Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
| Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| File:RoblesBeijing.jpg Dayron Robles of Cuba winning the 110 meters hurdles | |
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium |
| Dates | August 18 (heats) August 20 (semifinals) August 21 (final) |
| Competitors | 43 from 33 nations |
| Winning time | 12.93 |
| Medalists | |
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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.
Summary
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
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
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
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
Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:
| World record | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Dayron Robles (CUB) | 12.87 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 12 June 2008 |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Xiang (CHN) | 12.91 | Athens, Greece | 27 August 2004 |
| World Leading | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Dayron Robles (CUB) | 12.87 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 12 June 2008 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event. The following national records were set during the competition:
| Nation | Athlete | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | Ryan Brathwaite | Heat 3 | 13.38 |
| File:Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands | Ronald Forbes | Heat 3 | 13.59 |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | Konstadinos Douvalidis | Quarterfinal 1 | 13.46 |
| File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea | Lee Jung-Joon | Quarterfinal 1 | 13.55 |
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Schedule
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
Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Dayron Robles | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | 0.180 | 13.39 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Andrew Turner | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 0.151 | 13.56 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ji Wei | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0.186 | 13.57 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Richard Phillips | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.160 | 13.60 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Evgeniy Borisov | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 0.187 | 13.90 | |
| 6 | 2 | Oleg Normatov | File:Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg Uzbekistan | 0.177 | 14.00 | |
| 7 | 7 | Jurica Grabušic | File:Civil ensign of Croatia.svg Croatia | 0.207 | 14.18 | |
| Wind: +0.3 m/s | ||||||
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Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | David Oliver | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.167 | 13.30 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jackson Quiñónez | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 0.179 | 13.41 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Shamar Sands | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 0.167 | 13.45 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Gregory Sedoc | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0.155 | 13.50 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 8 | Lee Jung-Joon | File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea | 0.128 | 13.65 | q |
| 6 | 4 | Mikel Thomas | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 0.159 | 13.69 | q, PB |
| 7 | 7 | Damjan Zlatnar | File:Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 0.124 | 13.84 | q |
| Wind: +0.1 m/s | ||||||
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Paulo Villar | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 0.144 | 13.37 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Brathwaite | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 0.156 | 13.38 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Petr Svoboda | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 0.153 | 13.43 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Shi Dongpeng | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0.203 | 13.53 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Ronald Forbes | File:Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands | 0.170 | 13.59 | q, NR |
| 6 | 6 | Héctor Cotto | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 0.140 | 13.72 | q |
| 7 | 9 | Dudley Dorival | File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti | 0.165 | 13.78 | q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | Abdul Rashid | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 0.172 | 14.52 | |
| Wind: +0.2 m/s | ||||||
Heat 4
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | David Payne | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.152 | 13.42 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Ladji Doucouré | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0.155 | 13.52 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Selim Nurudeen | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 0.174 | 13.58 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 5 | Maurice Wignall | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.174 | 13.61 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 7 | Maksim Lynsha | File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus | 0.196 | 13.86 | |
| 6 | 3 | Stanislav Sajdok | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 0.163 | 13.89 | |
| 7 | 4 | Masato Naito | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 0.168 | 13.96 | |
| Wind: -1.1 m/s | ||||||
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Heat 5
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Artur Noga | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0.175 | 13.53 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Igor Peremota | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 0.142 | 13.59 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Dániel Kiss | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 0.153 | 13.61 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 8 | Anselmo da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 0.137 | 13.81 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | 0.174 | 13.91 | |
| — | 2 | Terrence Trammell | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.242 | DNF | |
| — | 7 | Staņislavs Olijars | File:Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg Latvia | DNS | ||
| Wind: -0.1 m/s | ||||||
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Heat 6
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 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 0.149 | 13.49 | Q, =NR |
| 2 | 5 | Marcel van der Westen | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0.162 | 13.54 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Allan Scott | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 0.146 | 13.56 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Samuel Coco-Viloin | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0.176 | 13.60 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Mohamed Issa Al-Thawadi | File:Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg Qatar | 0.127 | 13.64 | q, SB |
| 6 | 6 | David Ilariani | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 0.155 | 13.75 | q |
| — | 2 | Liu Xiang | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | — | DNF | |
| Wind: +0.1 m/s | ||||||
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Overall results for round 1
Quarterfinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | David Payne | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.158 | 13.24 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Petr Svoboda | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 0.175 | 13.41 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Shi Dongpeng | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0.148 | 13.42 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Konstadinos Douvalidis | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 0.159 | 13.46 | q, NR |
| 5 | 8 | Richard Phillips | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.136 | 13.48 | q, SB |
| 6 | 3 | Mikel Thomas | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 0.156 | 13.62 | PB |
| 7 | 6 | Igor Peremota | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 0.143 | 13.70 | |
| 8 | 2 | Héctor Cotto | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 0.152 | 13.73 | |
| Wind: +0.1 m/s | ||||||
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dayron Robles | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | 0.167 | 13.19 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Artur Noga | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0.161 | 13.36 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 9 | Gregory Sedoc | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0.153 | 13.43 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 8 | Samuel Coco-Viloin | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0.188 | 13.51 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Andrew Turner | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 0.147 | 13.53 | |
| 6 | 3 | Lee Jung-Joon | File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea | 0.138 | 13.55 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Shamar Sands | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 0.227 | 13.55 | |
| 8 | 2 | David Ilariani | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 0.149 | 13.74 | |
| Wind: +0.0 m/s | ||||||
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Maurice Wignall | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.173 | 13.36 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 5 | Ryan Brathwaite | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 0.162 | 13.44 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Paulo Villar | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 0.153 | 13.46 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Marcel van der Westen | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0.149 | 13.48 | q |
| 5 | 9 | Dániel Kiss | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 0.159 | 13.63 | |
| 6 | 6 | Allan Scott | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 0.121 | 13.66 | |
| 7 | 3 | Dudley Dorival | File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti | 0.142 | 13.71 | SB |
| — | 2 | Mohamed Issa Al-Thawadi | File:Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg Qatar | DSQ | ||
| Wind: +0.0 m/s | ||||||
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | David Oliver | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.156 | 13.16 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Ladji Doucouré | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0.190 | 13.39 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Jackson Quiñónez | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 0.167 | 13.47 | Q |
| 4 | 9 | Selim Nurudeen | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 0.194 | 13.66 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ronald Forbes | File:Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands | 0.175 | 13.72 | |
| 6 | 6 | Ji Wei | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0.173 | 13.80 | |
| 7 | 8 | Anselmo da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 0.154 | 13.84 | |
| — | 2 | Damjan Zlatnar | File:Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | DNS | ||
| Wind: +0.1 m/s | ||||||
Overall results for quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) advance to the Final.
Semifinal 1
The first semifinal start at 21:30 on 20 August 2008.
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dayron Robles | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | 0.221 | 13.12 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | David Payne | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.177 | 13.21 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 5 | Ladji Doucouré | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0.183 | 13.22 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Richard Phillips | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.153 | 13.43 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | Konstadinos Douvalidis | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 0.157 | 13.55 | |
| 6 | 8 | Gregory Sedoc | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0.162 | 13.60 | |
| 7 | 7 | Petr Svoboda | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 0.182 | 13.60 | |
| 8 | 9 | Paulo Villar | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 0.153 | 13.85 | |
| Wind: -0.4 m/s | ||||||
Semifinal 2
The second semifinal started at 21:39 on 20 August 2008.
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | David Oliver | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.169 | 13.31 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Artur Noga | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0.181 | 13.34 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 9 | Jackson Quiñónez | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 0.173 | 13.40 | Q, =SB |
| 4 | 7 | Maurice Wignall | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.141 | 13.40 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Shi Dongpeng | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0.141 | 13.42 | |
| 6 | 3 | Marcel van der Westen | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0.124 | 13.45 | |
| 7 | 4 | Ryan Brathwaite | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 0.147 | 13.59 | |
| 8 | 2 | Samuel Coco-Viloin | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0.187 | 13.65 | |
| Wind: -0.4 m/s | ||||||
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 6 | Dayron Robles | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | 0.183 | 12.93 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 5 | David Payne | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.175 | 13.17 | SB |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7 | David Oliver | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.158 | 13.18 | PB |
| 4 | 8 | Ladji Doucouré | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0.170 | 13.24 | |
| 5 | 4 | Artur Noga | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0.169 | 13.36 | |
| 6 | 2 | Maurice Wignall | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.163 | 13.46 | |
| 7 | 3 | Richard Phillips | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.154 | 13.60 | |
| 8 | 9 | Jackson Quiñónez | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 0.187 | 13.69 | |
| Wind: +0.1 m/s | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 82.
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