Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

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Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Liu Xiang London 2012.jpg
Liu Xiang carried off by his competitors
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date7–8 August
Competitors53 from 33 nations
Winning time12.92
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Aries Merritt Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Jason Richardson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Hansle Parchment Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
  2008
2016  
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The men's 110 metres hurdles competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7–8 August. [1] Fifty-three athletes from 33 nations competed. [2] The event was won by Aries Merritt of the United States, the nation's first championship in the event since 1996 and 19th overall. Hansle Parchment's bronze was Jamaica's first medal in the men's high hurdles.

Summary

The qualifying round was notable for who was eliminated. In heat 3, Shamar Sands was in the lead until he hit the sixth hurdle, crashing into the next hurdle and somersaulting into a heap, making him one of three athletes in that heat not to make it to the finish line. In the fifth heat, Aries Merritt ran the fastest qualifying time by far with a 13.07. In the final heat, 2004 gold medalist Liu Xiang reminded viewers of his 2008 performance, failing to clear the first hurdle, and injuring his right achilles. After a minute on the track, Liu got up onto his left leg and hopped off the track. Refusing a wheelchair assist and medical attention, he returned to the track and hopped all the way to the final hurdle. Returning to his assigned lane 4, Liu kissed the top of the tenth hurdle, perhaps signifying the end of his Olympic career. He then hopped across the finish line, where he was assisted off the track by heat winner Andy Turner, Balázs Baji and Jackson Quiñónez.

The semifinal round was again dominated by Merritt running a 12.94. World record holder and defending champion Dayron Robles led Hansle Parchment to the Jamaican national record in 13.14. 13.31 qualified on time.

In the final, Robles and Merritt got the fastest starts but Merritt pulled ahead at hurdle 3, by hurdle 5 Robles was wincing in pain, pushing over the sixth hurdle and holding his leg. Merritt continued to a personal best 12.92 and a .12 win over reigning world champion Jason Richardson. Parchment took another .02 off his national record for the bronze, the rest of the field was not even close, more than a quarter of a second behind. [3]

Merritt moves past Renaldo Nehemiah to become the #7 hurdler of all time. [4]

Background

This was the 27th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 2008 returned: gold medalist Dayron Robles of Cuba, fourth-place finisher Ladji Doucouré of France, fifth-place finisher Artur Noga of Poland, seventh-place finisher Richard Phillips of Jamaica, and eighth-place finisher Jackson Quiñónez of Spain. The 2004 gold medalist Liu Xiang of China, who had been unable to run in the first round in 2008 due to injury, also returned. Favorites included Liu (who had taken second at the 2011 world championships), Robles (who still held the world record), Jason Richardson of the United States (who was the 2011 world champion), and Aries Merritt of the United States (who was undefeated in 2012, including the world indoor championships). [2]

Honduras, Iran, and Lebanon each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 26th appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 110 metres hurdles event if all athletes met the A standard, or 1 athlete if they met the B standard. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the qualifying period that had the approval of the IAAF. Only outdoor meets, not indoor meets, were eligible. The A standard for the 2012 men's 110 metres hurdles was 13.52 seconds; the B standard was 13.60 seconds. The qualifying period for was from 1 May 2011 to 8 July 2012. NOCs could also have an athlete enter the 110 metres hurdles through a universality place. NOCs could enter one male athlete in an athletics event, regardless of time, if they had no male athletes meeting the qualifying A or B standards in any men's athletic event. [5] [6] [7]

Competition format

Despite a larger field than past years, the competition narrowed from four rounds to three. The men's 110 metres hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), semifinals, and a final. [8] The fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals along with the fastest overall competitors not already qualified that were required to fill the available spaces in the semifinals. [9]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

World recordFlag of Cuba.svg  Dayron Robles  (CUB)12.87 Ostrava, Czech Republic12 June 2008
Olympic recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Xiang  (CHN)12.91 Athens, Greece27 August 2004
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Aries Merritt  (USA)12.93 (3) Eugene, Oregon, United States (1), London, United Kingdom (2), Fontvieille, Monaco (3)30 June 2012 (1), 13 July 2012 (2), 20 July 2012 (3)

The following national record was set during this competition.

Jamaica National Record Flag of Jamaica.svg  Hansle Parchment  (JAM)13.12

Schedule

After two Games in which all rounds were on separate days, the 2012 schedule returned to having the semifinals and final on the same day.

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 7 August 201210:10Round 1
Wednesday, 8 August 201219:15
21:15
Semifinals
Finals

Results

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Official Video of the First Round

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19 Sergey Shubenkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.15713.26Q
22 Konstadínos Douvalídis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.16313.40Q
38 Adrien Deghelt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.15813.52Q
44 Garfield Darien Flag of France.svg  France 0.17113.54q
53 Paulo Villar Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0.16913.55q, SB
66 Matthias Bühler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.15713.68
77 Shi Dongpeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.15013.78
85 David Ilariani Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0.15813.90
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
12 Jason Richardson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.19213.33Q
26 Lawrence Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.16013.42Q
33 Maksim Lynsha Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 0.16813.47Q, SB
47 Wayne Davis Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.16913.52q
59 Andrew Riley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.17413.59
65 João Carlos Almeida Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.11613.69
78 Rouhollah Askari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0.18213.97
81 Ronald Forbes Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 0.16114.21
4 Enrique Llanos Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico DNF
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 3

Start of heat 3, after Ali Kame was disqualified for false starting Off they go. There had been a false start and the runner was shown a great big red card then marched off. So mean. (7745214550).jpg
Start of heat 3, after Ali Kamé was disqualified for false starting

Ali Kamé was disqualified for false starting. Andrew Pozzi failed to finish the race. Shamar Sands crashed over the sixth hurdle; he eventually finished but was officially disqualified for not jumping each hurdle. Doucouré was obstructed by Sands and advanced to the semifinals.

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Orlando Ortega Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.15813.26Q
28 Hansle Parchment Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.14513.32Q
36 Konstantin Shabanov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.14013.63Q
42 Ladji Doucouré Flag of France.svg  France 0.17013.67q
57 Mikel Thomas Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.13513.74
69 Erik Balnuweit Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.15213.77
5 Andrew Pozzi Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.143DNF
3 Shamar Sands Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.16035.44DSQ
1 Ali Kamé Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar DSQ
Wind: +1.2 m/s

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19 Dayron Robles Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.17213.33Q
24 Lehann Fourie Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.15913.49Q, SB
32 Jeff Porter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.14813.53Q
47 Dimitri Bascou Flag of France.svg  France 0.14913.57q
51 Greggmar Swift Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.15013.62
66 Alexander John Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.19513.67
75 Fawaz Al-Shammari Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait 0.17414.00
88 Héctor Cotto Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0.15814.08
93 Ahmad Hazer Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0.19514.82
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Aries Merritt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.14213.07Q
23 Ryan Brathwaite Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.16613.23Q, SB
32 Xie Wenjun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.14313.43Q
41 Emanuele Abate Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.14613.46q
59 Richard Phillips Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.15413.47q
66 Dániel Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.18813.62
75 Aleksey Dremin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.15113.75SB
88 Jeffrey Julmis Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0.16113.87
94 Ronald Bennett Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 0.20714.45
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Andy Turner Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.15913.42Q
29 Selim Nurudeen Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.14113.51Q, PB
38 Gregory Sedoc Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0.15713.52Q
46 Balázs Baji Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.13913.76
53 Jackson Quiñónez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.15413.76SB
2 Shane Brathwaite Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.124DNF
4 Liu Xiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.123DNF
5 Artur Noga Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.173DNF
1 Moussa Dembélé Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0.167DSQ
Wind: +0.4 m/s
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Official Video of the Semifinal Round

Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15 Jason Richardson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.16013.13Q
26 Orlando Ortega Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.15113.26Q
34 Lawrence Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.15913.31q, PB
48 Adrien Deghelt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.14213.42PB
53 Garfield Darien Flag of France.svg  France 0.15413.48
62 Wayne Davis Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.16513.49
77 Konstadínos Douvalídis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.14613.77
9 Gregory Sedoc Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0.189DNF
Wind: -0.5 m/s

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Aries Merritt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.14712.94Q
24 Ryan Brathwaite Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.15913.23Q, SB
39 Xie Wenjun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.15813.34PB
46 Andy Turner Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.15113.42
55 Selim Nurudeen Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.15313.55
63 Dimitri Bascou Flag of France.svg  France 0.15013.55
72 Paulo Villar Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0.17713.63
88 Konstantin Shabanov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.15413.65
1 Richard Phillips Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.146DNF
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Semifinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Dayron Robles Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.16213.10Q, SB
25 Hansle Parchment Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.17213.14Q, NR
36 Lehann Fourie Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.13913.28q, PB
42 Emanuele Abate Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.15013.35
59 Jeff Porter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.15313.41
64 Sergey Shubenkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.15613.41
78 Maksim Lynsha Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 0.16713.45PB
83 Ladji Doucouré Flag of France.svg  France 0.18913.74
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Aries Merritt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.14312.92PB
Silver medal icon.svg4 Jason Richardson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.19413.04
Bronze medal icon.svg7 Hansle Parchment Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.17213.12 NR
42 Lawrence Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.16913.39
58 Ryan Brathwaite Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.16313.40
69 Orlando Ortega Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.13513.43
73 Lehann Fourie Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.13613.53
5 Dayron Robles Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.159DNF
Wind: -0.3 m/s

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