# 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 15 and 16 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ronetta Alexander United States |
| Silver | Sabrina Altermatt Switzerland |
| Bronze | Stephanie Lichtl Germany |

## Results
### Final

16 July Wind: -1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Ronetta Alexander | United States | 13.28 |
| | Sabrina Altermatt | Switzerland | 13.39 |
| | Stephanie Lichtl | Germany | 13.40 |
| 4 | Sally McLellan | Australia | 13.41 |
| 5 | Christina Vukicevic | Norway | 13.58 |
| 6 | Carolin Nytra | Germany | 13.62 |
| 7 | Elisa Hakamäki | Finland | 13.69 |
| 8 | Alice Decaux | France | 14.69 |

### Semifinals

16 July

#### Semifinal 1

Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sally McLellan | Australia | 13.38 | Q |
| 2 | Sabrina Altermatt | Switzerland | 13.45 | Q |
| 3 | Stephanie Lichtl | Germany | 13.48 | Q |
| 4 | Carolin Nytra | Germany | 13.60 | Q |
| 5 | Keisha Brown | Jamaica | 13.60 | |
| 6 | Eline Berings | Belgium | 13.92 | |
| 7 | Yelena Bandina | Russia | 13.94 | |
| 8 | Arna Erega | Croatia | 14.28 | |

#### Semifinal 2

Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ronetta Alexander | United States | 13.42 | Q |
| 2 | Alice Decaux | France | 13.49 | Q |
| 3 | Christina Vukicevic | Norway | 13.51 | Q |
| 4 | Elisa Hakamäki | Finland | 13.59 | Q |
| 5 | Monique Morgan | Jamaica | 13.60 | |
| 6 | Cindy Billaud | France | 13.83 | |
| 7 | Jaime Cruickshank | Canada | 13.95 | |
| 8 | Shantia Moss | United States | 14.16 | |

### Heats

15 July

#### Heat 1

Wind: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sally McLellan | Australia | 13.30 | Q |
| 2 | Stephanie Lichtl | Germany | 13.36 | Q |
| 3 | Eline Berings | Belgium | 13.54 | Q |
| 4 | Arna Erega | Croatia | 13.91 | q |
| 5 | Sandra Hernanz | Spain | 13.92 | |
| 6 | Nevin Yanıt | Turkey | 13.98 | |
| 7 | Nataliya Ivoninskaya | Kazakhstan | 14.12 | |
| 8 | Ada Hernández | Venezuela | 14.34 | |

#### Heat 2

Wind: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ronetta Alexander | United States | 13.43 | Q |
| 2 | Elisa Hakamäki | Finland | 13.70 | Q |
| 3 | Keisha Brown | Jamaica | 13.93 | Q |
| 4 | Nicola Robinson | United Kingdom | 14.03 | |
| 5 | Azusa Ichiki | Japan | 14.04 | |
| 6 | Beata Gorzelanczyk | Poland | 14.27 | |
| 7 | Giulia Tessaro | Italy | 14.28 | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shantia Moss | United States | 13.46 | Q |
| 2 | Yelena Bandina | Russia | 13.74 | Q |
| 3 | Cindy Billaud | France | 13.75 | Q |
| 4 | Francis Keating | Canada | 13.93 | |
| 5 | Jenni Niittonen | Finland | 14.07 | |
| 6 | Veronica Borsi | Italy | 14.09 | |
| 7 | Christine Skodvin | Norway | 14.98 | |
| 8 | Zarina Islyamova | Uzbekistan | 15.31 | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sabrina Altermatt | Switzerland | 13.53 | Q |
| 2 | Christina Vukicevic | Norway | 13.56 | Q |
| 3 | Monique Morgan | Jamaica | 13.59 | Q |
| 4 | Carolin Nytra | Germany | 13.60 | q |
| 5 | Alice Decaux | France | 13.62 | q |
| 6 | Jaime Cruickshank | Canada | 13.85 | q |
| 7 | Claudia Troppa | Spain | 14.22 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Canada (2)
* Croatia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (1)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (1)
* Russia (1)
* Spain (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Venezuela (1)