Jessica Ennis Smashes 100m Hurdle Heptathlon And British Record
Jessica Ennis Smashes 100m Hurdle Heptathlon And British Record
Samuel Luckhurst— The Huffington Post UK
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Jessica Ennis stormed to victory in the last heptathlon heat of the 100m hurdles, posting the fastest time for a heptathlete in 100m hurdles and breaking the British record in the process.
Ennis ran 12.54 - a personal best and the same as American Dawn Harper's time to win the 100m hurdles gold at the Beijing Games.
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Ennis wowed the British crowd
A packed Olympic stadium greeted her triumph rapturously, while even Britons stationed in the press tribunes broke from protocol to applaud the Sheffield athlete.
Inside The Olympic Stadium
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An ariel view of the Olympic Stadium on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Park on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell-Pool/Getty Images)
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An ariel view of the Olympic Stadium on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Park on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell-Pool/Getty Images)
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An ariel view of the Olympic Stadium on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Park on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell-Pool/Getty Images)
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An ariel view of the Olympic Stadium on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Park on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell-Pool/Getty Images)
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An ariel view of the Olympic Stadium on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Park on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell-Pool/Getty Images)
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Photo taken on August 3, 2012 shows a general view of the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games athletics event. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD
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An ariel view of the Olympic Stadium on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Park on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell-Pool/Getty Images)
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Photo taken on August 3, 2012 shows a general view of the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games athletics event. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD
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Photo taken on August 3, 2012 shows a general view of the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games athletics event. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD
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The Olympic flame is seen in the Olympic stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games Athletics, Track and Field events, London, Britain 03 August 2012. Photo: PA
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The Olympic flame is seen in the Olympic stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games Athletics, Track and Field events, London, Britain 03 August 2012. Photo: PA
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The Olympic flame is seen in the Olympic stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games Athletics, Track and Field events, London, Britain 03 August 2012. Photo: PA
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A breathless Denise Lewis, Great Britain's gold medal heptathlon winner at Sydney in 2000, said on the BBC: "That was incredible. Talk about pressure. I'm blown away by that time. we've always known she has more to give in the hurdles and what a day to show the world what she is capable of and a great start."
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Ennis in motion
Ennis, 26, then competed in the high jump, bowing out at the 1.89m mark, although leads the table after two events.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the 19-year-old world junior champion from Liverpool, lies in third.
The British pair will move on to the shot put phase later on today, followed by the 200m, long jump, javelin and 800m to complete the heptathlon.