison-Howard Melissa Morrison-Howard is an American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. She also won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships as well as one national indoor championships.She is a 1993 graduate of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina...

Heats

First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...		7.92	Q
	2	Susanna Kallur Susanna Kallur Susanna Elisabeth Kallur is a Swedish athlete competing mainly in sprint hurdles. She has won several international medals, including the gold medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships...		7.93	Q
	3	Brigitte Foster-Hylton Brigitte Foster-Hylton Brigitte Foster-Hylton O.D is a Jamaican 100m hurdler. She was the World Champion over 100m hurdles in 2009....		7.99	Q
	1	Patricia Girard		8.02	Q
	1	Lacena Golding-Clarke Lacena Golding-Clarke Lacena Golding-Clarke is a retired female hurdling athlete from Jamaica. She represented Jamaica at the Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000 and 2004, and took part in the World Championships in Athletics on five separate occasions.She began her career as a long jumper and she participated in this event...		8.08	Q
	2	Linda Ferga-Khodadin Linda Ferga-Khodadin Linda Ferga-Khodadin is a French athlete competing in the 100 metres hurdles .-Achievements:2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships - fifth place...		8.09	Q
	4	Melissa Morrison-Howard Melissa Morrison-Howard Melissa Morrison-Howard is an American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. She also won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships as well as one national indoor championships.She is a 1993 graduate of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina...		8.13	Q
	4	Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...		8.13	Q
	2	Rosa Rakotozafy Rosa Rakotozafy Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy is a retired Malagasy athlete who specialized in the 100 metres hurdles.Her personal best time is 12.84 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Niort. This is the current Malagasy record...		8.14	Q, PB
10	2	Nadine Faustin-Parker Nadine Faustin-Parker Nadine Faustin-Parker is a Haitian hurdler. She has represented her country at three Summer Olympics ....		8.15	q, SB
11	3	Flora Redoumi Flora Redoumi Flora Redoumi is a Greek hurdler.She was born in Athens.She finished fifth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, seventh at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2006 IAAF World Cup....		8.17	Q
12	1	Elke Wölfling		8.19	Q
13	2	Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events...		8.20	q
14	1	Yahumara Neyra		8.22	q
15	4	Yauhenia Valadzko		8.23	Q
16	4	Rachel King	United Kingdom	8.23	q
17	1	Edit Vári		8.24
17	3	Feng Yun Feng Yun (athlete) Feng Yun is a female Chinese hurdler.Her personal best time is 12.85 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...		8.24	q
19	3	Maíla Machado		8.29
20	3	Dainelky Pérez		8.30
20	4	Tetyana Ladovska		8.30
22	4	Marina Tomič		8.31
23	2	Sarah Claxton Sarah Claxton Sarah Claxton is an English athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles.She finished eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games...	United Kingdom	8.33
24	1	Yuliya Shabanova		8.36
25	1	Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:...		8.37	PB
26	3	Liga Klavina Līga Kļaviņa Līga Kļaviņa is a female heptathlete from Latvia, who began her career as a high jumper. She competed for her native Baltic country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Achievements:-References:*...		8.47	PB
27	2	Patricia Riesco		8.78
28	4	Siew Wei Moh		8.81

Semifinals

First 4 of each semifinal qualified (Q) directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...		7.80	Q
	2	Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...		7.83	Q, NR Spanish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Spain maintained by its national athletics federation: Real Federación Española de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:* * * *...
	2	Linda Ferga-Khodadin Linda Ferga-Khodadin Linda Ferga-Khodadin is a French athlete competing in the 100 metres hurdles .-Achievements:2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships - fifth place...		7.97	Q
	1	Susanna Kallur Susanna Kallur Susanna Elisabeth Kallur is a Swedish athlete competing mainly in sprint hurdles. She has won several international medals, including the gold medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships...		7.98	Q
	2	Brigitte Foster-Hylton Brigitte Foster-Hylton Brigitte Foster-Hylton O.D is a Jamaican 100m hurdler. She was the World Champion over 100m hurdles in 2009....		7.98	Q
	1	Patricia Girard		8.00	Q
	1	Lacena Golding-Clarke Lacena Golding-Clarke Lacena Golding-Clarke is a retired female hurdling athlete from Jamaica. She represented Jamaica at the Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000 and 2004, and took part in the World Championships in Athletics on five separate occasions.She began her career as a long jumper and she participated in this event...		8.01	Q
	1	Melissa Morrison-Howard Melissa Morrison-Howard Melissa Morrison-Howard is an American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. She also won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships as well as one national indoor championships.She is a 1993 graduate of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina...		8.05	Q
	1	Flora Redoumi Flora Redoumi Flora Redoumi is a Greek hurdler.She was born in Athens.She finished fifth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, seventh at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2006 IAAF World Cup....		8.12
10	2	Nadine Faustin-Parker Nadine Faustin-Parker Nadine Faustin-Parker is a Haitian hurdler. She has represented her country at three Summer Olympics ....		8.15	SB
11	2	Rachel King	United Kingdom	8.21
12	1	Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events...		8.22
13	1	Elke Wölfling		8.26
14	2	Rosa Rakotozafy Rosa Rakotozafy Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy is a retired Malagasy athlete who specialized in the 100 metres hurdles.Her personal best time is 12.84 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Niort. This is the current Malagasy record...		8.27
15	2	Feng Yun Feng Yun (athlete) Feng Yun is a female Chinese hurdler.Her personal best time is 12.85 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...		8.36
16	2	Yauhenia Valadzko		8.43

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Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Time	React	Notes
	4	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...	7.81	0.147
	6	Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...	7.90	0.149
	2	Melissa Morrison-Howard Melissa Morrison-Howard Melissa Morrison-Howard is an American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. She also won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships as well as one national indoor championships.She is a 1993 graduate of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina...	7.92	0.146
4	8	Lacena Golding-Clarke Lacena Golding-Clarke Lacena Golding-Clarke is a retired female hurdling athlete from Jamaica. She represented Jamaica at the Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000 and 2004, and took part in the World Championships in Athletics on five separate occasions.She began her career as a long jumper and she participated in this event...	7.92	0.148	SB
5	7	Linda Ferga-Khodadin Linda Ferga-Khodadin Linda Ferga-Khodadin is a French athlete competing in the 100 metres hurdles .-Achievements:2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships - fifth place...	7.95	0.173
6	1	Brigitte Foster-Hylton Brigitte Foster-Hylton Brigitte Foster-Hylton O.D is a Jamaican 100m hurdler. She was the World Champion over 100m hurdles in 2009....	7.96	0.134	PB
7	5	Susanna Kallur Susanna Kallur Susanna Elisabeth Kallur is a Swedish athlete competing mainly in sprint hurdles. She has won several international medals, including the gold medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships...	7.97	0.162
8	3	Patricia Girard	8.02	0.145

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