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100m Hurdles |
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10 August |
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Event Report Women 100m Hurdles
The 1996 Olympic champion and 1991 world champion (as Lyudmila Narozhilenko, representing the URS), Sweden’s Ludmila Engquist won the first ever gold medal for a female athlete from her country by taking the 100m hurdles in a season’s best of 12.50, the second best performance of the year. The race had 3 false starts, 2 from the 1996 Olympic bronze medallist, France’s Patricia Girard, costing her a disqualification, and the other from the 1996 silver medallist, Slovenia’s Brigita Bukovec. In the definitive start, Jamaican Michelle Freeman got to the initial hurdle first. Engquist, who didn’t have such a good start, caught her at the fifth obstacle, and the two of them, along with the 1997 world leader, Bulgarian Svetla Dimitrova, ran a very even race. After the last obstacle Engquist was clearly ahead, with Freeman in second place, but Dimitrova had a very strong finish, and took the silver medal away. Dimitrova’s time was 12.58, her second performance of 1997, after she ran 12.36 in Bulgaria. Bukovec was fourth in a season’s best of 12.69, and Jamaican Dianne Rose was fifth with 12.87.
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Final |
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1 |
Ludmila Engquist |
SWE |
21 Apr 64 |
12.50 |
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2 |
Svetla Pishtikova |
BUL |
27 Jan 70 |
12.58 |
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3 |
Michelle Freeman |
JAM |
5 May 69 |
12.61 |
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4 |
Brigita Bukovec |
SLO |
21 May 70 |
12.69 |
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5 |
Dionne Rose-Henley |
JAM |
7 Nov 69 |
12.87 |
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6 |
Katie Anderson |
CAN |
9 Jan 68 |
12.88 |
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7 |
Svetlana Laukhova |
RUS |
7 May 73 |
12.98 |
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Patricia Girard |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
DQ |
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Event Report Women 100m Hurdles Semi Finals
The 1997 world indoor champion, Jamaican Michelle Freeman ran the fastest time in the semifinals of the 100m hurdles, and for the second time in this championships set a Central American and Caribbean record, with a 12.52. Running in the first heat from lane 4, Freeman had a very good start, and took command of the race from the very first obstacle. The 1997 world leader and 1994 European champion, Bulgarian Svetla Dimitrova had a poor start, and only recovered by the 5th hurdle to grab the second place with 12.74. The 1996 Olympic silver medallist, Slovenia’s Brigita Bukovec was third in a season’s best of 12.76. Canadian Katie Anderson was fourth in a personal best of 12.80. The second heat was taken by the 1996 Olympic champion, Sweden’s Ludmila Engquist with 12.53. Engquist grabbed the lead by the fifth hurdle. France’s Patricia Girard-Leno, the 1996 Olympic games bronze medallist had a good start and finished second in 12.68. Russian Svetlana Laukhova was third in 12.88 and Jamaican Dionne Rose was fourth in 12.89, the slowest time to advance to the final that will take place later this evening.
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Semifinals |
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10 August |
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Heat 1 |
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-0.4 |
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1 |
Michelle Freeman |
JAM |
5 May 69 |
12.52 |
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Svetla Pishtikova |
BUL |
27 Jan 70 |
12.74 |
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3 |
Brigita Bukovec |
SLO |
21 May 70 |
12.76 |
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4 |
Katie Anderson |
CAN |
9 Jan 68 |
12.80 |
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5 |
Julie Baumann |
SUI |
17 Jun 64 |
12.97 |
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6 |
Astia Walker |
JAM |
4 Apr 75 |
13.00 |
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Anjanette Kirkland |
USA |
24 Feb 74 |
13.04 |
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8 |
Yuliya Graudyn |
RUS |
13 Nov 70 |
13.07 |
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Heat 2 |
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0.2 |
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1 |
Ludmila Engquist |
SWE |
21 Apr 64 |
12.53 |
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Patricia Girard |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
12.68 |
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Svetlana Laukhova |
RUS |
7 May 73 |
12.88 |
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Dionne Rose-Henley |
JAM |
7 Nov 69 |
12.89 |
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5 |
Angela Atede |
NGR |
8 Feb 72 |
12.91 |
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6 |
Heike Blaßneck |
GER |
26 Jul 71 |
12.94 |
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Corien Botha |
RSA |
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13.12 |
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8 |
Diane Allahgreen |
GBR |
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13.25 |
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Event Report Women 100m Hurdles
The world indoor 60m hurdles champion, Michelle Freeman was the fastest qualifier in the first round of the women’s 100m hurdles. Looking extremely smooth over the barriers, Freeman broke the Jamaican national record with 12.53 in the first heat, the third fastest time this year. The fastest hurdler in the world in 1997, Svetla Dimitrova of Bulgaria, also qualified, running a comfortable 12.68, as did the Olympic champion, Ludmila Engquist of Sweden, who ran 12.62. Two notable names who did not make it to the semi-finals tomorrow were USA’s Melissa Morrison and Dawn Bowles. Morrison, with a best of 12.61, ranked 2nd on the 1997 world list before these championships; Bowles ranked 7th at 12.74. Both ran 13.11 in their respective heats.
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Heats |
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9 August |
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Heat 1 |
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0.2 |
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1 |
Michelle Freeman |
JAM |
5 May 69 |
12.53 |
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Julie Baumann |
SUI |
17 Jun 64 |
12.91 |
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Anjanette Kirkland |
USA |
24 Feb 74 |
12.99 |
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Heike Blaßneck |
GER |
26 Jul 71 |
13.00 |
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Corien Botha |
RSA |
13 Jun 70 |
13.00 |
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6 |
Aneta Sosnowska |
POL |
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13.28 |
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7 |
Virginie Gollino |
MON |
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15.26 |
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Veronique Linster |
LUX |
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DNS |
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Heat 2 |
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1.5 |
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1 |
Ludmila Engquist |
SWE |
21 Apr 64 |
12.62 |
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Patricia Girard |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
12.67 |
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Svetlana Laukhova |
RUS |
7 May 73 |
12.88 |
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4 |
Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseka |
SRI |
1 Mar 70 |
13.07 |
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5 |
Angie Thorp |
GBR |
7 Dec 72 |
13.08 |
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6 |
Carla Tuzzi |
ITA |
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13.10 |
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Taiwo Aladefa-Darden |
NGR |
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13.16 |
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Heat 3 |
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0.2 |
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1 |
Dionne Rose-Henley |
JAM |
7 Nov 69 |
12.84 |
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2 |
Diane Allahgreen |
GBR |
21 Feb 75 |
13.03 |
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3 |
Dawn Bowles |
USA |
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13.11 |
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4 |
Nadege Joseph |
FRA |
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13.23 |
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5 |
Irina Korotya |
RUS |
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13.32 |
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6 |
Yvonne Kanazawa |
JPN |
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13.34 |
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Hristiána Tabáki |
GRE |
13 Jan 73 |
13.82 |
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Heat 4 |
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0.6 |
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Svetla Pishtikova |
BUL |
27 Jan 70 |
12.68 |
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2 |
Angela Atede |
NGR |
8 Feb 72 |
12.83 |
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3 |
Astia Walker |
JAM |
4 Apr 75 |
12.96 |
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4 |
Iveta Rudova |
CZE |
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13.14 |
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5 |
Nicole Ramalalanirina |
MAD |
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13.21 |
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6 |
Johanna Halkoaho |
FIN |
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13.52 |
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Anna Leszczynska-Lazor |
POL |
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DNF |
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Heat 5 |
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1 |
Katie Anderson |
CAN |
9 Jan 68 |
12.96 |
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2 |
Brigita Bukovec |
SLO |
21 May 70 |
12.97 |
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3 |
Yuliya Graudyn |
RUS |
13 Nov 70 |
13.07 |
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Melissa Morrison |
USA |
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13.11 |
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5 |
Aliuska Lopez |
CUB |
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13.19 |
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6 |
Maria Jose Mardomingo |
ESP |
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13.42 |
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7 |
Veronica De Paoli |
ARG |
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13.83 |
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