| Sprint hurdles at the World Athletics Championships | |
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| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2023 Women: 1983 – 2023 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 12.91 Colin Jackson (1993) |
| Women | 12.12 Tobi Amusan (2022) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Grant Holloway (USA) |
| Women |  Danielle Williams (JAM) |
The sprint hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition of the championships in 1983. Traditionally, the men compete in the 110 metres hurdles while the women compete in the 100 metres hurdles.
Contents
- Age records
- Medalists
- Men
- Women
- Championship record progression
- Men 2
- Women 2
- Finishing times
- Top ten fastest World Championship times
- See also
- References
- External links
Allen Johnson is the most succesful athlete in the history of the event, winning 4 gold and 1 bronze medal between 1995 and 2003. The most succesful female athlete is Gail Devers, winning 3 golds and 2 silvers between 1991 and 2001. The only other athletes that have won more than 3 medals are Liu Xiang and Sergey Shubenkov, both winning 1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze between 2003 and 2011 and 2013 and 2019 respectively.
The United States is the most succesful nation in the discipline, winning 20 gold medals in total: 12 in the men's event and 8 in the women's event. They have also won the most medals overall, with 44 medals total across both events. Jamaica is the only country other than the United States that has won a gold medal in both the men's and women's event, having won 14 medals in total, including 4 golds.
Great Britain has also seen significant success in the men's event, winning 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals over the years. They have been less successful in the women's event, having won only one medal, a bronze in 2013.
The championship records for the event are 12.91 for men, set by Colin Jackson in 1993, and 12.12 s for women, set by Tobi Amusan in 2022. Coincidentally, these championships records are also the only two times that the world record has been broken at the World Championships. Aditionally, Amusan ran a wind-aided 12.06 (+2.5 m/s) in the 2022 final.
The reiging world champions are Grant Holloway of the United States and Danielle Williams of Jamaica.
