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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 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.

Prior to the competition, Australian Sally Pearson led the season's rankings with a time of 12.48 seconds and was undefeated on the Diamond League circuit. The United States team provided the next fastest athletes that year in the form of Kellie Wells

Kellie Wells (athlete)

Kellie Wells is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...

, Danielle Carruthers

Danielle Carruthers

Danielle Carruthers is an American hurdler who first became well known on the Indiana University track team. She had won the 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships....

 and the 2008 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...

. The defending champion 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....

 of Jamaica was in poor form, while the other 2009 medalists

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 18 and 19 August.The world leader Lolo Jones had not qualified for the championships, but a number of athletes had also posted fast times and scored major victories on the World Athletics...

 (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 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 absent. Tiffany Porter, Lisa Urech

Lisa Urech

Lisa Urech is a Swiss track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...

 and 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 the only other top-ten-ranked athletes to compete.

Sally Pearson was the story here, winning her semi final in 12.36, equal to the number 5 performer in history. The time improved on her own Oceanian area record and Australian national record

Australian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Australia maintained by Australia's Athletics Federation: Athletics Australia .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitudeht = hand timing...

. Kellie Wells

Kellie Wells (athlete)

Kellie Wells is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...

 looked strong by opening up a large lead in her semi final, but clipped the ninth hurdle and struggled to maintain her balance as she finished in second.

In the final, it was Pearson in the lead from the gun. Running smoothly, she was not challenged, running 12.28, to make her the number 4 performer in history. Nobody had run as fast in nearly two decades. The time is a new Championship record and again improved her Oceanian area record and Australian national record

Australian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Australia maintained by Australia's Athletics Federation: Athletics Australia .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitudeht = hand timing...

. Behind her, Danielle Carruthers

Danielle Carruthers

Danielle Carruthers is an American hurdler who first became well known on the Indiana University track team. She had won the 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships....

 outleaned 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...

 for the silver medal, both athletes finishing in the same time. Wells hit the seventh hurdle and crashed to the ground, not finishing, joining the tradition (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...

, 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...

) of American favorites crashing on hurdles in major championships.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sally Pearson '	Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers is an American hurdler who first became well known on the Indiana University track team. She had won the 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.... '	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... '

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

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		12.48	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...	10 July 2011
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
			Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	28 August 1998
			Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	28 August 1999
Asian Record		12.44	Luzern, 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, Central American and Caribbean record		12.33	Sacramento, CA, 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		12.48	Birmingham, Great Britain	10 July 2011

Qualification standards

A time	B time
12.96	13.15

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
September 2, 2011	10:20	Heats
September 3, 2011	19:15	Semifinals
September 3, 2011	21:00	Final

Results

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Heats

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

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.6 m/s, Heat 3: -1.6 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: +1.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Sally Pearson		12.53	Q
2	1	Kellie Wells Kellie Wells (athlete) Kellie Wells is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		12.73	Q
3	4	Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers is an American hurdler who first became well known on the Indiana University track team. She had won the 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships....		12.79	Q
4	1	Vonette Dixon Vonette Dixon Vonette Dixon is a Jamaican hurdler.She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and finished ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris...		12.82	Q
5	3	Tiffany Porter		12.84	Q
5	4	Phylicia George Phylicia George Phylicia George is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:...		12.84	Q
7	4	Lucie Škrobáková		12.89	Q, SB
8	1	Nikkita Holder Nikkita Holder Nikkita Holder is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		12.90	Q, PB
8	5	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...		12.90	Q
10	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...		12.95	Q
11	1	Natalya Ivoninskaya		12.96	Q
11	4	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....		12.96	Q, SB
13	3	Lina Flórez		12.98	Q
14	4	Cindy Roleder		13.01	q
15	5	Sun Yawei Sun Yawei Sun Yawei is a female Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the 100 meter hurdles. She is a two-time gold medallist in the event at the Asian Athletics Championships and won the bronze at the Asian Games in 2010. In China, she is referred to as the "female Liu Xiang", in respect of her...		13.03	Q
16	3	Tatyana Dektyareva Tatyana Dektyareva Tatyana Valeryevna Dektyareva is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.- Achievements :- References :...		13.05	Q
17	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...		13.07	Q
17	5	Sandra Gomis Sandra Gomis Sandra Gomis is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		13.07	Q
17	5	Indira Spence		13.07	Q, SB
17	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...		13.07	q, SB
21	4	Seun Adigun		13.13	q, SB
22	3	Lisa Urech Lisa Urech Lisa Urech is a Swiss track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		13.16	Q
23	2	Brigitte Merlano		13.23	Q
24	2	Beate Schrott		13.25	Q
25	1	Sonata Tamošaitytė 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...		13.28
26	3	Marzia Caravelli Marzia Caravelli Marzia Caravelli is an Italian hurdler.-Biography:She was 3rd at 2011 European Team Championships in Stockholm.Her personal best, on 100 metres hurdles, is 13"01 set in Pergine Valsugana on July 23rd, 2011 ....		13.29
27	2	Marina Tomic		13.36
28	2	Lavonne Idlette		13.39
28	2	Jung Hye-lim		13.39
30	5	Anastasiya Soprunova		13.43
31	1	Kierre Beckles		13.44
32	4	Anne Zagré Anne Zagré Anne Zagré is a Belgian sprint athlete. In 2009, she became European youth champion in the 100m hurdles. Just like Élodie Ouédraogo, Zagré has her roots in Burkina Faso.She won 3 junior titles during her youth career...		13.47
33	3	Cindy Billaud		13.50
34	3	Dedeh Erawati		13.56
35	4	Béatrice Kamboulé		13.76	SB
36	5	Poon Pak Yan		14.04
37	1	Dipna Lim Prasad		14.40
38	3	Jeimy Bernárdez		14.45
	5	Demetra Arachovití

Semifinals

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

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +0.7 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Sally Pearson		12.36	Q, WL, AR
2	3	Tiffany Porter		12.56	Q, NR British records in athletics British records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing the United Kingdom which are ratified by the Amateur Athletic Association and the British Amateur Athletic Board .-History:...
3	3	Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers is an American hurdler who first became well known on the Indiana University track team. She had won the 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships....		12.65	Q
4	1	Phylicia George Phylicia George Phylicia George is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:...		12.73	Q, PB
5	2	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...		12.74	Q
6	2	Tatyana Dektyareva Tatyana Dektyareva Tatyana Valeryevna Dektyareva is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.- Achievements :- References :...		12.76	q, SB
7	1	Kellie Wells Kellie Wells (athlete) Kellie Wells is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		12.79	Q
8	3	Nikkita Holder Nikkita Holder Nikkita Holder is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		12.84	q, PB
9	1	Lisa Urech Lisa Urech Lisa Urech is a Swiss track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		12.86
10	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....		12.87	SB
11	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...		12.88
12	3	Cindy Roleder		12.91	PB
13	2	Indira Spence		12.93	PB
14	1	Lina Flórez		12.94	PB
15	2	Natalya Ivoninskaya		12.96
16	2	Lucie Škrobáková		12.98
17	1	Vonette Dixon Vonette Dixon Vonette Dixon is a Jamaican hurdler.She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and finished ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris...		13.00
18	3	Beate Schrott		13.02
19	2	Seun Adigun		13.14
20	1	Sun Yawei Sun Yawei Sun Yawei is a female Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the 100 meter hurdles. She is a two-time gold medallist in the event at the Asian Athletics Championships and won the bronze at the Asian Games in 2010. In China, she is referred to as the "female Liu Xiang", in respect of her...		13.19
21	3	Brigitte Merlano		13.21
22	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...		13.31
23	1	Sandra Gomis Sandra Gomis Sandra Gomis is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		13.55
	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...

Final

Wind" +1.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Sally Pearson		12.28	CR, AR, WL
	6	Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers is an American hurdler who first became well known on the Indiana University track team. She had won the 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships....		12.47	PB
	8	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...		12.47	PB
4	5	Tiffany Porter		12.63
5	1	Tatyana Dektyareva Tatyana Dektyareva Tatyana Valeryevna Dektyareva is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.- Achievements :- References :...		12.82
6	2	Nikkita Holder Nikkita Holder Nikkita Holder is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		12.93
7	4	Phylicia George Phylicia George Phylicia George is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:...		17.97

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Kellie Wells (athlete)

Kellie Wells is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...

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External links

• 100 metre hurdles results at IAAF website