Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 5 543 Felicien Perdita CAN 7.75 (CR) 0.138
2 6 812 Devers Gail USA 7.78 0.128
3 1 607 Ferga-Khodadin Linda FRA 7.82 (NR) 0.172
4 3 816 Hayes Joanna USA 7.86 0.144
5 7 783 Kallur Susanna SWE 7.89 0.168
6 8 684 Golding-Clarke Lacena JAM 7.89 0.151
7 4 649 Redoúmi Flóra GRE 7.94 0.188
8 2 611 Ramalalanirina Nicole FRA 8.01 0.156
Unbelievable! So nice to have a new Canadian star who has proven twice that she can pull out ever faster performances when it counts! I haven’t been this excited since Donovan Bailey won the 96 Olympics!
Former Illinois track and field superstar Perdita Felicien won the 60-meter hurdles gold medal Sunday at the 2004 World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Pickering, Ontario native clocked 7.75s to edge American sprinting legend Gail Devers, who finished second at 7.78s.
Felicien’s time broke the championship record as well as her own Canadian national record, which had stood at 7.90s. The victory now makes Felicien the reigning world champion in the 60m hurdles and the 100m hurdles, which she won last August in Paris, France. This also marks the first time a Canadian woman won the 60m hurdle crown since 1995.
Felicien continues to train in Champaign for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Finish Athlete Country Time
1 Felicien Perdita CAN 7.75*
2 Devers Gail USA 7.78
3 Ferga-Khodadin Linda FRA 7.82
4 Hayes Joanna USA 7.86
5 Kallur Susanna SWE 7.89
6 Golding-Clarke Lacena JAM 7.89
7 Redoúmi Flóra GRE 7.94
8 Ramalalanirina Nicole FRA 8.01