# 2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 5 to 6 October 2019.

## Summary

This event lost its defending champion when Sally Pearson retired from the sport two months earlier. The Olympic champion Brianna McNeal disappeared quickly after twitching in her blocks before the gun and being disqualified for a false start in her heat. Even after losing the =#4 and #6 runners in history, the final still sported the world record holder, Kendra Harrison, the season's world leader Danielle Williams with the #7 time in history set a little over two months earlier and the #16 runner in history Janeek Brown from winning the NCAA Championships 4 months earlier, the last two among three Jamaicans who made it to the final.
At the gun of the final, Harrison and Williams got out together with the lead. In lane 9, Megan Tapper got one of the worst starts imaginable to a world championship final, stuttering to the first hurdle and hitting it. By the second hurdle, Olympic silver medalist Nia Ali joined Harrison and Williams in the lead. Over the next two hurdles, Ali and Williams mirrored each other as Harrison lost a few inches. As they cleared the sixth hurdle, Williams began losing ground, as Ali pressed a definite advantage which she continued to expand over the remaining hurdles. Harrison also went past Williams as Tobi Amusan was gaining from behind. Ali crossed the finish line with more than a metre over Harrison. Harrison held off Amusan to get bronze.
Ali's 12.34 winning time took a tenth of a second off her personal best, moving her from =#26 of all time to =#9 with Sharika Nelvis. In fifth place, Andrea Vargas improved her own Costa Rican national record for the fourth time in the 2019 season.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
| World | 12.20 | Kendra Harrison | USA | 22 Jul 2016 | London, Great Britain |
| Championship | 12.28 | Sally Pearson | AUS | 3 Sep 2011 | Daegu, South Korea |
| World Leading | 12.32 | Danielle Williams | JAM | 20 Jul 2019 | London, Great Britain |
| African | 12.44 | Glory Alozie | NGR | 8 Aug 1998 | Fontvieille, Monaco |
| African | 12.44 | Glory Alozie | NGR | 28 Aug 1998 | Brussels, Belgium |
| African | 12.44 | Glory Alozie | NGR | 28 Aug 1999 | Seville, Spain |
| Asian | 12.44 | Olga Shishigina | KAZ | 27 Jun 1995 | Luzern, Switzerland |
| NACAC | 12.20 | Kendra Harrison | USA | 22 Jul 2016 | London, Great Britain |
| South American | 12.71 | Maurren Maggi | BRA | 19 May 2001 | Manaus, Brazil |
| European | 12.21 | Yordanka Donkova | BUL | 20 Aug 1988 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
| Oceanian | 12.28 | Sally Pearson | AUS | 3 Sep 2011 | Daegu, South Korea |
The following records were set at the competition:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
| Costa Rican | 12.68 | Andrea Vargas | CRC | 5 Oct 2019 |
| Dutch | 12.62 | Nadine Visser | NED | 6 Oct 2019 |
| Costa Rican | 12.65 | Andrea Vargas | CRC | 6 Oct 2019 |
| Costa Rican | 12.64 | Andrea Vargas | CRC | 6 Oct 2019 |

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 5 October | 17:15 | Heats |
| 6 October | 19:02 | Semi-finals |
| 6 October | 20:50 | Final |

## Results
### Heats

The first four in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualified for the semi-final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | 9 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria (NGR) | 12.48 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Danielle Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.51 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Kendra Harrison | United States (USA) | 12.55 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Nia Ali | United States (USA) | 12.59 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Janeek Brown | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.61 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | Andrea Vargas | Costa Rica (CRC) | 12.68 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands (NED) | 12.75 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | Cindy Roleder | Germany (GER) | 12.76 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | Karolina Kołeczek | Poland (POL) | 12.78 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | Megan Tapper | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.78 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | Luminosa Bogliolo | Italy (ITA) | 12.80 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Elvira Herman | Belarus (BLR) | 12.84 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Yanique Thompson | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.85 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 4 | Anne Zagré | Belgium (BEL) | 12.91 | Q, SB |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Nooralotta Neziri | Finland (FIN) | 12.92 | q |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Reetta Hurske | Finland (FIN) | 12.96 | Q |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | Rikenette Steenkamp | South Africa (RSA) | 12.97 | q, SB |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | Annimari Korte | Finland (FIN) | 12.97 | Q |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Cindy Ofili | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 12.97 | Q |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | Michelle Jenneke | Australia (AUS) | 12.98 | q, SB |
| 21 | 3 | 6 | Luca Kozák | Hungary (HUN) | 13.00 | Q |
| 22 | 3 | 7 | Beate Schrott | Austria (AUT) | 13.08 | q |
| 23 | 2 | 5 | Brianna Beahan | Australia (AUS) | 13.11 | Q |
| 24 | 4 | 5 | Gréta Kerekes | Hungary (HUN) | 13.11 | |
| 25 | 3 | 4 | Celeste Mucci | Australia (AUS) | 13.14 | |
| 26 | 1 | 9 | Génesis Romero | Venezuela (VEN) | 13.14 | Q |
| 27 | 4 | 7 | Vanessa Clerveaux | Haiti (HAI) | 13.15 | |
| 28 | 2 | 6 | Ayako Kimura | Japan (JPN) | 13.19 | |
| 29 | 1 | 5 | Asuka Terada | Japan (JPN) | 13.20 | |
| 30 | 4 | 6 | Hanna Plotitsyna | Ukraine (UKR) | 13.30 | |
| 31 | 1 | 8 | Stanislava Škvarková | Slovakia (SVK) | 13.44 | |
| 32 | 5 | 8 | Laura Valette | France (FRA) | 13.47 | |
| 33 | 3 | 2 | Phylicia George | Canada (CAN) | 13.49 | |
| 34 | 2 | 2 | Fanny Quenot | France (FRA) | 13.51 | |
| 35 | 1 | 6 | Adrine Monagi | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 14.00 | |
| 36 | 4 | 9 | Irina Velihanova | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 14.79 | |
| | 1 | 3 | Solène Ndama | France (FRA) | DNF | DNF |
| | 2 | 3 | Brianna McNeal | United States (USA) | DSQ | 162.8 |

### Semi-finals

The first two in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Danielle Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.41 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Nia Ali | United States (USA) | 12.44 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria (NGR) | 12.48 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Kendra Harrison | United States (USA) | 12.58 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Megan Tapper | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.61 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands (NED) | 12.62 | q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Janeek Brown | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.62 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | Andrea Vargas | Costa Rica (CRC) | 12.65 | q, NR |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Elvira Herman | Belarus (BLR) | 12.78 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Yanique Thompson | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.80 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Cindy Roleder | Germany (GER) | 12.86 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Karolina Kołeczek | Poland (POL) | 12.86 | |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Luca Kozák | Hungary (HUN) | 12.87 | SB |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Nooralotta Neziri | Finland (FIN) | 12.89 | SB |
| 15 | 2 | 9 | Cindy Ofili | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 12.95 | |
| 16 | 2 | 3 | Rikenette Steenkamp | South Africa (RSA) | 12.96 | SB |
| 17 | 1 | 9 | Annimari Korte | Finland (FIN) | 12.97 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Luminosa Bogliolo | Italy (ITA) | 13.06 | |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Michelle Jenneke | Australia (AUS) | 13.09 | |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | Génesis Romero | Venezuela (VEN) | 13.18 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Reetta Hurske | Finland (FIN) | 13.24 | |
| 22 | 3 | 3 | Beate Schrott | Austria (AUT) | 13.25 | |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | Brianna Beahan | Australia (AUS) | 13.38 | |
| | 3 | 9 | Anne Zagré | Belgium (BEL) | DQ | 163.2(b) |

### Final

The final was started on 6 October at 20:51.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Nia Ali | United States (USA) | 12.34 | PB |
| | 6 | Kendra Harrison | United States (USA) | 12.46 | |
| | 5 | Danielle Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.47 | |
| 4 | 7 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria (NGR) | 12.49 | |
| 5 | 3 | Andrea Vargas | Costa Rica (CRC) | 12.64 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands (NED) | 12.66 | |
| 7 | 8 | Janeek Brown | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.88 | |
| | 9 | Megan Tapper | Jamaica (JAM) | DNF | DNF |