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

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Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Dan Kinsey vainqueur du 110 metres haies devant Sid Atkinson, aux JO de 1924.jpg
The finish of the 110 metres hurdles final
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 8, 1924 (quarterfinals and semifinals)
July 9, 1924 (final)
Competitors31 from 17 nations
Winning time15.0
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Kinsey
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Sydney Atkinson
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg Sten Pettersson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1920
1928  

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] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Daniel Kinsey of the United States, the nation's sixth victory in the seven times the event had been held. South Africa and Sweden each won their first 110 metres hurdles medals with Sydney Atkinson's silver and Sten Pettersson's bronze, respectively.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Carl-Axel Christiernsson of Sweden, who had finished sixth in 1920, was the only finalist to return in 1924.

Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its seventh appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.

Competition format

The competition used the three-round basic format introduced in 1908. The first round consisted of eight heats, with anywhere between 1 and 6 hurdlers each. The top two hurdlers in each heat advanced to the semifinals (with the exception of heat 7, which had only one hurdler). The 15 semifinalists were divided into three semifinals of 5 hurdlers each; the top two hurdlers in each advanced to the 6-man final. [2] [3]

Records

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

World recordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Earl Thomson  (CAN)14.8 Antwerp, Belgium 18 August 1920
Olympic recordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Earl Thomson  (CAN)14.8 Antwerp, Belgium 18 August 1920

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 8 July 192414:00
15:45
Round 1
Semifinals
Wednesday, 9 July 192414:30Final

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

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 George Guthrie US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.8Q
2 Otakar Jandera Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 16.0Q
3 Leopold Partridge Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown
4 Lau Spel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Unknown
5 Tibor Püspöki Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Unknown
6 Alberto Byington Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Unknown

Heat 2

Newberry was disqualified for three false starts. [2]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sten Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.6Q
2 Eric Harrison Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain UnknownQ
3 Alfredo Ugarte Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Unknown
Guillermo Newberry Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DSQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Fred Gaby Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 15.6Q
2 Oscar van Rappard Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UnknownQ
3 Victor Moriaud Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Unknown
4 Warren Montabone Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada Unknown

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Henri Thorsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 16.0Q
2 Willi Moser Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Q
Henri Bernard Flag of France.svg  France DNF

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Daniel Kinsey US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.4Q
2 Gabriel Sempé Flag of France.svg  France 15.6Q
3 Sydney Pierce Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 16.2
4 Ioannis Talianos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 16.3
5 Cheruvari Lakshmanan British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India 16.4

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl-Axel Christiernsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.6Q
2 Gilbert Allart Flag of France.svg  France 16.2Q
3 Louis Lundgren Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Unknown

Heat 7

Johnson had a walkover.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Pitch Johnson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 16.6Q

Heat 8

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sydney Atkinson Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 15.2Q
2 Karl Anderson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.4Q
3 David Burghley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown
4 László Muskát Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Unknown
5 Francisco Contreras Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Unknown

Semifinals

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

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

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Daniel Kinsey US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.4Q
2 Sten Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.6Q
3 Pitch Johnson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.8
4 Oscar van Rappard Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Unknown
5 Gilbert Allart Flag of France.svg  France 16.2

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl-Axel Christiernsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.4Q
2 Karl Anderson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.4Q
3 Fred Gaby Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 15.7
4 Otakar Jandera Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Unknown
5 Willi Moser Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 16.1

Semifinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 George Guthrie US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.2Q
2 Sydney Atkinson Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 15.2Q
3 Gabriel Sempé Flag of France.svg  France 15.3
4 Eric Harrison Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 15.7
5 Henri Thorsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 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.

RankAthleteNationTime
1 Daniel Kinsey US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.0
2 Sydney Atkinson Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 15.0
3 Sten Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.4
4 Carl-Axel Christiernsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.5
5 Karl Anderson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Unknown
George Guthrie US flag 48 stars.svg  United States DSQ

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, pp. 125–26.