2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Encyclopedia
The 110 metres hurdles
event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
on August 10, 11 and 12.
The top three runners in each of the initial six heats automatically qualified for the semi finals. The next six fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were three semifinal heats, and only the top two from each heat plus the next two fastest runners advanced to the final.
Q denotes qualification by place.
q denotes qualification by time.
DNS denotes did not start.
DNF denotes did not finish.
AR denotes area record
NR denotes national record.
PB denotes personal best.
SB denotes season's best.
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...
event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
on August 10, 11 and 12.
The top three runners in each of the initial six heats automatically qualified for the semi finals. The next six fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were three semifinal heats, and only the top two from each heat plus the next two fastest runners advanced to the final.
Medalists
| Gold |  Ladji DoucouréLadji Doucouré Ladji Doucouré is a French athlete of Malian and Senegalese descent. He was a football player and decathlete before specializing in hurdling.-Career:... France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... (FRA) |
| Silver |  Liu XiangLiu Xiang Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China.... PR China (CHN) |
| Bronze |  Allen JohnsonAllen Johnson Allen Kenneth Johnson is a retired hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.Q denotes qualification by place.
q denotes qualification by time.
DNS denotes did not start.
DNF denotes did not finish.
AR denotes area record
NR denotes national record.
PB denotes personal best.
SB denotes season's best.
Heat 1
Thomas BlaschekThomas BlaschekThomas Blaschek is a German hurdler. His personal best time is 13.31 seconds, achieved in July 2005 in Cuxhaven. This ranks him fifth among German 110 m hurdlers, behind Florian Schwarthoff, Mike Fenner, Eric Kaiser and Falk Balzer....
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
13.86s Q- Allen JohnsonAllen JohnsonAllen Kenneth Johnson is a retired hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia....
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
13.92s Q 
Yoel Hernández, CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
14.03s Q
Ivan Bitzi, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
14.26s
Cédric Lavanne, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
14.49s
Alexandros Theofanov, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
14.73s
Todd Matthews-JoudaTodd Matthews-JoudaTodd Matthews-Jouda is a hurdling athlete, who is notable for having switched nationality from United States to Sudan in September 2003. His personal best is 13.36 seconds, but being set in 2002 , it is not a national record...
, SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
15.43s
Heat 2
- Liu XiangLiu XiangLiu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....
, ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
13.73s Q 
Redelén dos Santos, Brazil 13.74s Q
Jonathan NsengaJonathan NsengaJonathan Nsenga is a retired Belgian hurdler.He was born in Mons and represented the club OCAN. In his early career he won the silver medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie, the gold medal at the 1995 Universiade, the bronze medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and the silver medal...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
13.89s Q- Anier GarcíaAnier GarcíaAnier Octavio García Ortiz is a Cuban athlete, winner of the 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Born in Santiago de Cuba, Anier García established his credentials early, by winning the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships...
, Cuba 14.01s q 
Elmar LichteneggerElmar LichteneggerElmar Lichtenegger is an Austrian hurdler.His personal best time is 13.33 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in Athens....
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
14.04s q
Matti NiemiMatti Niemi (athlete)Matti Niemi is a retired Finnish athlete who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles.He was born in Padasjoki. He competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, as well as the 2002 European Championships and the 2003 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.He became...
, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
14.18s
Jackson QuiñonezJackson QuiñónezJackson Quiñónez Vernaza is a Spanish hurdler of Afro-Ecuadorian descent. He represented his birth country Ecuador until October 2005....
, EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
14.34s
Baymurat Ashirmuradov, TurkmenistanTurkmenistanTurkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
15.52s
Heat 3
- Ladji DoucouréLadji DoucouréLadji Doucouré is a French athlete of Malian and Senegalese descent. He was a football player and decathlete before specializing in hurdling.-Career:...
, France 13.86s Q - Mateus Facho InocêncioMateus Facho InocêncioMatheus Facho Inocêncio is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 13.33 seconds, achieved during the Olympic Games in Athens....
, Brazil 13.96s Q 
Chris PinnockChris PinnockChris Pinnock is a Jamaican hurdler.He finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round....
, JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
14.11s Q
Gregory SedocGregory SedocGregory Sedoc is a Dutch hurdler.He reached his first international final at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in 60 metres hurdles, and won the event, equalling his personal best time of 7.63 seconds which was established in the previous rounds and beating fellow-countryman Marcel van der...
, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
14.24s
Sergiy Demydyuk, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
14.25s
Karl JenningsKarl JenningsKarl Anthony Jennings is a Canadian hurdler, specializing in the 110 metres hurdles. He has also run the 440 metre, 60 metre, and 55 metre events...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
14.30s
Sultan TuckerSultan TuckerSultan Tucker is a Liberian athlete, specializing in the 110 metres hurdles.Tucker won a bronze in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2002 African Championships...
, LiberiaLiberiaLiberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
14.34s Andrea GiaconiAndrea GiaconiAndrea Giaconi is an Italian hurdler.-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. He also participated at the World Championships in 1999 and 2003, the World Indoor Championships in 2004 and 2006 and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.His personal best time is...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
DNS
Heat 4
- Shi DongpengShi DongpengShi Dongpeng is a Chinese hurdler who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles.Shi won a silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, finished sixth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France and won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...
, China 13.80s Q - Terrence TrammellTerrence TrammellTerrence R. Trammell is a track and field athlete who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as three silver medals at the World Championships.The 1997 Track & Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year attended the University of...
, United States 13.80s Q 
Igor PeremotaIgor PeremotaIgor Viktorovich Peremota is a Russian hurdler.He won a silver medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade, and competed in the 2004 Olympic Games where he was knocked out in the quarter final...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
13.89s Q
Robert KronbergRobert KronbergLeif Robert Kronberg is a Swedish hurdler of Serbian descent.He finished 8th in the 110m hurdles final at the 2000 Olympics. He competed again in the 2004 Olympics, reaching the semi-finals. He has also been a regular competitor in the World Championships in Athletics, being present at every event...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
13.90s q
Masato NaitoMasato Naitois a Japanese hurdler.He finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships and third at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round....
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
13.90s q
Allan ScottAllan Scott (athlete)Allan Scott is a Scottish hurdler. Scott, a member of the Shaftsbury Barnet Harriers athletics club, represented Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-References:**Power of 10 profile for...
, Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
14.18s
Peter Coghlan, Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
14.57s
Hon Sing Tang, Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
14.83s
Heat 5
- Anselmo da Silva, Brazil 13.96s Q
- Dominique ArnoldDominique ArnoldDominique Arnold is an American hurdling athlete. He holds the fourth-fastest all-time performance in the 110 meter hurdles, with a time of 12.90 s...
, United States 13.96s Q - Marcel van der WestenMarcel van der WestenMarcel van der Westen is a Dutch hurdler and tax attorney.He reached his first international final at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in 60 metres hurdles, and won the silver medal behind compatriot Gregory Sedoc.Van der Westen had previously competed at the 2005 World Championships and the...
, Netherlands 14.01s Q 
Paulo VillarPaulo VillarPaulo César Villar Nieto is a Colombian hurdling athlete.At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he finished second in 13.29 seconds, equalling the South American record of Brazilian Redelén dos Santos as well as establishing a new national record.-Achievements:-References:*...
, ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
14.12s
Joseph-Berlioz RandriamihajaJoseph-Berlioz RandriamihajaJoseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja is a Malagasy athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. In his early career he competed in decathlon...
, MadagascarMadagascarThe Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
14.18s- Satoru Tanigawa, Japan 14.25s
Felipe VivancosFelipe VivancosFelipe Vivancos Ruiz is a Spanish hurdler. He won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain....
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
14.34s
Julien M'Voutoukoulou, Congo 15.41s
Heat 6
- Dayron RoblesDayron RoblesDayron Robles is a track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.He won his first major medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and...
, Cuba 13.83s Q 
Staņislavs OlijarsStanislavs OlijarsStaņislavs Olijars is a Latvian athlete mainly competing in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the 2000 European indoor champion, and in 2002 he won European indoor and outdoor medals. His best Olympic performance was in 2004, finishing 5th. In 2006, he became European champion in the event...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
13.86s Q- Joel BrownJoel BrownJoel Brown is an American hurdler.He finished sixth at the 2005 World Championships and seventh at the 2005 World Athletics Final....
, United States 13.90s Q - Maurice WignallMaurice WignallMaurice Wignall is a Jamaican hurdling athlete.His first appearance in a major international championship was at the 1997 World Championships, where he competed in the long jump competition. He jumped 8.09, which still stands as his personal best.Wignall's success in hurdling came relatively late...
, Jamaica 13.90s q 
Dudley DorivalDudley DorivalDudley Dorival is a Haitian hurdler. He was born in Elizabeth, United States.Dorival attended and competed at the University of Connecticut...
, HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
14.02s q- Wu Youjia, China 14.38s
David Ilariani, GeorgiaGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
14.88s
Suphan Wongsriphuck, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
15.05s
Semifinal 1
- Ladji DoucouréLadji DoucouréLadji Doucouré is a French athlete of Malian and Senegalese descent. He was a football player and decathlete before specializing in hurdling.-Career:...
, France 13.35s Q - Dominique ArnoldDominique ArnoldDominique Arnold is an American hurdling athlete. He holds the fourth-fastest all-time performance in the 110 meter hurdles, with a time of 12.90 s...
, United States 13.39s Q - Shi DongpengShi DongpengShi Dongpeng is a Chinese hurdler who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles.Shi won a silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, finished sixth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France and won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...
, China 13.44s - Yoel Hernández, Cuba 13.54s
- Igor PeremotaIgor PeremotaIgor Viktorovich Peremota is a Russian hurdler.He won a silver medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade, and competed in the 2004 Olympic Games where he was knocked out in the quarter final...
, Russia 13.71s - Redelén dos Santos, Brazil 13.88s
- Masato NaitoMasato Naitois a Japanese hurdler.He finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships and third at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round....
, Japan 13.88s - Dudley DorivalDudley DorivalDudley Dorival is a Haitian hurdler. He was born in Elizabeth, United States.Dorival attended and competed at the University of Connecticut...
, Haiti 14.11s
Semifinal 2
- Terrence TrammellTerrence TrammellTerrence R. Trammell is a track and field athlete who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as three silver medals at the World Championships.The 1997 Track & Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year attended the University of...
, United States 13.31s Q - Liu XiangLiu XiangLiu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....
, China 13.42s Q - Staņislavs OlijarsStanislavs OlijarsStaņislavs Olijars is a Latvian athlete mainly competing in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the 2000 European indoor champion, and in 2002 he won European indoor and outdoor medals. His best Olympic performance was in 2004, finishing 5th. In 2006, he became European champion in the event...
, Latvia 13.53s - Anselmo da Silva, Brazil 13.63s
- Robert KronbergRobert KronbergLeif Robert Kronberg is a Swedish hurdler of Serbian descent.He finished 8th in the 110m hurdles final at the 2000 Olympics. He competed again in the 2004 Olympics, reaching the semi-finals. He has also been a regular competitor in the World Championships in Athletics, being present at every event...
, Sweden 13.69s - Chris PinnockChris PinnockChris Pinnock is a Jamaican hurdler.He finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round....
, Jamaica 13.73s - Jonathan NsengaJonathan NsengaJonathan Nsenga is a retired Belgian hurdler.He was born in Mons and represented the club OCAN. In his early career he won the silver medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie, the gold medal at the 1995 Universiade, the bronze medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and the silver medal...
, Belgium 13.94s - Anier GarcíaAnier GarcíaAnier Octavio García Ortiz is a Cuban athlete, winner of the 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Born in Santiago de Cuba, Anier García established his credentials early, by winning the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships...
, Cuba 13.99s
Semifinal 3
- Allen JohnsonAllen JohnsonAllen Kenneth Johnson is a retired hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia....
, United States 13.23s Q - Maurice WignallMaurice WignallMaurice Wignall is a Jamaican hurdling athlete.His first appearance in a major international championship was at the 1997 World Championships, where he competed in the long jump competition. He jumped 8.09, which still stands as his personal best.Wignall's success in hurdling came relatively late...
, Jamaica 13.24s Q (SB) - Mateus Facho InocêncioMateus Facho InocêncioMatheus Facho Inocêncio is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 13.33 seconds, achieved during the Olympic Games in Athens....
, Brazil 13.39s q - Joel BrownJoel BrownJoel Brown is an American hurdler.He finished sixth at the 2005 World Championships and seventh at the 2005 World Athletics Final....
, United States 13.43s q - Thomas BlaschekThomas BlaschekThomas Blaschek is a German hurdler. His personal best time is 13.31 seconds, achieved in July 2005 in Cuxhaven. This ranks him fifth among German 110 m hurdlers, behind Florian Schwarthoff, Mike Fenner, Eric Kaiser and Falk Balzer....
, Germany 13.45s - Marcel van der WestenMarcel van der WestenMarcel van der Westen is a Dutch hurdler and tax attorney.He reached his first international final at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in 60 metres hurdles, and won the silver medal behind compatriot Gregory Sedoc.Van der Westen had previously competed at the 2005 World Championships and the...
, Netherlands 13.63s - Elmar LichteneggerElmar LichteneggerElmar Lichtenegger is an Austrian hurdler.His personal best time is 13.33 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in Athens....
, Austria 13.74s - Dayron RoblesDayron RoblesDayron Robles is a track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.He won his first major medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and...
, Cuba 14.16s
Final
August 12- Ladji DoucouréLadji DoucouréLadji Doucouré is a French athlete of Malian and Senegalese descent. He was a football player and decathlete before specializing in hurdling.-Career:...
, France 13.07s - Liu XiangLiu XiangLiu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....
, China 13.08s - Allen JohnsonAllen JohnsonAllen Kenneth Johnson is a retired hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia....
, United States 13.10s - Dominique ArnoldDominique ArnoldDominique Arnold is an American hurdling athlete. He holds the fourth-fastest all-time performance in the 110 meter hurdles, with a time of 12.90 s...
, United States 13.13s - Terrence TrammellTerrence TrammellTerrence R. Trammell is a track and field athlete who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as three silver medals at the World Championships.The 1997 Track & Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year attended the University of...
, United States 13.20s - Joel BrownJoel BrownJoel Brown is an American hurdler.He finished sixth at the 2005 World Championships and seventh at the 2005 World Athletics Final....
, United States 13.47s - Maurice WignallMaurice WignallMaurice Wignall is a Jamaican hurdling athlete.His first appearance in a major international championship was at the 1997 World Championships, where he competed in the long jump competition. He jumped 8.09, which still stands as his personal best.Wignall's success in hurdling came relatively late...
, Jamaica 13.47s - Mateus Facho InocêncioMateus Facho InocêncioMatheus Facho Inocêncio is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 13.33 seconds, achieved during the Olympic Games in Athens....
, Brazil 13.48s