The men's 110 metres hurdles

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 was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...

 at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924 and on Wednesday, July 9, 1924.

Twenty-eight hurdlers from 15 nations competed.

Records

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

World Record	14.8	Earl Thomson Earl Thomson Earl John "Tommy" Thompson was Canadian athlete, a specialist in the high hurdles....	Antwerp (BEL Belgium Belgium , 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... )	August 18, 1920
Olympic Record	14.8	Earl Thomson Earl Thomson Earl John "Tommy" Thompson was Canadian athlete, a specialist in the high hurdles....	Antwerp (BEL Belgium Belgium , 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... )	August 18, 1920

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

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.8	Q
2		16.0	Q
3
4
5

Heat 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.6	Q
2			Q
3

Heat 3

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.6	Q
2			Q
3
4

Heat 4

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.0	Q
2			Q
—		DNF

Heat 5

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.4	Q
2		15.6	Q
3		16.2
4		16.3
5		16.4

Heat 6

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.6	Q
2		16.2	Q
3

Heat 7

Johnson

Pitch Johnson

Franklin Pitcher "Pitch" Johnson was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Rubidoux, California....

 had a walkover.

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		16.6	Q

Heat 8

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.2	Q
2		15.4	Q
3
4

Semifinals

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

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

Semifinal 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.4	Q
2		15.6	Q
3		15.8
4
5		16.2

Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.4	Q
2		15.4	Q
3		15.7
4
5		16.1

Semifinal 3

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		15.2	Q
2		15.2	Q
3		15.3
4		15.7
5		15.7

Final

The final was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. George Guthrie

George Guthrie (athlete)

George Phineas Guthrie, Jr. was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Elyria, Ohio and died in Columbus, Ohio....

finished third, but was disqualified for knocking over three hurdles, which was not in accordance with the rules in force at that time.

Place	Athlete	Time
1		15.0
2		15.0
3		15.4
4		15.5
5
—		DSQ