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2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 Metres Hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ... were held at the Ullevi on August 10 and August 11. Medalists Schedule Results Round 1 Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals. Semifinals First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 European Athletics Championships - Women's 100 Metres Hurdles Hurdles 100 Sprint hurdles at the European Athletics Championships 2006 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Metres Hurdles
The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 13 metres from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are set at a distance of 8.5 metres from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 10.5 metres long. The hurdles are set up so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner, but weighted so this is disadvantageous. Fallen hurdles do not count against runners provided that they do not run into them on purpose. Like the 100 metres sprint, the 100 m hurdles begins with athletes in starting blocks. The fastest 100 m hurdlers run the distance in a time of around 12.5 seconds. The world record set by Oluwatobiloba Amusan, Tobi Amusan stands at 12.12 seconds. History The race started back in the 1830s in England wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |