# 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 22 to 24 August 2023.

## Summary

In the first round, former world record holder Kendra Harrison ran 12.24, equalling her own #4 performance in history, leaving her with three of the top 5 races ever. Even her 12.33 in the semi-finals had only been beaten by ten women ever, but four of them made the finals along with her: Tobi Amusan, the defending champion who set the world record in the semi-final round at the previous championships; Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Olympic Champion; Nia Ali, 2019 champion; and Danielle Williams, the 2015 champion. From that elite field, Devynne Charlton was the first one over the first hurdle. Charlton maintained that advantage as Camacho-Quinn and Harrison were trying to reel her in while Ali was hitting hurdles. Almost unnoticed in lane 2, Williams was getting up a head of steam, pulling even with Charlton by the fifth hurdle and taking a clear lead by the seventh. By the eighth, Harrison had gotten by Charlton and had separated to second. At the ninth, Camacho-Quinn got past Charlton and moving the fastest. Camacho-Quinn and Harrison cleared the last hurdle together, still marginally behind Williams. Camacho-Quinn closed quickly to make a photo finish with Williams, leaving Harrison with bronze. The photo gave it to Williams.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | Tobi Amusan (NGR) | 12.12 | Eugene, United States | 24 July 2022 |
| Championship record | Tobi Amusan (NGR) | 12.12 | Eugene, United States | 24 July 2022 |
| World Leading | Nia Ali (USA) | 12.30 | Monaco, Montecarlo | 21 July 2023 |
| African Record | Tobi Amusan (NGR) | 12.12 | Eugene, United States | 24 July 2022 |
| Asian Record | Olga Shishigina (KAZ) | 12.44 | Luzern, Switzerland | 27 June 1995 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Kendra Harrison (USA) | 12.20 | London, Great Britain | 22 July 2016 |
| South American Record | Maurren Higa Maggi (BRA) | 12.71 | Manaus, Brazil | 19 May 2001 |
| European Record | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 12.21 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | 20 August 1988 |
| Oceanian record | Sally Pearson (AUS) | 12.28 | Daegu, South Korea | 3 September 2011 |

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 12.78 seconds.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 22 August | 18:40 | Heats |
| 23 August | 20:45 | Semi-finals |
| 24 August | 21:22 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1 (heats)

Round 1 will take place on 22 August, with the 43 athletes involved being split into 5 heats of 9 athletes each. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualify for the semi-final. The overall results were as follows:
Wind: Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Kendra Harrison | United States (USA) | 12.24 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 3 | Devynne Charlton | Bahamas (BAH) | 12.44 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria (NGR) | 12.48 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 12.50 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Megan Tapper | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.51 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Danielle Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.51 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | Nia Ali | United States (USA) | 12.55 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.60 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Masai Russell | United States (USA) | 12.60 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Pia Skrzyszowska | Poland (POL) | 12.65 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands (NED) | 12.68 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Sarah Lavin | Ireland (IRL) | 12.69 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland (SUI) | 12.71 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | France (FRA) | 12.71 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Marione Fourie | South Africa (RSA) | 12.71 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Luca Kozák | Hungary (HUN) | 12.71 | Q, SB |
| 15 | 5 | Michelle Jenneke | Australia (AUS) | 12.71 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Cindy Sember | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 12.83 | Q, SB |
| 19 | 1 | Mette Graversgaard | Denmark (DEN) | 12.87 | q |
| 20 | 1 | Michelle Harrison | Canada (CAN) | 12.88 | q |
| 21 | 5 | Natalia Christofi | Cyprus (CYP) | 12.90 | Q |
| 22 | 4 | Celeste Mucci | Australia (AUS) | 12.90 | Q |
| 23 | 3 | Reetta Hurske | Finland (FIN) | 12.92 | q |
| 24 | 5 | Maayke Tjin A-Lim | Netherlands (NED) | 12.92 | q |
| 25 | 4 | Laëticia Bapté | France (FRA) | 12.93 | |
| 26 | 5 | Ebony Morrison | Liberia (LBR) | 12.93 | |
| 27 | 3 | Anna Tóth | Hungary (HUN) | 12.95 | |
| 28 | 4 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Canada (CAN) | 13.04 | |
| 29 | 4 | Jyothi Yarraji | India (IND) | 13.05 | |
| 30 | 3 | Taylon Bieldt | South Africa (RSA) | 13.05 | |
| 31 | 3 | Hannah Jones | Australia (AUS) | 13.05 | |
| 32 | 1 | Gréta Kerekes | Hungary (HUN) | 13.09 | |
| 33 | 2 | Lotta Harala | Finland (FIN) | 13.11 | |
| 34 | 5 | Yumi Tanaka | Japan (JPN) | 13.12 | |
| 35 | 5 | Nika Glojnarič | Slovenia (SLO) | 13.13 | |
| 36 | 2 | Asuka Terada | Japan (JPN) | 13.15 | |
| 37 | 2 | Sidonie Fiadanantsoa | Madagascar (MAD) | 13.18 | |
| 38 | 4 | Klaudia Siciarz | Poland (POL) | 13.25 | |
| 39 | 1 | Masumi Aoki | Japan (JPN) | 13.26 | |
| 40 | 2 | Viktória Forster | Slovakia (SVK) | 13.47 | |
| 41 | 3 | Dina Aulia [no] | Indonesia (INA) | 13.54 | |
| 42 | 2 | Caroline de Melo Tomaz | Brazil (BRA) | 13.59 | |
| 43 | 4 | Naomi Akakpo | Togo (TOG) | 13.96 | |

### Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 23 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats. The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
Wind: Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Kendra Harrison | United States (USA) | 12.33 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 12.41 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Devynne Charlton | Bahamas (BAH) | 12.49 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Nia Ali | United States (USA) | 12.49 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Danielle Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.50 | q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland (SUI) | 12.50 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Megan Tapper | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.55 | |
| 8 | 2 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria (NGR) | 12.56 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.60 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands (NED) | 12.62 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Sarah Lavin | Ireland (IRL) | 12.62 | NR |
| 12 | 3 | Pia Skrzyszowska | Poland (POL) | 12.71 | |
| 13 | 2 | Luca Kozák | Hungary (HUN) | 12.73 | |
| 14 | 3 | Michelle Jenneke | Australia (AUS) | 12.80 | |
| 15 | 3 | Marione Fourie | South Africa (RSA) | 12.89 | |
| 16 | 3 | Mette Graversgaard | Denmark (DEN) | 12.94 | |
| 17 | 2 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | France (FRA) | 12.95 | |
| 18 | 1 | Cindy Sember | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 12.97 | |
| 19 | 2 | Celeste Mucci | Australia (AUS) | 12.97 | |
| 20 | 3 | Michelle Harrison | Canada (CAN) | 13.05 | |
| 21 | 2 | Reetta Hurske | Finland (FIN) | 13.05 | |
| 22 | 1 | Maayke Tjin A-Lim | Netherlands (NED) | 13.05 | |
| 23 | 1 | Natalia Christofi | Cyprus (CYP) | 13.15 | |
| | 2 | Masai Russell | United States (USA) | DNF | |

### Final

The final started at 21:22 on 24 August. The overall results were as follows:
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 2 | Danielle Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.43 | SB |
| | 7 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 12.44 | |
| | 4 | Kendra Harrison | United States (USA) | 12.46 | |
| 4 | 6 | Devynne Charlton | Bahamas (BAH) | 12.52 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.61 | |
| 6 | 5 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria (NGR) | 12.62 | |
| 7 | 9 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland (SUI) | 12.70 | |
| 8 | 3 | Nia Ali | United States (USA) | 12.78 | |