Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

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Women's 100 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Women's 100m hurdles took place.
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates16 August 2016
(heats)
17 August 2016
(semifinals & final)
Competitors48 from 34 nations
Winning time12.48
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Brianna Rollins Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Nia Ali Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Kristi Castlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–17 August at the Olympic Stadium. [1]

Summary

The United States came into this event with the top 25 performances and top 7 athletes in the world in 2016. But only three athletes can come from one country. World #1 Kendra Harrison failed to qualify at the United States Olympic Trials. Three weeks after the trials, she set the world record, surpassing Yordanka Donkova's 28 year old mark. World #4 Jasmin Stowers, #6 Queen Harrison and #7 Sharika Nelvis also were beaten at the Trials. [2]

The semi-finals foretold the dominance of the American team as they each won one of the three semi finals. In the final, Brianna Rollins had already achieved the lead by the first hurdle and by the second hurdle it was clear her closest pursuer was Nia Ali. Sisters Cindy Ofili and Tiffany Porter, American born but competing for Great Britain, their mother's homeland, were even in the third-place position. By the fourth barrier, Kristi Castlin was in a battle for last place with Phylicia George and Cindy Roleder, half a stride behind Rollins. Between the fourth and sixth hurdles, Castlin got rolling, gaining and then passing Pedrya Seymour, Porter and finally over the last hurdle, Ofili. Rollins had a clear one metre victory. On the run in, Castlin came very close to Ali as Ofili gave her best desperate lean.

It was an American sweep. The United States has swept the men's 110 metres hurdles six times, this was the first time for women and the first time the women's event has been swept by any country. It was also the first time that the United States has swept the medals in an Olympic women's track and field event.

The following evening the medals were presented by Paul Tergat, IOC member, Kenya and Stephanie Hightower, Council Member of the IAAF.

Competition format

The women's 100m Hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the fastest overall competitors not already qualified that were required to fill the available spaces in the Semifinals. A total of eight competitors qualified for the Final from the Semifinals.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Kendra Harrison  (USA)12.20 London, United Kingdom 22 July 2016
Olympic recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Sally Pearson  (AUS)12.35 London, United Kingdom 7 August 2012
2016 World leadingFlag of the United States.svg  Kendra Harrison  (USA)12.20 London, United Kingdom 22 July 2016

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 16 August 201611:05Heats
Wednesday, 17 August 201620:45
22:55
Semifinals
Finals

Results

Heats

Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kristi Castlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.68 Q
2 Anne Zagré Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 12.85 Q
3 Nooralotta Neziri Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12.88 Q
4 Shermaine Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.95 q
5 Susanna Kallur Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13.04
6 Caridad Jerez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13.26
7 Katy Sealy Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 15.79
Mulern Jean Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti DQ R168.7b

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Nia Ali Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.76 Q
2 Phylicia George Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12.83 Q
3 Pedrya Seymour Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 12.85 Q
4 Wu Shuijiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 13.03
5 Maila Machado Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 13.09
6 Michelle Jenneke Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 13.26
7 Ekaterina Poplavskaya Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 13.45
8 Beate Schrott Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 13.47

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Cindy Ofili Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.75 Q
2 Nadine Hildebrand Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.84 Q
3 Isabelle Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 12.86 Q, PB
4 Andrea Ivančević Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12.90 q, SB
5 Brigitte Merlano Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 13.09
6 Angela Whyte Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13.09
7 Elisavet Pesiridou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 13.10
8 Anastassiya Pilipenko Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 13.29

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Cindy Roleder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.86 Q
2 Tiffany Porter Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.87 Q
3 Nickiesha Wilson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.89 Q, SB
4 Clélia Reuse Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 12.91 q
5 Cindy Billaud Flag of France.svg  France 12.98 q
6 Kierre Beckles Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 13.01
7 Hanna Plotitsyna Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 13.12
8 Marthe Koala Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 13.41

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 12.70 Q
2 Alina Talay Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 12.74 Q
3 Pamela Dutkiewicz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.90 Q
4 Nikkita Holder Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12.92 q, SB
5 Oluwatobiloba Amusan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 12.99 q
6 Karolina Kołeczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 13.04
7 Oksana Shkurat Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 13.22
8 Yvette Lewis Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 13.35

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Brianna Rollins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.54 Q
2 Megan Simmonds Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.81 Q
3 Sandra Gomis Flag of France.svg  France 13.04 Q
4 Nadine Visser Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13.07
5 Fabiana Moraes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 13.22
6 Valentina Kibalnikova Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 13.29
7 Olena Yanovska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 13.32
Reïna-Flor Okori Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea DNS

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Brianna Rollins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.47 Q
2 Pedrya Seymour Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 12.64 Q, NR
3 Cindy Roleder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.69 q
4 Tiffany Porter Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.82 q
5 Shermaine Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.86
6 Andrea Ivančević Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12.93
7 Sandra Gomis Flag of France.svg  France 13.23
8 Alina Talay Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 13.66

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Nia Ali Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.65 Q
2 Phylicia George Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12.77 Q
3 Oluwatobiloba Amusan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 12.91
4 Nadine Hildebrand Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.95
5 Clélia Reuse Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 12.96
6 Nooralotta Neziri Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.04
7 Nickiesha Wilson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 13.14
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico DQ R168.7b

Semifinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kristi Castlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.63 Q
2 Cindy Ofili Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.71 Q
3 Isabelle Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 12.88
4 Pamela Dutkiewicz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.92
5 Megan Simmonds Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.95
6 Cindy Billaud Flag of France.svg  France 13.03
Nikkita Holder Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DQ
Anne Zagré Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DQ

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Brianna Rollins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.48
Silver medal icon.svg Nia Ali Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.59
Bronze medal icon.svg Kristi Castlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.61
4 Cindy Ofili Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.63 SB
5 Cindy Roleder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.74
6 Pedrya Seymour Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 12.76
7 Tiffany Porter Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
8 Phylicia George Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12.89

References

  1. "Women's 100m hurdles". Rio 2016 Organisation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. "100 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - outdoor - 2016".