Brigitte Merlano Explained

Brigitte María Merlano Pájaro (born 29 April 1982 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian hurdler.^[1] 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

Representing
2001	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	4th	100 m hurdles	14.87
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=gold	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)
			bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m hurdles	13.27
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.68
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.35
			8th (h)[2]	4 × 100 m relay	44.53
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m hurdles	13.35 (-0.1 m/s)
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.96
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m hurdles	13.07
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100m hurdles	13.19 A (-0.8 m/s)
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	bgcolor=silver	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

External links

• • Brigitte Merlano . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062440/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/brigitte-merlano-1.html . 2013-10-23 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brigitte Merlano. London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 11 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913182847/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/merlano-brigitte-1082803/. 13 September 2012.
2. Columbia did not show in the final