Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The Men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on July 26, 1976, and on July 28, 1976.[1] Twenty-four athletes from 17 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Olympic Stadium (2003)
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date26 July 1976 (heats)
28 July 1976 (final)
Competitors24 from 17 nations
Winning time13.30
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Guy Drut
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alejandro Casañas
 Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Willie Davenport
 United States
← 1972
1980 →

The event was won by Guy Drut of France, the sixth man to win two medals in the event (silver in 1972). It was France's first championship in the men's high hurdles, and only the third time the event was won by a hurdler not from the United States. Alejandro Casañas's silver gave Cuba its first medal in the event. Willie Davenport took bronze, becoming the seventh man to win a second medal and the first to do so in non-consecutive Games (he had won gold in 1968). It was the first time in Olympic history that the United States failed to win either gold or silver in the event; the Americans had won the last 9 straight editions of the event and 15 of 17 overall, with silver (and bronze) medals in the other two times (1920 and 1928).

Background

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This was the 18th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three finalists from 1972 returned: silver medalist Guy Drut of France, fourth-place finisher Willie Davenport of the United States (also a 1964 semifinalist and the 1968 gold medalist), and fifth-place finisher Frank Siebeck of East Germany. Drut was the 1974 European champion and the favorite, with 1975 Pan-Am champion Alejandro Casañas of Cuba his most significant challenger. Davenport was still a strong hurdler but out of his prime in his fourth Olympics; none of the other American hurdlers were dominant either.[2]

Antigua and Barbuda and Kuwait each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 18th appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.

Competition format

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The competition continued to use the three-round format used since 1908 (except 1960, which had four rounds) and eight-man semifinals and finals, as well as the "fastest loser" system, used since 1964. The first round consisted of three heats, with 8 hurdlers each. The top five hurdlers in each heat, along with the next fastest overall, advanced to the semifinals. The 16 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 8 hurdlers each; the top four hurdlers in each advanced to the 8-man final.[2][3]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics. Hand-timed records were official in 1976, but the auto-timed result of 13.24 by Milburn in the 1972 Olympic final would be recognized as the world record in 1977 when the IAAF switched to recognizing auto-timed results.

World record   Martin Lauer (FRG)
  Rod Milburn (USA)
13.2 (hand)
13.24 (auto)
Zürich, Switzerland
Munich, East Germany
7 July 1959
7 September 1972
Olympic record   Rod Milburn (USA) 13.2 (hand)
13.24 (auto)
Munich, East Germany 7 September 1972

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Monday, 26 July 1976 10:00 Round 1
Wednesday, 28 July 1976 14:30
17:50
Semifinals
Final

Results

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Round 1

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The first round was held on July 26, 1976.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Charles Foster   United States 13.68 Q
2 5 Berwyn Price   Great Britain 13.82 Q
3 3 Vyacheslav Kulebyakin   Soviet Union 13.99 Q
4 2 Jean-Pierre Corval   France 14.00 Q
5 4 Frank Siebeck   East Germany 14.01 Q
6 1 Gianni Ronconi   Italy 14.10 q
7 8 Abdoulaye Sarr   Senegal 14.20
8 7 Conrad Mainwaring   Antigua and Barbuda 15.54
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Willie Davenport   United States 13.70 Q
2 1 Alejandro Casañas   Cuba 13.73 Q
3 3 Guy Drut   France 14.04 Q
4 5 Arnaldo Bristol   Puerto Rico 14.04 Q
5 4 Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak   Malaysia 14.27 Q
6 6 Stratos Vasileiou   Greece 14.33
7 8 José Cartas   Mexico 14.56
7 Max Binnington   Australia DNF
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 1 Thomas Munkelt   East Germany 13.69 Q
2 3 Viktor Myasnikov   Soviet Union 13.81 Q
3 4 Giuseppe Buttari   Italy 13.88 Q
4 5 Warren Parr   Australia 14.02 Q
5 2 James Owens   United States 14.03 Q
6 6 Danny Smith   Bahamas 14.13
7 7 Daniel Taillon   Canada 14.23
8 8 Saleh Faraj   Kuwait 15.97
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on July 28, 1976.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Charles Foster   United States 13.45 Q
2 6 Thomas Munkelt   East Germany 13.48 Q
3 8 Viktor Myasnikov   Soviet Union 13.70 Q
4 7 James Owens   United States 13.76 Q
5 4 Berwyn Price   Great Britain 13.78
6 2 Warren Parr   Australia 13.88
7 5 Jean-Pierre Corval   France 13.97
8 1 Gianni Ronconi   Italy 13.97
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Alejandro Casañas   Cuba 13.34 Q
2 1 Guy Drut   France 13.49 Q
3 5 Willie Davenport   United States 13.55 Q
4 6 Vyacheslav Kulebyakin   Soviet Union 13.59 Q
5 4 Frank Siebeck   East Germany 13.74
6 7 Arnaldo Bristol   Puerto Rico 13.98
7 3 Giuseppe Buttari   Italy 14.06
8 8 Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak   Malaysia 14.21
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Final

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The final was held on July 28, 1976.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time
  5 Guy Drut   France 13.30
  7 Alejandro Casañas   Cuba 13.33
  3 Willie Davenport   United States 13.38
4 6 Charles Foster   United States 13.41
5 1 Thomas Munkelt   East Germany 13.44
6 4 James Owens   United States 13.73
7 8 Vyacheslav Kulebyakin   Soviet Union 13.93
8 2 Viktor Myasnikov   Soviet Union 13.94
Wind: +0.0 m/s

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 59.