Brigitte Merlano
Personal information | |
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Full name | Brigitte María Merlano Pájaro |
Born |
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia | April 29, 1982
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Colombia |
Event(s) | Hurdling |
Updated on 2 January 2015. |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Merlano and the second or maternal family name is Pájaro.
Brigitte María Merlano Pájaro (born 29 April 1982 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian hurdler.[1][2][3] Her first name is also spelled Briggite or Brigith. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles.
Personal bests
- 100 m: 12.12 (wind: -0.1 m/s) – Caguas, 15 March 2012
- 200 m: 24.08 (wind: -2.5 m/s) – Ponce, 12 Apr 2008
- 100 m hurdles: 12.89 (wind: +0.9 m/s) – Mayagüez, 17 July 2011
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Colombia | |||||
2001 | South American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 14.87 |
Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 14.65 | |
2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 14.38 |
2004 | South American U23 Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.57 (wind: -0.9m/s) |
Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.77 | |
2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.68 |
Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13:68 (wind: -1.2 m/s) | |
2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.52 |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.86 | |
South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 14.10 | |
2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | 200 m | 24.44 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.27 | |||
2nd | 4x100 m relay | 44.68 | |||
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.35 | |
8th (h)[4] | 4×100 m relay | 44.53 | |||
2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.60 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.22 | |
2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.22 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.21 | |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 23rd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.23 | |
Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.35 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
1st | 4×100 m relay | 43.96 | |||
2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.10 |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.21 | |
2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.07 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.89 | |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 21st (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.21 | |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.10 | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 24th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.21 |
2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.20 |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 22nd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.22 | |
Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Perú | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.60 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.30 |
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.22 | |
Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 5th | 100m hurdles | 13.29 A (wind: 0.9 m/s) | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 2nd | 100m hurdles | 13.19 A (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
References
- ↑ "Brigitte Merlano". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ↑ Perfil del Atleta - BRIGITTE MARIA MERLANO PÁJARO (PDF) (in Spanish), Coldeportes, January 2011, retrieved May 10, 2014
- ↑ Biografía - General - MERLANO PAJARO Briggite Maria - Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved May 10, 2014
- ↑ Columbia did not show in the final
External links
- Brigitte Merlano profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography