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100 / 80 metres Hurdles (100 m), 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	Competitor	NOC
1	Sally Pearson	AUS	Gold
2	Dawn Harper	USA	Silver
3	Kellie Wells	USA	Bronze
4	Lolo Jones	USA
5	Phylicia George	CAN
6	Jessica Zelinka	CAN
7	Beate Schrott	AUT
3 h1 r2/3	Shermaine Williams	JAM
3 h3 r2/3	Tatyana Dektyareva	RUS
4 h1 r2/3	Alina Talay	BLR
4 h2 r2/3	Tiffany Porter	GBR
4 h3 r2/3	Lucie Škrobákova	CZE
5 h1 r2/3	Nikkita Holder	CAN
5 h2 r2/3	Derval O'Rourke	IRL
5 h3 r2/3	Anne Zagré	BEL
6 h1 r2/3	Carolin Nytra	GER
6 h2 r2/3	Eline Berings	BEL
6 h3 r2/3	Cindy Roleder	GER
7 h2 r2/3	Ivanique Kemp	BAH
AC h1 r2/3	Reïna-Flor Okori	FRA
AC h3 r2/3	Marzia Caravelli	ITA
4 h2 r1/3	Seun Adigun	NGR
4 h4 r1/3	Brigith Merlano	COL
4 h5 r1/3	Anastasiya Soprunova	KAZ
4 h6 r1/3	Sun Yawei	CHN
5 h1 r1/3	Marina Tomić	SLO
5 h2 r1/3	Anastasiya Pilipenko	KAZ
5 h4 r1/3	Jeong Hye-Rim	KOR
5 h5 r1/3	Sonata Tamošaitytė	LTU
5 h6 r1/3	Noemi Zbären	SUI
6 h1 r1/3	Rosvitha Okou	CIV
6 h2 r1/3	Lecabela Quaresma	STP
6 h3 r1/3	Lina Flórez	COL
6 h4 r1/3	Jeimmy Bernárdez	HON
6 h5 r1/3	LaVonne Idlette	DOM
6 h6 r1/3	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	JAM
7 h1 r1/3	Ayako Kimura	JPN
7 h3 r1/3	Marthe Koala	BUR
7 h5 r1/3	Dipna Lim Prasad	SGP
7 h6 r1/3	Odile Ahouanwanou	BEN
8 h5 r1/3	Silvia Panguana	MOZ
8 h6 r1/3	Bibiana Olama	GEQ
DQ	Rahamatou Dramé	MLI
DQ	Katsiaryna Paplauskaya	BLR
DQ	Nevin Yanıt	TUR		1
DQ	Yekaterina Galitskaya	RUS		2
DQ	Yuliya Kondakova	RUS		3
DQ	Nataliya Ivoninskaya	KAZ		4
DNS	Jessica Ennis	GBR
DNS	Latoya Greaves	JAM

Round One

Date	6 August 2012 — 10:05
Format	Top 2 in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

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

Heat #1

Time	10:05
Wind	0.6 m/s

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

Heat #2

Time	10:12
Wind	0.6 m/s

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

Heat #3

Time	10:19
Wind	-0.3 m/s

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

Heat #4

Time	10:26
Wind	-0.7 m/s

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

Heat #5

Time	10:33
Wind	-0.1 m/s

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

Heat #6

Time	10:40
Wind	0.4 m/s

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

Semi-Finals

Date	7 August 2012 — 19:15
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final.

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

Heat #1

Time	19:15
Wind	0.9 m/s

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

Heat #2

Time	19:23
Wind	1.3 m/s

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

Heat #3

Time	19:31
Wind	0.6 m/s

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

Final Round

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

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