Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

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Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Men's 110m hurdles took place.
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates15 August 2016
(heats)
16 August 2016
(semi-final & final)
Competitors40 from 27 nations
Winning time13.05
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Omar McLeod Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg Orlando Ortega Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bronze medal icon.svg Dimitri Bascou Flag of France.svg  France
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The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 15–16 August at the Olympic Stadium. [1] Forty athletes from 27 nations competed. [2] The event was won by Omar McLeod of Jamaica, the nation's first gold medal and second medal overall (after a bronze four years earlier) in the event. Orlando Ortega's silver was Spain's first medal in the men's high hurdles, while Dimitri Bascou's bronze was France's first medal in the event since 1976.

For the first time, American hurdlers competed, but failed to win a medal: the other occasion there were no American medalists was in 1980, when the United States boycotted the Olympics.

Background

This was the 28th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The 2012 Olympic champion Aries Merritt did not return after failing at the American Olympic Trials primarily due to a congenital kidney issue diagnosed in 2013 and undergoing kidney transplant in 2015. Olympic medallists David Oliver and Jason Richardson also did not compete. With Sergey Shubenkov absent due to the Russian team's doping ban and an injury to Hansle Parchment, none of the 2012 Olympic or 2015 World Championships podium athletes was present. The top entrant was Omar McLeod, who held the season-leading time of 12.98 seconds and won 60 m hurdles gold at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. Devon Allen, an American college football player, was his nation's trials winner and ranked second globally on 13.03 seconds, just ahead of Cuban-Spaniard Orlando Ortega. France and the United States provided the next fastest entrants in Dimitri Bascou, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Ronnie Ash and Jeff Porter. [3] [4] [5] [2]

Laos and Serbia each made their first appearance in the event (however, Serbia's predecessor nations Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro had appeared before). The United States made its 27th appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Summary

The final started with all eight competitors reaching the first hurdle virtually at the same time. In the center of the track Omar McLeod touching down fractionally ahead of Dimitri Bascou and Pascal Martinot-Lagarde the two Frenchmen who sandwiched him and Milan Trajkovic in lane 8. Going into the second hurdle Bascou gained the fractional edge, but the three in the center of the track ran almost in synchronization for five hurdles, pulling away from the rest of the field. By the sixth hurdle, McLeod had again gained the fractional edge. McLeod continued smoothly but Martinot-Lagarde hit the sixth hurdle and Bascou was awkward going into the seventh hurdle giving McLeod the break away. Over the next two hurdles, McLeod extended his lead as Orlando Ortega and Ronnie Ash began to emerge ahead of the row of hurdlers across the track. Ash hit the ninth hurdle so badly when he arrived at the tenth hurdle he was short, his lead foot hitting the barrier at toe level, knocking the hurdle over and knocking Ash off balance, still in third place but falling. McLeod continued to finish with more than a metre lead over Ortega. Bascou had the lead over his teammate Martinot-Lagarde and American footballer Devon Allen. Ash took several awkward steps and somersaulted over the finish line in last, only to be disqualified for not properly clearing the hurdle.

The following evening the medals were presented by Richard Peterkin, IOC member, Saint Lucia and Bernard Amsalem, Council Member of the IAAF.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 110 metres hurdles event if all athletes meet the entry standard during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard was 13.47 seconds. The qualifying period was from 1 May 2015 to 11 July 2016. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Only outdoor meets were accepted. NOCs could also use their universality place—each NOC could enter one male athlete regardless of time if they had no male athletes meeting the entry standard for an athletics event—in the 110 metres hurdles. [6] [7] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Competition format

The competition was divided into three rounds: a heats stage with five races, three semifinal races, and a final. The top three from each heat qualified for the semifinal, plus the nine fastest non-qualifiers. The top two finishers from each of the semifinals qualified for the final, as did the next two fastest hurdlers.

The first two heats in the first round were run in the rain. It was determined the non-qualifiers from those heats were disadvantaged in time comparison, and those athletes were allowed to run in a repechage round to improve their qualifying time. Two athletes, Deuce Carter and Alexander John, had been disqualified for failure to properly clear hurdles in those earlier races and were allowed to re-enter. Carter qualified for the semifinals from the special race.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing global and area records were as follows:

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Aries Merritt  (USA)12.80 Brussels, Belgium 7 September 2012
Olympic recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Xiang  (CHN)12.91 Athens, Greece 27 August 2004
World LeadingFlag of Jamaica.svg  Omar McLeod  (JAM)12.98 Shanghai, China14 May 2016
AreaTime (s)WindAthleteNation
Africa ( records )13.24+0.3 Lehann Fourie Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Asia ( records )12.88+1.1 Liu Xiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Europe ( records )12.91+0.5 Colin Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
North, Central America
and Caribbean
( records )
12.80 WR +0.3 Aries Merritt Flag of the United States.svg United States
Oceania ( records )13.29+0.6 Kyle Vander Kuyp Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
South America ( records )13.27+1.6 Paulo Villar Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 15 August 201620:40Heats
Tuesday, 16 August 201620:40
22:45
Semifinals
Finals

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
12 Omar McLeod Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.16813.27 Q
27 Jeff Porter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.14713.50 Q
39 Jeffrey Julmis Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0.14913.66 Q
48 Antwon Hicks Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.15113.70 Q
54 Yeison Rivas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0.14313.84R
66 Wataru Yazawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.14413.89R
73 Kame Ali Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0.15214.89R, SB
5 Alexander John Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.173 DQ R168.7, R
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
18 Orlando Ortega Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.12413.32 Q
23 Balázs Baji Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.15113.52 Q
35 Milan Trajkovic Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0.14313.59 Q
42 Johnathan Cabral Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.15313.63 Q
59 Jhoanis Portilla Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.12213.81R
66 Matthias Buhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.14513.82R
74 Xaysa Anousone Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 0.13414.40R
7 Deuce Carter Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.176 DQ R168.7, R
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 3

Petr Svoboda was originally disqualified under Rule 168.7. His advancement later to the semifinals indicates a reversal of that decision. [8]

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Dimitri Bascou Flag of France.svg  France 0.15113.31 Q
29 Andrew Pozzi Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.12713.50 Q
36 Andrew Riley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.13613.52 Q
48 João Vítor de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.12113.63 Q, SB
53 Antonio Alkana Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.12813.64 q
62 Petr Svoboda Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.13213.65 q
77 Mikel Thomas Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.13113.68
85 Eddie Lovett Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 0.14313.77
Wind: +1.4 m/s

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
12 Konstadinos Douvalidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.12413.41 Q
29 Devon Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.12713.41 Q
35 Gregor Traber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.14913.50 Q
46 Yordan O'Farrill Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.13013.56 Q
57 Yidiel Contreras Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.13713.62 q
64 Ronald Forbes Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 0.13114.67
78 Ahmad Hazer Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0.14415.50
3 Wilhem Belocian Flag of France.svg  France DQ R162.7
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19 Ronnie Ash Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.14913.31 Q
23 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde Flag of France.svg  France 0.14813.36 Q
35 Lawrence Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.14613.55 Q
48 Éder Antônio Souza Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.13413.61 Q, SB
52 Damian Czykier Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.16213.63 q
67 Milan Ristic Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0.13313.66
74 Xie Wenjun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.16613.69
86 Sekou Kaba Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.14113.70
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Repechage

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19 Deuce Carter Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.17413.51 q
24 Yeison Rivas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0.16513.87
36 Wataru Yazawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.14113.88
48 Matthias Buhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.14113.90
52 Alexander John Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.16514.13
7 Jhoanis Portilla Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.137 DQ R168.7
3 Kame Ali Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar DNS
5 Xaysa Anousone Flag of Laos.svg  Laos DNS
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Orlando Ortega Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.13813.32 Q
25 Ronnie Ash Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18313.36 Q
32 Damian Czykier Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.15413.50
46 Balázs Baji Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.12913.52
54 Andrew Pozzi Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.12713.67
63 Deuce Carter Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.17113.69
78 Yordan O'Farrill Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.15313.70
9 Jeffrey Julmis Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0.156 DQ R168.7
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Omar McLeod Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.14713.15 Q
25 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde Flag of France.svg  France 0.14913.25 Q
36 Devon Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.12013.36 q
49 Johnathan Cabral Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.13413.41 q
54 Gregor Traber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.18113.43
68 Lawrence Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.16913.46
72 Antonio Alkana Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.12613.55
81 Petr Svoboda Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.18113.67
93 João Vítor de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.19413.85
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Semifinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15 Dimitri Bascou Flag of France.svg  France 0.15213.23 Q
28 Milan Trajkovic Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0.13513.31 Q
34 Jeff Porter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.15013.45
46 Andrew Riley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.15013.46
57 Konstadinos Douvalidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.14513.47
63 Yidiel Contreras Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.14213.54
72 Antwon Hicks Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.17014.26
9 Éder Antônio Souza Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.137 DQ R168.7
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Omar McLeod Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.14213.05
Silver medal icon.svg7 Orlando Ortega Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.12713.17
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Dimitri Bascou Flag of France.svg  France 0.13113.24
44 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde Flag of France.svg  France 0.14213.29
53 Devon Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.13513.31
62 Johnathan Cabral Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.14613.40
78 Milan Trajkovic Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0.13613.41
9 Ronnie Ash Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.160 DQ R168.7
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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