Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final. |
Date Started: July 31, 1992 |
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
Date Finished: August 1, 1992 |
Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals |
(Competitors: 54; Countries: 41; Finalists: 8) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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With World Champion Katrin Krabbe (GDR) disqualified for drug abuse, there was no clear favourite. Cuthbert ran the fastest heat (11.14) and improved to 11.12 in the second round, which remained the fastest until the last quarter-final when Privalova ran 10.98 into a 1.1 wind. Cuthbert won her semi-final in 10.98 by more than a metre from Devers (11.12), and Torrence won the other heat in 11.02 into a very strong (2.9) wind. Behind her Ottey (11.07) finished quickly to pass Privalova (11.08) just before the line. The Russian was away best in the final, and maintained a slim lead until 80m, but at that point there were five possible winners, as Torrence, Devers and Cuthbert were virtually even with Privalova, and fast-finishing Ottey was no more than 30cm behind. The picture was no clearer as the five flashed over the line, with a wait of five minutes before the result was announced. The time would have been around 10.70 had the wind blown in the opposite direction. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The 1991 World Champion and 1990 European Champion at 100 and 200 metres was Katrin Krabbe (GER). Krabbe was a tall, attractive blond, who seemed ready to capitalize on her fame and beauty with endorsements not previously available to her as an East German. But early in 1992 she and some of her teammates went to train in South Africa. There were accusations that this was done to avoid drug testing and the Germans responded by sending a testing team down there. All of the women tested negative but then it was revealed that all of the urine samples had come from the same person. They were all suspended for four years by the German Track Federation, but after appeals to the IAAF this was revoked. However, in June Krabbe withdrew from the Olympics, because of the stress she had been through in the past few months. In July she did test positive, this time for clenbuterol, and she never competed again. |
Krabbe's absence left the 1992 100 relatively wide open, with no clear favorite.The runner-up at the 1991 Worlds had been American Gwen Torrence, while the world leader going into Barcelona was Jamaica's Merlene Ottey. But the gold medal went to America's Gail Devers in one of the closest finishes ever. Coming to the line there was almost nothing to separate the top five runners, but Devers' lean won the gold by 0.01 in 10.82 over Jamaican Juliet Cuthbert, with Russian (EUN) Irina Privalova another hundredth back in third. Torrence was only 4/100ths behind Devers in fourth, and Ottey ran 10.88 in fifth. Shortly after the final, Torrence noted that )two of the three medalists were not clean), effectively accusing them of doping, although she never identified those she accused. She retracted that statement a few days later, and came back to win the 200 gold. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Results |
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100 m |
Women |
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Final |
1 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
10.82 |
-1 |
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Gail Devers |
United States |
USA |
19 Nov 66 |
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2 |
10.83 |
-1 |
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Juliet Cuthbert |
Jamaica |
JAM |
9 Apr 64 |
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3 |
10.84 |
-1 |
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Irina Privalova |
Russia |
RUS |
22 Nov 68 |
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4 |
10.86 |
-1 |
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Gwen Torrence |
United States |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
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5 |
10.88 |
-1 |
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Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
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6 |
11.10 |
-1 |
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Anelia Nuneva |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
30 Jun 62 |
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7 |
11.15 |
-1 |
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Mary Onyali |
Nigeria |
NGR |
3 Feb 68 |
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8 |
11.19 |
-1 |
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Liliana Allen |
Cuba |
CUB |
24 May 70 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Semifinal 1 |
1 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.02 |
-2.9 |
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Gwen Torrence |
United States |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
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2 |
11.07 |
-2.9 |
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Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
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3 |
11.08 |
-2.9 |
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Irina Privalova |
Russia |
RUS |
22 Nov 68 |
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4 |
11.30 |
-2.9 |
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Mary Onyali |
Nigeria |
NGR |
3 Feb 68 |
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5 |
11.34 |
-2.9 |
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Pauline Davis-Thompson |
Bahamas |
BAH |
9 Jul 66 |
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6 |
11.47 |
-2.9 |
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Christy Opara-Thompson |
Nigeria |
NGR |
2 May 70 |
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7 |
11.65 |
-2.9 |
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Sisko Hanhijoki |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Apr 62 |
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8 |
11.70 |
-2.9 |
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Patricia Girard |
France |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Semifinal 2 |
1 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
10.98 |
-0.8 |
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Juliet Cuthbert |
Jamaica |
JAM |
9 Apr 64 |
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2 |
11.12 |
-0.8 |
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Gail Devers |
United States |
USA |
19 Nov 66 |
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3 |
11.24 |
-0.8 |
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Anelia Nuneva |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
30 Jun 62 |
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4 |
11.28 |
-0.8 |
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Liliana Allen |
Cuba |
CUB |
24 May 70 |
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5 |
11.29 |
-0.8 |
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Evelyn Ashford |
United States |
USA |
15 Apr 57 |
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6 |
11.44 |
-0.8 |
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Elinda Vorster |
South Africa |
RSA |
8 Sep 65 |
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7 |
11.45 |
-0.8 |
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Olga Bogoslovskaya |
Russia |
RUS |
20 May 64 |
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8 |
11.53 |
-0.8 |
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Beatrice Utondu-Okoye |
Nigeria |
NGR |
23 Nov 69 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 1 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.13 |
-0.5 |
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Evelyn Ashford |
United States |
USA |
15 Apr 57 |
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2 |
11.31 |
-0.5 |
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Beatrice Utondu-Okoye |
Nigeria |
NGR |
23 Nov 69 |
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3 |
11.50 |
-0.5 |
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Sisko Hanhijoki |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Apr 62 |
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4 |
11.54 |
-0.5 |
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Patricia Girard |
France |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
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5 |
11.59 |
-0.5 |
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Kerry Johnson |
Australia |
AUS |
23 Oct 63 |
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6 |
11.61 |
-0.5 |
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Dahlia Duhaney |
Jamaica |
JAM |
20 Jul 70 |
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7 |
11.66 |
-0.5 |
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Lucrécia Jardim |
Portugal |
POR |
28 Jan 71 |
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8 |
11.78 |
-0.5 |
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Tian Yumei |
China |
CHN |
28 Dec 65 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 2 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.12 |
-0.7 |
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Juliet Cuthbert |
Jamaica |
JAM |
9 Apr 64 |
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2 |
11.17 |
-0.7 |
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Anelia Nuneva |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
30 Jun 62 |
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3 |
11.28 |
-0.7 |
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Mary Onyali |
Nigeria |
NGR |
3 Feb 68 |
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4 |
11.44 |
-0.7 |
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Elinda Vorster |
South Africa |
RSA |
8 Sep 65 |
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5 |
11.55 |
-0.7 |
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Nelli Cooman |
Netherlands |
NED |
6 Jun 64 |
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6 |
11.64 |
-0.7 |
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Laurence Bily |
France |
FRA |
5 May 63 |
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7 |
11.69 |
-0.7 |
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Myra Wilkinson |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
5 May 65 |
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8 |
11.79 |
-0.7 |
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Cristina Castro |
Spain |
ESP |
4 Apr 69 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 3 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.15 |
-1 |
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Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
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2 |
11.17 |
-1 |
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Gwen Torrence |
United States |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
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3 |
11.31 |
-1 |
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Pauline Davis-Thompson |
Bahamas |
BAH |
9 Jul 66 |
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4 |
11.43 |
-1 |
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Olga Bogoslovskaya |
Russia |
RUS |
20 May 64 |
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5 |
11.63 |
-1 |
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Odiah Sidibé |
France |
FRA |
13 Jan 70 |
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6 |
11.67 |
-1 |
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Andrea Philipp |
Germany |
GER |
29 Jul 71 |
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7 |
11.73 |
-1 |
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Xiao Yehua |
China |
CHN |
6 Nov 71 |
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8 |
11.77 |
-1 |
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Stephanie Douglas |
Great Britain |
GBR |
22 Jan 69 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 4 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
10.98 |
-1.1 |
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Irina Privalova |
Russia |
RUS |
22 Nov 68 |
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2 |
11.17 |
-1.1 |
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Gail Devers |
United States |
USA |
19 Nov 66 |
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3 |
11.33 |
-1.1 |
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Liliana Allen |
Cuba |
CUB |
24 May 70 |
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4 |
11.42 |
-1.1 |
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Christy Opara-Thompson |
Nigeria |
NGR |
2 May 70 |
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5 |
11.57 |
-1.1 |
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Wang Huei-Chen |
Chinese Taipei |
TPE |
21 Feb 70 |
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6 |
11.67 |
-1.1 |
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Melinda Gainsford-Taylor |
Australia |
AUS |
1 Oct 71 |
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7 |
11.76 |
-1.1 |
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Gao Han |
China |
CHN |
3 Jul 71 |
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8 |
11.76 |
-1.1 |
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Sabine Tröger |
Austria |
AUT |
7 Jun 67 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 1 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.26 |
-0.2 |
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Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
JAM |
10 May 60 |
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2 |
11.44 |
-0.2 |
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Sisko Hanhijoki |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Apr 62 |
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3 |
11.51 |
-0.2 |
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Patricia Girard |
France |
FRA |
8 Apr 68 |
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4 |
11.68 |
-0.2 |
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Gao Han |
China |
CHN |
3 Jul 71 |
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5 |
11.72 |
-0.2 |
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Cristina Castro |
Spain |
ESP |
4 Apr 69 |
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6 |
12.11 |
-0.2 |
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My Linh Truong Hoang |
Vietnam |
VIE |
27 Jun 69 |
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7 |
12.41 |
-0.2 |
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Gail Prescod |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
VIN |
12 Aug 71 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 2 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.42 |
-0.2 |
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Irina Privalova |
Russia |
RUS |
22 Nov 68 |
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2 |
11.62 |
-0.2 |
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Kerry Johnson |
Australia |
AUS |
23 Oct 63 |
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3 |
11.69 |
-0.2 |
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Xiao Yehua |
China |
CHN |
6 Nov 71 |
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4 |
11.73 |
-0.2 |
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Dahlia Duhaney |
Jamaica |
JAM |
20 Jul 70 |
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5 |
11.79 |
-0.2 |
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Karen Clarke |
Canada |
CAN |
7 Oct 71 |
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6 |
11.83 |
-0.2 |
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N'Deye Binta Dia |
Senegal |
SEN |
8 Apr 73 |
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7 |
11.88 |
-0.2 |
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Damayanthi Dharsha |
Sri Lanka |
SRI |
13 Feb 75 |
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8 |
13.66 |
-0.2 |
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Aminath Rishtha |
Maldives |
MDV |
30 May 75 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 3 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.14 |
-0.8 |
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Juliet Cuthbert |
Jamaica |
JAM |
9 Apr 64 |
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2 |
11.34 |
-0.8 |
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Anelia Nuneva |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
30 Jun 62 |
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3 |
11.45 |
-0.8 |
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Elinda Vorster |
South Africa |
RSA |
8 Sep 65 |
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4 |
11.57 |
-0.8 |
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Melinda Gainsford-Taylor |
Australia |
AUS |
1 Oct 71 |
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5 |
11.62 |
-0.8 |
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Odiah Sidibé |
France |
FRA |
13 Jan 70 |
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6 |
11.99 |
-0.8 |
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Ratjai Sripet |
Thailand |
THA |
23 Dec 60 |
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7 |
12.12 |
-0.8 |
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Monique Kengné |
Cameroon |
CMR |
14 Apr 65 |
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8 |
12.47 |
-0.8 |
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Vaciseva Tavaga |
Fiji |
FIJ |
16 Nov 73 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 4 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.23 |
0.3 |
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Gail Devers |
United States |
USA |
19 Nov 66 |
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2 |
11.48 |
0.3 |
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Pauline Davis-Thompson |
Bahamas |
BAH |
9 Jul 66 |
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3 |
11.65 |
0.3 |
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Stephanie Douglas |
Great Britain |
GBR |
22 Jan 69 |
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4 |
11.67 |
0.3 |
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Myra Wilkinson |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
5 May 65 |
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5 |
11.76 |
0.3 |
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Heather Samuel |
Antigua and Barbuda |
ANT |
6 Jul 70 |
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6 |
12.08 |
0.3 |
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Gailey Dube |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
25 Jul 69 |
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7 |
13.11 |
0.3 |
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Laure Kuetey |
Benin |
BEN |
6 Mar 71 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 5 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.28 |
-0.4 |
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Gwen Torrence |
United States |
USA |
12 Jun 65 |
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2 |
11.39 |
-0.4 |
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Christy Opara-Thompson |
Nigeria |
NGR |
2 May 70 |
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3 |
11.49 |
-0.4 |
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Liliana Allen |
Cuba |
CUB |
24 May 70 |
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4 |
11.73 |
-0.4 |
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Andrea Philipp |
Germany |
GER |
29 Jul 71 |
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5 |
11.74 |
-0.4 |
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Laloa Ravaonirina |
Madagascar |
MAD |
8 Nov 63 |
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6 |
11.77 |
-0.4 |
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Patricia Foufoué Ziga |
Cote d'Ivoire |
CIV |
8 Mar 72 |
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7 |
12.13 |
-0.4 |
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Ngozi Mwanamwambwa |
Zambia |
ZAM |
26 Feb 71 |
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8 |
12.76 |
-0.4 |
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Muyebo Mabala |
DR Congo |
COD |
12 Dec 70 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 6 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.23 |
0.5 |
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Evelyn Ashford |
United States |
USA |
15 Apr 57 |
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2 |
11.37 |
0.5 |
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Mary Onyali |
Nigeria |
NGR |
3 Feb 68 |
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3 |
11.43 |
0.5 |
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Wang Huei-Chen |
Chinese Taipei |
TPE |
21 Feb 70 |
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4 |
11.58 |
0.5 |
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Lucrécia Jardim |
Portugal |
POR |
28 Jan 71 |
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5 |
11.68 |
0.5 |
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Tian Yumei |
China |
CHN |
28 Dec 65 |
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6 |
12.05 |
0.5 |
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Dawnette Douglas |
Bermuda |
BER |
21 Jul 71 |
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7 |
12.12 |
0.5 |
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Zoila Stewart Lee |
Costa Rica |
CRC |
1 Nov 68 |
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8 |
12.59 |
0.5 |
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Deirdre Caruana |
Malta |
MLT |
26 Oct 72 |
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100 m |
Women |
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Heat 7 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
11.30 |
0.1 |
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Beatrice Utondu-Okoye |
Nigeria |
NGR |
23 Nov 69 |
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2 |
11.45 |
0.1 |
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Olga Bogoslovskaya |
Russia |
RUS |
20 May 64 |
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3 |
11.47 |
0.1 |
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Nelli Cooman |
Netherlands |
NED |
6 Jun 64 |
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4 |
11.57 |
0.1 |
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Laurence Bily |
France |
FRA |
5 May 63 |
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5 |
11.69 |
0.1 |
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Sabine Tröger |
Austria |
AUT |
7 Jun 67 |
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6 |
12.01 |
0.1 |
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Marcel Winkler |
South Africa |
RSA |
29 Oct 70 |
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7 |
12.33 |
0.1 |
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Aminata Konate |
Guinea |
GUI |
29 Dec 68 |
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DQ |
0.1 |
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Magdalena Ansue |
Equatorial Guinea |
GEQ |
2 Apr 74 |
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