100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 13 metres from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are set at a distance of 8.5 metres from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 10.5 metres long. The hurdles are set up so that they will
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles 13.11 seconds or faster could be entered. Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next six fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the semifinals. Wind: −1.2 m/s Wind: −0.9 m/s Wind: 0.0 m/s Wind: −1.4 m/s Wind: −0.9 m/s Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) moved on to the final. Wind: +1.7 m/s Wind: +1.9 m/s Wind: +1.5 m/s Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens