Michelle Jenneke at Paris 2024 Olympics: Athletics women’s 100m hurdles schedule, dates and event times

Australia’s ‘Dancing Hurdler’ Michelle Jenneke will be looking for an impressive show in the women’s 100m hurdles event at the Paris 2024 Olympics athletics competition. Her events will take place from August 7 to 11 at the Stade de France.

This will be Jenneke’s second Olympic appearance. She made her Summer Games debut at Rio 2016. Jenneke finished sixth in her heats with a time of 13.26 and was unable to progress to the next round.

Jenneke, who first came to the limelight following her viral warm-up dance routine at the 2012 World Junior Track and Field Championships in Barcelona, won the silver medal in women’s 100m hurdles at the Youth Olympics Games in 2010.

She made her senior Australian athletics team debut at the Commonwealth Games 2014 and finished fifth in the final with 13.36.

Despite missing selection for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Jenneke had very impressive campaigns in 2022 and 2023 and clocked the 10 fastest times of her career.

In 2023, she finished with sub-13-second times on 14 occasions and Jenneke is the second fastest women’s 100m hurdler in Australia’s history.

A three-time women’s 100m hurdles national athletics champion, having clinched the title in 2016, 2023 and 2024, secured a Paris 2024 Olympics quota after winning the 100m hurdles event at the Australian National Championships with a time of 12.88s.

Liz Clay and Celeste Mucci are the other Australian athletes competing in the 100m hurdles.

Masai Russell of the USA has been in red-hot form this season. She clocked 12.25s in Oregon in June, which moved her to fourth-fastest in the all-time list. The 24-year-old will be a serious contender for the title at Paris 2024.

Former world champion and three-time Diamond League winner Tobi Amusan of Nigeria will be among those to challenge for the gold medal. She is also the current world record holder in this event after clocking 12.12s in Eugene, Oregon in 2022.

Russell and Amusan are expected to face a stiff challenge from Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent. The 22-year-old set a national record at the 2024 Jamaican Championships, clocking a time of 12.28s. Nugent is the world U20 champion from 2021.

Cyrena Samba-Mayela, of host nation France, is also expected to be in the fray after posting an impressive win at the 2024 European Championships in Rome. She set a championship and national record of 12.31s.

The women’s 100m hurdles event at Paris 2024 will begin with the first round of heats on August 7. The repechage round takes place on August 8 followed by the semi-finals on August 9.

The women’s 100m hurdles final will be held at the Stade de France on August 10.

Michelle Jenneke’s Paris 2024 Olympics athletics women’s 100m hurdles schedule

All in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

Where to watch Michelle Jenneke at Paris 2024 Olympics live in Australia

Live streaming of Michelle Jenneke’s women’s 100m hurdles event at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be available on 9Now and Stan. The Paris 2024 athletics events will be broadcast live on the Network Nine TV channels in Australia.