Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue Francis Field
Dates September 3
Competitors 6 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Fred Schule  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Thaddeus Shideler  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lesley Ashburner  United States

The men's 110 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 8 hurdlers from at least 2 nations participated. The competition was held on September 3, 1904.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record 15.0(*) United States Thaddeus Shideler St. Louis (USA) June 11, 1904
Olympic Record 15.4 United States Alvin Kraenzlein Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900

(*) unofficial 120 yards (= 109.73 m)

Results

Heats

The top two finishers in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Fred Schule (USA)16.2QF
2 Lesley Ashburner (USA)QF
3 Ward McLanahan (USA)
4 Corrie Gardner (AUS)

Heat 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Frank Castleman (USA)16.2QF
2 Thaddeus Shideler (USA)QF
DNS Leslie McPherson (AUS)
DNS Edwin Clapp (USA)

NOTE: McPherson withdrew his entry after finding out the hurdles were one foot lower than normal.[2]

Final

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Fred Schule (USA)16.0
2 Thaddeus Shideler (USA)16.3
3 Lesley Ashburner (USA)16.4
4 Frank Castleman (USA)

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "Leslie McPherson". corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

Sources

  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2006.
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