The Jamaican women did not fair well in the Women’s 100m hurdles semi finals, at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Shermane Williams, Nickiesha Wilson and Megan Simmonds finished fifth, seventh and fifth respectively. All the ladies ran without injury or major mishap unlike several of the hurdlers.
| 1 | Brianna Rollins | United States | 12.47s |
| 2 | Kristi Castlin | United States | 12.63s |
| 3 | Pedrya Seymour | Bahamas | 12.64s |
| 4 | Nia Ali | United States | 12.65s |
| 5 | Cindy Roleder | Germany | 12.69s |
| 6 | Cindy Ofili | Great Britain | 12.71s |
| 7 | Phylicia George | Canada | 12.77s |
| 8 | Tiffany Porter | Great Britain | 12.82s |
| 9 | Shermaine Williams | Jamaica | 12.86s |
| 10 | Isabelle Pedersen | Norway | 12.88s |
| 11 | Oluwatobiloba Amusan | Nigeria | 12.91s |
| 12 | Pamela Dutkiewicz | Germany | 12.92s |
| 13 | Andrea Ivančević | Croatia | 12.93s |
| 14 | Nadine Hildebrand | Germany | 12.95s |
| 15 | Megan Simmonds | Jamaica | 12.95s |
| 16 | Clélia Reuse | Switzerland | 12.96s |
| 17 | Cindy Billaud | France | 13.03s |
| 18 | Nooralotta Neziri | Finland | 13.04s |
| 19 | Nickiesha Wilson | Jamaica | 13.14s |
| 20 | Sandra Gomis | France | 13.23s |
| 21 | Alina Talay | Belarus | 13.66s |
Schedule for Jamaican Athletes
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
MORNING SESSION
8:55 a.m.: Women’s 800m Round 1
AFTERNOON SESSION
6:45 p.m.: Women’s 100m Hurdles semi-finals
7:15 p.m.: Women’s Long Jump Final
8:00 p.m.: Men’s 200m semi-finals
8:30 p.m.: Women’s 200m Final
8:55 p.m.: Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
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The Jamaican women did not fair well in the Women’s 100m hurdles semi finals, at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Shermane Williams, Nickiesha Wilson and Megan Simmonds finished fifth, seventh and fifth respectively. All the ladies ran without injury or major mishap unlike several of the hurdlers.
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