2006 World Junior Championships
Day 4 - 8/18
WOMEN'S 100m
HURDLE SEMI-FINALS

Friday, August 18th, 2006
At Beijing, China

 

2006 World Junior Championships
Day 4 - 8/18
WOMEN'S 100M HURDLE SEMI-FINALS

Friday August 18th, 2006
At Beijing, China
Photos Doug Speck
Summary Mike Kennedy

 
Looking sharp in the Semi's!! Shalina Clarke and Tiffany Ofili of the USA!

Official Results - 100 Metres Hurdles - Women - Semi-Final
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified

HEAT ONE (+1.6)—Kettiany Clarke of Jamaica, who graduated for Palm Beach Lakes in West Palm Beach Florida last year, had the early lead but was overhauled by Christina Vukicevic of Norway, who set a national junior record of 13.45. Clarke was second in 13.72, Anna Plotitsyna of Ukraine was third in 13.91 and Nikkita Holder of Canada was fourth in 13.94.

Heat 1 - Friday, August 18, 2006 - 18:25 Wind: -1.6 m/s

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 5 441 Vukicevic Christina NOR 13.45 Q (PB) 0.127
2 4 341 Clarke Kettiany JAM 13.72 Q 0.176
3 3 595 Plotitsyna Anna UKR 13.91 0.177
4 8 90 Holder Nikkita CAN 13.94 (PB) 0.182
5 6 46 Paplauskaya Katsiaryna BLR 13.96 0.153
6 1 38 Beckles Kierre BAR 14.04 0.172
7 7 565 Rundqvist Emilia SWE 14.49 0.154
2 197 Korte Annimari FIN DNF 0.152


HEAT TWO (-0.3)—Shalina Clarke of the U.S. and Evanston High in Illinois had a good start and led through three hurdles before being overtaken by Aleksandra Fedoriva of Russia, 13.60 to 13.70. Both runners were runner-up in their national junior championships. Anne-Kathrin Elbe of Germany was third in 13.89 and Arna Erega of Croatia was fourth in 13.88.

Heat 2 - Friday, August 18, 2006 - 18:32 Wind: -0.3 m/s

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 5 501 Fedoriva Aleksandra RUS 13.60 Q 0.187
2 3 610 Clarke Shalina USA 13.70 Q 0.178
3 6 254 Elbe Anne-Kathrin GER 13.80 0.179
4 4 151 Erega Arna CRO 13.88 0.162
5 2 222 Galtier Manuela FRA 14.02 0.167
6 1 491 Kleynhans Erika RSA 14.24 0.161
7 8 88 Hucul Jenni CAN 14.35 0.140
7 203 Lindström Giia FIN DQ 0.000

HEAT THREE (-1.7)—Tiffany Ofili of the U.S. and the University of Michigan and Natasha Ruddock of Jamaica were out about even before Ofili gained a small advantage after the third hurdle. However, Ofili had to hold off a late charge of Yekaterian Shtepa of Russia, 13.47 to 13.57. Zara Hohn of Great Britain, running in lane eight, snuck in for third with Ruddock falling to fourth. Both were timed in 13.71 and both advanced on time.

Heat 3 - Friday, August 18, 2006 - 18:39 Wind: -1.7 m/s

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 6 628 Ofili Tiffany USA 13.47 Q 0.163
2 4 523 Shtepa Yekaterina RUS 13.57 Q 0.175
3 8 238 Hohn Zara GBR 13.71 q 0.169
4 3 352 Ruddock Natasha JAM 13.71 q 0.144
5 5 272 Hildebrand Nadine GER 13.95 0.170
6 1 386 Jung Hye-Lim KOR 14.12 0.160
7 2 109 Jiang Yanhua CHN 14.20 0.161
8 7 398 Reuland Kim LUX 14.68 0.163