Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Dates July 8 (quarterfinals and semifinals)
July 9 (final)
Competitors 31 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Daniel Kinsey
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sydney Atkinson
 South Africa
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sten Pettersson
 Sweden

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]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record 14.8 Canada Earl Thomson Antwerp (BEL) August 18, 1920
Olympic Record 14.8 Canada Earl Thomson Antwerp (BEL) August 18, 1920

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

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 George Guthrie (USA)15.8Q
2 Otakar Jandera (TCH)16.0Q
3 Leopold Partridge (GBR)
4 Lau Spel (NED)
5 Tibor Püspöki (HUN)
6 Alberto Byington (BRA)

Heat 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Sten Pettersson (SWE)15.6Q
2 Eric Harrison (GBR)Q
3 Alfredo Ugarte (CHI)
4 Guillermo Newberry (ARG)DNF

Heat 3

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Fred Gaby (GBR)15.6Q
2 Oscar van Rappard (NED)Q
3 Victor Moriaud (SUI)
4 Warren Montabone (CAN)

Heat 4

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Henri Thorsen (DEN)16.0Q
2 Willi Moser (SUI)Q
— Henri Bernard (FRA)DNF

Heat 5

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Daniel Kinsey (USA)15.4Q
2 Gabriel Sempé (FRA)15.6Q
3 Sydney Pierce (CAN)16.2
4 Ioannis Talianos (GRE)16.3
5 C. K. Lakshmanan (IND)16.4

Heat 6

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE)15.6Q
2 Gilbert Allart (FRA)16.2Q
3 Louis Lundgren (DEN)

Heat 7

Johnson had a walkover.

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Pitch Johnson (USA)16.6Q

Heat 8

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Sydney Atkinson (RSA)15.2Q
2 Karl Anderson (USA)15.4Q
3 David Burghley (GBR)
4 László Muskát (HUN)
5 Francisco Contreras (MEX)

Semifinals

All semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924.

The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Daniel Kinsey (USA)15.4Q
2 Sten Pettersson (SWE)15.6Q
3 Pitch Johnson (USA)15.8
4 Oscar van Rappard (NED)
5 Gilbert Allart (FRA)16.2

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE)15.4Q
2 Karl Anderson (USA)15.4Q
3 Fred Gaby (GBR)15.7
4 Otakar Jandera (TCH)
5 Willi Moser (SUI)16.1

Semifinal 3

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1 George Guthrie (USA)15.2Q
2 Sydney Atkinson (RSA)15.2Q
3 Gabriel Sempé (FRA)15.3
4 Eric Harrison (GBR)15.7
5 Henri Thorsen (DEN)15.7

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.

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Daniel Kinsey (USA)15.0
2 Sydney Atkinson (RSA)15.0
3 Sten Pettersson (SWE)15.4
4 Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE)15.5
5 Karl Anderson (USA)
— George Guthrie (USA)DSQ

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  • Olympic Report
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
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