The men's 110 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated...

 programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, July 11, 1912 and on Friday, July 12, 1912.

22 hurdlers from 15 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World Record	15.0	Forrest Smithson Forrest Smithson Forrest Custer Smithson was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics....	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (GBR Great Britain Great 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... )	July 25, 1908
Olympic Record	15.0	Forrest Smithson Forrest Smithson Forrest Custer Smithson was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics....	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (GBR Great Britain Great 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... )	July 25, 1908

The records for the 110 metre hurdles coming into 1912 were 15.0 seconds, which were not matched during the 1912 Games.

Heats

All heats were held on Thursday, July 11, 1912.

Only two hurdlers were eliminated after the heats.

Heat 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.4	QS
2		15.8	QS

Heat 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.0	QS
2		18.6	QS

Heat 3

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.1	QS
2		16.8	QS

Heat 4

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.2	QS
2		16.6	QS

Heat 5

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		17.2	QS

Heat 6

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.0	QS
2		16.0	QS
3.

Heat 7

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.4	QS
2		17.4	QS

Heat 8

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.5	QS
2		16.1	QS

Heat 9

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.4	QS

Heat 10

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.3	QS
2		17.0	QS

Heat 11

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.6	QS
2		15.7	QS
3

Semifinals

All semi-finals were held on Thursday, July 11, 1912.

Semifinal 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.6	QF
2		15.7
3		15.8
4

Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.7	QF
2		16.0
3		16.2
—		Did not finish

Semifinal 3

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.4	QF
2		15.7
3		16.0

Semifinal 4

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.5	QF
2		15.7
—		Did not finish

Semifinal 5

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.6	QF
2		16.6
3

Semifinal 6

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.6	QF
2		15.6
3

Final

The final was held on Friday, July 12, 1912. Nicholson fell at the eighth hurdle, leaving Kelly to hold on and win by a narrow margin over Wendell.

Place	Athlete	Time
1		15.1
2		15.2
3		15.3
4		15.3
5		15.5
—		DNF