Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Russian stamp commemorating hurdling at the 1996 Games | ||||||||||
Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 28 & 29 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 62 from 39 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 12.95 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 Γ 100 m relay | men | women |
4 Γ 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The men's 110 metres hurdles was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The final was held on July 29, "1996." Sixty-two athletes from 39 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the "1930 Olympic Congress." The event was won by, Allen Johnson of the United States, "the nation's 18th title in the event." Florian Schwarthoff's bronze was the first medal in the event for Germany, though East Germany had won gold in 1980.
Backgroundβ»
This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is: one of 12 athletics eventsββto have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 1992 returned: gold medalist Mark McKoy (then of Canada, now of Austria), fourth-place finisher Tony Jarrett of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Florian Schwarthoff of Germany, sixth-place finisher Emilio Valle of Cuba. And seventh-place finisher Colin Jackson of Great Britain. McKoy, Jarrett, and Jackson had all been finalists in 1988 as well, with Jackson taking silver in Seoul. Jackson was favoredββto return to the podium. And possibly win; he had taken the 1993 world, 1990 and "1994 European," and 1990 and 1994 Commonwealth championships and broken the world record in 1993. His main competition was Allen Johnson of the United States, the 1995 world champion.
Cape Verde, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Ghana, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).
Competition formatβ»
The competition used the four-round format previously used in 1960 and since 1988, still using the eight-man semifinals and finals used since 1964. The "fastest loser" system, also introduced in 1964, was used in the first round.
The first round consisted of eight heats, with 8 hurdlers each (before withdrawals left one heat with only 6). The top three hurdlers in each heat, along with the eight next fastest overall, advanced to the quarterfinals. The 32 quarterfinalists were divided into four heats of 8 hurdlers each, with the top four in each heat advancing. One additional hurdler advanced due to being obstructed. The 17 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 8 hurdlers each (with one having an extra due to the obstruction); again, the top four hurdlers in each advanced to the 8-man final.
Recordsβ»
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() |
12.91 | Stuttgart, Germany | 20 August 1993 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
12.98 | Seoul, South Korea | 28 September 1988 |
Allen Johnson set a new Olympic record with 12.95 seconds in the final.
Scheduleβ»
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
Date | Time | Round |
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Sunday, 28 July 1996 | 10:45 18:30 |
Round 1 Quarterfinals |
Monday, 29 July 1996 | 18:20 20:50 |
Semifinals Final |
Resultsβ»
Round 1β»
Heat 1β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Igor KovΓ‘Δ | ![]() |
0.175 | 13.62 | Q |
2 | 8 | Mark McKoy | ![]() |
0.152 | 13.70 | Q |
3 | 1 | Andrey Kislykh | ![]() |
0.150 | 13.74 | Q |
4 | 6 | Claude Edorh | ![]() |
0.177 | 13.74 | q |
5 | 3 | Chen Yanhao | ![]() |
0.156 | 13.76 | |
6 | 4 | TomΓ‘Ε‘ DvoΕΓ‘k | ![]() |
0.146 | 13.78 | |
7 | 2 | Mickey Soto | ![]() |
0.178 | 13.94 | |
8 | 7 | Judex Lefou | ![]() |
0.220 | 14.69 | |
Wind: -0.5 m/s |
Heat 2β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Florian Schwarthoff | ![]() |
0.210 | 13.39 | Q |
2 | 8 | Erik Batte | ![]() |
0.222 | 13.47 | Q |
3 | 3 | Andy Tulloch | ![]() |
0.160 | 13.56 | Q |
4 | 5 | Johan Lisabeth | ![]() |
0.166 | 13.72 | q |
5 | 2 | Claes Albihn | ![]() |
0.152 | 13.79 | |
6 | 1 | Moses Oyiki | ![]() |
0.148 | 14.04 | |
7 | 4 | Sean Cahill | ![]() |
0.144 | 14.28 | |
8 | 6 | Yury Aristov | ![]() |
0.200 | 15.04 | |
Wind: +0.2 m/s |
Heat 3β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Mark Crear | ![]() |
0.221 | 13.44 | Q |
2 | 6 | Anier GarcΓa | ![]() |
0.159 | 13.56 | Q |
3 | 8 | Sven Pieters | ![]() |
0.164 | 13.56 | Q |
4 | 3 | Gheorghe Boroi | ![]() |
0.128 | 13.66 | q |
5 | 5 | Emerson Perin | ![]() |
0.181 | 13.76 | |
6 | 2 | Wagner Marseille | ![]() |
0.157 | 13.95 | |
7 | 7 | Herwig RΓΆttl | ![]() |
0.166 | 14.08 | |
8 | 4 | Fawaz Ismail Johar | ![]() |
0.167 | 14.32 | |
Wind: +1.0 m/s |
Heat 4β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Colin Jackson | ![]() |
0.140 | 13.36 | Q |
2 | 5 | Eric Kaiser | ![]() |
0.178 | 13.64 | Q |
3 | 3 | Guntis Peders | ![]() |
0.143 | 13.72 | Q |
4 | 4 | Frank Boateng | ![]() |
0.211 | 13.87 | |
5 | 7 | William Erese | ![]() |
0.171 | 13.98 | |
6 | 6 | Joe Naivalu | ![]() |
0.156 | 14.23 | |
β | 2 | Nur Herman Majid | ![]() |
DNS | ||
1 | Curt Young | ![]() |
DNS | |||
Wind: -0.1 m/s |
Heat 5β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Allen Johnson | ![]() |
0.172 | 13.66 | Q |
2 | 4 | Krzysztof Mehlich | ![]() |
0.200 | 13.81 | Q |
3 | 3 | Walmes de Souza | ![]() |
0.192 | 13.82 | Q |
4 | 8 | Stelios Bisbas | ![]() |
0.182 | 13.85 | |
5 | 5 | Antti Haapakoski | ![]() |
0.152 | 13.90 | |
6 | 7 | Miguel de los Santos | ![]() |
0.161 | 14.01 | |
7 | 1 | Steve Adegbite | ![]() |
0.161 | 14.06 | |
β | 2 | Henry Andrade | ![]() |
0.178 | DNF | |
Wind: +0.3 m/s |
Heat 6β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Tony Jarrett | ![]() |
0.149 | 13.47 | Q |
2 | 1 | Vincent Clarico | ![]() |
0.177 | 13.52 | Q |
3 | 8 | Thomas Kearns | ![]() |
0.169 | 13.67 | Q |
4 | 6 | Pedro Chiamulera | ![]() |
0.160 | 13.70 | q |
5 | 5 | Evgeny Pechonkin | ![]() |
0.150 | 13.86 | |
6 | 2 | Elmar Lichtenegger | ![]() |
0.184 | 14.03 | |
7 | 4 | Prodromos Katsantonis | ![]() |
0.176 | 14.34 | |
8 | 3 | Hakim Mazou | ![]() |
0.193 | 14.52 | |
Wind: +0.2 m/s |
Heat 7β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Kyle Vander Kuyp | ![]() |
0.156 | 13.32 | Q |
2 | 8 | Emilio Valle | ![]() |
0.183 | 13.35 | Q |
3 | 6 | Jonathan Nsenga | ![]() |
0.169 | 13.61 | Q |
4 | 4 | Igors Kazanovs | ![]() |
0.145 | 13.74 | q |
5 | 2 | Tim Kroeker | ![]() |
0.188 | 13.74 | q |
6 | 7 | JesΓΊs Font | ![]() |
0.172 | 13.90 | |
7 | 3 | Mahesh Perera | ![]() |
0.201 | 14.24 | |
8 | 1 | JosΓ© Riesco | ![]() |
0.168 | 14.29 | |
Wind: +2.3 m/s |
Heat 8β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Eugene Swift | ![]() |
0.161 | 13.36 | Q |
2 | 3 | Li Tong | ![]() |
0.156 | 13.57 | Q |
3 | 6 | Robert Foster | ![]() |
0.169 | 13.58 | Q |
4 | 7 | Levente Csillag | ![]() |
0.185 | 13.64 | q |
5 | 5 | Emmanuel Romary | ![]() |
0.161 | 13.68 | q |
6 | 4 | Carlos Sala | ![]() |
0.153 | 13.94 | |
7 | 8 | Yeniya Shorokhov | ![]() |
0.179 | 14.29 | |
8 | 1 | Paul Tucker | ![]() |
0.184 | 14.65 | |
Wind: +2.8 m/s |
Overall results for round 1β»
Quarterfinalsβ»
Quarterfinal 1β»
Jarrett's obstruction of Kaiser resulted in Jarrett being disqualified and Kaiser advancing to the semifinals despite not finishing the race.
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Eugene Swift | ![]() |
0.155 | 13.37 | Q |
2 | 7 | Robert Foster | ![]() |
0.156 | 13.51 | Q |
3 | 8 | Johan Lisabeth | ![]() |
0.156 | 13.53 | Q |
4 | 5 | Vincent Clarico | ![]() |
0.167 | 13.57 | Q |
5 | 2 | Guntis Peders | ![]() |
0.151 | 13.59 | |
6 | 1 | Pedro Chiamulera | ![]() |
0.176 | 13.77 | |
β | 3 | Eric Kaiser | ![]() |
0.149 | DNF | q |
β | 4 | Tony Jarrett | ![]() |
0.139 | DSQ | R163.2 |
Wind: +1.2 m/s |
Quarterfinal 2β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Mark Crear | ![]() |
0.127 | 13.14 | Q |
2 | 4 | Florian Schwarthoff | ![]() |
0.165 | 13.27 | Q |
3 | 1 | Igors Kazanovs | ![]() |
0.139 | 13.42 | Q |
4 | 6 | Li Tong | ![]() |
0.180 | 13.43 | Q |
5 | 2 | Thomas Kearns | ![]() |
0.119 | 13.55 | |
6 | 3 | Anier GarcΓa | ![]() |
0.164 | 13.58 | |
7 | 8 | Jonathan Nsenga | ![]() |
0.176 | 13.63 | |
8 | 7 | Emmanuel Romary | ![]() |
0.173 | 13.81 | |
Wind: +1.1 m/s |
Quarterfinal 3β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Colin Jackson | ![]() |
0.126 | 13.33 | Q |
2 | 8 | Sven Pieters | ![]() |
0.160 | 13.36 | Q |
3 | 4 | Erik Batte | ![]() |
0.208 | 13.46 | Q |
4 | 2 | Gheorghe Boroi | ![]() |
0.149 | 13.56 | Q |
5 | 6 | Mark McKoy | ![]() |
0.166 | 13.64 | |
6 | 1 | Claude Edorh | ![]() |
0.170 | 13.64 | |
7 | 5 | Igor KovΓ‘Δ | ![]() |
0.190 | 13.70 | |
8 | 7 | Andrey Kislykh | ![]() |
0.145 | 13.74 | |
Wind: +1.4 m/s |
Quarterfinal 4β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Allen Johnson | ![]() |
0.173 | 13.27 | Q |
2 | 5 | Emilio Valle | ![]() |
0.198 | 13.29 | Q |
3 | 4 | Kyle Vander Kuyp | ![]() |
0.152 | 13.49 | Q |
4 | 6 | Krzysztof Mehlich | ![]() |
0.183 | 13.51 | Q |
5 | 8 | Levente Csillag | ![]() |
0.147 | 13.61 | |
6 | 2 | Andy Tulloch | ![]() |
0.169 | 13.68 | |
7 | 1 | Walmes de Souza | ![]() |
0.214 | 14.12 | |
8 | 7 | Tim Kroeker | ![]() |
0.168 | 14.14 | |
Wind: +0.1 m/s |
Overall results for quarterfinalsβ»
Semifinalsβ»
Semifinal 1β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Allen Johnson | ![]() |
0.194 | 13.10 | Q |
2 | 6 | Colin Jackson | ![]() |
0.139 | 13.17 | Q |
3 | 4 | Emilio Valle | ![]() |
0.198 | 13.18 | Q |
4 | 7 | Kyle Vander-Kuyp | ![]() |
0.156 | 13.38 | Q |
5 | 8 | Krzysztof Mehlich | ![]() |
0.189 | 13.55 | |
6 | 1 | Gheorghe Boroi | ![]() |
0.137 | 13.57 | |
7 | 3 | Sven Pieters | ![]() |
0.136 | 13.59 | |
8 | 9 | Eric Kaiser | ![]() |
0.168 | 13.59 | |
9 | 2 | Li Tong | ![]() |
0.143 | 13.60 | |
Wind: +0.5 m/s |
Semifinal 2β»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Florian Schwarthoff | ![]() |
0.156 | 13.13 | Q |
2 | 4 | Eugene Swift | ![]() |
0.158 | 13.21 | Q |
3 | 3 | Mark Crear | ![]() |
0.194 | 13.22 | Q |
4 | 8 | Erik Batte | ![]() |
0.168 | 13.26 | Q |
5 | 2 | Vincent Clarico | ![]() |
0.173 | 13.43 | |
6 | 5 | Robert Foster | ![]() |
0.182 | 13.49 | |
7 | 1 | Igors Kazanovs | ![]() |
0.172 | 14.13 | |
β | 7 | Johan Lisabeth | ![]() |
0.155 | DNF | |
Wind: +1.7 m/s |
Finalβ»
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time |
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6 | Allen Johnson | ![]() |
0.170 | 12.95 |
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8 | Mark Crear | ![]() |
0.124 | 13.09 |
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3 | Florian Schwarthoff | ![]() |
0.164 | 13.17 |
4 | 5 | Colin Jackson | ![]() |
0.133 | 13.19 |
5 | 7 | Emilio Valle | ![]() |
0.179 | 13.20 |
6 | 4 | Eugene Swift | ![]() |
0.151 | 13.23 |
7 | 2 | Kyle Vander-Kuyp | ![]() |
0.160 | 13.40 |
8 | 1 | Erik Batte | ![]() |
0.160 | 13.43 |
Wind: +0.6 m/s |
See alsoβ»
- 1992 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles (Barcelona)
- 1993 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships 110m Hurdles (Helsinki)
- 1995 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Gothenburg)
- 1997 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Athens)
- 1998 Men's European Championships 110m Hurdles (Budapest)
- 1999 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Seville)
- 2000 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles (Sydney)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 82.