Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
May 02, 2024
The men's 110 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. 24 runners from 15 nations competed.[1] No nation had more than 4 runners, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by Earl Thomson of Canada in world record time, the first victory by any nation other than the United States in the men's 110 metres hurdles and the first time that any non-U.S. nation had even been on the podium since 1896. Thomson, who had lived in the United States since age 8, had wanted to run for the U.S. team but was ineligible due to his Canadian citizenship.[2] A British flag was displayed at the medal ceremony rather than a Canadian one because the organizing officials did not have the appropriate flag.[3]
This was the sixth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from the pre-war 1912 Games returned. Earl Thomson of Canada was a heavy favorite; he had won the 1920 AAU championship, IC4A championship (120 yards, in a world record 14.4 seconds), and Canadian Olympic trials.[3]
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.
Competition formatedit
The competition used the three-round basic format introduced in 1908, though the effectiveness of the first round in narrowing the field was dramatically increased compared to 1908 and 1912. The first round consisted of six heats, with between 3 and 5 hurdlers each. The top two hurdlers in each heat advanced to the semifinals. The 12 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 6 runners each; the top three hurdlers in each advanced to the 6-man final.[3][4]
Recordsedit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
In the semifinals, Harold Barron and Earl Thomson equalled the world record with 15.0 seconds. In the final, Earl Thomson set a new world record with 14.8 seconds.
Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
May 02, 2024
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The men s 110 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics The competition was held on Tuesday August 17 1920 and on Wednesday August 18 1920 24 runners from 15 nations competed 1 No nation had more than 4 runners suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912 The event was won by Earl Thomson of Canada in world record time the first victory by any nation other than the United States in the men s 110 metres hurdles and the first time that any non U S nation had even been on the podium since 1896 Thomson who had lived in the United States since age 8 had wanted to run for the U S team but was ineligible due to his Canadian citizenship 2 A British flag was displayed at the medal ceremony rather than a Canadian one because the organizing officials did not have the appropriate flag 3 Men s 110 metres hurdlesat the Games of the VII Olympiad110 metres hurdles at the 1920 Summer OlympicsVenueOlympisch StadionDatesAugust 17 18Competitors24 from 15 nationsWinning time14 8 WRMedalistsEarl Thomson CanadaHarold Barron United StatesFeg Murray United States 19121924 Official Video Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Quarterfinals 5 1 1 Quarterfinal 1 5 1 2 Quarterfinal 2 5 1 3 Quarterfinal 3 5 1 4 Quarterfinal 4 5 1 5 Quarterfinal 5 5 1 6 Quarterfinal 6 5 2 Semifinals 5 2 1 Semifinal 1 5 2 2 Semifinal 2 5 3 Final 6 References 7 NotesBackground editThis was the sixth appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics None of the finalists from the pre war 1912 Games returned Earl Thomson of Canada was a heavy favorite he had won the 1920 AAU championship IC4A championship 120 yards in a world record 14 4 seconds and Canadian Olympic trials 3 Czechoslovakia Denmark the Netherlands New Zealand and Switzerland each made their first appearance in the event The United States made its sixth appearance the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point Competition format editThe competition used the three round basic format introduced in 1908 though the effectiveness of the first round in narrowing the field was dramatically increased compared to 1908 and 1912 The first round consisted of six heats with between 3 and 5 hurdlers each The top two hurdlers in each heat advanced to the semifinals The 12 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 6 runners each the top three hurdlers in each advanced to the 6 man final 3 4 Records editThese were the standing world and Olympic records in seconds prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Forrest Smithson USA 15 0 London United Kingdom 25 July 1908 Olympic record nbsp Forrest Smithson USA 15 0 London United Kingdom 25 July 1908 In the semifinals Harold Barron and Earl Thomson equalled the world record with 15 0 seconds In the final Earl Thomson set a new world record with 14 8 seconds Schedule editDate Time Round Tuesday 17 August 1920 14 0016 30 Round 1Semifinals Wednesday 18 August 1920 14 30 FinalResults editQuarterfinals edit Quarterfinal 1 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Daciano Colbacchini nbsp Italy 15 6 Q 2 Harry Wilson nbsp New Zealand 15 8 Q 3 Georg Lindstrom nbsp Sweden 15 9 4 Wilfred Kent Hughes nbsp Australia Unknown Quarterfinal 2 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Harold Barron nbsp United States 15 2 Q 2 Earl Thomson nbsp Canada 15 4 Q 3 Gosta Holmer nbsp Sweden Unknown 4 Frantisek Marek nbsp Czechoslovakia Unknown Quarterfinal 3 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Feg Murray nbsp United States 15 8 Q 2 George Gray nbsp Great Britain Unknown Q 3 Henri Bernard nbsp France Unknown 4 Rene Joannes Powell nbsp Belgium Unknown 5 Dimitrios Andromedas nbsp Greece Unknown Quarterfinal 4 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Henri Thorsen nbsp Denmark 16 8 Q 2 William Hunter nbsp Great Britain Unknown Q Willi Moser nbsp Switzerland DNF Quarterfinal 5 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 William Yount nbsp United States 15 6 Q 2 Goran Hultin nbsp Sweden Unknown Q 3 Harold Jeppe nbsp South Africa Unknown 4 Adolf Reich nbsp Czechoslovakia Unknown Quarterfinal 6 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Walker Smith nbsp United States 15 8 Q 2 Carl Axel Christiernsson nbsp Sweden Unknown Q 3 Oscar van Rappard nbsp Netherlands Unknown 4 Eric Dunbar nbsp Great Britain Unknown Semifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Harold Barron nbsp United States 15 0 Q WR 2 Walker Smith nbsp United States 15 2 Q 3 Harry Wilson nbsp New Zealand 15 3 Q 4 Henri Thorsen nbsp Denmark Unknown 5 William Hunter nbsp Great Britain Unknown 6 Goran Hultin nbsp Sweden Unknown Semifinal 2 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Earl Thomson nbsp Canada 15 0 Q WR 2 Feg Murray nbsp United States 15 2 Q 3 Carl Axel Christiernsson nbsp Sweden 15 2 Q 4 George Gray nbsp Great Britain Unknown 5 William Yount nbsp United States Unknown 6 Daciano Colbacchini nbsp Italy Unknown Final edit The final was held on Wednesday August 18 1920 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Earl Thomson nbsp Canada 14 8 WR 2 Harold Barron nbsp United States 15 1 3 Feg Murray nbsp United States 15 1 4 Harry Wilson nbsp New Zealand 15 2 5 Walker Smith nbsp United States 15 3 6 Carl Axel Christiernsson nbsp Sweden 15 3References edit Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games Men s 110 metres Hurdles sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 11 September 2017 Canada will have Earl Thomson as entry for hurdles Regina Morning Leader 1920 04 21 p 11 Retrieved 2011 06 21 a b c 110 metres Hurdles Men Olympedia Retrieved 18 August 2020 Official Report p 102 Notes editBelgium Olympic Committee 1957 Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 Official Report in French Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved 16 August 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics Men 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