Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California took place on 5 and 6 August 1984.[1] Twenty-six athletes from 17 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Roger Kingdom of the United States, the nation's first championship since 1972 and 16th title in the event overall. Arto Bryggare's bronze was Finland's first medal in the men's high hurdles.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Tickets for Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 5 (heats and quarterfinals)
August 6 (semifinals and final)
Competitors26 from 17 nations
Winning time13.20 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger Kingdom
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greg Foster
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arto Bryggare
 Finland
← 1980
1988 →

Background

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This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two finalists from 1980 returned: sixth-place finisher Arto Bryggare of Finland and seventh-place finisher Javier Moracho of Spain. The 1980 champion, Thomas Munkelt of East Germany, was kept out due to the Soviet-led boycott. World record holder Renaldo Nehemiah of the United States was also prevented from competing, because the IOC claimed "he had lost his amateur status" by playing professional football, an entirely different sport. The favorite therefore was 1983 World Champion Greg Foster of the United States, though as usual all of the American hurdlers were potential medalists. Bryggare had come in second at the world championships and was also a contender.[2]

Algeria, the People's Republic of China, Paraguay, Samoa, and the United Arab Emirates each made their first appearance in the event; the Republic of China competed as "Chinese Taipei" for the first time. The United States made its 19th appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Competition format

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The competition continued to use the three-round format used since 1908 (except 1960, which had four rounds) and eight-man semifinals and finals used since 1964. The "fastest loser" system, also introduced in 1964, was not used as unnecessary for achieving the correct number of hurdlers advancing to the semifinals and final.

The first round consisted of four heats, with 6 or 7 hurdlers each. The top four hurdlers in each heat advanced to the semifinals. The 16 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 8 hurdlers each; the top four hurdlers in each advanced to the 8-man final.[2][3]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World record   Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) 12.93 Zürich, Switzerland 19 August 1981
Olympic record   Rod Milburn (USA) 13.24 Munich, East Germany 7 September 1972

Greg Foster equalized the standing Olympic record with 13.24 seconds; he and Roger Kingdom both matched that time in the semifinals as well. In the final, Kingdom set a new Olympic record with 13.20 seconds, with Foster also coming in under the old record (with 13.23 seconds).

Schedule

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All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 5 August 1984 16:25 Round 1
Monday, 6 August 1984 16:00
18:05
Semifinals
Final

Results

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Round 1

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Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Arto Bryggare   Finland 13.35 Q
2 3 Mark McKoy   Canada 13.58 Q
3 5 Daniele Fontecchio   Italy 13.75 Q
4 6 Yu Zhicheng   China 14.20 Q
5 4 Mohamed Ryad Ben Haddad   Algeria 14.44
6 7 Nicolás Chaparro   Paraguay 15.51
1 Mark Holtom   Great Britain DSQ
Wind: 2.0 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Tonie Campbell   United States 13.53 Q
2 4 Carlos Sala   Spain 14.02 Q
3 3 Wilbert Greaves   Great Britain 14.04 Q
4 1 Jeff Glass   Canada 14.07 Q
5 6 Franck Chevallier   France 14.32
6 2 Hisham Mohamed Mekin   Egypt 14.67
Wind: -0.5 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 1 Roger Kingdom   United States 13.53 Q
2 3 Javier Moracho   Spain 14.05 Q
3 4 Nigel Walker   Great Britain 14.07 Q
4 2 Li Jieqiang   China 14.29 Q
5 6 Naji Mubarak   Kuwait 14.56
6 5 Eric Spence   Canada 14.93
Wind: -0.5 m/s

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Greg Foster   United States 13.24 Q, =OR
2 6 Stéphane Caristan   France 13.45 Q
3 7 Wu Chin-ling   Chinese Taipei 13.91 Q
4 4 Donald Wright   Australia 14.00 Q
5 1 Modesto Castillo   Dominican Republic 14.05
6 5 Mohamed Helal Ali   United Arab Emirates 15.75
2 William Fong   Samoa DNF
Wind: 1.7 m/s

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 1 Roger Kingdom   United States 13.24 Q, =OR
2 5 Tonie Campbell   United States 13.56 Q
3 8 Stéphane Caristan   France 13.62 Q
4 7 Jeff Glass   Canada 13.88 Q
5 6 Javier Moracho   Spain 13.89
6 3 Wu Chin-Jing   Chinese Taipei 14.21
7 2 Yu Zhicheng   China 14.26
4 Nigel Walker   Great Britain DNF
Wind: 0.7 m/s

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Greg Foster   United States 13.24 Q, =OR
2 8 Mark McKoy   Canada 13.30 Q
3 5 Arto Bryggare   Finland 13.52 Q
4 1 Carlos Sala   Spain 13.85 Q
5 6 Wilbert Greaves   Great Britain 13.86
6 2 Daniele Fontecchio   Italy 13.86
7 3 Donald Wright   Australia 13.93
8 7 Li Jieqiang   China 14.15
Wind: -1.1 m/s

Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
  8 Roger Kingdom   United States 0.137 13.20 OR
  1 Greg Foster   United States 0.150 13.23
  2 Arto Bryggare   Finland 0.136 13.40
4 3 Mark McKoy   Canada 0.149 13.45
5 7 Tonie Campbell   United States 0.144 13.55
6 6 Stéphane Caristan   France 0.184 13.71
7 4 Carlos Sala   Spain 0.159 13.80
8 5 Jeff Glass   Canada 0.170 14.15
Wind: -0.4 m/s

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 280–81.
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