Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles

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Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates9 April (heats)
10 April (final)
Competitors17 from 14 nations
Winning time13.19
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  2014
2022  

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018. [1]

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Ronald Levy's victory was his first international podium finish, as he held off his more decorated compatriot Hansle Parchment to succeed Andrew Riley (another Jamaica) as the Commonwealth Games champion. Andrew Pozzi – 2018 world indoor champion and the fastest qualifier in the first round – struggled after striking the first hurdle in the final and finished sixth. [2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [3]

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Aries Merritt  (USA)12.80 Brussels, Belgium 7 September 2012
Games record Flag of Wales 2.svg  Colin Jackson  (WAL)13.08 Auckland, New Zealand 28 January 1990
Flag of Wales 2.svg Colin Jackson (WAL) Victoria, Canada 23 August 1994

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Monday 9 April 201811:30First round
Tuesday 10 April 201819:45Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final. [4]

Heat 1
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
17Flag of England.svg  Andrew Pozzi  (ENG)0.12813.29 Q
23Flag of South Africa.svg  Antonio Alkana  (RSA)0.12713.32 Q
38Flag of Australia.svg  Nicholas Hough  (AUS)0.16413.46 Q
42Flag of Jamaica.svg  Dejour Russell  (JAM)0.16813.64 q
59Flag of Barbados.svg  Shane Brathwaite  (BAR)0.14913.64 q
65Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Ronald Forbes  (CAY)0.14113.88
74Flag of Nigeria.svg  Oyeniyi Abejoye  (NGR)0.16014.10
86Flag of Kenya.svg  Kiprono Koskei  (KEN)0.16815.00
Wind: +0.7 m/s
Heat 2
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
16Flag of Jamaica.svg  Hansle Parchment  (JAM)0.16213.30 Q
21Flag of Jamaica.svg  Ronald Levy  (JAM)0.15513.35 Q
38Flag of Cyprus.svg  Milan Trajkovic  (CYP)0.16113.36 Q
47Ulster banner.svg  Ben Reynolds  (NIR)0.15413.70
53Flag of England.svg  David King  (ENG)0.16013.74
62Flag of Malaysia.svg  Syazwan Zulkifly  (MAS)0.14214.03
79Flag of Wales 2.svg  David Omoregie  (WAL)0.16014.20
85Flag of Tonga.svg  Talatala Pooi  (TGA)0.14915.02
94Flag of Samoa.svg  Kolone Alefosio  (SAM)0.13915.10 PB
Wind: +2.0 m/s

Final

The medals were determined in the final. [3]

RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg7Flag of Jamaica.svg  Ronald Levy  (JAM)0.12613.19
Silver medal icon.svg5Flag of Jamaica.svg  Hansle Parchment  (JAM)0.14413.22
Bronze medal icon.svg9Flag of Australia.svg  Nicholas Hough  (AUS)0.14213.38 PB
48Flag of Cyprus.svg  Milan Trajkovic  (CYP)0.14513.42
56Flag of South Africa.svg  Antonio Alkana  (RSA)0.12013.49
62Flag of Barbados.svg  Shane Brathwaite  (BAR)0.14313.53
4Flag of England.svg  Andrew Pozzi  (ENG)0.12413.53
83Flag of Jamaica.svg  Dejour Russell  (JAM)0.15513.92
Wind: -0.3 m/s

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