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

Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	9 April (heats) 10 April (final)
Competitors	17 from 14 nations
Winning time	13.19
Medalists
Ronald Levy    Jamaica   Hansle Parchment    Jamaica   Nicholas Hough    Australia
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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]

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	Aries Merritt  (USA)	12.80	Brussels, Belgium	7 September 2012
Games record	Colin Jackson  (WAL)	13.08	Auckland, New Zealand	28 January 1990
	Colin Jackson (WAL)		Victoria, Canada	23 August 1994

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: ^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Monday 9 April 2018	11:30	First round
Tuesday 10 April 2018	19:45	Final

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

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	7	Andrew Pozzi  (ENG)	0.128	13.29		Q
2	3	Antonio Alkana  (RSA)	0.127	13.32		Q
3	8	Nicholas Hough  (AUS)	0.164	13.46		Q
4	2	Dejour Russell  (JAM)	0.168	13.64		q
5	9	Shane Brathwaite  (BAR)	0.149	13.64		q
6	5	Ronald Forbes  (CAY)	0.141	13.88
7	4	Oyeniyi Abejoye  (NGR)	0.160	14.10
8	6	Kiprono Koskei  (KEN)	0.168	15.00
				Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	6	Hansle Parchment  (JAM)	0.162	13.30		Q
2	1	Ronald Levy  (JAM)	0.155	13.35		Q
3	8	Milan Trajkovic  (CYP)	0.161	13.36		Q
4	7	Ben Reynolds  (NIR)	0.154	13.70
5	3	David King  (ENG)	0.160	13.74
6	2	Syazwan Zulkifly  (MAS)	0.142	14.03
7	9	David Omoregie  (WAL)	0.160	14.20
8	5	Talatala Pooi  (TGA)	0.149	15.02
9	4	Kolone Alefosio  (SAM)	0.139	15.10	PB
				Wind: +2.0 m/s

Final

The medals were determined in the final. ^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Result	Notes
	7	Ronald Levy  (JAM)	0.126	13.19
	5	Hansle Parchment  (JAM)	0.144	13.22
	9	Nicholas Hough  (AUS)	0.142	13.38	PB
4	8	Milan Trajkovic  (CYP)	0.145	13.42
5	6	Antonio Alkana  (RSA)	0.120	13.49
6	2	Shane Brathwaite  (BAR)	0.143	13.53
	4	Andrew Pozzi  (ENG)	0.124	13.53
8	3	Dejour Russell  (JAM)	0.155	13.92
				Wind: -0.3 m/s

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 110 metres hurdles". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.^{[ dead link ]}
2. Kelner, Martha (2018-04-10). Commonwealth Games: ‘Tiny island nation of England is not doing so good’ . The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
3. Athletics | Men's 110m Hurdles - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
4. Athletics | Men's 110m Hurdles - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.