Colombian hurdler (born 1982)
Brigitte Merlano
Full name Brigitte María Merlano Pájaro Born (1982-04-29 ) April 29, 1982 (age 42) Barranquilla , Atlántico , Colombia Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 60 kg (132 lb) Country Colombia Event Hurdling Updated on 2 January 2015.
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
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 (-0.9 m/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 (-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 (-0.1 m/s)
1st
100 m hurdles
13.27
2nd
4 × 100 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 (-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 , Peru
3rd
100 m hurdles
13.60 (+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
Mexico City , Mexico
5th
100m hurdles
13.29 A (+0.9 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
Xalapa , Mexico
2nd
100m hurdles
13.19 A (-0.8 m/s)
2015
South American Championships
Lima , Peru
2nd
100 m hurdles
13.43
Pan American Games
Toronto , Canada
6th
100 m hurdles
13.24
2016
Ibero-American Championships
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
3rd
100 m hurdles
13.06
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
30th (h)
100 m hurdles
13.09
2018
South American Games
Cochabamba , Bolivia
5th
100 m hurdles
13.57
Central American and Caribbean Games
Barranquilla , Colombia
5th
100 m hurdles
13.24
References
^ "Brigitte Merlano". London2012.com . The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited . Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012 .
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Perfil del Atleta - BRIGITTE MARIA MERLANO PÁJARO (PDF) (in Spanish), Coldeportes , January 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014, retrieved May 10, 2014
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Biografía - General - MERLANO PAJARO Briggite Maria - Colombia (in Spanish), archived from the original on May 12, 2014, retrieved May 10, 2014
^ Columbia did not show in the final
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