The women's
100 metres hurdles
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competition of the
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events at the
2019 Pan American Games
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will take place between the 7 and 8 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The
defending Pan American Games
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champion is
Queen Harrison
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from the
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.
Summary
Over the first hurdle,
Sharika Nelvis
Sharika Renea Nelvis (born May 10, 1990) is an American hurdler. In 2014, she was NCAA indoor and outdoor sprint hurdles champion. After graduating from Arkansas State University that summer, Nelvis turned professional and topped the indoor world ...
was first, barely ahead of
Andrea Vargas. Over each hurdle, Nelvis gained inches over Vargas. By the sixth hurdle, the two had a stride over the field, with
Vanessa Clerveaux battling
Megan Simmonds for third. Going into the seventh hurdle, things began to change. Nelvis started to get awkward approaching the hurdle. She still cleared but her balance was off, Vargas continued smoothly into the lead. Nelvis continued swinging her arms and stayed close to Vargas. Clerveaux struggled, while Simmonds was hitting the eighth hurdle, collegian
Chanel Brissett pulled even with Simmonds. Nelvis hit the ninth hurdle and lost her step, listing to the left going into the final barrier. Vargas continued to gold, Brissett edging Simmonds for silver while Nelvis barely got over the tenth, finishing in seventh.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
Schedule
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
Semifinal
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The results were as follows:
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s
Final
The results were as follows:
References
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100
2019
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