Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

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Women's 100 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates17 August 2008 (heats)
18 August 2008 (semi-finals)
19 August 2008 (final)
Competitors40 from 31 nations
Winning time12.54 s
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Dawn Harper Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Sally McLellan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  2004
2012  

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 1719 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, Lolo Jones had the fastest time of the year, 12.45 in the semi-finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials. Jones had also won those trials convincingly in a wind aided 12.29 (coming within .08 of the 20-year-old world record).

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, Sally McLellan was out fast, clearly the first over the first hurdle. By the fourth hurdle she had almost a full stride lead over the wall of competitors across the track behind her, with Jones starting to gain a slight advantage. But McLellan couldn't hold the lead. Over the next two hurdles, Jones stormed by, with the rest of the field gaining on McLellan. Dawn Harper was starting to separate ahead of the wall. Jones continued to pull away to a full stride on Harper as McLellan fell back to run even with the wall. At the ninth hurdle, Jones didn't get her lead leg high enough to clear the barrier. Her foot hit the slat square on. She rode the hurdle to the ground, landing awkwardly and losing her forward momentum. She had to jump long strides just to clear the final hurdle but was losing ground on every step. Harper took the hurdles cleanly and held her edge to cross the line for gold. Behind her, McLellan, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, Damu Cherry, Delloreen Ennis-London and Brigitte Foster-Hylton (the wall) hit the line together. .02 separated second through sixth with McLellan getting the photo finish nod over Lopes-Schliep for the medals. Four years later Harper and McLellan (under her married name of Pearson) would also get gold and silver, but in the opposite order.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

World recordFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Yordanka Donkova  (BUL)12.21 s Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 20 August 1988
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Joanna Hayes  (USA)12.37 s Athens, Greece 24 August 2004
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Lolo Jones  (USA)12.45 s Eugene, Oregon, United States6 July 2008

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.

RankHeatAthleteNationTimeNotes
11 Josephine Onyia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12.68DSQ [4]
21 Susanna Kallur Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 12.68 Q
32 Vonette Dixon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.69 Q , SB
35 Brigitte Foster-Hylton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.69 Q
54 LoLo Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.71 Q
65 Dawn Harper Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.73 Q
72 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12.75 Q
83 Delloreen Ennis-London Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.82 Q
93 Sally McLellan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 12.83 Q
104 Anay Tejeda Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 12.84 Q
112 Damu Cherry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.91 q
121 Nevin Yanit Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12.94 q
132 Carolin Nytra Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.95 q
143 Sarah Claxton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.97 q
154 Reïna-Flor Okori Flag of France.svg  France 12.98 q
151 Aurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 12.98 q
175 Anastassiya Pilipenko Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 12.99
185 Aleesha Barber Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 13.01NR
194 Christina Vukicevic Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13.05PB
204 Tatyana Dektyareva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 13.05
215 Yevgeniya Snihur Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 13.06
223 Yuliya Kondakova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 13.07
233 Angela Whyte Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13.11
241 Micol Cattaneo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13.13
252 Aleksandra Antonova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 13.18
251 Lucie Škrobáková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 13.18
274 Natalya Ivoninskaya Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 13.20
282 Derval O'Rourke Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 13.22
295 Nadine Faustin-Parker Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 13.25
304 Toyin Augustus Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 13.34
311 Katsiaryna Paplauskaya Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 13.39
323 Yenima Arencibia Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 13.43
332 Maíla Machado Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 13.45
345 Dedeh Erawati Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 13.49NR
353 Flóra Redoúmi Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 13.56
363 Edit Vári Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13.59
371 Miriam Bobková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 13.65
382 Fadwa Al Bouza Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 14.24SB
394 Jeimy Bernardez Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 14.29
5 Fatmata Fofanah Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea DNF

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next fastest advance to the Final.

RankHeatAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
11 LoLo Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.17212.43 Q , PB
22 Damu Cherry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18912.62 Q
32 Dawn Harper Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.19112.66 Q
41 Delloreen Ennis-London Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.14512.67 Q
51 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.15912.68 Q
61 Sally McLellan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.14012.70 Q
72 Brigitte Foster-Hylton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.16212.76 Q
82 Sarah Claxton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.14512.84 Q
92 Vonette Dixon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.23712.86
91 Josephine Onyia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.20312.86DSQ
111 Aurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.11812.96
121 Carolin Nytra Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.14412.99
132 Reïna-Flor Okori Flag of France.svg  France 0.15313.05
141 Nevin Yanit Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0.20113.28
2 Susanna Kallur Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.198DNF
2 Anay Tejeda Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.156DNF

Final

PositionLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes [5]
Gold medal icon.svg6 Dawn Harper Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.19312.54PB
Silver medal icon.svg3 Sally McLellan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.13812.64
Bronze medal icon.svg8 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.17412.64
47 Damu Cherry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.23912.65
55 Delloreen Ennis-London Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.15112.65
69 Brigitte Foster-Hylton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.16712.66
74 LoLo Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18512.72
82 Sarah Claxton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.16312.94
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "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.
  3. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  4. "9 athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping". 27 October 2016.
  5. "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.