2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

World record holder Kendra Harrison (USA) was the slowest time qualifier to the final, while 2011 champion Sally Pearson (AUS), Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA) and Pamela Dutkiewicz (GER) were the top three fastest. It was Harper-Nelson's fifth straight championship and fourth final.

In the final, Harrison was out slightly faster than Pearson, Christina Manning (USA) and heptathlete Nadine Visser over the first hurdle. Harrison held the lead until she rattled the third hurdle, where Pearson and Manning advanced, about even over the fourth hurdle, with a wall of Harrison, Dutkiewicz, Visser, Harper-Nelson and Alina Talay (BLR) mere inches behind. But Pearson was gaining a little ground at every hurdle as Harper-Nelson edged forward ahead of Manning. By the tenth barrier, Pearson had almost a metre lead, Harper Nelson another half metre on Manning, with Dutkiewicz and Harrison still just inches behind. On the run in to the finish, Harper-Nelson gained on Pearson, but not enough to grab gold, while Dutkiewicz got past Harrison and Manning, all leaning for a photo finish.

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Before the competition records were as follows:

{{cite web| url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/hurdles/100-metres-hurdles/outdoor/women| title=100 Metres Hurdles Women − Records| website = IAAF| access-date=31 July 2017}}

No records were set at the competition.{{cite web|title=Records Set - Final|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-------.RC1.pdf|website=IAAF|access-date=14 August 2017}}

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 12.98.{{cite web|title=Qualification System and Entry Standards|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/403b234e-c2f1-47f9-8d84-6b8fbd27ee3c.pdf|website=IAAF|access-date=9 August 2017}}

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:{{cite web|title=100 Metres Hurdles Women − Timetable|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/timetable/bydiscipline/women/100-metres-hurdles|website=IAAF|access-date=9 August 2017}}

The first round took place on 11 August in five heats as follows:{{cite web|title=100 Metres Hurdles Women − Heats − Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-100H-W-h----.RS6.pdf|website=IAAF|access-date=12 August 2017}}

The first four in each heat ( Q ) and the next four fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:{{cite web|title=100 Metres Hurdles Women − Heats − Summary|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-100H-W-h----.RS4.pdf|website=IAAF|access-date=12 August 2017}}

The semifinals took place on 11 August in three heats as follows:{{cite web|title=100 Metres Hurdles Women − Semi-Final− Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-100H-W-sf----.RS6.pdf|website=IAAF|access-date=13 August 2017}}

The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:{{cite web|title=100 Metres Hurdles Women − Semi-Final − Summary|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-100H-W-sf----.RS4.pdf|website=IAAF|access-date=13 August 2017}}

The final took place on 12 August at 20:05. The wind was +0.1 metres per second and the results were as follows ([https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/photofinish/5151/W_100H_f_1.jpg?v=-1388689346 photo finish]):{{cite web|title=100 Metres Hurdles Women − Final− Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-100H-W-f----.RS6.pdf?|website=IAAF|access-date=13 August 2017}}

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