Medalists
| Gold |
Dawn Harper
United States (USA) |
| Silver |
Sally McLellan
Australia (AUS) |
| Bronze |
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
Canada (CAN) |
Records
| World Record |
Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.21 |
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
20 August 1988 |
| Olympic Record |
Joanna Hayes (USA) |
12.37 |
Athens, Greece |
24 August 2004 |
Final
| Position |
Lane |
Athlete/Country |
Mark |
Remarks |
React |
| 1 |
6 |
Dawn Harper (USA) |
12.54 |
(PB) |
0.193 |
| 2 |
3 |
Sally McLellan (AUS) |
12.64 |
|
0.138 |
| 3 |
8 |
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) |
12.64 |
|
0.174 |
| 4 |
7 |
Damu Cherry (USA) |
12.65 |
|
0.239 |
| 5 |
5 |
Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) |
12.65 |
|
0.151 |
| 6 |
9 |
Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) |
12.66 |
|
0.167 |
| 7 |
4 |
Lolo Jones (USA) |
12.72 |
|
0.185 |
| 8 |
2 |
Sarah Claxton (GBR) |
12.94 |
|
0.163 |
AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record
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