100 meter hurdle spacing Continue Athletics 100 meters hurdlesA 100 meters hurdles race in Atlanta 1996.World recordWomen Kendra Harrison 12.20 (2016)Olympic recordsWomen Sally Pearson 12.35 (2012)Championships RecordsWomen Sally Pearson 12.28 (2011) Play media Athletics 100m hurdles Final - 27th Summer Universiade 2013 - Kazan (RUS) 100 metres hurdles, or 100 meters hurdles, is an athletics event mainly run by women (the male counterpart is the 110 meter hurdles). For the race, ten hedges of a height of 83.8 centimeters are located along a straight path of 100 meters. The first obstacle is placed after a run-up of 13 meters from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are 8.5 metres apart, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 10.5 meters long. The obstacles are set up so that they will fall over if dunked in by the runner, but weighted so this is unfavorable. Fallen obstacles do not count towards runners provided they do not encounter them on purpose. Like the 100 m sprint, the 100 m hurdles begins with athletes in the starting blocks. The fastest 100 meter hurdles run the distance in around 12.5 seconds. The world record set by Kendra Harrison stands in 12.20 seconds. History Cornelia Oschkenat (nearest camera), Heike Theele and Kerstin Knabe (1986) The race started back in the 1830s in England where wooden barriers were placed along a 100 yard. The hurdles competition was included as part of the first women's world championships in 1922 and made its first appearance at the Olympic Games in 1932 as an 80m hurdles instead of the 100m. Starting with the 1972 Summer Olympics, the women's race was extended to the 100 metres hurdles. [1] The hurdles sprint races have been run by women since the beginning of women's athletics, just after the end of The First World War. The distances and obstacle heights varied widely at the beginning. While the men had zeroed in on the 110-meter hurdles, the International Women's Sports Federation had recorded records for eight different disciplines by 1926 (60 yards/75 cm height, During the first world champions in 1922, a 100- meter hurdles race was run. From 1926 to 1968 it was only 80 meters long distance. For 80 meters, the women had to manage eight hedges located at a distance of 8 meters apart and a height of 76.2 cm. Just as with the men's race, until 1935 no more than three hurdles could be overturned (or the runner was disqualified) and records were only officially recorded if the runner had cleared all her hurdles clean. In 1935, this rule was abandoned, and L-shaped obstacles were introduced that fell over the forward easily and greatly reduced the risk of injury to the runner. Obstacles are weighted, so when set correctly for the height (for closer to the fulcrum of L), they serve as a consistent disadvantage to connect with the barrier. Comparison of 80 m and 100 m hurdles Distance Number of hurdles Height distance number of run-up intervals Home distance 80 m 8 76,2 cm 12 m 8,0 m 12,0 m 100 m 10 83,The 8cm 13m 8.5m 10.5m 80m hurdles was on the list of women's sports required by the International Women's Sports Federation for the 1928 Summer Olympics, but was not included as an Olympic discipline until 1932. Starting in 1949, the 80m hurdles was one of the disciplines that featured in the women's pentathlon. During the 1960s, some experimental races were run over a distance of 100 meters using hurdles with a height of 76.2 cm. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, a decision was made to introduce 100 meters of hurdles with a height of 84 cm. The first international event in the 100 m hurdles took place at the European Athletics Championships, which was won by Karin Balzer, GDR. The modern 100 m race has an extra 2 hurdles compared to 80 m races, which are higher and distributed a little further apart. The stretch of residence is shorter by 1.5 m. Masters athletics A version of the 100-meter hurdles is also used for 50- to 59-year-old men in Masters athletics. They run the same distance as women, who coordinate with existing markings on most tracks but run over 36-inch (0.915 m) hedges. In the age group 60-69 years, the distances change. Women over the age of 40 and men over the age of 70 drive 80 meters versions with different heights and distances. [2] Milestones of 100 m hurdles: First official time recorded with hurdles of reduced height (76.2 cm): Pamela Kilborn, AUS, 26. 1961 First official time with stern of standard height (83.8 cm): 15.1 seconds, Connie Pettersson, USA, May 28, 1966 First official world record: 13.3 seconds, Karin Balzer, DDR, June 20, 1969 First runner under 13 seconds: 12.9 seconds, Karin Balzer, GDR, September 5, 1969 First runner under 12.5 seconds: 12.3 seconds, Annelie Ehrhardt DDR, July 20, 1973 (last hand timed world record; electronic time-submitted on 12.68 seconds) 12.48 seconds, Grażyna Rabs June 1978 First runner under 12.3 seconds: 12.29 seconds, Yordanka Donkova BUL, 17. : America (Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin), 2016; This was also the first time American women achieved such a sweep in any Olympic event[4] All-time top 25 hurdlers Right as of October 2019. [5] Rank Time Wind (m/s) Athlete Country Date Venue Ref 1 12.20 +0.3 Kendra Harrison Usa July 22, 2016 London [6] 2 12.21 +0.7 Yordanka Donkova Bulgaria 20 August 1988 Stara Zagora 3 12.25 +1.4 Ginka Zagorcheva Bulgaria 8 August 1987 Drama 4 12.26 +1.7 Ludmila Narozhilenko Russia 6 June 1992 Sevilla 12.26 +1.2 Brianna Rollins States 22 June 2013 Des Moines [7] 6 12.28 +1.1 Sally Pearson Australia 3 September 2011 Daegu [8] 7 12.32 +201 1 Daegu [8] 7 12.32 +1 0.8 Danielle Williams Jamaica 20 July 2019 London [9] 8 12.33 -0.3 Gail Devers Usa 23 July 2000 Sacramento 9 12.34 +0.3 Gail Devers Usa 23 July 2000 Sacramento 9 12.34 +0.3 1.9 Sharika Nel vis United States 26 June 2015 Eugene [10] 12.34 +0.3 Nia Ali USA 6 October 2019 Doha [11] 11 11 12.35 + 0.9 Jasmin Stowers Usa 15 May 2015 Doha [12] 12 12.36 +1.9 Grażyna Rabsztyn Poland 13 June 1980 Warsaw 1 12.37 +1.5 Joanna Hayes USA August 24, 2004 Athens 12.37 -0.2 Dawn Harper United States 7 August 2012 London 15 12,39 +1.5 Vera Komisova Soviet Union 5 August 1980 Rome 12.39 +1.8 Nataliya Grygoryeva Soviet Union 11 July 1991 Kiev 17 12.0 40 +1.2 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Puerto Rico 13 May 2018 Knoxville [13] +0.6 Janeek Brown Jamaica 8 June 2019 Austin [14] 19 12.41 +0.5 Alina Talay Belarus 31 May 2018 St. Pölten [15] 20 12.42 +1.8 Bettine Jahn East Germany 8 June 1983 Berlin 12.42 +2.0 Anjanette Kirkland USA 11 August 2001 Edmonton 22 12.43 -0.9 Lucyna Kalek Poland 19 August 1984 Hannover 12.43 -0.3 Michelle Perry States June 26, 2005 Carson 12.43 +0.6 July 11, 2006 Lausanne 12.43 +0.2 Lolo Jones USA 18 August 2008 Beijing 12.43 +1.2 Queen Harrison USA June 22, 2013 Des Moines [7] Notes below is a list over all other legal times in 12.39: Yordanka Donkova also ran 12.24 (1988), 12.26 (1986), 12.27 (1988), 12.29 (1986) and 12.33 (1987). Kendra Harrison also ran 12.24 (2016), 12.28 (2017) and 12.36 (2018). Ludmila Narozhilenko also ran 12.28 (1991), 12.28 (1992) and 12.32 (1992). Ginka Zagorcheva also ran 12.34 (1987). Brianna Rollins also ran 12.34 (2016) and 12.38 (2018). Sally Pearson also ran 12.35 (2012) and 12.36 (2011). Assisted grades Any performance with a subsequent wind of more than 2.0 meters per second does not count for record purposes. Below is a list of all wind assisted times equal to or superior to 12.37: Cornelia Oschkenat (DDR) ran 12.28 sec (+2.7) in Berlin, August 25, 1987. Yordanka Donkova (BUL) ran 12.29 sec (+3.5) in Lausanne, June 24, 1988. Gail Devers (USA) ran 12.29 sec (+2.7) in Eugene, May 26, 2002. Lolo Jones (USA) ran 12.29 sec (+3.8) in Eugene, July 6, 2008. Brianna Rollins ran 12.30 (+2.8) on June 22 and 12.33 (+2.3) on June 21, in Des Moines in 2013. Bettine Jahn (DDR) ran 12.35 sec (+2.4) in Helsinki (World Cup final), August 13, 1983 Kellie Wells (USA) ran 12.35 sec (+3.7) in Gainesville, April 16, 2011. Dawn Harper (USA) ran 12.36 sec (+2.2) in Eugene, Oregon, June 28, 2009. Gloria Siebert (GDR) ran 12.37 sec (+2.7) in Berlin, 25. Danielle Carruthers (USA) ran 12.37 sec (+3.4) in Eugene, Oregon, on May 26. The most successful athletes Shirley Strickland (AUS): two Olympic victories, 1952 and 1956 in the 80-meter hurdles. Ludmila (URS) later (SWEDISH): Olympic victory, 1996, two World Cup victories, 1991 and 1997.