In this 
Spanish name, the first or paternal 
surname is 
 Merlano and the second or maternal family name is 
 Pájaro.
  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  - 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  | 
 References
   - ^ "Brigitte Merlano". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. 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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