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Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

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Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Liu Xiang later in 2004
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates24–27 August
Competitors47 from 34 nations
Winning time12.91 =WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Xiang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Terrence Trammell  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anier García  Cuba
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The men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 27.[1] Forty-seven athletes from 34 nations competed.[2] The event was won by Liu Xiang of China, the nation's first medal in the event. Terrence Trammell and Anier García became the 11th and 12th men to win multiple medals in the 110 metres hurdles.

Summary

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Ladji Doucouré was the leader in all of the preliminary rounds, but in the final, Liu Xiang led from the gun, running a flawless race to take the Olympic record and match Colin Jackson's world record with an identical 12.91.[3][4] Behind him, returning silver medalist Terrence Trammell had a slight lead despite touching nearly every hurdle. As a result of these errors, Staņislavs Olijars appeared to edge ahead, but Olijars hit the sixth hurdle and slowed out of contention. Coming back from an abysmal start, Doucouré became the next to edge ahead, looking like a lock for silver until he struck the final hurdle, leaving Doucouré to stumble across the finish in dead last. Trammell edged García to win his second successive silver.[5]

Background

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This was the 25th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 2000 returned: gold medalist Anier García of Cuba, silver medalist Terrence Trammell and fourth-place finisher (and 1996 gold medalist) Allen Johnson of the United States, seventh-place finisher Dudley Dorival of Haiti, and eighth-place finisher Robert Kronberg of Sweden. Johnson had won the last two World Championships in 2001 and 2003 (along with the 1995 and 1997 worlds). But Liu Xiang of China, who had finished third at the 2003 worlds, had a strong first half of 2004 and was favored in Athens. World runner-up Terrence Trammell of the United States was also a challenger.[2]

Croatia, Ecuador, Estonia, Georgia, Indonesia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, and Ukraine each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 24th appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Qualification

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Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 110 metres hurdles, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 13.55 seconds or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 13.72 seconds or faster could be entered.

Competition format

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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 top four runners in each of the initial six heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in 4 heats in the second round, with the top three runners from each heat and the four next fastest runners qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinal heats, and only the top four from each heat advanced to the final.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows.

World record  Colin Jackson (GBR) 12.91 s Stuttgart, Germany 20 August 1993
Olympic record  Allen Johnson (USA) 12.95 s Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996
World Leading  Allen Johnson (USA) 13.05 s Lausanne, Switzerland 6 July 2004

Liu Xiang equalled the world record in the final, setting a new Olympic and Asian record.

Date Round Athlete Time Notes
14 August Final  Liu Xiang (CHN) 12.91 =WR, OR, AR

The following national records were established during the competition:

Nation Athlete Round Time Notes
 France Ladji Doucouré Heat 1 13.18
 Japan Satoru Tanigawa Heat 1 13.39
 Madagascar Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Heat 1 13.46
 Sudan Todd Matthews-Jouda Heat 2 13.47
 Colombia Paulo Villar Heat 4 13.44
 Barbados Stephen Jones Heat 5 13.56
 Ecuador Jackson Quiñónez Heat 6 13.44
 Jamaica Maurice Wignall Semifinal 1 13.17
 France Ladji Doucouré Semifinal 2 13.06
 China Liu Xiang Final 12.91 =WR, OR, AR

Schedule

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All rounds were held on separate days for the first time since 1972.

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 24 August 2004 09:35 Round 1
Wednesday, 25 August 2004 22:15 Quarterfinals
Thursday, 26 August 2004 21:00 Semifinals
Friday, 27 August 2004 21:30 Final

Results

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Round 1

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Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next eight fastest overall runners (q) qualified.[6]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Ladji Doucouré  France 0.205 13.18 Q, NR
2 4 Staņislavs Olijars  Latvia 0.154 13.27 Q
3 5 Satoru Tanigawa  Japan 0.128 13.39 Q, NR
4 3 Márcio de Souza  Brazil 0.162 13.43 Q, SB
5 7 Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja  Madagascar 0.168 13.46 q, NR
6 1 Felipe Vivancos  Spain 0.113 13.47 q, PB
7 2 Jerome Crews  Germany 0.178 13.83
8 6 Nenad Lončar  Serbia and Montenegro 0.157 14.02
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 1 Dudley Dorival  Haiti 0.169 13.39 Q, SB
2 4 Yoel Hernández  Cuba 0.176 13.41 Q
3 8 Chris Pinnock  Jamaica 0.192 13.42 Q, SB
4 2 Todd Matthews-Jouda  Sudan 0.170 13.47 Q, NR
5 3 Terrence Trammell  United States 0.185 13.51 q
6 5 Shaun Bownes  South Africa 0.164 13.52 q
7 6 Damjan Zlatnar  Slovenia 0.132 13.66 q, =NR
8 7 Jurica Grabušić  Croatia 0.166 13.87
Wind: +1.8 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Liu Xiang  China 0.128 13.27 Q
2 6 Charles Allen  Canada 0.149 13.35 Q, PB
3 7 Robert Kronberg  Sweden 0.179 13.47 Q
4 5 Igor Peremota  Russia 0.142 13.54 Q
5 2 Masato Naito  Japan 0.162 13.56 q, SB
6 1 Serhiy Demydyuk  Ukraine 0.163 13.80
7 3 Park Tae-kyong  South Korea 0.179 13.96
8 8 Luís Sá  Portugal 0.177 14.01
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Paulo Villar  Colombia 0.193 13.44 Q, NR
2 5 Matheus Inocêncio  Brazil 0.157 13.45 Q, =SB
3 2 Allen Johnson  United States 0.176 13.45 Q
4 1 Evgeny Pechonkin  Russia 0.150 13.64 Q
5 7 Gregory Sedoc  Netherlands 0.186 13.65 q
6 8 Shi Dongpeng  China 0.156 13.68
7 6 Robert Newton  Great Britain 0.176 13.85
8 3 Edy Jakariya  Indonesia 0.188 14.11 NR
Wind: -1.3 m/s

Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 2 Anier García  Cuba 0.158 13.24 Q, SB
2 4 Duane Ross  United States 0.162 13.39 Q
3 7 Mike Fenner  Germany 0.160 13.53 Q, SB
4 6 Stephen Jones  Barbados 0.184 13.56 Q, NR
5 1 Sergey Chepiga  Russia 0.160 13.59 q
6 8 David Ilariani  Georgia 0.168 13.72
7 3 Levente Csillag  Hungary 0.148 13.74
8 5 Andy Turner  Great Britain 0.155 13.75
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 6

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Maurice Wignall  Jamaica 0.160 13.30 Q, =SB
2 6 Richard Phillips  Jamaica 0.138 13.39 Q, PB
3 6 Jackson Quiñónez  Ecuador 0.167 13.44 Q, NR
4 6 Yuniel Hernández  Cuba 0.151 13.48 Q, =SB
5 6 Sultan Tucker  Liberia 0.181 13.76
6 6 Tarmo Jallai  Estonia 0.150 13.77
7 6 Mubarak Ata Mubarak  Saudi Arabia 0.134 13.81
— 6 Redelén Melo dos Santos  Brazil DNS
Wind: +1.2 m/s

Quarterfinals

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Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next four fastest overall runners (q) qualified.[7]

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 3 Ladji Doucouré  France 0.198 13.23 Q
2 4 Charles Allen  Canada 0.149 13.30 Q, PB
3 8 Robert Kronberg  Sweden 0.154 13.39 Q, SB
4 5 Duane Ross  United States 0.155 13.50 q
5 1 Evgeny Pechonkin  Russia 0.151 13.53
6 7 Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja  Madagascar 0.210 13.64
7 6 Jackson Quiñónez  Ecuador 0.163 13.67
— 2 Damjan Zlatnar  Slovenia DNS
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Staņislavs Olijars  Latvia 0.169 13.26 Q
2 4 Anier García  Cuba 0.159 13.28 Q
3 3 Richard Phillips  Jamaica 0.161 13.44 Q
4 2 Felipe Vivancos  Spain 0.154 13.48 q
5 8 Mike Fenner  Germany 0.128 13.53 =SB
6 7 Stephen Jones  Barbados 0.227 13.85
— 6 Allen Johnson  United States 0.190 DNF
1 Gregory Sedoc  Netherlands 0.238 DNF
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Liu Xiang  China 0.202 13.27 Q
2 4 Yoel Hernández  Cuba 0.200 13.29 Q, SB
3 7 Terrence Trammell  United States 0.220 13.34 Q
4 3 Chris Pinnock  Jamaica 0.195 13.47 q
5 2 Márcio de Souza  Brazil 0.165 13.54
6 1 Masato Naito  Japan 0.157 13.54 SB
7 8 Igor Peremota  Russia 0.130 13.64
8 5 Paulo Villar  Colombia 0.176 14.03
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Matheus Inocêncio  Brazil 0.140 13.33 Q, PB
2 3 Dudley Dorival  Haiti 0.157 13.39 Q, =SB
3 6 Maurice Wignall  Jamaica 0.157 13.39 Q
4 1 Yuniel Hernández  Cuba 0.137 13.46 q, SB
5 7 Sergey Chepiga  Russia 0.190 13.55
6 2 Shaun Bownes  South Africa 0.156 13.62
7 5 Satoru Tanigawa  Japan 0.147 13.70
8 8 Todd Matthews-Jouda  Sudan 0.203 13.77
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Semifinals

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Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) moved on to the final.[8]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Maurice Wignall  Jamaica 0.162 13.17 Q, NR
2 4 Liu Xiang  China 0.151 13.18 Q
3 6 Staņislavs Olijars  Latvia 0.151 13.20 Q, SB
4 3 Charles Allen  Canada 0.150 13.23 Q, PB
5 8 Duane Ross  United States 0.157 13.30
6 5 Yoel Hernández  Cuba 0.174 13.37
7 1 Robert Kronberg  Sweden 0.124 13.42
8 2 Chris Pinnock  Jamaica 0.196 13.57
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Ladji Doucouré  France 0.200 13.06 Q, NR
2 2 Terrence Trammell  United States 0.165 13.17 Q
3 6 Anier García  Cuba 0.172 13.30 Q
4 3 Matheus Inocêncio  Brazil 0.154 13.34 Q
5 4 Dudley Dorival  Haiti 0.162 13.39 =SB
6 7 Richard Phillips  Jamaica 0.143 13.47
7 8 Felipe Vivancos  Spain 0.144 13.52
— 1 Yuniel Hernández  Cuba DNS
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Liu Xiang  China 0.139 12.91 =WR, OR, NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Terrence Trammell  United States 0.154 13.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Anier García  Cuba 0.169 13.20 SB
4 5 Maurice Wignall  Jamaica 0.164 13.21
5 2 Staņislavs Olijars  Latvia 0.174 13.21
6 1 Charles Allen  Canada 0.139 13.48
7 8 Matheus Inocêncio  Brazil 0.169 13.49
8 3 Ladji Doucouré  France 0.204 13.76
Wind: +0.3 m/s

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Xiang equals hurdles record". BBC Sport. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Brave Liu Xiang did it! Chinese fans jubilant". Xinhua. China Daily. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Mack sets Olympic record in 1-2 U.S. finish". USA Today. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 110m Hurdles Heats". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  7. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 110m Hurdles Quarterfinals". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  8. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 110m Hurdles Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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