Brigitte Merlano
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| Full name | Brigitte María Merlano Pájaro | 
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| Born | (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 
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| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | 
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| Country |  Colombia | 
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| Event(s) | Hurdling | 
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| Updated on 2 January 2015. | 
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.
Personal bests
- 100 m: 12.12 (wind: -0.1 m/s) –  Caguas, 15 March 2012 Caguas, 15 March 2012
- 200 m: 24.08 (wind: -2.5 m/s) –  Ponce, 12 Apr 2008 Ponce, 12 Apr 2008
- 100 m hurdles: 12.89 (wind: +0.9 m/s) –  Mayagüez, 17 July 2011 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, 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 | 
References
- ↑  "Brigitte Merlano". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 11 September 2012. 
- ↑  Perfil del Atleta - BRIGITTE MARIA MERLANO PÁJARO (PDF) (in Spanish), Coldeportes, January 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014, retrieved May 10, 2014 
- ↑  Biografía - General - MERLANO PAJARO Briggite Maria - Colombia (in Spanish), archived from the original on May 12, 2014, retrieved May 10, 2014 
- ↑  Columbia did not show in the final
 
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