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2003 9th IAAF World Championships - Paris - Women's 100m Hurdles

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Host City: Saint-Denis, Paris, France

Format: First round (First 3 & 9 fastest to semi-finals) (Aug 25)

Dates: 23 August – 31 August

Format: Semi-finals (First 2 & 2 fastest to final) (Aug 26)

Nations participating: 198

Athletes participating: 1679

Main venue: Stade de France

Overview by IAAF

The big shock was that Gail Devers did not qualify for the final. She had impressed most on the Grand Prix circuit in 2003, but hit a hurdle badly in her semi-final. Despite a quick recovery, her time of 12.87 did not hold up for advancement. Foster was a clear world number two to Devers so she was expected to win gold. It was silver thanks to the surprising Felicien, who had a good start and took control by the fourth hurdle, then withstood Foster’s closing lunge on the run-in. Hers was the first medal won by a Canadian woman at a World Championships. The 2001 champion Kirkland had given birth in May and only made a token appearance in the heats.

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday August 27, 2003 at 19:25h.

In the third heat of the semi finals, Patricia Girard and Vonette Dixon had a rare, unbreakable tie for the second qualifying spot. Since the Paris track could accommodate 9 runners, this was a rare case where 9 were advanced to the finals.

Running before a home crowd, Girard was marginally first over the first hurdle of the final. She extended the lead over the second hurdle, but by the third, the field had come back. Jenny Adams and Perdita Felicien emerged with the lead. By the fifth hurdle, Felicien was all alone. Glory Alozie, Miesha McKelvy and Brigitte Foster-Hylton had joined Adams in the hunt for silver. By the seventh hurdle, Felicien had a 1 metre lead over McKelvy, slightly ahead of Foster-Hylton. Through the next couple of hurdles, Foster-Hylton got up a head of steam, passing McKelvy and pulling in some of Felicien's lead. Diving for the line early, Foster-Hylton got as close as a foot (30 cm) a couple of metres before the finish, but she was losing balance. Felicien crossed the finish maintaining her speed while Foster-Hylton struggled her last two steps, crashing to the track after the finish. More than a metre back, McKelvy took bronze, still half a metre ahead of Alozie.

	100m Hurdles			*27 August*	-0.2
	Final
Event Report Women 100m Hurdles Final Perdita FELICIEN (CAN) produced one of the biggest surprises of these World Championships. With Gail DEVERS (USA) left out of the final, Brigitte FOSTER (JAM), was the only favourite in the final. However, Foster did not get out of the blocks as usual, and it was Felicien, a double NCAA-champion from 2002 and 2003 for the University of Illinois, who was in charge of the race from the beginning. The Canadian, who will be 23 years old on 29 August, competing in her first major championship final, started very quickly and was leading the race clearly by half way. Foster, the fastest in the world over this distance during 2003, tried desperately to come back in the end, but dipped to the line too early and fell quite badly at the finish. Felicien?s winning time of 12.53 also broke the Canadian national record previously held by Katie ANDERSON (12.61/1999). Behind Felicien the rest were quite even until half way, but then Foster and Miesha MCKELVY (USA) started to move forward. Pre-race favourite Foster grabbed the silver medal, in 12.57, and McKelvy was well clear of the others to finish in third place, with 12.67. The quality of the race was pretty ordinary in historical terms, but the world champion Felicien beat her personal best by 0.14 seconds despite a small headwind. In fourth place was Glory ALOZIE (ESP), who just barely got to the final, in 12.75. Aurealia TRYWIANSKA (POL) was given the same time for fifth place and Jenny ADAMS (USA), who ran a convincing semi-final yesterday, was left with only sixth place in a time of 12.77.
1	Perdita Felicien	CAN	29 Aug 80	12.53
2	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	JAM	7 Nov 74	12.57
3	Miesha McKelvy-Jones	USA	26 Jul 76	12.67
4	Glory Alozie	ESP	30 Dec 77	12.75
5	Aurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch	POL	9 May 76	12.75
6	Jenny Adams	USA	8 Jul 78	12.77
7	Patricia Girard	FRA	8 Apr 68	12.83
8	Lacena Golding-Clarke	JAM	20 Mar 75	12.87
9	Vonette Dixon	JAM	26 Nov 75	12.87
	Semifinals			*26 August*
	Heat 1				0.4
Gail Devers fails to make 100m Hurdles final Paris, France36year old Gail Devers, a three-time world champion at the discipline failed to qualify for the final of the 100m Hurdles tonight. Running in the first of three semi finals, Devers had an average start – by her standards that is - hit the fourth obstacle and then gradually lost her typical strenuous rhythm between the hurdles. She finished third of her race in 12.87 behind Perdita Felicien of Canada (12.68) and Lacena Golding-Clarke of Jamaica (12.84) who took the only two automatic qualifying positions. “I just hit the fourth [hurdle] and lost my tempo,” said Devers while quickly leaving the track. “It’s no longer in my hands now.” Devers still had a very little hope that she might be one of the two fastest losers and therefore advance to the final but unfortunately she didn’t have to wait long to be given the negative response. Indeed, the first four athletes (Foster, McKelvy, Trywianska and Alozie) in the second semi final ran faster than Devers, Spain’s Glory Alozie taking the last qualifying spot with her 12.81 clocking. Maybe Devers felt the fatigue of the four rounds she had to run to make the final of the 100m, in which she finished last in a season’s best 11.11. Maybe Devers should have concentrated her energy on the hurdles, a discipline she has dominated for the past several years. But Devers is known to be a true competitor and her two Olympic gold medals at 100 metres certainly prove it. The USA’s chances for gold in the final are far from being lost though as both Miesha McKelvy and Jenny Adams advanced to the next round. Adams, who won her race in 12.78 was the most impressive cutting her effort well before the finish line. “I am very pleased,” said Adams. I wanted to secure one of the two qualifying spots and I did it well. I am very surprised that Gail didn’t make it to the final but I just have to focus on myself. “I am feeling great, I feel like it’s all coming together.” For the first time in the history of the IAAF World Championships nine athletes will line up for the final of the 100m Hurdles as two athletes were tied in second in the third semi final. Vonette Dixon of Jamaica and Patricia Girard of France were both timed in 12.85 and therefore will both advance to the final. The local crowd was delighted to the news of one of their ‘girls’ making it to the final after double European Indoor champion Linda Ferga was disqualified for false starting in heat one. This may well be the so much awaited chance to be on the highest step of the podium for Jamaican record holder Brigette Foster. Foster who is the fastest performer this year with 12.45 finished second behind Devers more than half a dozen times last season.
1	Perdita Felicien	CAN	29 Aug 80	12.68		Q
2	Lacena Golding-Clarke	JAM	20 Mar 75	12.84		Q
3	Gail Devers	USA	19 Nov 66	12.87
4	Natalya Shekhodanova	RUS	29 Dec 71	12.91
5	Yahumara Neyra	CUB	18 Apr 76	12.98
6	Flóra Redoúmi	GRE	11 Sep 76	13.10
7	Maíla Paula Machado	BRA	22 Jan 81	13.34
	Linda Khodadin	FRA	24 Dec 76	DQ
	Heat 2				-0.1
1	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	JAM	7 Nov 74	12.65		Q
2	Miesha McKelvy-Jones	USA	26 Jul 76	12.77		Q
3	Aurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch	POL	9 May 76	12.79		q
4	Glory Alozie	ESP	30 Dec 77	12.81		q
5	Nadine Faustin-Parker	HAI	14 Apr 76	13.01
6	Angela Atede	NGR	8 Feb 72	13.18
7	Su Yiping	CHN	4 Aug 79	13.20
8	Mariya Koroteyeva	RUS	10 Nov 81	13.27
	Heat 3				0,0
1	Jenny Adams	USA	8 Jul 78	12.78		Q
2	Patricia Girard	FRA	8 Apr 68	12.85		Q
2	Vonette Dixon	JAM	26 Nov 75	12.85		Q
4	Irina Lenskiy	ISR	12 Jun 71	12.89
5	Angela Whyte	CAN	22 May 80	12.89
6	Susanna Kallur	SWE	16 Feb 81	12.94
7	Svetlana Laukhova	RUS	7 May 73	12.98
8	Carmen Ghilase	ROU	25 Nov 75	13.24
	Heats			*25 August*
Event Report Women 100m Hurdles Heats Barring any accidents, Gail DEVERS (USA) looks set to win her sixth World Championships hurdles medal after an easy win in the first round. What colour that medal will be is another matter. While Devers raced away from the field to win easily in 12.76, she will face a strong challenge from the other top ranked women this year. The world's fastest women in 2003, Jamaican Brigitte FOSTER, was impressive in heat two, winning strongly in 12.67 from French hope, Patricia GIRARD. Perdita FELICIEN (CAN) won a close battle with Jamaican Commonwealth champion, Lacena GOLDING-CLARKE. The Jamaican had a nice lead but was run down by Felicien and finished with 12.86 to the Canadian's 12.70. The third fastest woman this year, Miesha MCKELVY, had a slow start in heat one and looked to be in trouble mid way. By the sixth hurdle though she reeled in the field and pulled away to clock 12.94. Jenny ADAMS, America's third ranked hurdler, lead from the start and recorded 12.74, defeated Spain's Olympic silver medallist Glory ALOZIE 12.74 to 12.83. Reigning world champion, Anjanette KIRKLAND (USA) made her return to the international scene in heat two. She stumbled at the start and never really recovered, clocking 13.80 for seventh place.
	Heat 1				0,0
1	Miesha McKelvy-Jones	USA	26 Jul 76	12.94		Q
2	Susanna Kallur	SWE	16 Feb 81	12.98		Q
3	Yahumara Neyra	CUB	18 Apr 76	13.01		Q
4	Natalya Shekhodanova	RUS	29 Dec 71	13.03		q
5	Vonette Dixon	JAM	26 Nov 75	13.09		q
6	Haydy Aron	FRA	21 May 73	13.35
7	Feng Yun	CHN	23 Feb 76	13.50
8	Céline Laporte	SEY	7 Dec 84	14.29
	Heat 2				-0.5
1	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	JAM	7 Nov 74	12.67		Q
2	Patricia Girard	FRA	8 Apr 68	12.82		Q
3	Nadine Faustin-Parker	HAI	14 Apr 76	12.94		Q
4	Flóra Redoúmi	GRE	11 Sep 76	13.15		q
5	Olena Krasovska	UKR	17 Jun 76	13.31
6	Rachel King	GBR	11 May 76	13.37
7	Anjanette Kirkland	USA	24 Feb 74	13.80
	Rosa Rakotozafy	MAD	12 Nov 77	DNS
	Heat 3				-0.1
1	Jenny Adams	USA	8 Jul 78	12.74		Q
2	Glory Alozie	ESP	30 Dec 77	12.83		Q
3	Angela Whyte	CAN	22 May 80	12.99		Q
4	Angela Atede	NGR	8 Feb 72	13.09		q
5	Mariya Koroteyeva	RUS	10 Nov 81	13.16		q
6	Carmen Ghilase	ROU	25 Nov 75	13.24		q
7	Maíla Paula Machado	BRA	22 Jan 81	13.28		q
8	Juliane Sprenger-Afflerbach	GER	22 Mar 77	13.31
	Heat 4				0.1
1	Perdita Felicien	CAN	29 Aug 80	12.70		Q
2	Lacena Golding-Clarke	JAM	20 Mar 75	12.86		Q
3	Linda Khodadin	FRA	24 Dec 76	12.86		Q
4	Svetlana Laukhova	RUS	7 May 73	12.92		q
5	Su Yiping	CHN	4 Aug 79	13.12		q
6	Judith Vis	NED	21 Jun 80	13.36
7	Maria-Joëlle Conjungo	CAF	14 Jul 75	13.51
8	Derval O'Rourke	IRL	28 May 81	13.54
	Heat 5				-0.7
1	Gail Devers	USA	19 Nov 66	12.76		Q
2	Irina Lenskiy	ISR	12 Jun 71	12.92		Q
3	Aurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch	POL	9 May 76	12.96		Q
4	Trecia Roberts	THA	4 Feb 71	13.29
5	Nadine Hentschke	GER	27 Jan 82	13.33
6	Yvonne Kanazawa	JPN	19 Nov 74	13.54
	Elke Wölfling	AUT	27 Nov 71	DNS

Startlist

Heat 1 25 AUG 2003 21:15

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
1	344	Haïdy Aron	FRA	12.85	12.92
2	950	Natalya Shekhodanova	RUS	12.59	12.83
3	591	Vonette Dixon	JAM	12.72	12.72
4	1146	Miesha McKelvy-Jones	USA	12.51	12.51
5	165	Yun Feng	CHN	12.85	13.09
6	1032	Susanna Kallur	SWE	12.74	12.88
7	988	Céline Laporte	SEY	13.88	13.88
8	235	Yahumara Neyra	CUB	12.75	12.82

Heat 2 25 AUG 2003 21:23

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
1	512	Nadine Faustin-Parker	HAI	12.80	12.82
2	399	Rachel King	GBR	13.07	13.07
3	1089	Olena Krasovska	UKR	12.82	13.06
4	699	Rosa Rakotozafy	MAD	12.84	12.93
5	594	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	JAM	12.45	12.45
6	1140	Anjanette Kirkland	USA	12.42	14.31
7	486	Flóra Redoúmi	GRE	12.90	12.90
8	355	Patricia Girard	FRA	12.59	12.74

Heat 3 25 AUG 2003 21:31

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
1	153	Angela Whyte	CAN	12.78	12.78
2	125	Maíla Machado	BRA	12.93	13.10
3	778	Angela Atede	NGR	12.72	12.96
4	922	Mariya Koroteyeva	RUS	12.94	12.95
5	457	Juliane Sprenger-Afflerbach	GER	12.87	12.87
6	287	Glory Alozie	ESP	12.44	12.71
7	1119	Jenny Adams	USA	12.63	12.67
8	889	Carmen Zamfir-Ghilase	ROU	13.04	13.21

Heat 4 25 AUG 2003 21:39

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
1	177	Yiping Su	CHN	12.91	13.09
2	928	Svetlana Laukhova	RUS	12.72	12.88
3	544	Derval O'Rourke	IRL	12.96	12.96
4	149	Perdita Felicien	CAN	12.67	12.67
5	353	Linda Ferga-Khodadin	FRA	12.67	12.87
6	767	Judith Vis	NED	13.05	13.05
7	595	Lacena Golding-Clarke	JAM	12.72	12.72
8	144	Maria-Joelle Conjungo	CAF	13.56	13.56

Heat 5 25 AUG 2003 21:47

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
2	621	Yvonne Kanazawa	JPN	13.00	13.06
3	1055	Trecia Roberts	THA	12.73	12.94
4	1121	Gail Devers	USA	12.33	12.49
5	55	Elke Wölfling	AUT	13.09	13.09
6	440	Nadine Hentschke	GER	12.89	12.89
7	554	Irina Lenskiy	ISR	12.80	12.82
8	844	Aurelia Trywianska-Kollasch	POL	12.73	12.73