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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7–8 August.[1] Fifty-three athletes from 33 nations competed.[2] The event was won by Aries Merritt of the United States, the nation's first championship in the event since 1996 and 19th overall. Hansle Parchment's bronze was Jamaica's first medal in the men's high hurdles.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Liu Xiang carried off by his competitors
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date7–8 August
Competitors53 from 33 nations
Winning time12.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aries Merritt  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jason Richardson  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hansle Parchment  Jamaica
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Official Video

Summary edit

The qualifying round was notable for who was eliminated. In heat 3, Shamar Sands was in the lead until he hit the sixth hurdle, crashing into the next hurdle and somersaulting into a heap, making him one of three athletes in that heat not to make it to the finish line. In the fifth heat, Aries Merritt ran the fastest qualifying time by far with a 13.07. In the final heat, 2004 gold medalist Liu Xiang reminded viewers of his 2008 performance, failing to clear the first hurdle, and injuring his right achilles. After a minute on the track, Liu got up onto his left leg and hopped off the track. Refusing a wheelchair assist and medical attention, he returned to the track and hopped all the way to the final hurdle. Returning to his assigned lane 4, Liu kissed the top of the tenth hurdle, perhaps signifying the end of his Olympic career. He then hopped across the finish line, where he was assisted off the track by heat winner Andy Turner, Balázs Baji and Jackson Quiñónez.

The semifinal round was again dominated by Merritt running a 12.94. World record holder and defending champion Dayron Robles led Hansle Parchment to the Jamaican national record in 13.14. 13.31 qualified on time.

In the final, Robles and Merritt got the fastest starts but Merritt pulled ahead at hurdle 3, by hurdle 5 Robles was wincing in pain, pushing over the sixth hurdle and holding his leg. Merritt continued to a personal best 12.92 and a .12 win over reigning world champion Jason Richardson. Parchment took another .02 off his national record for the bronze, the rest of the field was not even close, more than a quarter of a second behind.[3]

Merritt moves past Renaldo Nehemiah to become the #7 hurdler of all time.[4]

Background edit

This was the 27th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 2008 returned: gold medalist Dayron Robles of Cuba, fourth-place finisher Ladji Doucouré of France, fifth-place finisher Artur Noga of Poland, seventh-place finisher Richard Phillips of Jamaica, and eighth-place finisher Jackson Quiñónez of Spain. The 2004 gold medalist Liu Xiang of China, who had been unable to run in the first round in 2008 due to injury, also returned. Favorites included Liu (who had taken second at the 2011 world championships), Robles (who still held the world record), Jason Richardson of the United States (who was the 2011 world champion), and Aries Merritt of the United States (who was undefeated in 2012, including the world indoor championships).[2]

Honduras, Iran, and Lebanon each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 26th appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Qualification edit

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 110 metres hurdles event if all athletes met the A standard, or 1 athlete if they met the B standard. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the qualifying period that had the approval of the IAAF. Only outdoor meets, not indoor meets, were eligible. The A standard for the 2012 men's 110 metres hurdles was 13.52 seconds; the B standard was 13.60 seconds. The qualifying period for was from 1 May 2011 to 8 July 2012. NOCs could also have an athlete enter the 110 metres hurdles through a universality place. NOCs could enter one male athlete in an athletics event, regardless of time, if they had no male athletes meeting the qualifying A or B standards in any men's athletic event.[5][6][7]

Competition format edit

Despite a larger field than past years, the competition narrowed from four rounds to three. The men's 110 metres hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), semifinals, and a final.[8] The fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals along with the fastest overall competitors not already qualified that were required to fill the available spaces in the semifinals.[9]

Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record   Dayron Robles (CUB) 12.87 Ostrava, Czech Republic 12 June 2008
Olympic record   Liu Xiang (CHN) 12.91 Athens, Greece 27 August 2004

The following national record was set during this competition.

Jamaica National Record   Hansle Parchment (JAM) 13.12

Schedule edit

After two Games in which all rounds were on separate days, the 2012 schedule returned to having the semifinals and final on the same day.

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 7 August 2012 10:10 Round 1
Wednesday, 8 August 2012 19:15
21:15		 Semifinals
Finals

Results edit

 
Official Video of the First Round

Round 1 edit

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 9 Sergey Shubenkov   Russia 0.157 13.26 Q
2 2 Konstadínos Douvalídis   Greece 0.163 13.40 Q
3 8 Adrien Deghelt   Belgium 0.158 13.52 Q
4 4 Garfield Darien   France 0.171 13.54 q
5 3 Paulo Villar   Colombia 0.169 13.55 q, SB
6 6 Matthias Bühler   Germany 0.157 13.68
7 7 Shi Dongpeng   China 0.150 13.78
8 5 David Ilariani   Georgia 0.158 13.90
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Heat 2 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 2 Jason Richardson   United States 0.192 13.33 Q
2 6 Lawrence Clarke   Great Britain 0.160 13.42 Q
3 3 Maksim Lynsha   Belarus 0.168 13.47 Q, SB
4 7 Wayne Davis   Trinidad and Tobago 0.169 13.52 q
5 9 Andrew Riley   Jamaica 0.174 13.59
6 5 João Carlos Almeida   Portugal 0.116 13.69
7 8 Rouhollah Askari   Iran 0.182 13.97
8 1 Ronald Forbes   Cayman Islands 0.161 14.21
— 4 Enrique Llanos   Puerto Rico DNF
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 3 edit

 
Start of heat 3, after Ali Kamé was disqualified for false starting

Ali Kamé was disqualified for false starting. Andrew Pozzi failed to finish the race. Shamar Sands crashed over the sixth hurdle; he eventually finished but was officially disqualified for not jumping each hurdle. Doucouré was obstructed by Sands and advanced to the semifinals.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Orlando Ortega   Cuba 0.158 13.26 Q
2 8 Hansle Parchment   Jamaica 0.145 13.32 Q
3 6 Konstantin Shabanov   Russia 0.140 13.63 Q
4 2 Ladji Doucouré   France 0.170 13.67 q
5 7 Mikel Thomas   Trinidad and Tobago 0.135 13.74
6 9 Erik Balnuweit   Germany 0.152 13.77
— 5 Andrew Pozzi   Great Britain 0.143 DNF
3 Shamar Sands   Bahamas 0.160 35.44 DSQ
1 Ali Kamé   Madagascar DSQ
Wind: +1.2 m/s

Heat 4 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 9 Dayron Robles   Cuba 0.172 13.33 Q
2 4 Lehann Fourie   South Africa 0.159 13.49 Q, SB
3 2 Jeff Porter   United States 0.148 13.53 Q
4 7 Dimitri Bascou   France 0.149 13.57 q
5 1 Greggmar Swift   Barbados 0.150 13.62
6 6 Alexander John   Germany 0.195 13.67
7 5 Fawaz Al-Shammari   Kuwait 0.174 14.00
8 8 Héctor Cotto   Puerto Rico 0.158 14.08
9 3 Ahmad Hazer   Lebanon 0.195 14.82
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 5 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Aries Merritt   United States 0.142 13.07 Q
2 3 Ryan Brathwaite   Barbados 0.166 13.23 Q, SB
3 2 Xie Wenjun   China 0.143 13.43 Q
4 1 Emanuele Abate   Italy 0.146 13.46 q
5 9 Richard Phillips   Jamaica 0.154 13.47 q
6 6 Dániel Kiss   Hungary 0.188 13.62
7 5 Aleksey Dremin   Russia 0.151 13.75 SB
8 8 Jeffrey Julmis   Haiti 0.161 13.87
9 4 Ronald Bennett   Honduras 0.207 14.45
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 6 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Andy Turner   Great Britain 0.159 13.42 Q
2 9 Selim Nurudeen   Nigeria 0.141 13.51 Q, PB
3 8 Gregory Sedoc   Netherlands 0.157 13.52 Q
4 6 Balázs Baji   Hungary 0.139 13.76
5 3 Jackson Quiñónez   Spain 0.154 13.76 SB
— 2 Shane Brathwaite   Barbados 0.124 DNF
4 Liu Xiang   China 0.123 DNF
5 Artur Noga   Poland 0.173 DNF
1 Moussa Dembélé   Senegal 0.167 DSQ
Wind: +0.4 m/s
 
Official Video of the Semifinal Round

Semifinals edit

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Jason Richardson   United States 0.160 13.13 Q
2 6 Orlando Ortega   Cuba 0.151 13.26 Q
3 4 Lawrence Clarke   Great Britain 0.159 13.31 q, PB
4 8 Adrien Deghelt   Belgium 0.142 13.42 PB
5 3 Garfield Darien   France 0.154 13.48
6 2 Wayne Davis   Trinidad and Tobago 0.165 13.49
7 7 Konstadínos Douvalídis   Greece 0.146 13.77
— 9 Gregory Sedoc   Netherlands 0.189 DNF
Wind: -0.5 m/s

Heat 2 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Aries Merritt   United States 0.147 12.94 Q
2 4 Ryan Brathwaite   Barbados 0.159 13.23 Q, SB
3 9 Xie Wenjun   China 0.158 13.34 PB
4 6 Andy Turner   Great Britain 0.151 13.42
5 5 Selim Nurudeen   Nigeria 0.153 13.55
6 3 Dimitri Bascou   France 0.150 13.55
7 2 Paulo Villar   Colombia 0.177 13.63
8 8 Konstantin Shabanov   Russia 0.154 13.65
— 1 Richard Phillips   Jamaica 0.146 DNF
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 3 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Dayron Robles   Cuba 0.162 13.10 Q, SB
2 5 Hansle Parchment   Jamaica 0.172 13.14 Q, NR
3 6 Lehann Fourie   South Africa 0.139 13.28 q, PB
4 2 Emanuele Abate   Italy 0.150 13.35
5 9 Jeff Porter   United States 0.153 13.41
6 4 Sergey Shubenkov   Russia 0.156 13.41
7 8 Maksim Lynsha   Belarus 0.167 13.45 PB
8 3 Ladji Doucouré   France 0.189 13.74
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Final edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
  6 Aries Merritt   United States 0.143 12.92 PB
  4 Jason Richardson   United States 0.194 13.04
  7 Hansle Parchment   Jamaica 0.172 13.12 NR
4 2 Lawrence Clarke   Great Britain 0.169 13.39
5 8 Ryan Brathwaite   Barbados 0.163 13.40
6 9 Orlando Ortega   Cuba 0.135 13.43
7 3 Lehann Fourie   South Africa 0.136 13.53
— 5 Dayron Robles   Cuba 0.159 DNF
Wind: -0.3 m/s

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  2. ^ a b "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "World Athletics".
  4. ^ "100 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2021".
  5. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Olympic Qualifying Procedures for Athletics". Telegraph. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Amended Qualifying Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles". London 2012 Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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