| The race finish pictures above show the closing stages of the women's
100m Hurdles final at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Damu (third
from the left) finished in 4th place in a time of 12.65 sec, agonisingly
missing out on the bronze medal to Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
(two from left) by just 1 hundredth of a second. In what was an
incredibly tight finish for places 2-6, Australia's Sally McLellan (two
from right) won the silver in 12.64 (she was adjudged to be ahead of
Schliep despite clocking an identical time), whilst Delloreen
Ennis-London (four from right) was timed at 12.65 but deemed to be
behind Cherry. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (far left) was placed 6th, just a
hundredth of a second back in 12.66 secs. Dawn Harper of the USA (four
from left) comfortably won the gold in a time of 12.54 secs, although it
may well have all been different had Lolo Jones (three from right) not
clipped the penultimate hurdle when seemingly set for glory. The main
photo above shows Damu in full flow during the heats. |
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Women's 100m. Hurdles Final.
2008 Olympic Games
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| 1. Dawn HARPER |
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USA |
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12.54 |
| 2. Sally McLELLAN |
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AUS |
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12.64 |
| 3. Priscilla LOPES-SCHLIEP |
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CAN |
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12.64 |
| 4. Damu CHERRY |
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USA |
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12.65 |
| 5. Delloreen ENNIS-LONDON |
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JAM |
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12.65 |
| 6. Brigitte FOSTER-HYLTON |
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JAM |
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12.66 |
| 7. Lolo JONES |
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USA |
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12.72 |
| 8. Sarah CLAXTON |
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GBR |
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12.94 |
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She was banned for two years by the IAAF for failing an out-of-competition drugs test in 2003.
She tested positive for norandrosterone, a metabolite of an anabolic steroid.
She was coached by her husband, three-time Olympian Dennis Mitchell.
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2010 12.65 -0.9 Des Moines, IA 24 APR
2009 12.53 +1.8 Réthimno 20 JUL
2008 12.47 +1.3 Fort-de-France 08 MAY
2007 12.74 +0.1 Monaco (Stade Louis II) 25 JUL
2006 12.44 +0.6 Lausanne 11 JUL (personla best time)
2003-2005 doping ban
2002 12.98 -0.5 Palo Alto, CA 23 JUN
2001 12.85 +0.6 Atlanta, GA 19 MAY
2000 13.26 +1.1 Gainesville, FL 25 MAR
1999 13.32 +1.6 Milwaukee 15 MAY