# 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 10, 11 and 12 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Teona Rodgers United States |
| Silver | Shermaine Williams Jamaica |
| Bronze | Belkis Milanés Cuba |

## Results
### Final

12 July Wind: -2.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Teona Rodgers | United States | 13.40 |
| | Shermaine Williams | Jamaica | 13.48 |
| | Belkis Milanés | Cuba | 13.49 |
| 4 | Alina Talai | Belarus | 13.50 |
| 5 | Anne Zagré | Belgium | 13.55 |
| 6 | Natasha Ruddock | Jamaica | 13.70 |
| 7 | Krystal Bodie | Bahamas | 13.72 |
| 8 | Kierre Beckles | Barbados | 13.96 |

### Semifinals

11 July

#### Semifinal 1

Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Belkis Milanés | Cuba | 13.46 | Q |
| 2 | Krystal Bodie | Bahamas | 13.57 | Q |
| 3 | Lisa Urech | Switzerland | 13.72 | |
| 4 | Marika Partinen | Finland | 13.84 | |
| 5 | Asuka Terada | Japan | 13.85 | |
| 6 | Tine Teigene Dalen | Norway | 13.98 | |
| 7 | Anna Nastusenko | Russia | 13.99 | |
| 8 | Claudia Viljoen | South Africa | 14.08 | |

#### Semifinal 2

Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alina Talai | Belarus | 13.31 | Q |
| 2 | Shermaine Williams | Jamaica | 13.37 | Q |
| 3 | Kierre Beckles | Barbados | 13.44 | q |
| 4 | Anne Zagré | Belgium | 13.56 | q |
| 5 | Aisseta Diawara | France | 13.64 | |
| 6 | Isabelle Pedersen | Norway | 13.82 | |
| 7 | Katerina Rajmová | Czech Republic | 14.39 | |
| | Karelie Edwards | Canada | DNF | |

#### Semifinal 3

Wind: -1.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Teona Rodgers | United States | 13.43 | Q |
| 2 | Natasha Ruddock | Jamaica | 13.79 | Q |
| 3 | Justyna Rybak | Poland | 13.79 | |
| 4 | Jessica Alcan | France | 13.84 | |
| 5 | Emma Tuvesson | Sweden | 14.08 | |
| 6 | Nicole Kroonenburg | Netherlands | 14.10 | |
| 7 | Cindy Roleder | Germany | 14.10 | |
| 8 | Matilda Bogdanoff | Finland | 14.12 | |

### Heats

10 July

#### Heat 1

Wind: -1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Teona Rodgers | United States | 13.53 | Q |
| 2 | Marika Partinen | Finland | 13.97 | Q |
| 3 | Nicole Kroonenburg | Netherlands | 14.11 | Q |
| 4 | Emma Tuvesson | Sweden | 14.20 | Q |
| 5 | Marzena Koscielniak | Poland | 14.26 | |
| 6 | Meng Yuan | China | 14.30 | |
| 7 | Merita Bytyqiova | Slovakia | 14.51 | |
| 8 | Agustina Bawele | Indonesia | 15.11 | |

#### Heat 2

Wind: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Cindy Roleder | Germany | 13.98 | Q |
| 2 | Asuka Terada | Japan | 14.09 | Q |
| 3 | Tine Teigene Dalen | Norway | 14.14 | Q |
| 4 | Katerina Rajmová | Czech Republic | 14.15 | Q |
| 5 | Kärt Kuningas | Estonia | 14.24 | |
| 6 | Vashti Thomas | United States | 14.39 | |
| 7 | Sara Strajnar | Slovenia | 14.47 | |
| 8 | Sandra Lawler | Ireland | 14.58 | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: -1.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Belkis Milanés | Cuba | 13.62 | Q |
| 2 | Natasha Ruddock | Jamaica | 13.73 | Q |
| 3 | Aisseta Diawara | France | 13.78 | Q |
| 4 | Justyna Rybak | Poland | 13.81 | Q |
| 5 | Anna Nastusenko | Russia | 13.89 | q |
| 6 | Mairead Murphy | Ireland | 14.21 | |
| 7 | Junel Anderson | Austria | 14.34 | |
| 8 | Elminette Beckmann | South Africa | 14.83 | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: +1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alina Talai | Belarus | 13.34 | Q |
| 2 | Shermaine Williams | Jamaica | 13.38 | Q |
| 3 | Jessica Alcan | France | 13.62 | Q |
| 4 | Lisa Urech | Switzerland | 13.70 | Q |
| 5 | Claudia Viljoen | South Africa | 13.87 | q |
| 6 | Matilda Bogdanoff | Finland | 13.93 | q |
| 7 | Anastasiya Stoyanova | Ukraine | 14.15 | |
| 8 | Lecabela Quaresma | São Tomé and Príncipe | 14.81 | |

#### Heat 5

Wind: -2.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Krystal Bodie | Bahamas | 13.66 | Q |
| 2 | Anne Zagré | Belgium | 13.72 | Q |
| 3 | Isabelle Pedersen | Norway | 13.92 | Q |
| 4 | Kierre Beckles | Barbados | 13.95 | Q |
| 5 | Karelie Edwards | Canada | 14.01 | q |
| 6 | Giulia Pennella | Italy | 14.14 | |
| 7 | Gorana Cvijetic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.26 | |
| 8 | Ljubica Milos | Chile | 14.29 | |
| 9 | Chang Hsin-Fang | Chinese Taipei | 14.37 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 41 athletes from 33 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* Bahamas (1)
* Barbados (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Canada (1)
* Chile (1)
* China (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (2)
* Germany (1)
* Indonesia (1)
* Ireland (2)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (2)
* Russia (1)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (2)