Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
March 14, 2024
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 31 & August 1.[1] Forty-one athletes from 24 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.[3] The event was won by Sydney Atkinson of South Africa, the nation's first title in the 110 metres hurdles; Atkinson became the first man to win two medals in the event (he had taken silver in 1924). It was only the second time the United States had not won the event; as in 1920, the Americans took silver and bronze.
This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two finalists from 1924 returned: silver medalist Sydney Atkinson of South Africa and bronze medalist Sten Pettersson of Sweden. Atkinson and the American hurdlers were favored.[2]
Austria, Ireland, Japan, Poland, Portugal, and Romania each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its eighth 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. The first round consisted of nine heats, with between 4 and 6 hurdlers each. The top two hurdlers in each heat advanced to the semifinals. The 18 semifinalists were divided into three semifinals of 6 hurdlers each; the top two hurdlers in each advanced to the 6-man final.[2][4]
Recordsedit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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The men s 110 metres hurdles event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 31 amp August 1 1 Forty one athletes from 24 nations competed 2 The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4 3 The event was won by Sydney Atkinson of South Africa the nation s first title in the 110 metres hurdles Atkinson became the first man to win two medals in the event he had taken silver in 1924 It was only the second time the United States had not won the event as in 1920 the Americans took silver and bronze Men s 110 metres hurdlesat the Games of the IX OlympiadOlympic Stadium in AmsterdamVenueOlympic StadiumDatesJuly 31 heats amp semifinals August 1 final Competitors41 from 24 nationsWinning time14 8MedalistsSydney Atkinson South AfricaSteve Anderson United StatesJohn Collier United States 19241932 Official Video Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Round 1 5 1 1 Heat 1 5 1 2 Heat 2 5 1 3 Heat 3 5 1 4 Heat 4 5 1 5 Heat 5 5 1 6 Heat 6 5 1 7 Heat 7 5 1 8 Heat 8 5 1 9 Heat 9 5 2 Semifinals 5 2 1 Semifinal 1 5 2 2 Semifinal 2 5 2 3 Semifinal 3 5 3 Final 6 ReferencesBackground editThis was the eighth appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Two finalists from 1924 returned silver medalist Sydney Atkinson of South Africa and bronze medalist Sten Pettersson of Sweden Atkinson and the American hurdlers were favored 2 Austria Ireland Japan Poland Portugal and Romania each made their first appearance in the event The United States made its eighth 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 The first round consisted of nine heats with between 4 and 6 hurdlers each The top two hurdlers in each heat advanced to the semifinals The 18 semifinalists were divided into three semifinals of 6 hurdlers each the top two hurdlers in each advanced to the 6 man final 2 4 Records editThese were the standing world and Olympic records in seconds prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Earl Thomson CAN 14 8 Antwerp Belgium 18 August 1920Olympic record nbsp Earl Thomson CAN 14 8 Antwerp Belgium 18 August 1920George Weightman Smith set a new world record at 14 6 seconds in the semifinals that time was not beaten in the final Schedule editDate Time RoundTuesday 31 July 1928 14 0016 50 Round 1SemifinalsWednesday 1 August 1928 15 00 FinalResults editRound 1 edit The first two finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinal round Heat 1 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Gabriel Sempe nbsp France 15 0 Q2 Otakar Jandera nbsp Czechoslovakia Unknown Q3 Armand Lepaffe nbsp Belgium Unknown4 Lothar Albrich nbsp Romania Unknown Valerio Vallania nbsp Argentina DSQHeat 2 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Carl Ring nbsp United States 15 0 Q2 Johannes Viljoen nbsp South Africa Unknown Q3 Ludwig Wessely nbsp Austria Unknown4 Arie Kaan nbsp Netherlands Unknown5 Otto Schopp nbsp Romania UnknownHeat 3 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 George Weightman Smith nbsp South Africa 14 8 Q2 Robert Marchand nbsp France Unknown Q3 Albert Andersson nbsp Sweden Unknown4 Wilfrid Kalaugher nbsp New Zealand UnknownHeat 4 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Steve Anderson nbsp United States 15 0 Q2 Eric Wennstrom nbsp Sweden Unknown Q3 Alister Clark nbsp Ireland Unknown4 Douglas Neame nbsp Great Britain UnknownHeat 5 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Leighton Dye nbsp United States 15 0 Q2 Sid Atkinson nbsp South Africa Unknown Q3 Erik Kjellstrom nbsp Sweden Unknown4 Arie van Leeuwen nbsp Netherlands UnknownHeat 6 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Bernard Lucas nbsp Great Britain 15 2 Q2 Hans Steinhardt nbsp Germany Unknown Q3 Alfredo Ugarte nbsp Chile Unknown4 Rene Joannes Powell nbsp Belgium UnknownHeat 7 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 John Collier nbsp United States 15 0 Q2 Bengt Sjostedt nbsp Finland 15 0 Q3 Giacomo Carlini nbsp Italy 15 94 Jan Britstra nbsp Netherlands UnknownHeat 8 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Fred Gaby nbsp Great Britain 15 2 Q2 Sten Pettersson nbsp Sweden Unknown Q3 Alf Watson nbsp Australia Unknown4 Evangelos Moiropoulos nbsp Greece 15 65 Louis Lundgren nbsp Denmark 15 76 Wojciech Trojanowski nbsp Poland 16 0Heat 9 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Yoshio Miki nbsp Japan 15 4 Q2 David Lord Burghley nbsp Great Britain Unknown Q3 Lau Spel nbsp Netherlands Unknown4 S Abdul Hamid nbsp India Unknown5 Jose Palhares Costa nbsp Portugal UnknownSemifinals edit The first two finishers in each race moved on to the final Semifinal 1 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Leighton Dye United States 14 8 Q2 Fred Gaby Great Britain 14 9 Q3 Eric Wennstrom Sweden 14 94 Hans Steinhardt Germany 15 35 Johannes Viljoen South Africa 15 46 Yoshio Miki Japan UnknownSemifinal 2 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Steve Anderson United States 14 8 Q2 Sid Atkinson South Africa 14 9 Q3 David Lord Burghley Great Britain 15 04 Bengt Sjostedt Finland 15 15 Robert Marchand France Unknown6 Otakar Jandera Czechoslovakia UnknownSemifinal 3 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 George Weightman Smith South Africa 14 6 Q WR2 John Collier United States 14 8 Q3 Sten Pettersson Sweden 15 04 Carl Ring United States Unknown5 Gabriel Sempe France Unknown6 Bernard Lucas Great Britain UnknownFinal edit Rank Athlete Nation Time nbsp Sydney Atkinson nbsp South Africa 14 8 nbsp Steve Anderson nbsp United States 14 8 nbsp John Collier nbsp United States 14 94 Leighton Dye nbsp United States 14 95 George Weightman Smith nbsp South Africa 15 06 Fred Gaby nbsp Great Britain 15 2References edit Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games Men s 110 metres Hurdles sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 12 September 2017 a b c 110 metres Hurdles Men Olympedia Retrieved 18 August 2020 Official Report p 374 Official Report pp 434 36 Retrieved from https en 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