The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 7 and 10 August 2024. This was the fourteenth time that the women's 100 metres hurdles was contested at the Summer Olympics.
Summary Gold medalist Jasmine Camacho-Quinn was the only one to return from the podium at the previous Olympics. She also was on the most recent two World Championship podiums and #6 in history. The 2022 Gold Medalist Tobi Amusan was entered, having set that record in the semi-final in Eugene. Then she ran faster in the final only to have a second record improvement disallowed due to assisting wind. The 2023 World Champion Danielle Williams came but #2 in history Kendra Harrison, couldn't get out of the US Trials, against a crop of young hurdlers including Masai Russell who ran the World Leading time 12.25, =#4 in history, while winning those trials ahead of Alaysha Johnson and Grace Stark both credited with equalling the #12 time in history, also equalled by Cyréna Samba-Mayela a few weeks earlier.
In the semi-final round, Amusan and Williams couldn't make the final. Only three finishers in the round failed to break 13 seconds. In the final, Devynne Charlton was a bit slow to react to the gun. Russell and Johnson were inches ahead over the first hurdle, which Ackera Nugent hit, knocking her off balance. By the second barrier, Nadine Visser was inches ahead of Russell, but even last place Nugent was within 60cm of the lead. By the third hurdle, six athletes were virtually even, but Johnson clobbered the hurdle with her trail leg taking her out of contention. By the fifth, Visser and Camacho-Quinn were the first to touch down, with Samba-Mayela within inches. Stark and Russell were about even a half metre down. Over the next three hurdles, Russell regained her deficit clearing even with Visser and Camacho-Quinn, now a few inches down on Samba-Mayela. Nugent hit 8 and ran around 9 taking her out of the race. Johnson hit 9 ending her chances. Visser slowed slightly going into 10 while Samba-Mayela, Camacho-Quinn and Russell took it in that order within inches of each other. Russell was faster on the run in, almost throwing her body over the finish line, flailing her arms to keep her balance. Samba-Mayela maintained her edge on Camacho-Quinn. Stark almost caught a slowing Visser for fourth. Three weeks after the Olympics, Nugent beat both Russell and Samba-Mayela in Rome running 12.24, the #4 time in history.
Background The first women's sprint hurdling event was added to the programme at the 1932 Olympics in the form of the 80 metres hurdles. At the 1972 Games the women's distance was extended to the 100 metres hurdles, which is the current international standard. +Global records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsRecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)LocationDateWorld record12.12"All time Top lists – Senior – 100 Metres Hurdles women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.Eugene, United States24 July 2022Olympic record12.26Tokyo, Japan1 August 2021World leading12.25"Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 100 Metres Hurdles women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.Eugene, United States30 June 2024 +Area records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsArea RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)Africa 12.12 Asia 12.44Europe 12.21North, Central America and Caribbean 12.20Oceania 12.28South America 12.49
Qualification
For the women's 100 metres hurdles event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024. 40 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 12.77 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
Results
Heats The heats were held on 7 August, starting at 10:15 (UTC+2) in the morning."Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 9Tobi Amusan12.49 2 7Alaysha Johnson12.61 3 4Janeek Brown12.84 4 2Mako Fukube12.85 5 3Sidonie Fiadanantsoa12.92 68Wu Yanni12.97 75Maayke Tjin-A-Lim12.98 86Maribel Caicedo13.05 Wind: -0.1 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 2Jasmine Camacho-Quinn12.42 2 9Cindy Sember12.62 3 8Pia Skrzyszowska12.72 4 7Denisha Cartwright12.89 5 4Yumi Tanaka12.90 66Ebony Morrison12.93 73Celeste Mucci13.05 85Emelia Chatfield13.06 Wind: 0.0 m/s
Heat 3 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6Masai Russell12.53 19Nadine Visser12.53 3 3Cyrena Samba-Mayela12.56 4 8Charisma Taylor12.78 5 2Mariam Abdul-Rashid12.80 67Reetta Hurske12.96 75Gréta Kerekes13.50 84Michelle Jenneke20.85 Wind: + 0.8 m/s
Heat 4 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 9Danielle Williams12.59 26Sarah Lavin12.73 3 2Ditaji Kambundji12.81 4 4Marione Fourie12.91 5 8Laëticia Bapté13.04 65Luca Kozák13.11 73Jyothi Yarraji13.167Yoveinny Mota Wind: 0.0 m/s
Heat 5 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 3Ackera Nugent12.65 22Devynne Charlton12.71 3 9Grace Stark12.72 4 5Liz Clay12.94 5 4Lotta Harala12.97 67Viktória Forster13.08 76Lin Yuwei13.24 88Michelle Harrison13.40 Wind: -0.6 m/s
Repechage round The repechage round was held on 8 August, starting at 10:35 (UTC+2) in the morning.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4Marione Fourie12.79 2 5Maayke Tjin-A-Lim12.87, 3 2Viktória Forster12.88 4 8Jyothi Yarraji13.17 5 7Gréta Kerekes13.20 63Emelia Chatfield13.24 76Michelle Jenneke13.86 Wind: +0.1 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4Ebony Morrison12.82 2 2Maribel Caicedo12.83 (.828) 3 6Reetta Hurske12.83 (.830) 4 8Laëticia Bapté12.92 5 3Celeste Mucci13.00 65Lin Yuwei13.13 77Michelle Harrison13.30 Wind: +0.4 m/s
Heat 3 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6Lotta Harala12.86 2 8Yumi Tanaka12.89 3 2Luca Kozák12.96 4 3Wu Yanni12.98 5 5Liz Clay12.99 67Sidonie Fiadanantsoa13.12 74Denisha Cartwright13.45 Wind: -0.2 m/s
Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 9 August, starting at 12:05 (UTC+2) in the afternoon.
Semifinal 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4Grace Stark12.39 2 7Devynne Charlton12.50 3 6Tobi Amusan12.55 (.548) 38Pia Skrzyszowska12.55 (.548) 5 3Mariam Abdul-Rashid12.60 65Danielle Williams12.82 79Yumi Tanaka12.91 2Ebony Morrison Wind: +0.5 m/s
Semifinal 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4Alaysha Johnson12.34 2 7Nadine Visser12.43 3 8Charisma Taylor12.63 4 9Maribel Caicedo12.67 5 6Ditaji Kambundji12.68 64Sarah Lavin12.69 79Janeek Brown12.92 8 2Lotta Harala13.05 Wind: +0.4 m/s
Semifinal 3 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5Jasmine Camacho-Quinn12.35 2 7Masai Russell12.42 3 4Ackera Nugent12.44 4 6Cyrena Samba-Mayela12.52 5 3Mako Fukube12.89 69Marione Fourie13.01 72Maayke Tjin-A-Lim13.03 8Cindy Sember Wind: -0.7 m/s
Final The final was held on 10 August, starting at 19:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.
Wind reading: -0.3 m/s
Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes 5Masai Russell 0.137 12.33 2Cyréna Samba-Mayela 0.143 12.34 7Jasmine Camacho-Quinn 0.173 12.3643Nadine Visser 0.134 12.43 (.425) 54Grace Stark 0.161 12.43 (.428) 6 8Devynne Charlton 0.203 12.56 7 6Alaysha Johnson 0.151 12.93 — 9Ackera Nugent 0.138
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