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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

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Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Dates
  • 4 August 2024 (heats)
  • 6 August 2024 (repechage round)
  • 7 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 8 August 2024 (final)
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The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 4 and 8 August 2024. This will be the thirtieth time that the men's 110 metres hurdles is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Background[edit]

The men's 110 metres hurdles has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first edition in 1896.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Aries Merritt (USA) 12.80[2] Brussels, Belgium 7 September 2012
Olympic record  Liu Xiang (CHN) 12.91 Athens, Greece 27 August 2004
World leading  Grant Holloway (USA) 12.86[3] Eugene, United States 28 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[4]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Antonio Alkana (RSA) 13.11
Asia (records)  Liu Xiang (CHN) 12.88
Europe (records)  Colin Jackson (GBR) 12.91
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

 Aries Merritt (USA) 12.80 WR
Oceania (records)  Kyle Vander-Kuyp (AUS) 13.29
South America (records)  Rafael Pereira (BRA) 13.17

Qualification[edit]

For the men's 110 metres hurdles event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] 40 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 13.27 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[5]

Rounds[edit]

Heats[edit]

The heats are scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 11:50 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]

Repechage round[edit]

The repechage round is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 10:50 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]

Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-finals are scheduled to be held on 7 August, starting at 19:05 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Final[edit]

The final is scheduled to be held on 8 August, starting at 21:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 110 Metres Hurdles men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 110 Metres Hurdles men", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Records 110 Metres Hurdles Men". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.