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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1][2] Forty-two athletes from 32 nations competed.[3] The event was won by Dayron Robles of Cuba, the nation's second gold medal in the high hurdles.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Dayron Robles of Cuba winning the 110 meters hurdles
VenueBeijing National Stadium
DatesAugust 18 (heats)
August 20 (semifinals)
August 21 (final)
Competitors43 from 33 nations
Winning time12.93
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dayron Robles  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Payne  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Oliver  United States
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Summary edit

Dayron Robles was the clear favorite, having set the world record just two months earlier. He didn't disappoint leading the semi-final round by almost a tenth of a second, a huge margin on this level. In the final, Robles was out first, clearly ahead by the first hurdle; he pulled away to a clear victory. The two Americans, David Payne and David Oliver were clearly separating from the others for second place, Payne slightly ahead of Oliver, with only Ladji Doucouré within a stride of Oliver. Doucouré looked to be faster, and on the final dash to the finish line was clearly gaining on Oliver, who himself was gaining on Payne to make the finish much closer. Robles more than doubled his margin from the semifinal round, almost a quarter of a second ahead of Payne.

Background edit

This was the 26th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four finalists from 2004 returned: gold medalist Liu Xiang of China, silver medalist Terrence Trammell of the United States, fourth-place finisher Maurice Wignall of Jamaica, and eighth-place finisher Ladji Doucouré of France; fifth-place finisher Staņislavs Olijars of Latvia was entered but did not start. Since winning the gold in 2004, Liu had broken the world record in 2006 and won the world championship in 2007. However, Dayron Robles of Cuba had bettered Liu's mark two months before the Games and was favored over the home country hero. Further, there were rumors of Liu being injured.[3]

Belarus and the Cayman Islands each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 25th appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Qualification edit

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard (13.55) in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard (13.72) in the same qualifying period.[4] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Competition format edit

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 six heats, with 7 or 8 hurdlers each. The top four 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 three in each heat, and the four next fastest overall, advancing. The 16 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 8 hurdlers each; the top four hurdlers in each advanced to the 8-man final.[3][5]

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

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event. The following national records were set during the competition:

Nation Athlete Round Time
  Barbados Ryan Brathwaite Heat 3 13.38
  Cayman Islands Ronald Forbes Heat 3 13.59
  Greece Konstadinos Douvalidis Quarterfinal 1 13.46
  South Korea Lee Jung-Joon Quarterfinal 1 13.55

Schedule edit

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Monday, 18 August 2008 11:10 Round 1
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 20:45 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 21:30 Semifinals
Thursday, 21 August 2008 21:40 Final

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Dayron Robles   Cuba 0.180 13.39 Q
2 4 Andrew Turner   Great Britain 0.151 13.56 Q
3 5 Ji Wei   China 0.186 13.57 Q
4 8 Richard Phillips   Jamaica 0.160 13.60 Q
5 3 Evgeniy Borisov   Russia 0.187 13.90
6 2 Oleg Normatov   Uzbekistan 0.177 14.00
7 7 Jurica Grabušic   Croatia 0.207 14.18
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 2 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 David Oliver   United States 0.167 13.30 Q
2 5 Jackson Quiñónez   Spain 0.179 13.41 Q
3 2 Shamar Sands   Bahamas 0.167 13.45 Q
4 3 Gregory Sedoc   Netherlands 0.155 13.50 Q, SB
5 8 Lee Jung-Joon   South Korea 0.128 13.65 q
6 4 Mikel Thomas   Trinidad and Tobago 0.159 13.69 q, PB
7 7 Damjan Zlatnar   Slovenia 0.124 13.84 q
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 3 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Paulo Villar   Colombia 0.144 13.37 Q, SB
2 2 Ryan Brathwaite   Barbados 0.156 13.38 Q, NR
3 5 Petr Svoboda   Czech Republic 0.153 13.43 Q
4 7 Shi Dongpeng   China 0.203 13.53 Q
5 8 Ronald Forbes   Cayman Islands 0.170 13.59 q, NR
6 6 Héctor Cotto   Puerto Rico 0.140 13.72 q
7 9 Dudley Dorival   Haiti 0.165 13.78 q, SB
8 3 Abdul Rashid   Pakistan 0.172 14.52
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 4 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 2 David Payne   United States 0.152 13.42 Q
2 6 Ladji Doucouré   France 0.155 13.52 Q
3 8 Selim Nurudeen   Nigeria 0.174 13.58 Q, PB
4 5 Maurice Wignall   Jamaica 0.174 13.61 Q, SB
5 7 Maksim Lynsha   Belarus 0.196 13.86
6 3 Stanislav Sajdok   Czech Republic 0.163 13.89
7 4 Masato Naito   Japan 0.168 13.96
Wind: -1.1 m/s

Heat 5 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Artur Noga   Poland 0.175 13.53 Q
2 5 Igor Peremota   Russia 0.142 13.59 Q
3 6 Dániel Kiss   Hungary 0.153 13.61 Q, SB
4 8 Anselmo da Silva   Brazil 0.137 13.81 Q
5 3 Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja   Madagascar 0.174 13.91
— 2 Terrence Trammell   United States 0.242 DNF
— 7 Staņislavs Olijars   Latvia DNS
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 6 edit

Van der Westen false-started; Liu was clearly in discomfort during the abortive run. He withdrew rather than returning to the starting blocks.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Konstadinos Douvalidis   Greece 0.149 13.49 Q, =NR
2 5 Marcel van der Westen   Netherlands 0.162 13.54 Q
3 7 Allan Scott   Great Britain 0.146 13.56 Q
4 4 Samuel Coco-Viloin   France 0.176 13.60 Q
5 3 Mohamed Issa Al-Thawadi   Qatar 0.127 13.64 q, SB
6 6 David Ilariani   Georgia 0.155 13.75 q
— 2 Liu Xiang   China — DNF
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Overall results for round 1 edit

Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 David Oliver   United States 13.30 Q
2 3 Paulo Villar   Colombia 13.37 Q, SB
3 3 Ryan Brathwaite   Barbados 13.38 Q, NR
4 1 Dayron Robles   Cuba 13.39 Q
5 2 Jackson Quiñónez   Spain 13.41 Q
6 4 David Payne   United States 13.42 Q
7 3 Petr Svoboda   Czech Republic 13.43 Q
8 2 Shamar Sands   Bahamas 13.45 Q
9 6 Konstadinos Douvalidis   Greece 13.49 Q, =NR
10 2 Gregory Sedoc   Netherlands 13.50 Q, SB
11 4 Ladji Doucouré   France 13.52 Q
12 5 Artur Noga   Poland 13.53 Q
12 3 Shi Dongpeng   China 13.53 Q
14 6 Marcel van der Westen   Netherlands 13.54 Q
15 6 Allan Scott   Great Britain 13.56 Q
15 1 Andrew Turner   Great Britain 13.56 Q
17 1 Ji Wei   China 13.57 Q
18 4 Selim Nurudeen   Nigeria 13.58 Q, PB
19 3 Ronald Forbes   Cayman Islands 13.59 q, NR
19 5 Igor Peremota   Russia 13.59 Q
21 6 Samuel Coco-Viloin   France 13.60 Q
21 1 Richard Phillips   Jamaica 13.60 Q
23 5 Dániel Kiss   Hungary 13.61 Q, SB
23 4 Maurice Wignall   Jamaica 13.61 Q, SB
25 6 Mohamed Issa Al-Thawadi   Qatar 13.64 q, SB
26 2 Lee Jung-Joon   South Korea 13.65 q
27 2 Mikel Thomas   Trinidad and Tobago 13.69 q, PB
28 3 Héctor Cotto   Puerto Rico 13.72 q
29 6 David Ilariani   Georgia 13.75 q
30 3 Dudley Dorival   Haiti 13.78 q, SB
31 5 Anselmo da Silva   Brazil 13.81 Q
32 2 Damjan Zlatnar   Slovenia 13.84 q
33 4 Maksim Lynsha   Belarus 13.86
34 4 Stanislav Sajdok   Czech Republic 13.89
35 1 Evgeniy Borisov   Russia 13.90
36 5 Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja   Madagascar 13.91
37 4 Masato Naito   Japan 13.96
38 1 Oleg Normatov   Uzbekistan 14.00
39 1 Jurica Grabušic   Croatia 14.18
40 3 Abdul Rashid   Pakistan 14.52
6 Liu Xiang   China DNF
5 Terrence Trammell   United States DNF
5 Staņislavs Olijars   Latvia DNS

Quarterfinals edit

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 David Payne   United States 0.158 13.24 Q
2 7 Petr Svoboda   Czech Republic 0.175 13.41 Q
3 9 Shi Dongpeng   China 0.148 13.42 Q
4 5 Konstadinos Douvalidis   Greece 0.159 13.46 q, NR
5 8 Richard Phillips   Jamaica 0.136 13.48 q, SB
6 3 Mikel Thomas   Trinidad and Tobago 0.156 13.62 PB
7 6 Igor Peremota   Russia 0.143 13.70
8 2 Héctor Cotto   Puerto Rico 0.152 13.73
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Quarterfinal 2 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Dayron Robles   Cuba 0.167 13.19 Q
2 6 Artur Noga   Poland 0.161 13.36 Q, PB
3 9 Gregory Sedoc   Netherlands 0.153 13.43 Q, SB
4 8 Samuel Coco-Viloin   France 0.188 13.51 q
5 5 Andrew Turner   Great Britain 0.147 13.53
6 3 Lee Jung-Joon   South Korea 0.138 13.55 NR
7 7 Shamar Sands   Bahamas 0.227 13.55
8 2 David Ilariani   Georgia 0.149 13.74
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 3 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Maurice Wignall   Jamaica 0.173 13.36 Q, SB
2 5 Ryan Brathwaite   Barbados 0.162 13.44 Q
3 7 Paulo Villar   Colombia 0.153 13.46 Q
4 4 Marcel van der Westen   Netherlands 0.149 13.48 q
5 9 Dániel Kiss   Hungary 0.159 13.63
6 6 Allan Scott   Great Britain 0.121 13.66
7 3 Dudley Dorival   Haiti 0.142 13.71 SB
— 2 Mohamed Issa Al-Thawadi   Qatar DSQ
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 4 edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 David Oliver   United States 0.156 13.16 Q
2 7 Ladji Doucouré   France 0.190 13.39 Q
3 4 Jackson Quiñónez   Spain 0.167 13.47 Q
4 9 Selim Nurudeen   Nigeria 0.194 13.66
5 3 Ronald Forbes   Cayman Islands 0.175 13.72
6 6 Ji Wei   China 0.173 13.80
7 8 Anselmo da Silva   Brazil 0.154 13.84
— 2 Damjan Zlatnar   Slovenia DNS
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Overall results for quarterfinals edit

Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 David Oliver   United States 13.16 Q
2 2 Dayron Robles   Cuba 13.19 Q
3 1 David Payne   United States 13.24 Q
4 2 Artur Noga   Poland 13.36 Q, PB
4 3 Maurice Wignall   Jamaica 13.36 Q, SB
6 4 Ladji Doucouré   France 13.39 Q
7 1 Petr Svoboda   Czech Republic 13.41 Q
8 1 Shi Dongpeng   China 13.42 Q
9 2 Gregory Sedoc   Netherlands 13.43 Q, SB
10 3 Ryan Brathwaite   Barbados 13.44 Q
11 1 Konstadinos Douvalidis   Greece 13.46 q, NR
11 3 Paulo Villar   Colombia 13.46 Q
13 4 Jackson Quiñónez   Spain 13.47 Q
14 1 Richard Phillips   Jamaica 13.48 q, SB
14 3 Marcel van der Westen   Netherlands 13.48 q
16 2 Samuel Coco-Viloin   France 13.51 q
17 2 Andrew Turner   Great Britain 13.53
18 2 Lee Jung-Joon   South Korea 13.55 NR
19 2 Shamar Sands   Bahamas 13.55
20 1 Mikel Thomas   Trinidad and Tobago 13.62 PB
21 3 Dániel Kiss   Hungary 13.63
22 4 Selim Nurudeen   Nigeria 13.66
22 3 Allan Scott   Great Britain 13.66
24 1 Igor Peremota   Russia 13.70
25 3 Dudley Dorival   Haiti 13.71 SB
26 4 Ronald Forbes   Cayman Islands 13.72
27 1 Héctor Cotto   Puerto Rico 13.73
28 2 David Ilariani   Georgia 13.74
29 4 Ji Wei   China 13.80
30 4 Anselmo da Silva   Brazil 13.84
3 Mohamed Issa Al-Thawadi   Qatar DSQ
4 Damjan Zlatnar   Slovenia DNS

Semifinals edit

Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1 edit

 
Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinal 1

The first semifinal start at 21:30 on 20 August 2008.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Dayron Robles   Cuba 0.221 13.12 Q
2 6 David Payne   United States 0.177 13.21 Q, SB
3 5 Ladji Doucouré   France 0.183 13.22 Q, SB
4 3 Richard Phillips   Jamaica 0.153 13.43 Q, SB
5 2 Konstadinos Douvalidis   Greece 0.157 13.55
6 8 Gregory Sedoc   Netherlands 0.162 13.60
7 7 Petr Svoboda   Czech Republic 0.182 13.60
8 9 Paulo Villar   Colombia 0.153 13.85
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Semifinal 2 edit

The second semifinal started at 21:39 on 20 August 2008.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 David Oliver   United States 0.169 13.31 Q
2 5 Artur Noga   Poland 0.181 13.34 Q, PB
3 9 Jackson Quiñónez   Spain 0.173 13.40 Q, =SB
4 7 Maurice Wignall   Jamaica 0.141 13.40 Q
5 8 Shi Dongpeng   China 0.141 13.42
6 3 Marcel van der Westen   Netherlands 0.124 13.45
7 4 Ryan Brathwaite   Barbados 0.147 13.59
8 2 Samuel Coco-Viloin   France 0.187 13.65
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Final edit

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
  6 Dayron Robles   Cuba 0.183 12.93
  5 David Payne   United States 0.175 13.17 SB
  7 David Oliver   United States 0.158 13.18 PB
4 8 Ladji Doucouré   France 0.170 13.24
5 4 Artur Noga   Poland 0.169 13.36
6 2 Maurice Wignall   Jamaica 0.163 13.46
7 3 Richard Phillips   Jamaica 0.154 13.60
8 9 Jackson Quiñónez   Spain 0.187 13.69
Wind: +0.1 m/s

References edit

  1. ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  5. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 82.
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