Sally Pearson Wins 100m Hurdles Gold - Full Replay - London 2012 Olympics

Full coverage of the final in the women's 100m hurdles event as Australia's Sally Pearson wins the gold medal with the USA's Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells winning silver and bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women's events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men's programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men.


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[Colourednexotic]

Absolutely love how happy the 3 medalist were . Great sportsmanship ladies

[lou-xrrz]

Oh my God I almost cried because Sally looked really nervous and then the results came up and she just started screaming of happiness and ahhhh <3

[jonfred]

its quite amazing how after years of training it comes down to what you do in 13 seconds

[emilybluntt]

I love how happy WELLS is even though she got third. It's such a huge achievement to get to the Olympics let alone win a medal and I think some athletes forget that

[krank]

Sally has now retired, thank you for some of the most riveting moments in sport Sally, an all time champion.

[ctngetaname]

sally pearson has some of the best looking abs i have ever seen. And she can run fast

[barbaramaier]

A great race. How about the great show of sportsmanship by Kellie Wells and Dawn Harper!

[RIKKICAIRNS]

Sally Pearson, Dawn Harper & Kellie Wells 3 absolute stars!! so confident yet humble at the same time!

[stonew]

How many hurdle races do you see where not a single hurdle so much as bobbled the entire race? Amazing race by all the women!

[denisr]

In truth I think Sally is one of the absolute best performers I have ever seen. I do not believe I have ever seen anyone who so flawlessly clears a hurdle like she does. If you took a snap of her crossing the hurdle, you could virtually super impose it over each other hurdle, and you would find her in exactly the same place. As she exits each hurdle she is mothing but smoothness, and it is my belief that this is what gets her the win most of the time.

[ucmizwg]

i love how harper is so happy for pearson!

[finisherx]

One of the best and cleanest hurdle races you'll ever see. Pearson and Harper were flawless. But Sally's start was the difference.

[pauluskenny]

Sally Pearson represented my favorite country on earth and she made it.I love everything about Australia

[aprilneho]

THAT SCREAM!!! So triumphant!! We absolutely love you Sally. You are a hero to us. Your determination is spectacular and utterly inspirational.

[dandygirl]

Sally collapsing with joy and exhaustion is how I want to live my life. My queen, Aussie icon, true champ.

[justincartwright]

Wow...the top two finishers matched and set a new Olympic record. That was some race. Incredibly fast!

[femim.]

I always come back here for:
Sally's scream
Dawn's Smiles
Kellie's screams.

Really nice to see.💚

~ a Nigerian fan.

[HiddenTalent_]

the nervous smiles before the race though. I can tell some are quivering in their bones; I can only imagine the feelings before a race like that. Wow

[geetee]

Even as an Aussie Sally fan, can't help being impressed by Dawn Harper. Always doing her best and so joyous and respectful even if she loses.

[Fuzcapp]

In the slow motion (6:12 to 6:30) compare the facial expressions on Sally Pearson and the rest. Sally's is calm and concentrated, the rest are in total pain and striving. Just shows how much command Sally had over her entire performance. Total focus.