Английская Википедия:Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

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The men's 110 metres hurdles was the shorter of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was dominated by the American runners. The competition was held from Thursday, July 23, 1908, to Saturday, July 25, 1908. 25 hurdlers from ten nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] The event was won by Forrest Smithson of the United States, the fourth of five consecutive victories for the nation in the first five Olympic Games. It was also the third of four consecutive podium sweeps for the Americans in the event. Шаблон:TOC limit

Background

This was the fourth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the hurdlers from 1904 returned. The Americans were favored, but it was difficult to determine which one. Forrest Smithson was the winner of the 1907 AAU title and Western Olympic trials; Arthur Shaw was the 1908 AAU and IC4A champion; John Garrels was the 1907 IC4A champion and Central Olympic trials winner; and Leonard Howe had won the Eastern Olympic trials.[3]

Belgium, Canada, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden each made their first appearance in the event, as did the combined Australia/New Zealand team "Australasia" (though Australia had competed in 1904). The United States made its fourth appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.

Competition format

There were three rounds for the first time. The first round consisted of 14 heats, many of which had only one hurdler and none of which had more than three. The top hurdler in each heat advanced to the semifinals. The 14 semifinalists were divided into four semifinals of 3 or 4 runners each; again, only the top hurdler advanced to the 4-man final.[3][4]

Ten sets of hurdles were set on the course. The hurdles were Шаблон:Convert tall and were placed Шаблон:Convert apart beginning Шаблон:Convert from the starting line.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.

World Record 15.0(*) Шаблон:Flagicon Thaddeus Shideler St. Louis (USA) June 11, 1904
Olympic Record 15.4 Шаблон:Flagicon Alvin Kraenzlein Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900

(*) unofficial 120 yards (= 109.73 m)

Forrest Smithson equalled the Olympic record when he ran 15.4 seconds in his semifinal. In the final he set the first official world record (ratified by the IAAF in 1912) in this event with 15.0 seconds.

Schedule

Date Time Round
Thursday, 23 July 1908 15:30 Round 1
Friday, 24 July 1908 11:30 Semifinals
Saturday, 25 July 1908 11:30 Final

Results

Round 1

The first round heats were held on July 23, 1908, making the short hurdles one of the last events to begin. The Americans won every race in which they competed. The British team also had a strong showing, winning any time that there was no American in the race.

Heat 1

Healey won by four yards after leading from the start.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Alfred Healey Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.8 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Henry Murray Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.3
3 Doug Stupart Шаблон:FlagIOC Unknown

Heat 2

Garrels won by seven yards.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 John Garrels Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.2 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Arthur Halligan Шаблон:FlagIOC 17.1

Heat 3

Groenings led by five yards at the finish.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Oswald Groenings Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.4 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Georgios Skoutarides Шаблон:FlagIOC 17.0

Heat 4

Kiely had no competition in the first round.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Laurence Kiely Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr

Heat 5

Rand and Powell were even for most of the race. Powell hit the ninth hurdle, slowing him just enough for Rand to take the lead and win.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 William Rand Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.8 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Kenneth Powell Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.2
3 Ted Savage Шаблон:FlagIOC Unknown

Heat 6

Lemming fell during the race, allowing Walters to win while easing up.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Wallis Walters Шаблон:FlagIOC 17.8 Шаблон:Abbr
Oscar Lemming Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr

Heat 7

The seventh heat was another in which there was no competition.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 William Knyvett Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr

Heat 8

Halbart won without competition.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Fernand Halbart Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr

Heat 9

Ahearne was the fourth runner to win without a contest.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Tim Ahearne Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr

Heat 10

Smithson won by ten yards.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Forrest Smithson Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.8 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Nándor Kovács Шаблон:FlagIOC 17.2

Heat 11

Blijstad fell, allowing Hussey to win with a jog.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Eric Hussey Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.8 Шаблон:Abbr
Wilhelm Blystad Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr

Heat 12

Kinahan had an easy win by ten yards.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Cecil Kinahan Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.8 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Oscar Guttormsen Шаблон:FlagIOC 18.2

Heat 13

Howe and Leader were even over the hurdles, but Howe edged out Leader in the straight.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Leonard Howe Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.8 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Edward Leader Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.1

Heat 14

Shaw won without a contest.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Arthur Shaw Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr

Semifinals

The semifinal round was held on July 24, 1908. Each of the four heats of the second round were won by American runners.

Semifinal 1

Shaw took the lead at the first set of hurdles, finishing about five metres ahead of Hussey.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Arthur Shaw Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.6 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Eric Hussey Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.5
3 David Walters Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.9
4 Oswald Groenings Шаблон:FlagIOC Unknown

Semifinal 2

Smithson had no trouble winning this heat, tying the Olympic record as he did so.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Forrest Smithson Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.4 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:OlyR
2 William Knyvett Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.6
3 Leonard Howe Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.8

Semifinal 3

Healey led for most of the race, with Rand close behind, but Healey was unable to clear the ninth hurdle cleanly, allowing Rand to pass him and win by a foot.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 William Rand Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.8 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Alfred Healey Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.9
3 Laurence Kiely Шаблон:FlagIOC Unknown
4 Tim Ahearne Шаблон:FlagIOC Unknown

Semifinal 4

Halbert pulled up lame, and Garrels won by 15 yards.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 John Garrels Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.8 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Cecil Kinahan Шаблон:FlagIOC 17.5
Fernand Halbert Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr

Final

Smithson pulled away from his countrymen at every set of hurdles to win by five meters and set a new world record.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
Шаблон:Gold01 Forrest Smithson Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.0 Шаблон:WR
Шаблон:Silver02 John Garrels Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.7
Шаблон:Bronze03 Arthur Shaw Шаблон:FlagIOC 15.8
4 William Rand Шаблон:FlagIOC 16.0

References

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Notes

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. Official report, p. 32.
  3. Перейти обратно: 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. Official Report, pp. 61–62.