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100 metres Hurdles, Women

Date	6 – 7 August 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants	48 from 35 countries

Australian Sally Pearson was the 2011 World Champion and came to London as the heaviest favorite in any women’s event. She had won 16 of her last 18 races since early 2011 coming into the Olympics. Her main challengers were expected to be the American Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells, and Wells had beaten Pearson shortly before the Games in a Diamond League race. The three won their semi-finals, with Pearson leading the qualifiers in 12.39, Harper with 12.46 and Wells in 12.51.

Pearson and Wells took the lead at the start in the final and ran together for most of the race. Harper was in mid-pack halfway through the race but finished strongly to pass Wells and almost catch Pearson, the Australian winning gold in an Olympic record 12.35, Harper only 0.02 back for the silver, as Wells held on for bronze in 12.48. American media darling Lolo Jones placed fourth in 12.58. The finish was close enough that the hurdlers had to wait 20 seconds before the final result was announced.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	1079	Sally Pearson	AUS	Gold
2	3293	Dawn Harper	USA	Silver
3	3324	Kellie Wells	USA	Bronze
4	3301	Lolo Jones	USA
5	1309	Phylicia George	CAN
6	1324	Jessica Zelinka	CAN
7	1093	Beate Schrott	AUT
3 h1 r2/3	2212	Shermaine Williams	JAM
3 h3 r2/3	2853	Tatyana Dektyareva	RUS
4 h1 r2/3	1202	Alina Talay	BLR
4 h2 r2/3	1872	Tiffany Porter	GBR
4 h3 r2/3	1543	Lucie Škrobákova	CZE
5 h1 r2/3	1311	Nikkita Holder	CAN
5 h2 r2/3	2109	Derval O'Rourke	IRL
5 h3 r2/3	1147	Anne Zagré	BEL
6 h1 r2/3	1955	Carolin Nytra	GER
6 h2 r2/3	1143	Eline Berings	BEL
6 h3 r2/3	1960	Cindy Roleder	GER
7 h2 r2/3	1117	Ivanique Kemp	BAH
AC h1 r2/3	1789	Reïna-Flor Okori	FRA
AC h3 r2/3	2149	Marzia Caravelli	ITA
4 h2 r1/3	2576	Seun Adigun	NGR
4 h4 r1/3	1435	Brigith Merlano	COL
4 h5 r1/3	2288	Anastasiya Soprunova	KAZ
4 h6 r1/3	1388	Sun Yawei	CHN
5 h1 r1/3	2940	Marina Tomić	SLO
5 h2 r1/3	2286	Anastasiya Pilipenko	KAZ
5 h4 r1/3	2364	Jeong Hye-Rim	KOR
5 h5 r1/3	2442	Sonata Tamošaitytė	LTU
5 h6 r1/3	1983	Noemi Zbären	SUI
6 h1 r1/3	1403	Rosvitha Okou	CIV
6 h2 r1/3	2965	Lecabela Quaresma	STP
6 h3 r1/3	1427	Lina Flórez	COL
6 h4 r1/3	2039	Jeimmy Bernárdez	HON
6 h5 r1/3	1566	LaVonne Idlette	DOM
6 h6 r1/3	2196	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	JAM
7 h1 r1/3	2254	Ayako Kimura	JPN
7 h3 r1/3	1274	Marthe Koala	BUR
7 h5 r1/3	2918	Dipna Lim Prasad	SGP
7 h6 r1/3	1150	Odile Ahouanwanou	BEN
8 h5 r1/3	2529	Silvia Panguana	MOZ
8 h6 r1/3	1889	Bibiana Olama	GEQ
DQ	2522	Rahamatou Dramé	MLI
DQ	1194	Katsiaryna Paplauskaya	BLR
DQ	3102	Nevin Yanıt	TUR		1
DQ	2857	Yekaterina Galitskaya	RUS		2
DQ	2871	Yuliya Kondakova	RUS		3
DQ	2279	Nataliya Ivoninskaya	KAZ		4
DNS	1856	Jessica Ennis	GBR
DNS	2198	Latoya Greaves	JAM

Round One

Date	6 August 2012 — 10:05
Format	Top two in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1079	Sally Pearson	AUS	12.57	0.150	Q
2	3301	Lolo Jones	USA	12.68	0.191	Q
3	3324	Kellie Wells	USA	12.69	0.144	Q
4	1202	Alina Talay	BLR	12.71	0.229	Q
=5	1324	Jessica Zelinka	CAN	12.75	0.160	Q
=5	3293	Dawn Harper	USA	12.75	0.154	Q
7	1872	Tiffany Porter	GBR	12.79	0.192	Q
8	1309	Phylicia George	CAN	12.83	0.180	Q
9	2853	Tatyana Dektyareva	RUS	12.87	0.168	Q
10	2109	Derval O'Rourke	IRL	12.91	0.130	q
11	1311	Nikkita Holder	CAN	12.93	0.169	q
=12	1543	Lucie Škrobákova	CZE	13.01	0.172	Q
=12	1789	Reïna-Flor Okori	FRA	13.01	0.151	Q
=12	2149	Marzia Caravelli	ITA	13.01	0.164	Q
15	1147	Anne Zagré	BEL	13.04	0.188	q
16	1960	Cindy Roleder	GER	13.06	0.153	q
17	2212	Shermaine Williams	JAM	13.07	0.164	q
18	1093	Beate Schrott	AUT	13.09	0.172	Q
19	2940	Marina Tomić	SLO	13.10	0.145
20	1427	Lina Flórez	COL	13.17	0.160
21	1435	Brigith Merlano	COL	13.21	0.201
22	1388	Sun Yawei	CHN	13.26	0.155
23	1955	Carolin Nytra	GER	13.30	0.155	Q
24	1983	Noemi Zbären	SUI	13.33	0.185
25	2288	Anastasiya Soprunova	KAZ	13.40	0.166
26	1143	Eline Berings	BEL	13.46	0.148	Q
27	2364	Jeong Hye-Rim	KOR	13.48	0.142
28	1117	Ivanique Kemp	BAH	13.51	0.163	Q
29	2576	Seun Adigun	NGR	13.56	0.149
30	2442	Sonata Tamošaitytė	LTU	13.59	0.171
31	1566	LaVonne Idlette	DOM	13.60	0.157
32	1403	Rosvitha Okou	CIV	13.62	0.170
33	2254	Ayako Kimura	JPN	13.75	0.169
34	2286	Anastasiya Pilipenko	KAZ	13.77	0.157
35	1274	Marthe Koala	BUR	13.91	0.158
36	2196	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	JAM	13.98	0.147
37	2039	Jeimmy Bernárdez	HON	14.36	0.159
38	2965	Lecabela Quaresma	STP	14.54	0.165
39	2918	Dipna Lim Prasad	SGP	14.68	0.162
40	2529	Silvia Panguana	MOZ	14.68	0.211
41	1150	Odile Ahouanwanou	BEN	14.76	0.174
42	1889	Bibiana Olama	GEQ	16.18	0.192
DQ	3102	Nevin Yanıt	TUR	[12.70]	[0.161]		5
DQ	2857	Yekaterina Galitskaya	RUS	[12.89]	[0.152]	Q	6
DQ	2871	Yuliya Kondakova	RUS	[13.10]	[0.175]	Q	7
DQ	2279	Nataliya Ivoninskaya	KAZ	[13.48]	[0.132]		8
DQ	2522	Rahamatou Dramé	MLI	–	–
DQ	1194	Katsiaryna Paplauskaya	BLR	–	[0.175]
DNS	1856	Jessica Ennis	GBR	–	–
DNS	2198	Latoya Greaves	JAM	–	–

Heat #1

Time	10:05
Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1202	Alina Talay	BLR	12.71	0.229	Q
2	1324	Jessica Zelinka	CAN	12.75	0.160	Q
3	1872	Tiffany Porter	GBR	12.79	0.192	Q
4	1147	Anne Zagré	BEL	13.04	0.188	q
5	2940	Marina Tomić	SLO	13.10	0.145
6	1403	Rosvitha Okou	CIV	13.62	0.170
7	2254	Ayako Kimura	JPN	13.75	0.169
DQ	2522	Rahamatou Dramé	MLI	–	–

Heat #2

Time	10:12
Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1093	Beate Schrott	AUT	13.09	0.172	Q
2	1143	Eline Berings	BEL	13.46	0.148	Q
3	1117	Ivanique Kemp	BAH	13.51	0.163	Q
4	2576	Seun Adigun	NGR	13.56	0.149
5	2286	Anastasiya Pilipenko	KAZ	13.77	0.157
6	2965	Lecabela Quaresma	STP	14.54	0.165
DNS	1856	Jessica Ennis	GBR	–	–
DNS	2198	Latoya Greaves	JAM	–	–

Heat #3

Time	10:19
Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3324	Kellie Wells	USA	12.69	0.144	Q
2	2853	Tatyana Dektyareva	RUS	12.87	0.168	Q
3	1543	Lucie Škrobákova	CZE	13.01	0.172	Q
4	1960	Cindy Roleder	GER	13.06	0.153	q
5	2212	Shermaine Williams	JAM	13.07	0.164	q
6	1427	Lina Flórez	COL	13.17	0.160
7	1274	Marthe Koala	BUR	13.91	0.158
DQ	2279	Nataliya Ivoninskaya	KAZ	[13.48]	[0.132]		9

Heat #4

Time	10:26
Wind	-0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3293	Dawn Harper	USA	12.75	0.154	Q
2	2109	Derval O'Rourke	IRL	12.91	0.130	q
3	1311	Nikkita Holder	CAN	12.93	0.169	q
4	1435	Brigith Merlano	COL	13.21	0.201
5	2364	Jeong Hye-Rim	KOR	13.48	0.142
6	2039	Jeimmy Bernárdez	HON	14.36	0.159
DQ	3102	Nevin Yanıt	TUR	[12.70]	[0.161]		10
DQ	2857	Yekaterina Galitskaya	RUS	[12.89]	[0.152]	Q	11

Heat #5

Time	10:33
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1079	Sally Pearson	AUS	12.57	0.150	Q
2	1789	Reïna-Flor Okori	FRA	13.01	0.151	Q
3	1955	Carolin Nytra	GER	13.30	0.155	Q
4	2288	Anastasiya Soprunova	KAZ	13.40	0.166
5	2442	Sonata Tamošaitytė	LTU	13.59	0.171
6	1566	LaVonne Idlette	DOM	13.60	0.157
7	2918	Dipna Lim Prasad	SGP	14.68	0.162
8	2529	Silvia Panguana	MOZ	14.68	0.211
DQ	1194	Katsiaryna Paplauskaya	BLR	–	[0.175]

Heat #6

Time	10:40
Wind	0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3301	Lolo Jones	USA	12.68	0.191	Q
2	1309	Phylicia George	CAN	12.83	0.180	Q
3	2149	Marzia Caravelli	ITA	13.01	0.164	Q
4	1388	Sun Yawei	CHN	13.26	0.155
5	1983	Noemi Zbären	SUI	13.33	0.185
6	2196	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	JAM	13.98	0.147
7	1150	Odile Ahouanwanou	BEN	14.76	0.174
8	1889	Bibiana Olama	GEQ	16.18	0.192
DQ	2871	Yuliya Kondakova	RUS	[13.10]	[0.175]	Q	12

Semi-Finals

Date	7 August 2012 — 19:15
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1079	Sally Pearson	AUS	12.39	0.155	Q
2	3293	Dawn Harper	USA	12.46	0.165	Q
3	3324	Kellie Wells	USA	12.51	0.145	Q
4	1309	Phylicia George	CAN	12.65	0.153	q
5	1324	Jessica Zelinka	CAN	12.66	0.160	Q
6	3301	Lolo Jones	USA	12.71	0.178	q
7	2853	Tatyana Dektyareva	RUS	12.75	0.156
8	1872	Tiffany Porter	GBR	12.79	0.157
9	1543	Lucie Škrobákova	CZE	12.81	0.156
10	1093	Beate Schrott	AUT	12.83	0.155	Q
11	2212	Shermaine Williams	JAM	12.83	0.152
12	1202	Alina Talay	BLR	12.84	0.169
13	2109	Derval O'Rourke	IRL	12.91	0.157
14	1311	Nikkita Holder	CAN	12.93	0.162
15	1147	Anne Zagré	BEL	12.94	0.161
16	1960	Cindy Roleder	GER	13.02	0.145
17	1143	Eline Berings	BEL	13.26	0.149
18	1955	Carolin Nytra	GER	13.31	0.153
19	1117	Ivanique Kemp	BAH	13.56	0.178
DQ	3102	Nevin Yanıt	TUR	[12.58]	[0.160]		13
DQ	2857	Yekaterina Galitskaya	RUS	[12.90]	[0.160]		14
DQ	2871	Yuliya Kondakova	RUS	[13.13]	[0.161]		15
DQ	1789	Reïna-Flor Okori	FRA	–	–
DQ	2149	Marzia Caravelli	ITA	–	[0.143]

Heat #1

Time	19:15
Wind	0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3293	Dawn Harper	USA	12.46	0.165	Q
2	1093	Beate Schrott	AUT	12.83	0.155	Q
3	2212	Shermaine Williams	JAM	12.83	0.152
4	1202	Alina Talay	BLR	12.84	0.169
5	1311	Nikkita Holder	CAN	12.93	0.162
6	1955	Carolin Nytra	GER	13.31	0.153
DQ	1789	Reïna-Flor Okori	FRA	–	–
DQ	2857	Yekaterina Galitskaya	RUS	[12.90]	[0.160]		16

Heat #2

Time	19:23
Wind	1.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1079	Sally Pearson	AUS	12.39	0.155	Q
2	1324	Jessica Zelinka	CAN	12.66	0.160	Q
3	3301	Lolo Jones	USA	12.71	0.178	q
4	1872	Tiffany Porter	GBR	12.79	0.157
5	2109	Derval O'Rourke	IRL	12.91	0.157
6	1143	Eline Berings	BEL	13.26	0.149
7	1117	Ivanique Kemp	BAH	13.56	0.178
DQ	2871	Yuliya Kondakova	RUS	[13.13]	[0.161]		17

Heat #3

Time	19:31
Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3324	Kellie Wells	USA	12.51	0.145	Q
2	1309	Phylicia George	CAN	12.65	0.153	q
3	2853	Tatyana Dektyareva	RUS	12.75	0.156
4	1543	Lucie Škrobákova	CZE	12.81	0.156
5	1147	Anne Zagré	BEL	12.94	0.161
6	1960	Cindy Roleder	GER	13.02	0.145
DQ	2149	Marzia Caravelli	ITA	–	[0.143]
DQ	3102	Nevin Yanıt	TUR	[12.58]	[0.160]		18

Final Round

Date	7 August 2012 — 21:00
Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1079	Sally Pearson	AUS	12.35	0.137
2	3293	Dawn Harper	USA	12.37	0.156
3	3324	Kellie Wells	USA	12.48	0.137
4	3301	Lolo Jones	USA	12.58	0.163
5	1309	Phylicia George	CAN	12.65	0.152
6	1324	Jessica Zelinka	CAN	12.69	0.145
7	1093	Beate Schrott	AUT	13.07	0.156
DQ	3102	Nevin Yanıt	TUR	[12.58]	[0.161]	19