Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The final was held on July 29, 1996.[1] Sixty-two athletes from 39 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Allen Johnson of the United States, the nation's 18th title in the event. Florian Schwarthoff's bronze was the first medal in the event for Germany, though East Germany had won gold in 1980.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Russian stamp commemorating hurdling at the 1996 Games
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Date28 & 29 July
Competitors62 from 39 nations
Winning time12.95 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Allen Johnson
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Crear
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Florian Schwarthoff
 Germany
← 1992
2000 →
Official Video Highlights @ 1:49:32

Background

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This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 1992 returned: gold medalist Mark McKoy (then of Canada, now of Austria), fourth-place finisher Tony Jarrett of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Florian Schwarthoff of Germany, sixth-place finisher Emilio Valle of Cuba, and seventh-place finisher Colin Jackson of Great Britain. McKoy, Jarrett, and Jackson had all been finalists in 1988 as well, with Jackson taking silver in Seoul. Jackson was favored to return to the podium and possibly win; he had taken the 1993 world, 1990 and 1994 European, and 1990 and 1994 Commonwealth championships and broken the world record in 1993. His main competition was Allen Johnson of the United States, the 1995 world champion.[2]

Cape Verde, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Ghana, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Competition format

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The competition used the four-round format previously used in 1960 and since 1988, still using the eight-man semifinals and finals used since 1964. The "fastest loser" system, also introduced in 1964, was used in the first round.

The first round consisted of eight heats, with 8 hurdlers each (before withdrawals left one heat with only 6). The top three hurdlers in each heat, along with the eight next fastest overall, advanced to the quarterfinals. The 32 quarterfinalists were divided into four heats of 8 hurdlers each, with the top four in each heat advancing. One additional hurdler advanced due to being obstructed. The 17 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 8 hurdlers each (with one having an extra due to the obstruction); again, 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 1996 Summer Olympics.

World record   Colin Jackson (GBR) 12.91 Stuttgart, Germany 20 August 1993
Olympic record   Roger Kingdom (USA) 12.98 Seoul, South Korea 28 September 1988

Allen Johnson set a new Olympic record with 12.95 seconds in the final.

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 28 July 1996 10:45
18:30
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, 29 July 1996 18:20
20:50
Semifinals
Final

Results

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Round 1

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Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Igor Kováč   Slovakia 0.175 13.62 Q
2 8 Mark McKoy   Austria 0.152 13.70 Q
3 1 Andrey Kislykh   Russia 0.150 13.74 Q
4 6 Claude Edorh   Germany 0.177 13.74 q
5 3 Chen Yanhao   China 0.156 13.76
6 4 Tomáš Dvořák   Czech Republic 0.146 13.78
7 2 Mickey Soto   Puerto Rico 0.178 13.94
8 7 Judex Lefou   Mauritius 0.220 14.69
Wind: -0.5 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Florian Schwarthoff   Germany 0.210 13.39 Q
2 8 Erik Batte   Cuba 0.222 13.47 Q
3 3 Andy Tulloch   Great Britain 0.160 13.56 Q
4 5 Johan Lisabeth   Belgium 0.166 13.72 q
5 2 Claes Albihn   Sweden 0.152 13.79
6 1 Moses Oyiki   Nigeria 0.148 14.04
7 4 Sean Cahill   Ireland 0.144 14.28
8 6 Yury Aristov   Uzbekistan 0.200 15.04
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 1 Mark Crear   United States 0.221 13.44 Q
2 6 Anier García   Cuba 0.159 13.56 Q
3 8 Sven Pieters   Belgium 0.164 13.56 Q
4 3 Gheorghe Boroi   Romania 0.128 13.66 q
5 5 Emerson Perin   Brazil 0.181 13.76
6 2 Wagner Marseille   Haiti 0.157 13.95
7 7 Herwig Röttl   Austria 0.166 14.08
8 4 Fawaz Ismail Johar   Bahrain 0.167 14.32
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Colin Jackson   Great Britain 0.140 13.36 Q
2 5 Eric Kaiser   Germany 0.178 13.64 Q
3 3 Guntis Peders   Latvia 0.143 13.72 Q
4 4 Frank Boateng   Ghana 0.211 13.87
5 7 William Erese   Nigeria 0.171 13.98
6 6 Joe Naivalu   Fiji 0.156 14.23
2 Nur Herman Majid   Malaysia DNS
1 Curt Young   Panama DNS
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Allen Johnson   United States 0.172 13.66 Q
2 4 Krzysztof Mehlich   Poland 0.200 13.81 Q
3 3 Walmes de Souza   Brazil 0.192 13.82 Q
4 8 Stelios Bisbas   Greece 0.182 13.85
5 5 Antti Haapakoski   Finland 0.152 13.90
6 7 Miguel de los Santos   Spain 0.161 14.01
7 1 Steve Adegbite   Nigeria 0.161 14.06
2 Henry Andrade   Cape Verde 0.178 DNF
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 6

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Tony Jarrett   Great Britain 0.149 13.47 Q
2 1 Vincent Clarico   France 0.177 13.52 Q
3 8 Thomas Kearns   Ireland 0.169 13.67 Q
4 6 Pedro Chiamulera   Brazil 0.160 13.70 q
5 5 Evgeny Pechonkin   Russia 0.150 13.86
6 2 Elmar Lichtenegger   Austria 0.184 14.03
7 4 Prodromos Katsantonis   Cyprus 0.176 14.34
8 3 Hakim Mazou   Republic of the Congo 0.193 14.52
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 7

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Kyle Vander Kuyp   Australia 0.156 13.32 Q
2 8 Emilio Valle   Cuba 0.183 13.35 Q
3 6 Jonathan Nsenga   Belgium 0.169 13.61 Q
4 4 Igors Kazanovs   Latvia 0.145 13.74 q
5 2 Tim Kroeker   Canada 0.188 13.74 q
6 7 Jesús Font   Spain 0.172 13.90
7 3 Mahesh Perera   Sri Lanka 0.201 14.24
8 1 José Riesco   Peru 0.168 14.29
Wind: +2.3 m/s

Heat 8

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 2 Eugene Swift   United States 0.161 13.36 Q
2 3 Li Tong   China 0.156 13.57 Q
3 6 Robert Foster   Jamaica 0.169 13.58 Q
4 7 Levente Csillag   Hungary 0.185 13.64 q
5 5 Emmanuel Romary   France 0.161 13.68 q
6 4 Carlos Sala   Spain 0.153 13.94
7 8 Yeniya Shorokhov   Kyrgyzstan 0.179 14.29
8 1 Paul Tucker   Guyana 0.184 14.65
Wind: +2.8 m/s

Overall results for round 1

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Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Kyle Vander Kuyp   Australia 13.32 Q
2 7 Emilio Valle   Cuba 13.35 Q
3 4 Colin Jackson   Great Britain 13.36 Q
8 Eugene Swift   United States 13.36 Q
5 2 Florian Schwarthoff   Germany 13.39 Q
6 3 Mark Crear   United States 13.44 Q
7 2 Erik Batte   Cuba 13.47 Q
6 Tony Jarrett   Great Britain 13.47 Q
9 6 Vincent Clarico   France 13.52 Q
10 2 Andy Tulloch   Great Britain 13.56 Q
3 Anier García   Cuba 13.56 Q
3 Sven Pieters   Belgium 13.56 Q
13 8 Li Tong   China 13.57 Q
14 8 Robert Foster   Jamaica 13.58 Q
15 7 Jonathan Nsenga   Belgium 13.61 Q
16 1 Igor Kováč   Slovakia 13.62 Q
17 4 Eric Kaiser   Germany 13.64 Q
8 Levente Csillag   Hungary 13.64 q
19 3 Gheorghe Boroi   Romania 13.66 q
5 Allen Johnson   United States 13.66 Q
21 6 Thomas Kearns   Ireland 13.67 Q
22 8 Emmanuel Romary   France 13.68 q
23 1 Mark McKoy   Austria 13.70 Q
6 Pedro Chiamulera   Brazil 13.70 q
25 2 Johan Lisabeth   Belgium 13.72 q
4 Guntis Peders   Latvia 13.72 Q
27 1 Andrey Kislykh   Russia 13.74 Q
1 Claude Edorh   Germany 13.74 q
7 Igors Kazanovs   Latvia 13.74 q
7 Tim Kroeker   Canada 13.74 q
31 1 Chen Yanhao   China 13.76
3 Emerson Perin   Brazil 13.76
33 1 Tomáš Dvořák   Czech Republic 13.78
34 2 Claes Albihn   Sweden 13.79
35 5 Krzysztof Mehlich   Poland 13.81 Q
36 5 Walmes de Souza   Brazil 13.82 Q
37 5 Stelios Bisbas   Greece 13.85
38 6 Evgeny Pechonkin   Russia 13.86
39 4 Frank Boateng   Ghana 13.87
40 5 Antti Haapakoski   Finland 13.90
7 Jesús Font   Spain 13.90
42 1 Mickey Soto   Puerto Rico 13.94
8 Carlos Sala   Spain 13.94
44 3 Wagner Marseille   Haiti 13.95
45 4 William Erese   Nigeria 13.98
46 5 Miguel de los Santos   Spain 14.01
47 6 Elmar Lichtenegger   Austria 14.03
48 2 Moses Oyiki   Nigeria 14.04
49 5 Steve Adegbite   Nigeria 14.06
50 3 Herwig Röttl   Austria 14.08
51 4 Joe Naivalu   Fiji 14.23
52 7 Mahesh Perera   Sri Lanka 14.24
53 2 Sean Cahill   Ireland 14.28
54 7 José Riesco   Peru 14.29
8 Yeniya Shorokhov   Kyrgyzstan 14.29
56 3 Fawaz Ismail Johar   Bahrain 14.32
57 6 Prodromos Katsantonis   Cyprus 14.34
58 6 Hakim Mazou   Republic of the Congo 14.52
59 8 Paul Tucker   Guyana 14.65
60 1 Judex Lefou   Mauritius 14.69
61 2 Yury Aristov   Uzbekistan 15.04
5 Henry Andrade   Cape Verde DNF
4 Nur Herman Majid   Malaysia DNS
4 Curt Young   Panama DNS

Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinal 1

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Jarrett's obstruction of Kaiser resulted in Jarrett being disqualified and Kaiser advancing to the semifinals despite not finishing the race.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Eugene Swift   United States 0.155 13.37 Q
2 7 Robert Foster   Jamaica 0.156 13.51 Q
3 8 Johan Lisabeth   Belgium 0.156 13.53 Q
4 5 Vincent Clarico   France 0.167 13.57 Q
5 2 Guntis Peders   Latvia 0.151 13.59
6 1 Pedro Chiamulera   Brazil 0.176 13.77
3 Eric Kaiser   Germany 0.149 DNF q
4 Tony Jarrett   Great Britain 0.139 DSQ R163.2
Wind: +1.2 m/s

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Mark Crear   United States 0.127 13.14 Q
2 4 Florian Schwarthoff   Germany 0.165 13.27 Q
3 1 Igors Kazanovs   Latvia 0.139 13.42 Q
4 6 Li Tong   China 0.180 13.43 Q
5 2 Thomas Kearns   Ireland 0.119 13.55
6 3 Anier García   Cuba 0.164 13.58
7 8 Jonathan Nsenga   Belgium 0.176 13.63
8 7 Emmanuel Romary   France 0.173 13.81
Wind: +1.1 m/s

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 3 Colin Jackson   Great Britain 0.126 13.33 Q
2 8 Sven Pieters   Belgium 0.160 13.36 Q
3 4 Erik Batte   Cuba 0.208 13.46 Q
4 2 Gheorghe Boroi   Romania 0.149 13.56 Q
5 6 Mark McKoy   Austria 0.166 13.64
6 1 Claude Edorh   Germany 0.170 13.64
7 5 Igor Kováč   Slovakia 0.190 13.70
8 7 Andrey Kislykh   Russia 0.145 13.74
Wind: +1.4 m/s

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 3 Allen Johnson   United States 0.173 13.27 Q
2 5 Emilio Valle   Cuba 0.198 13.29 Q
3 4 Kyle Vander Kuyp   Australia 0.152 13.49 Q
4 6 Krzysztof Mehlich   Poland 0.183 13.51 Q
5 8 Levente Csillag   Hungary 0.147 13.61
6 2 Andy Tulloch   Great Britain 0.169 13.68
7 1 Walmes de Souza   Brazil 0.214 14.12
8 7 Tim Kroeker   Canada 0.168 14.14
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Overall results for quarterfinals

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Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Mark Crear   United States 13.14 Q
2 2 Florian Schwarthoff   Germany 13.27 Q
4 Allen Johnson   United States 13.27 Q
4 4 Emilio Valle   Cuba 13.29 Q
5 3 Colin Jackson   Great Britain 13.33 Q
6 3 Sven Pieters   Belgium 13.36 Q
7 1 Eugene Swift   United States 13.37 Q
8 2 Igors Kazanovs   Latvia 13.42 Q
9 2 Li Tong   China 13.43 Q
10 3 Erik Batte   Cuba 13.46 Q
11 4 Kyle Vander Kuyp   Australia 13.49 Q
12 1 Robert Foster   Jamaica 13.51 Q
4 Krzysztof Mehlich   Poland 13.51 Q
14 1 Johan Lisabeth   Belgium 13.53 Q
15 2 Thomas Kearns   Ireland 13.55
16 3 Gheorghe Boroi   Romania 13.56 Q
17 1 Vincent Clarico   France 13.57 Q
18 2 Anier García   Cuba 13.58
19 1 Guntis Peders   Latvia 13.59
20 4 Levente Csillag   Hungary 13.61
21 2 Jonathan Nsenga   Belgium 13.63
22 3 Mark McKoy   Austria 13.64
23 3 Claude Edorh   Germany 13.64
24 4 Andy Tulloch   Great Britain 13.68
25 3 Igor Kováč   Slovakia 13.70
26 3 Andrey Kislykh   Russia 13.74
27 1 Pedro Chiamulera   Brazil 13.77
28 2 Emmanuel Romary   France 13.81
29 4 Walmes de Souza   Brazil 14.12
30 4 Tim Kroeker   Canada 14.14
1 Eric Kaiser   Germany DNF q
1 Tony Jarrett   Great Britain DSQ R163.2

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Allen Johnson   United States 0.194 13.10 Q
2 6 Colin Jackson   Great Britain 0.139 13.17 Q
3 4 Emilio Valle   Cuba 0.198 13.18 Q
4 7 Kyle Vander-Kuyp   Australia 0.156 13.38 Q
5 8 Krzysztof Mehlich   Poland 0.189 13.55
6 1 Gheorghe Boroi   Romania 0.137 13.57
7 3 Sven Pieters   Belgium 0.136 13.59
8 9 Eric Kaiser   Germany 0.168 13.59
9 2 Li Tong   China 0.143 13.60
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Florian Schwarthoff   Germany 0.156 13.13 Q
2 4 Eugene Swift   United States 0.158 13.21 Q
3 3 Mark Crear   United States 0.194 13.22 Q
4 8 Erik Batte   Cuba 0.168 13.26 Q
5 2 Vincent Clarico   France 0.173 13.43
6 5 Robert Foster   Jamaica 0.182 13.49
7 1 Igors Kazanovs   Latvia 0.172 14.13
7 Johan Lisabeth   Belgium 0.155 DNF
Wind: +1.7 m/s

Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time
  6 Allen Johnson   United States 0.170 12.95
OR
  8 Mark Crear   United States 0.124 13.09
  3 Florian Schwarthoff   Germany 0.164 13.17
4 5 Colin Jackson   Great Britain 0.133 13.19
5 7 Emilio Valle   Cuba 0.179 13.20
6 4 Eugene Swift   United States 0.151 13.23
7 2 Kyle Vander-Kuyp   Australia 0.160 13.40
8 1 Erik Batte   Cuba 0.160 13.43
Wind: +0.6 m/s

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 82.
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