2008 Olympics Women's 100m Hurdle Final

August 2008
Beijing

[@Kelvinllovejr]

This was the most devastating race I ever saw. The one time you need perfection it doesn't work out. I felt so bad for her

[@Jaedub86]

So you must have not watched the 1992 Olympic 100m hurdles final race where Gail Devers hit hurdle 10 and stumbled from first place to 5th place.

[@Kelvinllovejr]

@@Jaedub86 Oh I saw it. Big difference is Gail was a multi event athlete and won many other Golds in the 100 at the Olympics. This was Lolo's one and only chance. That's why this one is sadder to me

[@vicanthony5470]

@@Jaedub86 nowhere near as devastating. Devers has won many Gold medals. This was Lolo Jones only chance at a Gold.

[@Snyc2030]

Happened to Gail Devers in 1992

[@mounstursz]

twice

[@vmsballer]

Such a sad story for Lolo Jones. Sally Pearson then McMullen went on to be a beast in this event for a while. 100mH has been the most unpredictable race in Track and Field.

[@tixchicken]

Sally Pearson went on to get gold in 2012 and dominated women's hurdles for abit then injuries unfortunately mounted up later in her career.

[@Kelvinllovejr]

Man, every time I watch this, I always wish it ends up different. So sad for Lolo

[@chrisjone7555]

She was at the Olympic trials just this week.

[@Kelvinllovejr]

@chrisjone7555 Oh yeah, I saw. Time catches us all, though. As much as I love Lolo, she's just too old to demand elite times from her body. I was cheering for her, though. Super physical sports just aren't what you can do into your late 30s and early 40s. That's why you always have to work on your mind. Your mind will last a lot longer than your body

[@Kelvinllovejr]

@@chrisjone7555 But whoa. You are a beauty. You have an Ethiopian or Eritrean look to you. Very nice

[@chrisjone7555]

@@Kelvinllovejr Thank you 😀

[@Kelvinllovejr]

@@chrisjone7555 sure thing. Best wishes

[@jordanjordannis2258]

They never even interviewed their own winner first lol. Americans man

[@NevaUndaPressure]

👏🏾👏🏾 This was a huge part of Dawn and Kellie complaints about media bias towards Lolo at London '12

[@actiniteviewer]

The media goes with the compelling story. It's not that deep. It's not a meritocracy. Their aim is to not be boring. What's wrong with that? Plus she was classy in her interview.

[@NevaUndaPressure]

@@actiniteviewer "Classy" 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@nibsvkh]

US Olympic coverage is terrible…always biased! So fortunate to be Canadian and watch either CBC or CTV which is second to none!

[@ash27slick74]

She's gorgeous but she lost

[@olaraay]

"its hurdles, if u cant finish the race , u cant be the champion"

[@SilentHotdog28]

Sally's reaction is amazing, getting the silver and going nuts, I love it. Too often do we see athletes get silver and they seem bummed out. But here Sally earned a Silver medal at the Olympics and is celebrating her heart out. If I were an athlete and got a Silver or Bronze, I would be cheering my heart out because it means that out of everyone in the world that competes in that event, I was better than all but 1 or 2. Put things in perspective, there are entire countries that don't have a single olympic medal to their name and as an individual you have 1? You should celebrate.

[@combivan4346]

Lolo Jones is pure class and an inspiration.

[@keenannorris3309]

lol

[@krisbonebrake2653]

Lolololo ehhh she’s got a personality of a rock . And she’s a mean girl . Watch big brother

[@Lehanii]

I didn't know who she was. Just found her book in the local library... so engaged in the first chapter and I don't even read!

[@tfmarketing12]

There's a saying that "pressure busts pipes". And for sure, there's a lot of pressure on these athletes to come up big and be perfect in big moments like these... but sometimes it just doesn't happen. Sad to see this happen to Lolo. But she's a class act and she handled the situation with grace. God bless her. 🙏

[@ouadguy06]

Looking at the times in this final, compared to the last couple years and what the times will prob be at this coming Olympics, the event has definitely advanced and it's def a deeper field now too!

[@LEMATTOFFICIAL]

I'll never forget watching this momemt or when the cameras caught here breakdown by the stands.

[@tays8088]

Shout out to Dawn. Big W

[@olaraay]

cant think of a worse event for an olympic final where theres no time recover after a mistake. the pressure to clear the hurdles at an event that happens every 4 years is tough.

[@mattd9274]

She handled that with grace

[@sanderslongdrive]

Amongst athletics connoisseurs Lolo was greatly loved (from a distance) in the U.K., and by me fondly remembered still to this day. She lost with courage, strength, and immense grace notwithstanding being rent asunder emotionally. Sport often trashes the best and of course in 2012 it physically smashed Sally. The extremes are the nature of sport but such is of absolutely no consolation when manifesting its brutal side.

[@usaskjock]

Lolo you have to admit had such a great attitude - really classy in defeat

[@chinezeolisah1308]

What class? She sat there hugging the limelight and having a pity party, drawing attention away from the winners.

[@mykillshots664]

@@chinezeolisah1308 naa, she was just devastated. In her subsequent interviews, she always praised Dawn and Sally and said they were the best that day.

[@zeldaswallace7093]

Dawn Harper won the gold medal in this race and was not interviewed. That’s messed up, Jones finished 7th. Wow😳

[@eddie195777]

You obviously didn't watch the whole video. If you watch it, you'll see her getting interviewed. Pay attention.

[@cliffordhill2365]

This was definitely a defining moment for Lolo. As good as the other gals were (Dawn Harper, Sally Pearson, Priscilla Lopes) this was suppose to be Lolo's Gold Medal performance.

[@SilentHotdog28]

It wasn't to be. Like Lolo said, if you make a mistake, you're not supposed to be champion.

[@cliffordhill2365]

It sucks, but I think you're right

[@91_C4_FL]

Damu used to babysit my sister and I in the late 90s. She brought over Space Jam on VHS and that's how I first watched it.

[@SoberNatural]

I miss Carol Lewis' commentary. Shes a legendary voice of track and field.

[@Br33zeKooL]

US and their biased coverage. This is why I rather watch the British coverage.

[@michaeldevaney5728]

What a really really nice lady she took her heart break like a true lady

[@keenannorris3309]

Lolo is a diva par excellence, but this was a tough break.

[@gregorycampbell9386]

Harper was coming so I will always wonder if Lolo could've held her off

[@geetee4459]

And - of course - Sally & Dawn also got gold and silver four years later.

[@SilentHotdog28]

Rather fitting I think as they swapped, Pearson with the Gold and Harper with the Silver.

[@michaeldevaney5728]

What stunningly beautiful women xxxxxx

[@usaskjock]

Man Priscilla Lopes Schliep c getting bronze in such a close race is insane

[@thecoach11]

I remember watching this race man this was heartbreaking

[@conort6850]

Do you have the semi finals where Lolo ran 12.43?

[@GeoAce777]

.4s separated 1st through 8th, I wonder if this is the narrowest gap, all Sub-13😏

[@nativeroscoe64]

1992.. Gail Devers crashed and lost out on a medal. She stood up and applauded the race. She never won an Olympic medal in her main event which she dominated.

[@christasmith6004]

I think Lolo was in 12.24-26 if she didn’t hit any hurdles during this race. Maybe even a wr threat I mean look at the surge and how far she would of been ahead of harper@ 12.34

[@yjk5737]

Lolo Jones ran 12.43 in the semi and the winning time in the final was 12.54.

[@elisabetpurve2908]

You have to manage the hurdles ,that is the point.if you dont,you wont win. doesnt matter what winning time .

[@keef5]

@@elisabetpurve2908no one’s arguing that it should be handed to her. Just that it was hers if she took it. Fyi 12.54 would be 7th at Olympic trials

[@SniffyPoo]

rewatch in 2024. Dawn Harper is now commentating Olympic track. Lolo tried and failed to get out of US trial first heat at age 40

[@Toni-id2pv]

Lolo so beautiful

[@terrencetaylor8196]

Love your contents (K.C) Kevin Columbia

[@abcun17]

For an athlete this is devastating! Ouch 🤕! Still, Lolo Jones is gorgeous ❤!

[@ameliabedelia7018]

Who was grunting the whole race?

[@allanromero1918]

Sally mclellan,looks like sally pearson 2012 olympic champs..

[@jevaughnreynolds6075]

Lol. I love this comment. She definitely looks like “Sally”

[@yaniquebennett1753]

It's her. She probably got married an changed her name

[@shanaealiyah4017]

It is her it was before she got married

[@ajollypanda4175]

lol its. her sister

[@jevaughnreynolds6075]

@@ajollypanda4175 here’s the humour I’m looking for!!! Lol

[@andriykalynchenko1169]

pearson's rocketing start just disoriented poor lolo(

[@HumptyMcFly]

7:25 I felt every bit of Lolo’s scream of disappointment and anger.

[@greencm7142]

If there's ever a requirement to be absolutely perfect- the Olympics is it. Perfectly said: If you hit a hurdle, its over.

[@anglowarrior3871]

Really liked Lolo,felt so bad for her when that happened.

[@MrSilus2000]

Lolo didn't win but she was a machine until she hit that hurdle. Everybody else was jumping over the hurdles she was gliding over them. Watch it again I challenge you. It was art.

[@mikecowan-tu6up]

Wow 🤯

[@Jim-nt7xy]

It was heartbreaking to watch

[@LordDelCasa]

which athlete was yelping/barking while doing the hurdles? this is truly distracting LOL

[@guerrero9120]

Es traumático cuando NO sabes perder. Like por ser primer comentario en español.

[@FunTimeWithLeo]

Now she's in the trials again

[@josebrown5961]

I saw that! She can’t possibly get in? She has had hamstring problems.

[@TheAmazingHuman-Man]

I assume she had a qualifying time or else got in on rank, but pretty sure she ran like 14 in the semi. Was kinda confused why she was there.

[@24Djsonic]

Yeah think she qualified with a 13.10 but messed up her hammys a few weeks before trials

[@mykillshots664]

100m hurdles, where anything can happen.

[@Backavleny]

Je pense que c'est par rapport à des choses comme ça qu'elle a une si longue carrière. Elle gagnait.

[@usaskjock]

Lolo jones despite her horrid start was on for an incredible time had she not hit the hurdle. If she had had Pearson's start and finished clean woud have been a world record for sure

[@powerfulcornelius3285]

Nobody cares about “if’s”

[@elisabetpurve2908]

@@powerfulcornelius3285 Yes.One important part of this kind of race is to go clean over the hurdles and not stumble upon them. She didnt do it so she didnt win. There is a winner but everybody talks about LoLo Jones. pathetic. The winner deserved to win since she managed the hurdles

[@andymagic2924]

@@elisabetpurve2908 Everyone talks about Lolo because despite her mistake she is clearly the fastest, if Usain Bolt tripped before the finish line people would still respect him and enjoy watching him compete

[@sini3445]

For people to know: It turned out Lolos back/hip was somehow broken. She didn´t have full control over her leg (the one that hit the hurdle). As a pro, she wouldn´t make such a rookie mistake. Her body was operated after this race.

[@Larryt55]

So we just gonna ignore the other hurdles she jumped over with ease ???🤔🤔

[@romeohart7558]

@@Larryt55I know right😂

[@MrSilus2000]

Lolo hit a gear nobody else could hit. Its just hurdles is so much about timing.

[@ItsYoYoHo]

Her sunglasses distracted her visibility.

[@aeptacon]

lol might be right sadly

[@foyatarega29]

But why would they put Jones crying on the screen? I just dont see the point

[@kwameholmes5291]

deliberate and unnecessary cruelty.

[@powerfulcornelius3285]

Because she was a media magnet and any footage was good footage.

[@elisabetpurve2908]

Drama

[@shankarbalakrishnan2360]

I also came first in the school and districts in the 110 mtrs hurdles

[@ilkeraksoy2207]

I came this video from Goleman's Focus... sunglasses???

[@DrJDSmith-wk9sd]

Dawn is goated

[@SilentHotdog28]

Sally beat her 4 years later.

[@DrJDSmith-wk9sd]

@@SilentHotdog28 ok, so what now?

[@addis11100]

lolobollo great race

[@eddie195777]

Poor Lolo. Those mental demons sometimes get the best of you. Just one ounce of doubt causes a loss of focus for an instant.

[@st3wi3D]

Looking up at the clock will do that to ya. Oh well, Dawn gets the glory!

[@doubleeagle3904]

The pressure of the Olympics is simply too much for some competitors.

[@Last_Tryy]

so sad she's robbed, if she weren't to hit that she wins

[@Ineddiblehulk]

How TF is failing to complete the task ‘getting robbed’ it’s hurdles, clearing the hurdles is the whole bloody point 🙄

[@juanferbriceno4411]

I don’t care she lost this race. She is the best

[@michaeldevaney5728]

Definitely her sunglasses put her off

[@keenannorris3309]

Great job, Dawn Harper! Too bad the U.S. media only wanted to focus on Lolo the diva. (Wonder why?) Anyway, this race began an era of U.S. excellence in this event that's still ongoing, thanks to Dawn Harper.

[@sf2explus184]

3:41 she has mans shoulder for sure

[@sini3445]

So, in my books she´s the winner... Sorry for Harper. :D

[@marfu1119]

LoLo Jones should of won this race.

[@Ineddiblehulk]

Why? This isn’t gymnastics and based on judges. It’s a race. She lost.

[@marfu1119]

​​​​@@IneddiblehulkYeah but it was her race to win or lose. If she didn't hit the hurdle she would have won the gold. The hurdle is a very brutal event the same thing happen to Gail Devers in 1992 Barcelona Olympic she was on her way to win the gold and was on pace to break the world record but she hit the last hurdle.

[@Ineddiblehulk]

@@marfu1119yeah but they didn’t - hurdles is about clearing the hurdles. If you lose cos you clip a hurdle you weren’t the best in the race. The point is to execute under pressure.

[@marfu1119]

​​​​@@IneddiblehulkYeah, true but Dawn Harper was lucky to win gold that day she may have cleared all the hurdles and execute her race better than Lolo but everyone knows Lolo was in the better form in 2008. Besides Dawn Harper has never won anything else after that final just couple Silver and bronze. Dawn win in Beijing 2008 was just a fluke and a lucky win. Unfortunately, for Lolo don't think she ever got over that race in Beijing which was hers to win, her career faded after that race she let the pressure got to her. Think Lolo even went into acting saw her in a movie playing a flight attendant.

[@josebrown5961]

Ms. Jones should have gotten a better start and not have clipped the hurdle. The race was won by the three that ran good races. I love Ms. Jones, but she didn’t run well and lost.

[@alanmackie7012]

Poor Dawn. Doesn't look as hot as Lolo and doesn't have a great background story. I suppose winning Olympic gold was some compensation.

[@kendallt506]

Dawn is more beautiful than Lolo Jones. She has a beautiful smile and personality. She's not hot according to eurocentric beauty standards. She's married with a beautiful daughter and another on the way. She doesn't need to pimp herself out for attention. Dawn harper Nelson is the true champion and class act

[@tgbookworm]

@@kendallt506 stop trying to beautify unattractive black women she looks like billy blanks

[@joykeel3332]

What a rude comment. First of all, who cares how she looks? She's there to compete, not to model. Secondly, she's happily married so clearly her husband likes how she looks. Thirdly, to reduce a woman down to her looks is such a sexist thing to do. If have nothing nice to say just keep it to yourself.

[@kendallt506]

@@joykeel3332 sfu.i said what I said.

[@joykeel3332]

@@kendallt506 dude my comment was for alan mackie, the original comment. I was agreeing with you. Calm down

[@BeeDenver]

Loki Jones is a horrible human. This makes me happy.

[@AnabolicAsylum]

God really let her down

[@biggalaxy9102]

Dawn you have a serious capacity to fool yourself bc you didn't shock the world, you got lucky Lolo tripped up. Lolo shocked the world by messing up & you won by default! Those are the facts.

[@kingjajaopobo7858]

It's called hurdles you chump. Dawn Harper cleared all her hurdles while Lolo jones failed to the same and that is why she lost. Ain't no luck. Put some respect on Dawn Harper name Chump.

[@juniorwalker3939]

lol well it is the hurdles... they are there to create an obstacle.. one that lolo couldn't get over on that day.

[@tonytay4320]

2 Shockers! Lolo hitting hurdles and Dawn winning Gold.

[@mykillshots664]

So why didn't Lolo win in 2012?

[@tonytay4320]

@@mykillshots664 Explained Already