The women's 100 metres hurdles

100 metres hurdles

The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...

sprint competition of the athletics

Track and field

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

took place between the 25 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 24–25.-Medalists:-Heats:Qualification: First 2 of each heat and the next 2 fastest qualified for the final....

 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 champion was Delloreen Ennis-London

Delloreen Ennis-London

Delloreen Ennis-London is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2005 World Championships....

 of Jamaica.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		12.21	Stara Zagora Stara Zagora Stara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and a nationally important economic center. Located in Southern Bulgaria, it is the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...	August 20, 1988
Pan American Games record		12.65	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	July 25, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...

 (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (14.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 25, 2011	15:50	Semifinals
October 26, 2011	17:20	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualifed

Semifinals

Held on October 25. The first three in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the finals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.4, Heat 2: +0.4

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Yvette Lewis Yvette Lewis Yvette Lewis is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 100 meter hurdles and the triple jump. Her best time in the hurdles is 12.76 seconds while her best triple jump is 13.84 meters...		12.88	Q
2	2	Yenima Arencibia		13.13	Q
3	1	Brigitte Merlano		13.18	Q
4	1	Angela Whyte Angela Whyte Angela Whyte is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition.-Achievements:-External links:* at Canadian Olympic Committee*...		13.18	Q
5	2	Lina Flórez		13.26	Q
6	1	Christie Gordon		13.36	Q
7	1	Maíla Machado		13.36	q
8	2	Lavonne Idlette		13.40	q
9	1	Belkis Milanes		13.56
10	1	Gabriela Santos		13.85
11	2	Jeimmy Bernardez		13.92
12	2	Petra Mcdonald		14.09
13	1	Daniela Castillo		14.37
14	2	Giuliana Franciosi		14.67

Final

Held on October 26th.

Wind: +0.2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Yvette Lewis Yvette Lewis Yvette Lewis is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 100 meter hurdles and the triple jump. Her best time in the hurdles is 12.76 seconds while her best triple jump is 13.84 meters...		12.81
	Angela Whyte Angela Whyte Angela Whyte is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition.-Achievements:-External links:* at Canadian Olympic Committee*...		13.09
	Lina Flórez		13.09
4	Brigitte Merlano		13.10
5	Maíla Machado		13.14	SB
6	Yenima Arencibia		13.22
7	Christie Gordon		13.48
8	Lavonne Idlette		13.62