The women's 100 metres hurdles

100 metres hurdles

The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...

at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

 was held at the Olympic Stadium 18 and 19 August.

The world leader Lolo Jones

Lolo Jones

Lori "Lolo" Jones, more commonly known as Lolo Jones, is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at LSU...

 had not qualified for the championships, but a number of athletes had also posted fast times and scored major victories on the World Athletics Tour that season. Among the possible medallists were Americans

United States at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

United States compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of over 100 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Team USA athletes honoured Jessie Owens' memory by displaying the letters JO on their competition singlets. Selected athletes achieved...

 Damu Cherry

Damu Cherry

Damu Cherry is an American hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.44 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne.She was banned for two years by the IAAF for failing an out-of-competition drugs test in 2003...

, Ginnie Powell. reigning Olympic champion Dawn Harper

Dawn Harper

Dawn Harper from East St. Louis, Illinois is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games...

, and two-time world champion Michelle Perry

Michelle Perry

Michelle Perry is an American athlete. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she placed 14th overall in the heptathlon competition...

. Canadians

Canada at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Canada will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 31 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards...

 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and currently lives in Whitby. Lopes-Schliep is the first cousin of soccer player Dwayne De Rosario. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Lopes-Schliep won a...

 and 2003 champion

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

 Perdita Felicien

Perdita Felicien

Perdita Felicien is a Canadian hurdler.-Early life:Felicien carries her mother's maiden name, whose origins are in the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia...

 were contenders for the title, and the new Oceanian record holder Sally McLellan

Sally McLellan

Sally Pearson is an Australian athlete. She is the current World Champion in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.28s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.64s.- Athletic career :Pearson was born in Sydney and moved to the Gold Coast...

 had shown consistent form. Rounding out the favourites of the field, Jamaican athletes

Jamaica at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Jamaica competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 46 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards...

 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....

 and Delloreen Ennis-London

Delloreen Ennis-London

Delloreen Ennis-London is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2005 World Championships....

 were seeking to build on past championship successes.

Michelle Perry's chance to gain a third gold ended in the heats, as she was hampered by an injury and finished seventh. Lopes-Schliep registered the fastest time of the first day, with 12.56 seconds. Harper was the fastest in the semi-finals with 12.48 seconds, a new personal best. Compatriot Cherry was the biggest name to be eliminated, unable to beat Irish athlete

Ireland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Ireland will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 14 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards...

 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...

 to the fastest non-qualifying time.

In the final, Harper had a slow start and clipped the second hurdle, effectively ruling her out of the medals. Foster-Hylton, Lopes-Schliep, O'Rourke, McLellan and Ennis-London were all equal at the halfway mark. Foster-Hylton pulled away to take the gold, with Lopes-Schliep holding off Ennis London to win the silver medal. Just behind the medallists were two athletes with unexpected performances: the unfavoured O'Rourke finished fourth with an Irish record while McLellan, one of the pre-race favourites, posted a modest time for fifth place.

Foster-Hylton's gold medal was Jamaica's first in the event on the world stage, and also made her the oldest-ever winner of the sprint hurdles at the World Championships.

Medalists

Gold	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.... Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...  (JAM)
Silver	Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Priscilla Lopes-Schliep is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and currently lives in Whitby. Lopes-Schliep is the first cousin of soccer player Dwayne De Rosario. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Lopes-Schliep won a... Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...  (CAN)
Bronze	Delloreen Ennis-London Delloreen Ennis-London Delloreen Ennis-London is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2005 World Championships.... Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...  (JAM)

Records

World record		12.21	Stara Zagora Stara Zagora Stara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and a nationally important economic center. Located in Southern Bulgaria, it is the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...	20 August 1988
Championship record		12.34	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	4 September 1987
World leading		12.47	Rethymno Rethymno Rethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno peripheral unit in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan centre... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	20 July 2009
African record		12.44	Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...	8 August 1998
Asian record		12.44	Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	27 June 1995
North American record		12.33	Sacramento Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	23 July 2000
South American record		12.71	Manaus Manaus Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination.... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	19 May 2001
European record		12.21	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	20 August 1988
Oceanian record		12.50	Monaco	28 July 2009

Qualification standards

A time	B time
12.96	13.11

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 18, 2009	18:10	Heats
August 19, 2009	18:45	Semifinals
August 19, 2009	21:15	Final

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Priscilla Lopes-Schliep is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and currently lives in Whitby. Lopes-Schliep is the first cousin of soccer player Dwayne De Rosario. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Lopes-Schliep won a...		12.56	Q
	5	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....		12.67	Q
	1	Dawn Harper Dawn Harper Dawn Harper from East St. Louis, Illinois is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games...		12.70	Q
	2	Damu Cherry Damu Cherry Damu Cherry is an American hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.44 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne.She was banned for two years by the IAAF for failing an out-of-competition drugs test in 2003...		12.71	Q
	1	Delloreen Ennis-London Delloreen Ennis-London Delloreen Ennis-London is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2005 World Championships....		12.73	Q
	4	Ginnie Powell		12.77	Q
	5	Perdita Felicien Perdita Felicien Perdita Felicien is a Canadian hurdler.-Early life:Felicien carries her mother's maiden name, whose origins are in the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia...		12.77	Q
	3	Sally McLellan Sally McLellan Sally Pearson is an Australian athlete. She is the current World Champion in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.28s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.64s.- Athletic career :Pearson was born in Sydney and moved to the Gold Coast...		12.82	Q
	5	Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Quesada is a Cuban hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.72 seconds, achieved in August 2006 in Linz.-Achievements:-External links:...		12.82	Q, SB
10	3	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...		12.86	Q, SB
10	5	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...		12.86	Q
12	3	Yuliya Kondakova		12.88	Q, SB
13	2	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...		12.90	Q
14	4	Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish female sprinter competing in hurdling, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education at Mersin University, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club...		12.92	Q
15	4	Christina Vukicevic Christina Vukicevic Ljubica Christina Vukicevic is a Norwegian hurdler of Serbian and Norwegian descent...		12.95	Q
16	1	Olutoyin Augustus		12.99	Q
17	2	Carolin Nytra Carolin Nytra Carolin Nytra is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. With a personal best time of 12.57 seconds, she became the seventh fastest German ever over this distance at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on 8 July 2010.Nytra represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the...		13.03	Q
18	3	Lucie Škrobáková		13.04	Q
18	4	Eline Berings		13.04	q
20	1	Cindy Billaud		13.12	Q
21	5	Joanna Kocielnik Joanna Kocielnik Joanna Henryka Kocielnik is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.Kocielnik represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska and Marta Jeschke...		13.16	q, SB
22	2	Irina Lenskiy Irina Lenskiy -Personal life:She was a Ukrainian citizen, known as Irina Lenskaya, until 1999 when she emigrated to Israel. She also held the surname Omelchenko for a period....		13.18	Q
23	3	Brigitte Merlano		13.19	q
23	4	Aleesha Barber		13.19	q
25	5	Sandra Gomis Sandra Gomis Sandra Gomis is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		13.23
26	2	Angela Whyte Angela Whyte Angela Whyte is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition.-Achievements:-External links:* at Canadian Olympic Committee*...		13.27
27	2	Seun Adigun		13.33
28	4	Lisa Urech Lisa Urech Lisa Urech is a Swiss track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		13.36
29	3	Asuka Terada		13.41
29	5	Natalya Ivoninskaya		13.41
31	2	Sonata Tamošaityte Sonata Tamošaitytė Sonata Tamošaitytė is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for LithuaniaShe competed in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and reached 31st place in 100 m hurdles...		13.44
32	2	Ekaterina Shtepa		13.50
33	1	Tatyana Dektyareva Tatyana Dektyareva Tatyana Valeryevna Dektyareva is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.- Achievements :- References :...		13.51
34	3	Michelle Perry Michelle Perry Michelle Perry is an American athlete. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she placed 14th overall in the heptathlon competition...		13.68
35	1	Andrea Miller Andrea Miller (athlete) Andrea Miller is a New Zealand representative hurdler.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 m hurdles.-External links:*, The Age 12 October 2010...		13.83
36	3	Tamla Pietersen		14.50	SB
37	1	Jeimy Bernárdez		14.53

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Jessica Ennis

Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...

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Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each semifinals (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Dawn Harper Dawn Harper Dawn Harper from East St. Louis, Illinois is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games...		12.48	Q, PB
	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....		12.54	Q, SB
	2	Perdita Felicien Perdita Felicien Perdita Felicien is a Canadian hurdler.-Early life:Felicien carries her mother's maiden name, whose origins are in the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia...		12.58	Q
	1	Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Priscilla Lopes-Schliep is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and currently lives in Whitby. Lopes-Schliep is the first cousin of soccer player Dwayne De Rosario. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Lopes-Schliep won a...		12.60	Q
	1	Delloreen Ennis-London Delloreen Ennis-London Delloreen Ennis-London is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2005 World Championships....		12.64	Q
	3	Sally McLellan Sally McLellan Sally Pearson is an Australian athlete. She is the current World Champion in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.28s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.64s.- Athletic career :Pearson was born in Sydney and moved to the Gold Coast...		12.66	Q
	1	Ginnie Powell		12.73	q
	3	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...		12.73	q, SB
	2	Damu Cherry Damu Cherry Damu Cherry is an American hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.44 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne.She was banned for two years by the IAAF for failing an out-of-competition drugs test in 2003...		12.76
	3	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...		12.76
11	2	Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Quesada is a Cuban hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.72 seconds, achieved in August 2006 in Linz.-Achievements:-External links:...		12.82	SB
12	1	Lucie Škrobáková		12.92
13	3	Carolin Nytra Carolin Nytra Carolin Nytra is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. With a personal best time of 12.57 seconds, she became the seventh fastest German ever over this distance at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on 8 July 2010.Nytra represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the...		12.94
14	3	Eline Berings		12.94	NR Belgian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Belgium maintained by its Athletics Federation: Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme/Koninklijke Belgische Atletiek Bond .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing...
15	1	Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish female sprinter competing in hurdling, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education at Mersin University, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club...		12.99
16	1	Yuliya Kondakova		13.00
16	2	Christina Vukicevic Christina Vukicevic Ljubica Christina Vukicevic is a Norwegian hurdler of Serbian and Norwegian descent...		13.00
18	1	Aleesha Barber		13.06	SB
19	2	Olutoyin Augustus		13.11
20	1	Cindy Billaud		13.20
21	3	Joanna Kocielnik Joanna Kocielnik Joanna Henryka Kocielnik is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.Kocielnik represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska and Marta Jeschke...		13.21
22	3	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...		13.21
23	2	Brigitte Merlano		13.23
24	2	Irina Lenskiy Irina Lenskiy -Personal life:She was a Ukrainian citizen, known as Irina Lenskaya, until 1999 when she emigrated to Israel. She also held the surname Omelchenko for a period....		13.29

Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	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....		12.51	SB
	Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Priscilla Lopes-Schliep is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and currently lives in Whitby. Lopes-Schliep is the first cousin of soccer player Dwayne De Rosario. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Lopes-Schliep won a...		12.54
	Delloreen Ennis-London Delloreen Ennis-London Delloreen Ennis-London is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2005 World Championships....		12.55	SB
4	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...		12.67	NR
5	Sally McLellan Sally McLellan Sally Pearson is an Australian athlete. She is the current World Champion in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.28s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.64s.- Athletic career :Pearson was born in Sydney and moved to the Gold Coast...		12.70
6	Ginnie Powell		12.78
7	Dawn Harper Dawn Harper Dawn Harper from East St. Louis, Illinois is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games...		12.81
8	Perdita Felicien Perdita Felicien Perdita Felicien is a Canadian hurdler.-Early life:Felicien carries her mother's maiden name, whose origins are in the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia...		15.53

Key: NR

National records in athletics

National records in athletics are the marks achieved by a nation's best athlete in a particular athletics event. These records are ratified by the respective national athletics governing body...

= National record, SB = Seasonal best