1987 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 110 Metres Hurdles
These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres Hurdles event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday September 3, 1987. Medalists Records Existing records at the start of the event. Final Semi-Finals *Held on Tuesday 1987-09-01 Qualifying heats *Held on Tuesday 1987-09-01 See also * 1983 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Helsinki) * 1984 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles (Los Angeles) * 1986 Men's European Championships 110m Hurdles (Stuttgart) * 1988 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles (Seoul) * 1991 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Tokyo) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1987 World Championships In Athletics - Men's 110 Metres Hurdles H Sprint hurdles at the World Athletics Championships ...
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Hurdling
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, the dominant step patterns are the 3-step for high hurdles, 7-step for low hurdles, and 15-step for intermediate hurdles. Hurdling is a highly specialized form of obstacle racing, and is part of the sport of athletics. In hurdling events, barriers known as hurdles are set at precisely measured heights and distances. Each athlete must pass over the hurdles; passing under or intentionally knocking over hurdles will result in disqualification. Accidental knocking over of hurdles is not cause for disqualification, but the hurdles are weighted to make doing so disadvantageous. In 1902 Spalding equipment company sold the Foster Patent Safety Hurdle, a wood hurdle. In 1923 some of the wood hurdles weighed each. Hurdle design improvements were ...
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