Angela Whyte, a former Idaho athlete, competed for Canada at the Olympics Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. Whyte placed sixth in the third heat of the 100-meter hurdles, with a time of 13.09 seconds.
The top three athletes of each heat and six at-large athletes with the best times moved on to the semifinals. The six at-large athletes broke 13 seconds. The final qualifier clocked in at 12.99 seconds.
This is Whyte’s third Olympic games. She competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. In Athens, she took sixth in the 100-meter hurdles. Whyte is from Edmonton, in Alberta, Canada.