The men's
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
event was part of the
track and field athletics programme at the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924, and on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. Thirty-one hurdlers from 17 nations competed.
The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by
Daniel Kinsey
Daniel Chapin Kinsey (January 22, 1902 – June 27, 1970) was an American hurdler and a scholar in physical education.
Born in St. Louis, Kinsey attended the University of Illinois, studying education. He won the gold medal in the 110-Metre ...
of the United States, the nation's sixth victory in the seven times the event had been held. South Africa and Sweden each won their first 110 metres hurdles medals with
Sydney Atkinson
Sidney James Montford Atkinson (14 March 1901 – 31 August 1977) was a South African athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Atkinson came onto the international athletics scene in 1922, when he ran the 110 m hurdles in ...
's silver and
Sten Pettersson
Sten Karl Leopold "Sten-Pelle" Pettersson (11 September 1902 – 1 June 1984) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in sprint and hurdling
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the ea ...
's bronze, respectively.
Background
This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics.
Carl-Axel Christiernsson of Sweden, who had finished sixth in 1920, was the only finalist to return in 1924.
Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its seventh appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.
Competition format
The competition used the three-round basic format introduced in 1908. The first round consisted of eight heats, with anywhere between 1 and 6 hurdlers each. The top two hurdlers in each heat advanced to the semifinals (with the exception of heat 7, which had only one hurdler). The 15 semifinalists were divided into three semifinals of 5 hurdlers each; the top two hurdlers in each advanced to the 6-man final.
[Official Report, pp. 125–26.]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
Results
Round 1
All heats were held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924.
The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the semi-finals. Heat seven saw a walkover as only one competitor qualified for the next round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Newberry was disqualified for three false starts.
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Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Johnson had a walkover.
Heat 8
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924.
The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Final
The final was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. George Guthrie finished third, but was disqualified for knocking over three hurdles, which was not in accordance with the rules in force at that time.
References
External links
Olympic Report
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