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100 metres hurdles

Track and field event

100 metres hurdles

Track and field event

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event100 metres hurdles
imageJO Atlanta 1996 - Stade.jpg
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captionA 100 m hurdles race at [Atlanta 1996](1996-summer-olympics)
WRwomenTobi Amusan 12.12 (2022)
ORwomenJasmine Camacho-Quinn 12.26 (2021)
CRwomenTobi Amusan 12.12 (2022)
Athletics Women's 100m hurdles Final – 27th Summer Universiade 2013 – Kazan (RUS)

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 hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed along a straight course of 100 m. 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 well under 13 seconds. The world record set by Tobi Amusan stands at 12.12 seconds.

History

The race started back in the 1830s in England where wooden barriers were placed along a 100-yard stretch. The hurdles event was included as part of the inaugural Women's World Games in 1922, and made its first appearance in the Olympic Games in 1932 as 80m hurdles.

Starting with the 1972 Summer Olympics, the women's race was lengthened to 100m hurdles.

The hurdles sprint race has been run by women since the beginning of women's athletics, just after the end of World War I. The distances and hurdle heights varied widely in the beginning. While the men had zeroed in on the 110 m hurdles, the International Women's Sport Federation had registered records for eight different disciplines by 1926 (60 yards/75 cm height, 60 yards/61 cm, 65 yards/75 cm, 83 yards/75 cm, 100 yards/75 cm, 100 yards/61 cm, 120 yards/75 cm, 110 metres/75 cm). At the first Women's World Games in 1922, a 100 m hurdles race was run.

From 1926 until 1968, the distance was 80 metres: women had to clear eight hurdles placed at a distance of 8 metres from each other and a height of 76.2 cm.

Just like with the men's races, until 1935 no more than three hurdles could be knocked over, or the runner was disqualified, and records were only officially registered if the runner had cleared all her hurdles clean.

In 1935, this rule was abandoned, and L-shaped hurdles were introduced that fell over forward easily and greatly reduced the risk of injury to the runner. Hurdles are weighted, so when properly set for the height (for women, closer to the fulcrum of the "L"), they serve as a consistent disadvantage to making contact with the barrier.

DistanceNumber
of hurdlesHeightDistance made up ofRunupIntervalsHome stretch
80 m876.2 cm12 m8.0 m12.0 m
100 m1083.8 cm13 m8.5 m10.5 m

The 80 m hurdles was on the list of women's sports demanded by the International Women's Sport Federation for the Olympic Summer Games in 1928, but was not included as an Olympic discipline until 1932. Starting with 1949, the 80 m hurdles was one of the disciplines included in the women's pentathlon.

During the 1960s, some experimental races were run over a distance of 100 metres using hurdles with a height of 76.2 cm. During the 1968 Summer Olympics, a decision was made to introduce the 100 m hurdles from 1969, using hurdles with a height of 83.8 cm.

The first international event in the 100 m hurdles occurred at the European Athletics Championships, which were won by Karin Balzer of the GDR.

The modern 100 m race has an extra two hurdles compared to the 80 m race, which are higher and spaced slightly further apart. The home stretch is shorter by 1.5 m.

Currently, women run 110 m hurdles at the World Athletics Relays, a mixed team event, which was instituted in 2019.

Masters athletics

A version of the 100 metres hurdles is also used for 50- to 59-year-old men in Masters athletics. They run the same spacing as women, which coordinates with existing markings on most tracks, but run over 91.4 cm (36 in) hurdles. In the 60-69 age range, the spacings are changed. Women over age 40 and men over age 70 run 80 metre versions with different heights and spacings.

Milestones

100 m hurdles:

  • First official time registered with hurdles of reduced height of 76.2 cm: Pamela Kilborn, AUS, 26 November 1961
  • First official time with hurdles of standard height of 83.8 cm: 15.1 seconds, Connie Pettersson, USA, 28 May 1966
  • First official world record: 13.3 seconds, Karin Balzer, GDR, 20 June 1969
  • First runner under 13 seconds: 12.9 seconds, Karin Balzer, GDR, 5 September 1969
  • First runner under 12.5 seconds:
    • 12.3 seconds, Annelie Ehrhardt GDR, 20 July 1973 (last hand timed world record; electronically timed at 12.68 seconds)
    • 12.48 seconds, Grażyna Rabsztyn, POL, 10 June 1978
  • First runner under 12.3 seconds: 12.29 seconds, Yordanka Donkova BUL, 17 August 1986
  • First runner under 12.2 seconds: 12.12 seconds, Tobi Amusan NGR, 24 July 2022. 12.06 seconds (wind aided) Tobi Amusan NGR, 24 July 2022.
  • First country to win gold, silver, and bronze in the women's 100 m hurdles in one Olympics: USA (Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin), 2016; this was also the first time American women achieved such a sweep in any Olympic event

All-time top 25

*- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 **athletes** who fall outside the top 25 100m hurdles times*
  • Correct as of September 2025.
Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)Wind (m/s)Reaction (s)AthleteNationDatePlace
1112.12+0.90.144Tobi AmusanNigeria24 July 2022Eugene
2212.17+2.0Masai RussellUnited States2 May 2025Miramar
3312.19+2.0Tia JonesUnited States2 May 2025Miramar
312.19+1.40.150*Russell #2*16 August 2025Chorzów
4512.20+0.30.149Kendra HarrisonUnited States22 July 2016London
5612.21+0.7Yordanka DonkovaBulgaria20 August 1988Stara Zagora
+0.70.146Grace StarkUnited States20 June 2025Parisdate=20 June 2025title=Women's 100m Hurdles Resultsurl=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/PARIS_2025/PDF_ATHW100MHURDDIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=oTFd2OCM0NA7BNlfLIj6NzYoFXHajHWklE9jnPlLeIU=archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620210709/https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/PARIS_2025/PDF_ATHW100MHURDDIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1.PDF?h=oTFd2OCM0NA7BNlfLIj6NzYoFXHajHWklE9jnPlLeIU=archive-date=20 June 2025access-date=20 June 2025website=paris.diamondleague.com}}
812.22+0.7*Russell #3*2 August 2025Eugene
912.24+0.9*Donkova #2*28 August 1988Stara Zagora
+0.7*Harrison #2*28 May 2016Eugene
+0.10.155*Harrison #3*22 August 2023Budapest
7912.24−0.40.153Ackera NugentJamaica30 August 2024Rome
912.24+0.70.131*Amusan #2*20 June 2025Paris
7912.24+1.40.129Tonea MarshallUnited States16 August 2025Chorzów
−0.10.146Ditaji KambundjiSwitzerland15 September 2025Tokyo
101612.25+1.4Ginka ZagorchevaBulgaria8 August 1987Drama
1612.25+0.7*Russell #4*30 June 2024Eugene
+1.5*Russell #5*2 August 2025Eugene
+1.40.156*Amusan #3*16 August 2025Chorzów
2012.26+1.5*Donkova #3*7 September 1986Ljubljana
112012.26+1.7Ludmila NarozhilenkoRussia6 June 1992Seville
+1.2Brianna RollinsUnited States22 June 2013Des Moinestitle=National records for Rollins, Carter and Bingson at US Championshipsurl=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/national-records-for-rollins-carter-and-bingspublisher=IAAFauthor=Kirby Leedate=23 June 2013access-date=24 June 2013}}
−0.20.172Jasmine Camacho-QuinnPuerto Rico1 August 2021Tokyo
2412.27−1.2*Donkova #4*28 August 1988Stara Zagora
+0.90.155*Harrison #4*24 July 2022Eugenetitle=100 Metres Hurdles Result World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2022/world-athletics-championships-oregon-2022-7137279/women/100-metres-hurdles/semi-final/resultwebsite=worldathletics.orgaccess-date=23 May 2023language=en}}
+0.10.166*Camacho-Quinn #2*2 September 2022Brussels
1412.28+1.10.145Sally PearsonAustralia3 September 2011Daegu
+1.10.148Nadine VisserNetherlands16 August 2025Chorzów
1612.30+0.60.153Nia AliUnited States21 July 2023Monaco
1712.31+0.30.143Britany AndersonJamaica24 July 2022Eugenetitle=100 Metres Hurdles Result World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2022/world-athletics-championships-oregon-2022-7137279/women/100-metres-hurdles/semi-final/resultwebsite=worldathletics.orgaccess-date=24 May 2023language=en}}
+0.80.150Cyréna Samba-MayelaFrance8 June 2024Rome
+0.7Alaysha JohnsonUnited States30 June 2024Eugene
+1.40.122Danielle WilliamsJamaica16 August 2025Chorzów
2112.32+1.40.149Alia ArmstrongUnited States16 August 2025Chorzów
2212.33−0.3Gail DeversUnited States23 July 2000Sacramento
2312.34+1.9Sharika NelvisUnited States26 June 2015Eugene
+0.1Megan TapperJamaica29 June 2025Kingston
2512.35+0.9Jasmin StowersUnited States15 May 2015Doha

Assisted marks

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second does not count for record purposes. Below is a list of all wind-assisted times equal or superior to 12.30:

  • Tobi Amusan (NGR) ran 12.06 (+2.5) in Eugene, Oregon on 24 July 2022.
  • Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) ran 12.17 (+3.5) in Devonshire, Bermuda on 21 May 2023, 12.23 (+2.5) in Eugene, Oregon on 24 July 2022, and 12.27 (+2.4) on 8 August 2022 in Székesfehérvár.
  • Britany Anderson (JAM) ran 12.23 (+2.5) in Eugene, Oregon on 24 July 2022.
  • Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) ran 12.28 (+2.7) in Berlin on 25 August 1987.
  • Yordanka Donkova (BUL) ran 12.29 (+3.5) in Lausanne on 24 June 1988.
  • Gail Devers (USA) ran 12.29 (+2.7) in Eugene, Oregon on 26 May 2002.
  • Lolo Jones (USA) ran 12.29 (+3.8) in Eugene, Oregon on 6 July 2008.
  • Kendra Harrison (USA) ran 12.29 (+2.8) in New York City on 24 June 2023
  • Brianna Rollins (USA) ran 12.30 (+2.8) in Des Moines, Iowa on 22 June 2013.
  • Alaysha Johnson (USA) ran 12.30 (+2.8) in New York City on 24 June 2023.

Most successful athletes

  • Shirley Strickland (AUS): two Olympic victories, 1952 and 1956 in the 80 m hurdles.
  • Ludmila Narozhilenko-Engquist (URS)/(RUS)/(SWE): Olympic victory, 1996, two World Championship victories, 1991 and 1997.
  • Gail Devers (USA): three World Championships, 1993, 1995, 1999, as well as runner-up at the 1991 and 2001 World Championships.
  • Sally Pearson (AUS): Olympic victory in 2012, as well as runner-up in 2008. World Championship victories in 2011 and 2017, as well as runner-up in 2013.
  • Brianna Rollins (USA): Olympic victory in 2016, World Championships 2013.
  • Danielle Williams (JAM): Two World Championships victories, 2015 and 2023.

Olympic medalists

World Championships medalists

Season's bests

YearTimeAthletePlace
[1970](1970-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.93Chi ChengMunich
[1971](1971-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.6Karin BalzerEast Berlin
[1972](1972-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.59Anneliese EhrhardtMunich
[1973](1973-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.68Anneliese EhrhardtDresden
[1974](1974-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.66Anneliese EhrhardtRome
[1975](1975-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.91Bożena ŚwierczyńskaZielona Góra
[1976](1976-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.69Grażyna RabsztynBydgoszcz
[1977](1977-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.87Lyubov KononovaDüsseldorf
[1978](1978-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.48Grażyna RabsztynFürth
[1979](1979-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.48Grażyna RabsztynWarsaw
[1980](1980-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.36Grażyna RabsztynWarsaw
[1981](1981-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.68Tatyana AnisimovaTbilisi
[1982](1982-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.44Yordanka DonkovaSofia
[1983](1983-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.42Bettine JahnBerlin
[1984](1984-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.43Lucyna KalekHanover
[1985](1985-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.42Ginka ZagorchevaSofia
[1986](1986-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.26Yordanka DonkovaLjubljana
[1987](1987-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.25Ginka ZagorchevaDráma
[1988](1988-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.21Yordanka DonkovaStara Zagora
[1989](1989-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.60Cornelia OschkenatBarcelona
[1990](1990-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.53Nataliya GrygoryevaKyiv
[1991](1991-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.28Ludmila NarozhilenkoKyiv
[1992](1992-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.26Ludmila NarozhilenkoSeville
[1993](1993-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.46Gail DeversStuttgart
[1994](1994-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.53Tatyana ReshetnikovaLinz
Svetla DimitrovaStara Zagora
[1995](1995-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.44Olga ShishiginaLucerne
[1996](1996-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.47Ludmila EngquistAtlanta
[1997](1997-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.50Ludmila EngquistAthens
[1998](1998-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.44Glory AlozieMonaco
[1999](1999-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.37Gail DeversSeville
[2000](2000-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.33Gail DeversSacramento
[2001](2001-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.42Anjanette KirklandEdmonton
[2002](2002-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.40Gail DeversLausanne
[2003](2003-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.45Brigitte Foster-HyltonEugene
Gail DeversMonaco
[2004](2004-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.37Joanna HayesAthens
[2005](2005-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.43Michelle PerryCarson
[2006](2006-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.43Michelle PerryLausanne
[2007](2007-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.44Michelle PerryRome
[2008](2008-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.43Lolo JonesBeijing
[2009](2009-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.46Brigitte Foster-HyltonZürich
[2010](2010-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.52Priscilla Lopes-SchliepLondon
[2011](2011-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.28Sally PearsonDaegu
[2012](2012-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.35Sally PearsonLondon
[2013](2013-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.26Brianna RollinsDes Moines
[2014](2014-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.44Dawn Harper-NelsonParis
[2015](2015-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.34Sharika NelvisEugene
[2016](2016-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.20Kendra HarrisonLondon
[2017](2017-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.28Kendra HarrisonSzékesfehérvár
[2018](2018-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.36Kendra HarrisonLondon
[2019](2019-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.32Danielle WilliamsLondon
[2020](2020-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.68Nadine VisserTurku
[2021](2021-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.26Jasmine Camacho-QuinnTokyo
[2022](2022-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.12Tobi AmusanEugene
[2023](2023-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.24Kendra HarrisonBudapest
[2024](2024-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.24Ackera NugentRome
[2025](2025-in-the-sport-of-athletics)12.17Masai RussellMiramar

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