The women's 100 metres hurdles was held over two rounds at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 12.12 Eugene, United States 24 July 202212.09Zurich, Switzerland27 August 2026 World lead
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 12.12 Eugene, United States 24 July 2022 Asian record 12.44 Luzern, Switzerland 27 June 1995 European record 12.21 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 20 August 1988 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 12.09 Zurich, Switzerland 27 August 2026 Oceanian record 12.28 Daegu, South Korea 3 September 2011 South American record 12.49 Fayetteville, United States 23 May 2024
Qualification For the 100 metres hurdles, sixteen athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 11 September at 20:21 (UTC+2). First 4 of each heat () qualified to the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Masai Russell 12.38 2 6 Nadine Visser 12.49 3 7 Alaysha Johnson 12.50 4 4 Megan Simmonds 12.54 5 8 Rayniah Jones 12.54 6 2 Luca Kozák 12.68 7 3 Ackera Nugent 12.81 8 9 Laëticia Bapté 12.96 Wind:
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Devynne Charlton 12.45 2 7 Tobi Amusan 12.49 3 4 Pia Skrzyszowska 12.62 4 3 Alia Armstrong 12.65 5 6 Danielle Williams 12.72 6 2 Marione Fourie 12.84 7 9 Kendra Harrison 12.88 8 8 Demisha Roswell 13.04 Wind:
Final The final was held on 11 September at 21:49 (UTC+2).
Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 7 Masai Russell 12.22 2 4 Tobi Amusan 12.34 3 5 Nadine Visser 12.39 4 6 Devynne Charlton 12.40 5 2 Megan Simmonds 12.42 6 3 Alaysha Johnson 12.46 7 8 Pia Skrzyszowska 12.52 8 9 Alia Armstrong 12.77 Wind:
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