# Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 7 and 8 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Queen Harrison from the United States.

## Summary

Over the first hurdle, Sharika Nelvis was first, barely ahead of Andrea Vargas. Over each hurdle, Nelvis gained inches over Vargas. By the sixth hurdle, the two had a stride over the field, with Vanessa Clerveaux battling Megan Simmonds for third. Going into the seventh hurdle, things began to change. Nelvis started to get awkward approaching the hurdle. She still cleared but her balance was off, Vargas continued smoothly into the lead. Nelvis continued swinging her arms and stayed close to Vargas. Clerveaux struggled, while Simmonds was hitting the eighth hurdle, collegian Chanel Brissett pulled even with Simmonds. Nelvis hit the ninth hurdle and lost her step, listing to the left going into the final barrier. Vargas continued to gold, Brissett edging Simmonds for silver while Nelvis barely got over the tenth, finishing in seventh.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | Kendra Harrison (USA) | 12.20 | London, Great Britain | July 22, 2016 |
| Pan American Games record | Queen Harrison (USA) | 12.52 | Toronto, Canada | July 21, 2015 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| August 7, 2019 | 15:00 | Semifinal |
| August 8, 2019 | 16:45 | Final |

## Results

All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |

### Semifinal

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The results were as follows:
Wind: Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Andrea Vargas | Costa Rica | 12.75 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 1 | Sharika Nelvis | United States | 12.85 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Yanique Thompson | Jamaica | 12.90 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Pedrya Seymour | Bahamas | 12.94 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Vanessa Clerveaux | Haiti | 12.99 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Chanel Brissett | United States | 13.08 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Megan Simmonds | Jamaica | 13.10 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Genesis Romero | Venezuela | 13.18 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Diana Bazalar | Peru | 13.25 | NR |
| 10 | 1 | Devynne Charlton | Bahamas | 13.49 | |
| 11 | 1 | Maribel Caicedo | Ecuador | 13.53 | |
| 12 | 1 | Keira Christie-Galloway | Canada | 13.57 | |
| 13 | 2 | Yoveinny Mota | Venezuela | 13.60 | |
| | 1 | Jenea McCammon | Guyana | DNF | |
| | 2 | Phylicia George | Canada | DNS | |

### Final

The results were as follows:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Andrea Vargas | Costa Rica | 12.82 |
| | 2 | Chanel Brissett | United States | 12.99 |
| | 9 | Megan Simmonds | Jamaica | 13.01 |
| 4 | 6 | Yanique Thompson | Jamaica | 13.11 |
| 5 | 7 | Pedrya Seymour | Bahamas | 13.12 |
| 6 | 8 | Vanessa Clerveaux | Haiti | 13.17 |
| 7 | 5 | Sharika Nelvis | United States | 13.23 |
| 8 | 3 | Genesis Romero | Venezuela | 13.44 |