Brigitte Merlano

Brigitte Merlano

Personal information
Full name	Brigitte María Merlano Pájaro
Born	(1982-04-29) April 29, 1982 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Event(s)	Hurdling
Updated on 2 January 2015.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Merlano and the second or maternal family name is Pájaro.

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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 × 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, Perú	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	Ciudad de México, México	5th	100m hurdles	13.29 A (+0.9 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	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

External links

• Brigitte Merlano profile at IAAF
• Sports reference biography

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