Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() The finish of the 110 metres hurdles final | ||||||||||
Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
Dates | July 8 (quarterfinals and semifinals) July 9 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 17 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 15.0 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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Track events | |
100 m | men |
200 m | men |
400 m | men |
800 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5000 m | men |
10,000 m | men |
110 m hurdles | men |
400 m hurdles | men |
3000 m steeplechase | men |
4 × 100 m relay | men |
4 × 400 m relay | men |
3000 m team race | men |
10 km walk | men |
Road events | |
Marathon | men |
Field events | |
Long jump | men |
Triple jump | men |
High jump | men |
Pole vault | men |
Shot put | men |
Discus throw | men |
Hammer throw | men |
Javelin throw | men |
Combined events | |
Pentathlon | men |
Decathlon | men |
Cross-country events | |
Individual | men |
Team | men |
The men's 110 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924, and on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. Thirty-one hurdlers from 17 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Daniel Kinsey 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's silver and Sten Pettersson's bronze, respectively.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]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.[2][3]
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() |
14.8 | Antwerp, Belgium | 18 August 1920 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
14.8 | Antwerp, Belgium | 18 August 1920 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday, 8 July 1924 | 14:00 15:45 |
Round 1 Semifinals |
Wednesday, 9 July 1924 | 14:30 | Final |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]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
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | George Guthrie | ![]() |
15.8 | Q |
2 | Otakar Jandera | ![]() |
16.0 | Q |
3 | Leopold Partridge | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Lau Spel | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Tibor Püspöki | ![]() |
Unknown | |
6 | Alberto Byington | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 2
[edit]Newberry was disqualified for three false starts.[2]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sten Pettersson | ![]() |
15.6 | Q |
2 | Eric Harrison | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Alfredo Ugarte | ![]() |
Unknown | |
— | Guillermo Newberry | ![]() |
DSQ |
Heat 3
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fred Gaby | ![]() |
15.6 | Q |
2 | Oscar van Rappard | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Victor Moriaud | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Warren Montabone | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 4
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Henri Thorsen | ![]() |
16.0 | Q |
2 | Willi Moser | ![]() |
Q | |
— | Henri Bernard | ![]() |
DNF |
Heat 5
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Daniel Kinsey | ![]() |
15.4 | Q |
2 | Gabriel Sempé | ![]() |
15.6 | Q |
3 | Sydney Pierce | ![]() |
16.2 | |
4 | Ioannis Talianos | ![]() |
16.3 | |
5 | Cheruvari Lakshmanan | ![]() |
16.4 |
Heat 6
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | ![]() |
15.6 | Q |
2 | Gilbert Allart | ![]() |
16.2 | Q |
3 | Louis Lundgren | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 7
[edit]Johnson had a walkover.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pitch Johnson | ![]() |
16.6 | Q |
Heat 8
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sydney Atkinson | ![]() |
15.2 | Q |
2 | Karl Anderson | ![]() |
15.4 | Q |
3 | David Burghley | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | László Muskát | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Francisco Contreras | ![]() |
Unknown |
Semifinals
[edit]All semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924.
The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Daniel Kinsey | ![]() |
15.4 | Q |
2 | Sten Pettersson | ![]() |
15.6 | Q |
3 | Pitch Johnson | ![]() |
15.8 | |
4 | Oscar van Rappard | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Gilbert Allart | ![]() |
16.2 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | ![]() |
15.4 | Q |
2 | Karl Anderson | ![]() |
15.4 | Q |
3 | Fred Gaby | ![]() |
15.7 | |
4 | Otakar Jandera | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Willi Moser | ![]() |
16.1 |
Semifinal 3
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | George Guthrie | ![]() |
15.2 | Q |
2 | Sydney Atkinson | ![]() |
15.2 | Q |
3 | Gabriel Sempé | ![]() |
15.3 | |
4 | Eric Harrison | ![]() |
15.7 | |
5 | Henri Thorsen | ![]() |
15.7 |
Final
[edit]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.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Daniel Kinsey | ![]() |
15.0 |
2 | Sydney Atkinson | ![]() |
15.0 |
3 | Sten Pettersson | ![]() |
15.4 |
4 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | ![]() |
15.5 |
5 | Karl Anderson | ![]() |
Unknown |
— | George Guthrie | ![]() |
DSQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ a b "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Official Report, pp. 125–26.
External links
[edit]- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.