| Host City: Seville, Spain |
Format: First round (First 4 & 8 fastest to second round) (Aug 25) |
| Dates: August 20–29, 1999 |
Format: Second round (First 4 to semi-finals) (Aug 26) |
| Nations participating: 201 |
Format: Semi-finals (First 4 to final) (Aug 27) |
| Athletes participating: 1821 |
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Main venue: Estadio Olímpico
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| It was one of the great human interest stories in athletics history, two of the medals in this event falling to women who had faced potentially fatal health problems and yet returned to competition at the highest level. For them to win or lose a race remained a challenge but was hardly a life and death issue compared to what they had overcome. Both came away delighted and their post-race embrace was moving indeed. Devers, once stricken with the life threatening Graves’ Disease, not only won her third world hurdles title but smashed her American record of 12.46 by 9/100ths for the world’s quickest time for seven years. She also moved ahead of Jackie Joyner-Kersee with a women’s record five World golds. But it was by no means a perfect run as she struck the final hurdle and nearly fell headlong. She managed to recover although the stumble must have added several hundredths to her time. Alozie set an African record of 12.44 for second while breast cancer sufferer Engquist, who faced a further course of chemotherapy just a few days later, couldn’t believe how fast she had run – a Swedish record of 12.47 for the bronze medal. Believing 12.60 to be her limit at that time the 1991 and 1997 champion had burst into tears after clocking 12.50 in her semi and this was a further bonus. The standard was so high that Shishigina, the pre-Seville favourite, ran 12.51 but came away empty-handed. |
| These are the official results of the Women's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Saturday August 28, 1999, at 20:05h. |
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100m Hurdles |
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28 August |
0.7 |
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Women's 100m Hurdles Final
| Gail Devers won her third world title (after Stuttgart '93 and Goteborg '95) clocking 12.37, a new personal best and 1999 world leading performance. With this victory Devers has accumulated a total of seven World Championship medals, five gold among them: 3 in 100m hurdles, 1 in 4x100, 1 in 100m. This final was the fastest in history. Devers has also won two Olympic and two World Indoor Championship titles. The silver medal was taken by Glory Alozie (NGR) repeating her placing at the World Indoor Championships earlier this year. The Nigerian ran 12.44, a season's best and equalled her own African record. Twice World and Olympic champion, Sweden's Ludmila Engquist won the bronze medal with 12.47, establishing a new national record. The Kazak Olga Shishigina who headed the '99 world ranking until today, came fourth with 12.51. |
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Final |
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| 1 |
Gail Devers |
USA |
19 Nov 66 |
12.37 |
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| 2 |
Glory Alozie |
NGR |
30 Dec 77 |
12.44 |
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| 3 |
Ludmila Engquist |
SWE |
21 Apr 64 |
12.47 |
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| 4 |
Olga Shishigina |
KAZ |
23 Dec 68 |
12.51 |
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| 5 |
Svetla Pishtikova |
BUL |
27 Jan 70 |
12.75 |
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| 6 |
Dionne Rose-Henley |
JAM |
7 Nov 69 |
12.80 |
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| 7 |
Delloreen Ennis |
JAM |
5 Mar 75 |
12.87 |
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| 8 |
Patricia Girard |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
12.97 |
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Women's 100m Hurdles Semi-Finals
| All the favourites qualified for tomorrow's final. Double Olympic and World champion Ludmila Engquist (SWE) won the first semi-final clocking 12.50, her season's best. This mark places her in second position in the season's ranking and as a clear favourite for the final. Glory Alozie (NGR) came second with a time of 12.61 while France's Patricia Girard was third (12.76). The second semi-final was taken by Gail Devers (USA) with 12.70, who is bidding for her third World title. This time was far from her season's best, 12.53, achieved in the quarter-final. Olga Shishigina (KZK), World indoor champion and fastest athlete this season, came second with 12.75. Dionne Ross (JAM) also qualified in this heat with 12.79, leaving out Aliuska Lopez (CUB), third in Panamerican Games. Jamaica will be the only country to have two athletes in the final, Dionne Ross and Delloreen Ennis-London. |
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Semifinals |
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27 August |
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Heat 1 |
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1.9 |
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| 1 |
Ludmila Engquist |
SWE |
21 Apr 64 |
12.50 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Glory Alozie |
NGR |
30 Dec 77 |
12.61 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Patricia Girard |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
12.76 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Delloreen Ennis |
JAM |
5 Mar 75 |
12.81 |
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| 5 |
Trecia Roberts |
THA |
4 Feb 71 |
12.83 |
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| 6 |
Svetlana Laukhova |
RUS |
7 May 73 |
12.86 |
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| 7 |
Yuliya Graudyn |
RUS |
13 Nov 70 |
12.95 |
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| 8 |
Feng Yun |
CHN |
23 Feb 76 |
12.98 |
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Heat 2 |
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1,0 |
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| 1 |
Gail Devers |
USA |
19 Nov 66 |
12.70 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Olga Shishigina |
KAZ |
23 Dec 68 |
12.75 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Dionne Rose-Henley |
JAM |
7 Nov 69 |
12.79 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Svetla Pishtikova |
BUL |
27 Jan 70 |
12.79 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Aliuska López |
CUB |
29 Aug 69 |
12.83 |
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| 6 |
Irina Shevchenko |
RUS |
2 Sep 75 |
12.86 |
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| 7 |
Nicole Ramalalanirina |
FRA |
5 Mar 72 |
12.96 |
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| 8 |
Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseka |
SRI |
1 Mar 70 |
12.98 |
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Women 100m hurdles quarter finals
Women 100m hurdles - Quarter Finals The fastest hurdlers of this season qualified to the semifinals without troubles. The world indoor champion and '99 world lead Olga Shishigina (KZK) won the first heat with 12.75. The Nigerian Glory Alozie took the second heat with 12.60, second perfomance of all heats, agreeing to her '99 second world mark. The fastest race was the third heat won by the American Gail Devers, who set a new personal best with 12.53. The current world and Olympic champion, Swedish Ludmila Engquist won the fourth heat with 12.65. Relevant non-qualifiers were the WSG champion, Andria King (USA), the Panamerican champion Maurren Maggi (BRA) and the French Eunice Barber, fresh world champion of heptatlon.
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Quarterfinals |
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26 August |
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Heat 1 |
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| 1 |
Olga Shishigina |
KAZ |
23 Dec 68 |
12.75 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Dionne Rose-Henley |
JAM |
7 Nov 69 |
12.90 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseka |
SRI |
1 Mar 70 |
12.97 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Nicole Ramalalanirina |
FRA |
5 Mar 72 |
13.04 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Keri Maddox |
GBR |
4 Jul 72 |
13.21 |
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| 6 |
Andria King |
USA |
22 Jun 76 |
13.31 |
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| 7 |
Nadine Faustin-Parker |
HAI |
14 Apr 76 |
13.32 |
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| 8 |
Anita Trumpe |
LAT |
6 Aug 68 |
13.43 |
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Heat 2 |
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0.2 |
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| 1 |
Glory Alozie |
NGR |
30 Dec 77 |
12.60 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Svetla Pishtikova |
BUL |
27 Jan 70 |
12.72 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Irina Shevchenko |
RUS |
2 Sep 75 |
12.82 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Aliuska López |
CUB |
29 Aug 69 |
12.85 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Katie Anderson |
CAN |
9 Jan 68 |
12.96 |
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| 6 |
Miesha McKelvy-Jones |
USA |
26 Jul 76 |
12.98 |
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| 7 |
Maurren Higa Maggi |
BRA |
25 Jun 76 |
13.10 |
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| 8 |
Gillian Russell |
JAM |
28 Sep 73 |
13.12 |
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Heat 3 |
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| 1 |
Gail Devers |
USA |
19 Nov 66 |
12.53 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Patricia Girard |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
12.78 |
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| 3 |
Delloreen Ennis |
JAM |
5 Mar 75 |
12.80 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Yuliya Graudyn |
RUS |
13 Nov 70 |
12.94 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Angela Atede |
NGR |
8 Feb 72 |
12.98 |
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| 6 |
Diane Allahgreen |
GBR |
21 Feb 75 |
12.99 |
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| 7 |
Zhanna Gurbanova |
BLR |
30 Sep 69 |
13.31 |
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| 8 |
Yvonne Kanazawa |
JPN |
19 Nov 74 |
13.33 |
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Heat 4 |
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0.7 |
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| 1 |
Ludmila Engquist |
SWE |
21 Apr 64 |
12.65 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Feng Yun |
CHN |
23 Feb 76 |
12.85 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Trecia Roberts |
THA |
4 Feb 71 |
12.94 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Svetlana Laukhova |
RUS |
7 May 73 |
12.95 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Rosa Rakotozafy |
MAD |
12 Nov 77 |
12.98 |
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| 6 |
Eunice Barber |
FRA |
17 Nov 74 |
13.09 |
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| 7 |
Kirsten Bolm |
GER |
4 Mar 75 |
13.11 |
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| 8 |
Manuela Bosco |
FIN |
11 Jun 82 |
13.43 |
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Women 100m Hurdles - First Round
| The three favourites for the medals carried out the best performances in the heats. Ludmila Engquist (SWE) was the fastest with 12.62 in heat 6. The fastest heat was the fourth, won by Glory Alozie (NGR) with 12.67. This heat was the only one where the four direct qualifiers clocked inside 13 seconds. The '99 world lead and indoor World Champion, Olga Shishigina (KZK) ran 12.70 but would seem capable of running much faster. Gail Devers (USA) won the second heat with 12.80, the fourth best performance overall. The unique favourite in trouble was the Canadian Keturah Anderson, fourth in '99 world year list, who qualified only as a fastest loser. |
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Heats |
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25 August |
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Heat 1 |
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0.9 |
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| 1 |
Delloreen Ennis |
JAM |
5 Mar 75 |
12.82 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Feng Yun |
CHN |
23 Feb 76 |
12.85 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Yuliya Graudyn |
RUS |
13 Nov 70 |
12.94 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Patricia Girard |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
12.99 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Nerea Azcárate |
ESP |
4 Jan 74 |
13.25 |
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| 6 |
Vu Bich Huong |
VIE |
30 Nov 69 |
13.36 |
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| 7 |
Verónica Depaoli |
ARG |
7 May 73 |
13.58 |
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Heat 2 |
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| 1 |
Gail Devers |
USA |
19 Nov 66 |
12.80 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Nicole Ramalalanirina |
FRA |
5 Mar 72 |
12.91 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Angela Atede |
NGR |
8 Feb 72 |
12.95 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Gillian Russell |
JAM |
28 Sep 73 |
13.10 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Maurren Higa Maggi |
BRA |
25 Jun 76 |
13.14 |
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| 6 |
Chan Sau-Ying |
HKG |
30 Aug 70 |
13.54 |
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| 7 |
Lauretta Derhemi |
ALB |
10 Mar 77 |
15.20 |
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Heat 3 |
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| 1 |
Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseka |
SRI |
1 Mar 70 |
12.94 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Dionne Rose-Henley |
JAM |
7 Nov 69 |
12.96 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Svetlana Laukhova |
RUS |
7 May 73 |
12.98 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Andria King |
USA |
22 Jun 76 |
13.13 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Nadine Faustin-Parker |
HAI |
14 Apr 76 |
13.14 |
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| 6 |
Katie Anderson |
CAN |
9 Jan 68 |
13.31 |
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| 7 |
Svetlana Gnezdilov |
ISR |
20 Jul 69 |
13.47 |
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Heat 4 |
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1.1 |
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| 1 |
Glory Alozie |
NGR |
30 Dec 77 |
12.67 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Trecia Roberts |
THA |
4 Feb 71 |
12.88 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Miesha McKelvy-Jones |
USA |
26 Jul 76 |
12.95 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Keri Maddox |
GBR |
4 Jul 72 |
12.95 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Kirsten Bolm |
GER |
4 Mar 75 |
13.04 |
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| 6 |
Manuela Bosco |
FIN |
11 Jun 82 |
13.34 |
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| 7 |
Carine Cresto |
MON |
15 Feb 73 |
15.75 |
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Heat 5 |
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2.2 |
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| 1 |
Olga Shishigina |
KAZ |
23 Dec 68 |
12,70 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Irina Shevchenko |
RUS |
2 Sep 75 |
12,89 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Rosa Rakotozafy |
MAD |
12 Nov 77 |
13,02 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Diane Allahgreen |
GBR |
21 Feb 75 |
13,11 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Zhanna Gurbanova |
BLR |
30 Sep 69 |
13,23 |
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| 6 |
Anita Trumpe |
LAT |
6 Aug 68 |
13,30 |
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| 7 |
Maria-Joëlle Conjungo |
CAF |
14 Jul 75 |
13,89 |
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Heat 6 |
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3.2 |
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| 1 |
Ludmila Engquist |
SWE |
21 Apr 64 |
12,62 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Svetla Pishtikova |
BUL |
27 Jan 70 |
12,64 |
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Q |
| 3 |
Aliuska López |
CUB |
29 Aug 69 |
13,08 |
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Q |
| 4 |
Eunice Barber |
FRA |
17 Nov 74 |
13,21 |
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Q |
| 5 |
Yvonne Kanazawa |
JPN |
19 Nov 74 |
13,25 |
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Susan Smith-Walsh |
IRL |
14 Sep 71 |
DNS |
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Urška Kop |
SLO |
19 Jun 78 |
DNF |
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| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 |
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| 2 |
833 |
Yuliya Graudyn |
 RUS |
12.62 |
12.88 |
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157 |
Yun Feng |
 CHN |
12.95 |
12.95 |
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554 |
Delloreen Ennis-London |
 JAM |
12.71 |
12.71 |
| 5 |
258 |
Nerea Azkárate |
 ESP |
13.21 |
13.21 |
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17 |
Verónica De Paoli |
 ARG |
13.28 |
13.28 |
| 7 |
1067 |
Bich Huong Vu |
 VIE |
13.2 |
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| 8 |
343 |
Patricia Girard |
 FRA |
12.59 |
12.73 |
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 |
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| 2 |
108 |
Maurren Higa Maggi |
 BRA |
12.86 |
12.86 |
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1 |
Laureta Derhemi |
 ALB |
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| 4 |
1007 |
Gail Devers |
 USA |
12.46 |
12.58 |
| 5 |
709 |
Angela Atede |
 NGR |
12.72 |
12.96 |
| 6 |
356 |
Nicole Ramalalanirina |
FRA |
12.84 |
12.84 |
| 7 |
484 |
Sau Ying Chan |
 HKG |
13.14 |
13.31 |
| 8 |
568 |
Gillian Russell-Love |
JAM |
12.66 |
13.07 |
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 |
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| 2 |
917 |
Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseca |
 SRI |
12.91 |
13.07 |
| 3 |
124 |
Keturah Anderson |
 CAN |
12.61 |
12.61 |
| 4 |
527 |
Svetlana Gnezdilov |
 ISR |
13.31 |
13.31 |
| 5 |
846 |
Svetlana Laukhova |
RUS |
12.85 |
12.85 |
| 6 |
1100 |
Nadine Faustin-Parker |
 HAI |
13.04 |
13.04 |
| 7 |
567 |
Dionne Rose-Henley |
JAM |
12.64 |
12.81 |
| 8 |
1024 |
Andria King |
USA |
12.86 |
12.86 |
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 |
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| 2 |
1030 |
Miesha McKelvy-Jones |
USA |
12.82 |
12.82 |
| 3 |
708 |
Glory Alozie |
NGR |
12.44 |
12.52 |
| 4 |
380 |
Keri Maddox |
 GBR |
12.97 |
12.97 |
| 5 |
692 |
Carine Cresto |
 MON |
15.04 |
15.04 |
| 6 |
949 |
Trecia Roberts |
 THA |
12.73 |
12.85 |
| 7 |
318 |
Manuela Bosco |
 FIN |
13.34 |
13.34 |
| 8 |
400 |
Kirsten Bolm |
 GER |
13.05 |
13.05 |
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 |
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| 2 |
121 |
Maria-Joelle Conjungo |
 CAF |
14.05 |
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| 3 |
364 |
Diane Allahgreen |
GBR |
13.03 |
13.05 |
| 4 |
840 |
Irina Shevchenko |
RUS |
12.84 |
12.85 |
| 5 |
86 |
Zhanna Gurbanova |
 BLR |
12.81 |
13.02 |
| 6 |
618 |
Olga Shishigina |
 KAZ |
12.44 |
12.47 |
| 7 |
627 |
Anita Trumpe |
 LAT |
13.26 |
13.35 |
| 8 |
652 |
Rosa Rakotozafy |
 MAD |
12.84 |
12.84 |
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 |
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| 2 |
114 |
Svetla Pishtikova |
 BUL |
12.53 |
12.88 |
| 3 |
518 |
Susan Smith-Walsh |
 IRL |
13.12 |
13.31 |
| 4 |
929 |
Ludmila Engquist |
 SWE |
12.26 |
12.66 |
| 5 |
583 |
Yvonne Kanazawa |
 JPN |
13.08 |
13.14 |
| 6 |
215 |
Aliuska López |
 CUB |
12.67 |
12.76 |
| 7 |
333 |
Eunice Barber |
FRA |
12.89 |
12.89 |
| 8 |
906 |
Urška Kop |
 SLO |
13.32 |
13.32 |
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