# 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 18 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Christina Vukicevic Norway |
| Silver | Yekaterina Shtepa Russia |
| Bronze | Alina Talay Belarus |

## Results
### Final

18 July Wind: -2.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Christina Vukicevic | Norway | 12.99 |
| | Yekaterina Shtepa | Russia | 13.28 |
| | Alina Talay | Belarus | 13.30 |
| 4 | Katsiaryna Paplauskaya | Belarus | 13.32 |
| 5 | Sonata Tamošaitytė | Lithuania | 13.36 |
| 6 | Lisa Urech | Switzerland | 13.41 |
| 7 | Anne-Kathrin Elbe | Germany | 13.45 |
| 8 | Galina Ivanchenko | Russia | 13.48 |

### Semifinals

17 July Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

#### Semifinal 1

Wind: 0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Christina Vukicevic | Norway | 13.05 | Q |
| 2 | Alina Talay | Belarus | 13.07 | Q |
| 3 | Sonata Tamošaitytė | Lithuania | 13.10 | Q |
| 4 | Zara Hohn | United Kingdom | 13.39 | |
| 5 | Solène Hamelin | France | 13.43 | |
| 6 | Cindy Roleder | Germany | 13.50 | |
| 7 | Clélia Reuse | Switzerland | 13.60 | |
| 8 | Tatyana Filatova | Russia | 13.72 | |

#### Semifinal 2

Wind: 0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yekaterina Shtepa | Russia | 13.15 | Q |
| 2 | Galina Ivanchenko | Russia | 13.26 | Q |
| 3 | Katsiaryna Paplauskaya | Belarus | 13.31 | Q |
| 4 | Anne-Kathrin Elbe | Germany | 13.34 | q |
| 5 | Lisa Urech | Switzerland | 13.39 | q |
| 6 | Beate Schrott | Austria | 13.48 | |
| 7 | Veronica Borsi | Italy | 13.54 | |
| 8 | Ana Torrijos | Spain | 13.57 | |

### Heats

17 July Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinals

#### Heat 1

Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sonata Tamošaitytė | Lithuania | 13.45 | Q |
| 2 | Katsiaryna Paplauskaya | Belarus | 13.46 | Q |
| 3 | Tatyana Filatova | Russia | 13.68 | Q |
| 4 | Giia Lindström | Finland | 13.69 | |
| 5 | Aisseta Diawara | France | 13.70 | |
| 6 | Marie Hagle | Norway | 13.73 | |
| 7 | Giulia Pennella | Italy | 13.85 | |
| 8 | Sara Strajnar | Slovenia | 14.27 | |

#### Heat 2

Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Christina Vukicevic | Norway | 13.12 | Q |
| 2 | Anne-Kathrin Elbe | Germany | 13.33 | Q |
| 3 | Galina Ivanchenko | Russia | 13.48 | Q |
| 4 | Clélia Reuse | Switzerland | 13.51 | q |
| 5 | Veronica Borsi | Italy | 13.64 | q |
| 6 | Annimari Korte | Finland | 13.84 | |
| 7 | Anne Møller | Denmark | 14.02 | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yekaterina Shtepa | Russia | 13.37 | Q |
| 2 | Solène Hamelin | France | 13.38 | Q |
| 3 | Cindy Roleder | Germany | 13.42 | Q |
| 4 | Zara Hohn | United Kingdom | 13.46 | q |
| 5 | Beate Schrott | Austria | 13.52 | q |
| 6 | Sara Balduchelli | Italy | 13.84 | |
| 7 | Petra Fontanive | Switzerland | 14.16 | |
| 8 | Estefanía Fortes | Spain | 14.45 | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lisa Urech | Switzerland | 13.28 | Q |
| 2 | Alina Talay | Belarus | 13.32 | Q |
| 3 | Ana Torrijos | Spain | 13.71 | Q |
| 4 | Andreea Radu | Romania | 13.72 | |
| 5 | Dimitra Arachoviti | Cyprus | 13.89 | |
| 6 | Stefanie Saumweber | Germany | 13.90 | |
| 7 | Hege Vold | Norway | 13.97 | |
| 8 | Arna Erega | Croatia | 14.07 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* Belarus (2)
* Croatia (1)
* Cyprus (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (2)
* Germany (3)
* Italy (3)
* Lithuania (1)
* Norway (3)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (3)
* Slovenia (1)
* Spain (2)
* Switzerland (3)
* United Kingdom (1)