|
Athletics At The 2011 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 Metres Hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 18–19 August. Medalists Results Heats Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Wind:Heat 1: +0.7 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s, Heat 4: -1.0 m/s, Heat 5: -0.3 m/s Semifinals Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Wind:Heat 1: -0.4, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: +0.5 m/s Final Wind: -1.3 m/s ReferencesHeats results {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2011 Summer Univ ... [...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] |