Information about 110 Metres Hurdles
The 110 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by men. For the race ten hurdles of a height of 1.067 m (3½ feet) are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 110 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner. Fallen hurdles do not count against runners so long as they do not run into them on purpose. Like the 100 meter sprint the 110 m hurdles is started out of the blocks. Sometimes, high school athletes run the 110 hurdles with 39 inch hurdles, instead of the normal 42 inch hurdles.
For the 110 m hurdles, the first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 15 yards (13.72 m) from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are set at a distance of 10 yards (9.14 m) from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 15 yd 1 ft (14.02 m) long.
The Olympic Games have included the 110 m hurdles in the program since 1896. The equivalent hurdles race for women was run over a course of 80 meters from 1932 through 1968. Starting with the 1972 Summer Olympics the women's race was lengthened to 100m Hurdles.
The fastest 110m hurdlers run the distance in a time of around 13 seconds. The world record, held by Liu Xiang of China, stands at 12.88 seconds (as of July 2006) or the equivalent of 8.54 meters per second or 30.75 kilometers per hour.[1] He had previously held the joint world record of 12.91 seconds with Colin Jackson of the UK.[2]
For the first hurdles races in England around 1830, wooden barriers were placed along a stretch of 100 yards. The first standards were attempted in 1864 in Oxford and Cambridge: The length of the course was set to 120 yards (109.72 meters) and over its course runners were required to clear ten 3½ foot (1.067 m) high hurdles. After the length of hurdles races was rounded up to 110 meters in France from 1888 on, the standards were pretty much complete except for Germany where hurdles of 1 meter height were used until 1907.
The massively constructed hurdles of the early days were first replaced in 1895 with somewhat lighter T-shaped hurdles that runners were able to knock over. However, until 1935 runners were disqualified if they knocked down more than 3 hurdles, and records were only recognized if the runner had left all hurdles standing.
In 1935 the T-shaped hurdles were replaced by L-shaped ones that easily fall forward if bumped into, therefore reducing the risk of injury.
The current running style, where the first hurdle is taken on the run with the upper body lowered instead of being jumped over and with three steps each between the hurdles, was first used by the 1900 Olympic champion, Alvin Kraenzlein.
The 110 m hurdles have been an Olympic discipline since 1896. Women ran it occasionally in the 1920, but it never became generally accepted. From 1926 on women have only run the 80 m hurdles, which was increased to 100 meters in 1961 on a trial basis, and in 1969 in official competition.
In 1900 and 1904, the Olympics also included a 200 m hurdles race and the IAAF recognized world records for the 200 m hurdles until 1960.
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For the 110 m hurdles, the first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 15 yards (13.72 m) from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are set at a distance of 10 yards (9.14 m) from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 15 yd 1 ft (14.02 m) long.
The Olympic Games have included the 110 m hurdles in the program since 1896. The equivalent hurdles race for women was run over a course of 80 meters from 1932 through 1968. Starting with the 1972 Summer Olympics the women's race was lengthened to 100m Hurdles.
The fastest 110m hurdlers run the distance in a time of around 13 seconds. The world record, held by Liu Xiang of China, stands at 12.88 seconds (as of July 2006) or the equivalent of 8.54 meters per second or 30.75 kilometers per hour.[1] He had previously held the joint world record of 12.91 seconds with Colin Jackson of the UK.[2]
History
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Alvin Kraenzlein
The massively constructed hurdles of the early days were first replaced in 1895 with somewhat lighter T-shaped hurdles that runners were able to knock over. However, until 1935 runners were disqualified if they knocked down more than 3 hurdles, and records were only recognized if the runner had left all hurdles standing.
In 1935 the T-shaped hurdles were replaced by L-shaped ones that easily fall forward if bumped into, therefore reducing the risk of injury.
The current running style, where the first hurdle is taken on the run with the upper body lowered instead of being jumped over and with three steps each between the hurdles, was first used by the 1900 Olympic champion, Alvin Kraenzlein.
The 110 m hurdles have been an Olympic discipline since 1896. Women ran it occasionally in the 1920, but it never became generally accepted. From 1926 on women have only run the 80 m hurdles, which was increased to 100 meters in 1961 on a trial basis, and in 1969 in official competition.
In 1900 and 1904, the Olympics also included a 200 m hurdles race and the IAAF recognized world records for the 200 m hurdles until 1960.
Milestones
- First official IAAF world record: 15.0 seconds, Forrest Smithson (USA), 1908
- First under 14.5 seconds: 14.4 seconds, Earl Thomson (CAN), 1920
- First under 14 seconds: 13.7 seconds, Forrest Towns (USA), 1936
- First under 13.5 seconds: 13.4 seconds, Jack Davis (USA), 1956
- First under 13 seconds: 12.93 seconds, Renaldo Nehemiah (USA), 1981
Most successful athletes
- Current World Record, 12.88 seconds
- Liu Xiang (CHN), 2006
- Two Olympic victories:
- Lee Calhoun (USA), 1956 and 1960; Roger Kingdom (USA), 1984 and 1988
- Four world championship titles:
- Allen Johnson (USA), 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003 as well as Olympic Gold 1996
- Three world championship titles:
- Greg Foster (USA), 1983, 1987 and 1991
- Two world championship titles:
- Colin Jackson (GBR), 1993 and 1999 as well as Olympic Silver 1988, world record-holder for 13 years.
- First Olympic and World championship titles and World Record co-holder
- Liu Xiang (CHN), Athens Olympic Games in 2004, World Record 12.88 seconds in 2006, Osaka World Championships in Athletics in 2007
110 m hurdles medalists at the Olympic games
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110m Hurdles medalists at the World Championships
History of world records
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All-time top ten hurdlers
In brackets: Wind measured in m/s. A = Time achieved at high altitude| Pos. | Time | Athlete | Country | Venua | Date |
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| 1 | 12.88 (+1.1) | Liu Xiang | ){kind=small} China | Lausanne | July 11 2006 |
| 2 | 12.90 (+1.1) | Dominique Arnold | ){kind=small} United States | Lausanne | July 11 2006 |
| 3 | 12.91 (+0.5) | Colin Jackson | ){kind=small} United Kingdom | Stuttgart | August 20 1993 |
| 4 | 12.92 (-0.1) | Roger Kingdom | United States | Zürich | August 16 1989 |
| = | 12.92 (+0.9) | Allen Johnson | United States | Atlanta | June 23 1996 |
| = | 12.92 (0.0) | Dayron Robles | ){kind=small} Cuba | Stuttgart | September 23 2007 |
| 7 | 12.93 (-0.2) | Renaldo Nehemiah | United States | Zürich | August 19 1981 |
| 8 | 12.94 (+1.6) | Jack Pierce | United States | Atlanta | June 22 1996 |
| 9 | 12.95 (+1.5) | Terrence Trammell | United States | New York City | June 2 2007 |
| 10 | 12.97 (+1.0) | Ladji Doucouré | ){kind=small} France | Angers | July 15 2005 |
| 11 | 12.98 (+0.6) | Mark Crear | United States | Zagreb | July 7 1999 |
All-time top ten performances
In brackets: Wind measured in m/s. A = Time achieved at high altitude| Pos. | Time | Athlete | Country | Venua | Date |
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| 1 | 12.88 (+1.1) | Liu Xiang | China | Lausanne | July 11 2006 |
| 2 | 12.90 (+1.1) | Dominique Arnold | United States | Lausanne | July 11 2006 |
| 3 | 12.91 (+0.3) | Liu Xiang | China | AthÃna | August 27 2004 |
| 4 | 12.91 (+0.5) | Colin Jackson | United Kingdom | Stuttgart | August 20 1993 |
| 5 | 12.92 (-0.1) | Roger Kingdom | United States | Zürich | August 16 1989 |
| 6 | 12.92 (0.0) | Dayron Robles | Cuba | Stuttgart | Sept 23 2007 |
| 7 | 12.92 (+0.2) | Allen Johnson | United States | Bruxelles | August 23 1996 |
| 8 | 12.92 (+0.9) | Allen Johnson | United States | Zürich | June 23 1996 |
| 9 | 12.92 (+1.5) | Liu Xiang | China | New York City | June 2 2007 |
| 10 | 12.93 (-0.6) | Liu Xiang | China | Stuttgart | September 9 2006 |
| 11 | 12.93 (-0.2) | Renaldo Nehemiah | United States | Zürich | August 19 1981 |
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Competitor for China
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 110 m hurdles
World Championships
Gold 2007 Osaka 110 m hurdles
Silver 2005 Helsinki 110 m hurdles
Bronze 2003 Paris 110 m hurdles
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Silver 1988 Seoul 110 m hurdles
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