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 name	Brigitte María Merlano Pájaro
Born	(1982-04-29) April 29, 1982 (age 43) Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Event	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) – 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]	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