Brigitte Merlano

Brigitte María Merlano Pájaro (born 29 April 1982 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian hurdler.[1][2][3] Her first name is also spelled Briggite or Brigith. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles.

Brigitte Merlano
Personal information
Full nameBrigitte María Merlano Pájaro
Born (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
Event(s)Hurdling
Updated on 2 January 2015.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Merlano and the second or maternal family name is Pájaro.

Personal bests
  • 100 m: 12.12 (wind: -0.1 m/s) – Puerto Rico Caguas, 15 March 2012
  • 200 m: 24.08 (wind: -2.5 m/s) – Puerto Rico Ponce, 12 Apr 2008
  • 100 m hurdles: 12.89 (wind: +0.9 m/s) – Puerto Rico Mayagüez, 17 July 2011

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

References
  1. "Brigitte Merlano". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. Perfil del Atleta - BRIGITTE MARIA MERLANO PÁJARO (PDF) (in Spanish), Coldeportes, January 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014, retrieved May 10, 2014
  3. Biografía - General - MERLANO PAJARO Briggite Maria - Colombia (in Spanish), archived from the original on May 12, 2014, retrieved May 10, 2014
  4. Columbia did not show in the final
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