2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
Introduction The ''' women's 100 metres hurdles''' at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 18 and 19 August.The world leader Lolo Jones had not qualified for the championships, but a number of athletes had also posted fast times and scored major victories in on the World Athletics Tour that season. Among the possible medallists were Americans Damu Cherry, Ginnie Powell. reigning Olympic champion Dawn Harper, and two-time world champion Michelle Perry. Canadians Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and 2003 champion Perdita Felicien were contenders for the title, and the new Oceanian record holder Sally McLellan had shown consistent form. Rounding out the favourites of the field, Jamaican athletes Brigitte Foster-Hylton and Delloreen Ennis-London were seeking to build on past championship successes.Michelle Perry's chance to gain a third gold ended in the heats, as she was hampered by an injury and finished seventh. Lopes-Schliep registered the fastest time of the first day, with 12.56 seconds. Harper was the fastest in the semi-finals with 12.48 seconds, a new personal best. Compatriot Cherry was the biggest name to be eliminated, unable to beat Irish athlete Derval O'Rourke to the fastest non-qualifying time.In the final, Harper had a slow start and clipped the second hurdle, effectively ruling her out of the medals. Foster-Hylton, Lopes-Schliep, O'Rourke, McLellan and Ennis-London were all equal at the halfway mark. Foster-Hylton pulled away to take the gold, with Lopes-Schliep holding off Ennis London to win the silver medal. Just behind the medallists were two athletes with unexpected performances: the unfavoured O'Rourke finished fourth with an Irish record while McLellan, one of the pre-race favourites, posted a modest time for fifth place.Foster-Hylton's gold medal was Jamaica's first in the event on the world stage, and also made her the oldest-ever winner of the sprint hurdles at the World Championships.
Medalists '''Gold''' Brigitte Foster-Hylton''Jamaica (JAM)'''''Silver''' Priscilla Lopes-Schliep''Canada (CAN)'''''Bronze''' Delloreen Ennis-London''Jamaica (JAM)''
Records '''World record''''''12.21'''Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 20 August 1988'''Championship record''''''12.34'''Rome, Italy4 September 1987'''World leading''''''12.47'''Rethymno, Greece20 July 2009'''African record''''''12.44'''Monaco8 August 1998'''Asian record''''''12.44'''Lucerne, Switzerland27 June 1995'''North American record''''''12.33'''Sacramento, United States23 July 2000'''South American record''''''12.71'''Manaus, Brazil19 May 2001'''European record''''''12.21'''Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 20 August 1988'''Oceanian record''''''12.50'''Monaco28 July 2009
Qualification standards A timeB time 12.96 13.11
Schedule  Date Time RoundAugust 18, 2009  '''18:10'''   '''Heats'''August 19, 2009  '''18:45'''   '''Semifinals'''August 19, 2009  '''21:15'''   '''Final'''
Results ===Heats===Qualification: First 4 in each heat ('''Q''') and the next 4 fastest ('''q''') advance to the semifinals.Rank  Heat   Name  Nationality  Time  Notes     4  Priscilla Lopes-Schliep    12.56  Q     5  Brigitte Foster-Hylton    12.67   Q     1  Dawn Harper    12.70    Q     2  Damu Cherry    12.71   Q     1  Delloreen Ennis-London    12.73   Q     4  Ginnie Powell    12.77    Q     5  Perdita Felicien    12.77   Q     3  Sally McLellan    12.82   Q       5  Anay Tejeda    12.82   Q, SB  10   3  Derval O'Rourke    12.86  Q, SB  10   5  Sarah Claxton     12.86   Q   12   3  Yuliya Kondakova    12.88  Q, SB  13    2  Lacena Golding-Clarke    12.90   Q  14   4  Nevin Yanıt    12.92  Q   15   4  Christina Vukicevic    12.95 Q    16   1  Olutoyin Augustus    12.99   Q    17   2  Carolin Nytra     13.03  Q    18   3  Lucie Škrobáková    13.04     Q  18   4  Eline Berings    13.04   q  20   1  Cindy Billaud     13.12   Q  21   5  Joanna Kocielnik    13.16   q, SB  22   2  Irina Lenskiy     13.18  Q   23   3  Brigitte Merlano    13.19  q   23   4  Aleesha Barber    13.19    q   25   5  Sandra Gomis    13.23     26   2  Angela Whyte    13.27     27   2  Seun Adigun    13.33     28   4  Lisa Urech    13.36    29   3  Asuka Terada    13.41    29   5  Natalya Ivoninskaya    13.41    31   2  Sonata Tamošaityte     13.44    32   2  Ekaterina Shtepa    13.50      33   1  Tatyana Dektyareva    13.51     34   3  Michelle Perry    13.68     35   1  Andrea Miller    13.83     36   3  Tamla Pietersen    14.50  SB   37   1  Jeimy Bernárdez    14.53         5  Elisabeth Davin          1  Jessica Ennis          4  Jessica Ohanaja     '''Key''':  Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best===Semifinals===Qualification: First 2 in each semifinals ('''Q''') and the next 2 fastest ('''q''') advance to the final.Rank  Heat   Name  Nationality  Time  Notes     3  Dawn Harper    12.48    Q, PB     2  Brigitte Foster-Hylton    12.54   Q, SB     2  Perdita Felicien    12.58   Q     1  Priscilla Lopes-Schliep    12.60  Q     1  Delloreen Ennis-London    12.64   Q     3  Sally McLellan    12.66   Q      1  Ginnie Powell    12.73    q     3  Derval O'Rourke    12.73  q, SB     2  Damu Cherry    12.76        3  Lacena Golding-Clarke    12.76     11   2  Anay Tejeda    12.82    SB   12    1  Lucie Škrobáková    12.92       13    3  Carolin Nytra    12.94     14   3  Eline Berings    12.94    '''NR'''  15    1  Nevin Yanıt    12.99    16    1  Yuliya Kondakova    13.00      16     2  Christina Vukicevic    13.00     18    1  Aleesha Barber    13.06  SB 19   2  Olutoyin Augustus    13.11      20   1  Cindy Billaud    13.20    21    3  Joanna Kocielnik    13.21     22    3  Sarah Claxton    13.21     23    2  Brigitte Merlano    13.23     24    2  Irina Lenskiy    13.29   '''Key''':  NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best===Final===Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes    Brigitte Foster-Hylton    12.51  SB    Priscilla Lopes-Schliep    12.54      Delloreen Ennis-London    12.55   SB  4   Derval O'Rourke    12.67  '''NR'''  5   Sally McLellan    12.70    6   Ginnie Powell    12.78    7   Dawn Harper    12.81    8   Perdita Felicien    15.53   '''Key''':  NR = National record, SB = Seasonal best
References ;General* 100 metres hurdles results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-23.;Specific