The Men's 110 metres hurdles

110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...

 at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.

The final featured the three fastest 110 hurdlers in history. The result was controversial. World Record Holder Dayron Robles

Dayron Robles

Dayron Robles is a track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.He won his first major medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and...

 took an early lead but was being passed by former record holder Liu Xiang

Liu Xiang

Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....

. Between the last two hurdles, Robles' right arm backswing caught Liu's oncoming left arm. Liu hit the tenth hurdle, with a second arm collision with Robles, slowing Liu enough to finish in third. Robles crossed the finish line first, but after the race, the Chinese team protested and Robles was disqualified, giving the championship to second finisher Jason Richardson

Jason Richardson (athlete)

Jason Richardson is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. His personal best for the event is 13.08 seconds, set in August 2011...

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Andy Turner

Andy Turner

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 was separated from David Oliver in a photo finish

Photo finish

A photo finish occurs in a sporting race, when two competitors cross the finishing line at near the same time. As the naked eye may not be able to discriminate between which of the competitors crossed the line first, a strip photo, a series of rapidly triggered photographs, or a video taken at the...

 for the bronze medal, both receiving the same time. 5th place in the race was also so close the photo could not separate the two competitors.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jason Richardson Jason Richardson (athlete) Jason Richardson is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. His personal best for the event is 13.08 seconds, set in August 2011... '	Liu Xiang Liu Xiang Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China.... '	Andy Turner Andy Turner (athlete) Andrew Steven "Andy" Turner is an English track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles, and occasionally the 100 and 200 metres sprints as well as long jump... '

Records

World record		12.87	Ostrava Ostrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	12 June 2008
Championship record		12.91	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	20 August 1993
World leading		12.94	Eugene Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	4 June 2011
African record		13.26	Heusden Heusden Heusden is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch.- Population centres :... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	14 July 2001
Asian record		12.88	Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	11 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record		12.87	Ostrava, Czech Republic	12 June 2008
South American record		13.29	Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	13 June 2004
European record		12.91	Stuttgart, Germany	20 August 1993
Oceanian record		13.29	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	11 August 1995

Qualification standards

A time	B time
13.52	13.60

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 28, 2011	09:50	Heats
August 29, 2011	19:00	Semifinals
August 29, 2011	21:25	Final

Results

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.2 m/s, Heat 3: +1.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Jason Richardson Jason Richardson (athlete) Jason Richardson is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. His personal best for the event is 13.08 seconds, set in August 2011...		13.19	Q
2	1	Liu Xiang Liu Xiang Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....		13.20	Q
3	3	David Oliver		13.27	Q
4	2	Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas O.D is a Jamaican sprinter mainly competing in the 100 metres event and more recently the 110m hurdles....		13.31	Q
5	1	Andy Turner Andy Turner (athlete) Andrew Steven "Andy" Turner is an English track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles, and occasionally the 100 and 200 metres sprints as well as long jump...		13.32	Q
6	4	Aries Merritt Aries Merritt Aries Merritt is an American hurdler who specialises in the 110 meters hurdles.Merritt had a successful college athletic career: in 2006 he won the NCCA Championships, was undefeated in all hurdles events that year, and he broke Willie Gault's University of Tennessee hurdles record...		13.36	Q
7	4	Dayron Robles Dayron Robles Dayron Robles is a track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.He won his first major medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and...		13.42	Q
8	3	Jiang Fan		13.47	Q, PB
8	3	Andrew Riley		13.47	Q
10	3	Dimitri Bascou Dimitri Bascou Dimitri Bascou is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He was the silver medallist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and came fourth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships....		13.51	q
11	3	William Sharman William Sharman William "Will" Sharman is a British athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He started his career as a junior high jumper and decathlete, but focused entirely on hurdling after a shoulder injury. He made his international debut for Great Britain at the 2006 European Athletics...		13.52	q
12	1	Willi Mathiszik		13.53	Q
12	1	Richard Phillips		13.53	q
14	2	Ronald Forbes Ronald Forbes Ronald Forbes is a track athlete from the Cayman Islands.Forbes runs for Florida International University and is a former competitor in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, Forbes ran the 110M High Hurdles event. During the Games' opening ceremony,...		13.54	Q
15	4	Paulo Villar Paulo Villar Paulo César Villar Nieto is a Colombian hurdling athlete.At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he finished second in 13.29 seconds, equalling the South American record of Brazilian Redelén dos Santos as well as establishing a new national record.-Achievements:-References:*...		13.55	Q
15	4	Shi Dongpeng Shi Dongpeng Shi Dongpeng is a Chinese hurdler who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles.Shi won a silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, finished sixth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France and won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...		13.55	Q
17	4	Erik Balnuweit		13.56
18	1	Ryan Brathwaite Ryan Brathwaite Ryan Brathwaite is a track and field athlete from Barbados who won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin...		13.57
19	2	Konstantinos Douvalidis Konstantinos Douvalidis Konstantinos Douvalidis is a Greek hurdler.He was born in Drama. As a junior he won the silver medal at the 2005 European Athletics Championships, the bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the gold medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships...		13.59
20	3	Héctor Cotto		13.60
21	4	Emanuele Abate Emanuele Abate Emanuele Abate is an Italian athlete competing in the 110 metres hurdles. His personal best is 13",59.- Palmarès :Italian outodoor championships* : 110 m hurdles :2007, 2008Italian indoor championships...		13.63
21	4	Othmane Hadj Lazib Othmane Hadj Lazib Othmane Hadj Lazib is a hurdler from Algeria. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles with a time of 13.77.-External links:...		13.63
23	2	Lawrence Clarke Lawrence Somerset Clarke Charles Lawrence Somerset Clarke was born in Westminster, London on 12 March 1990. He commonly goes by his second name, Lawrence. Lawrence is the son of Sir Toby Clarke, 6th Baronet and is the heir apparent to the baronetcy.-Education:...		13.65
24	2	Alexander John Alexander John (athlete) Alexander John is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		13.68
25	1	Sergey Shubenkov		13.70
26	4	Park Tae-Kyong Park Tae-Kyong Park Tae-kyong is a male hurdler from South Korea. His personal best time is 13.48 seconds, achieved at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. This is the current South Korean record.-Achievements:-References:...		13.83
27	3	Lehann Fourie		13.86
28	1	Andreas Kundert		13.87
29	2	Dominik Bochenek		13.96
30	2	Balázs Baji		14.06
31	1	Ahmad Hazer		14.42
32	3	Kim Fai Iong		15.35

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.4 m/s, Heat 2: -1.6 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Jason Richardson Jason Richardson (athlete) Jason Richardson is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. His personal best for the event is 13.08 seconds, set in August 2011...		13.11	Q
2	1	Liu Xiang Liu Xiang Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....		13.31	Q
3	1	Dayron Robles Dayron Robles Dayron Robles is a track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.He won his first major medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and...		13.32	Q
4	1	Aries Merritt Aries Merritt Aries Merritt is an American hurdler who specialises in the 110 meters hurdles.Merritt had a successful college athletic career: in 2006 he won the NCCA Championships, was undefeated in all hurdles events that year, and he broke Willie Gault's University of Tennessee hurdles record...		13.32	Q
5	2	David Oliver		13.40	Q
6	1	Andy Turner Andy Turner (athlete) Andrew Steven "Andy" Turner is an English track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles, and occasionally the 100 and 200 metres sprints as well as long jump...		13.44	q
7	2	William Sharman William Sharman William "Will" Sharman is a British athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He started his career as a junior high jumper and decathlete, but focused entirely on hurdling after a shoulder injury. He made his international debut for Great Britain at the 2006 European Athletics...		13.51	Q
8	2	Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas O.D is a Jamaican sprinter mainly competing in the 100 metres event and more recently the 110m hurdles....		13.56	q
9	2	Shi Dongpeng Shi Dongpeng Shi Dongpeng is a Chinese hurdler who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles.Shi won a silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, finished sixth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France and won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...		13.57
10	1	Dimitri Bascou Dimitri Bascou Dimitri Bascou is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He was the silver medallist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and came fourth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships....		13.62
11	2	Ronald Forbes Ronald Forbes Ronald Forbes is a track athlete from the Cayman Islands.Forbes runs for Florida International University and is a former competitor in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, Forbes ran the 110M High Hurdles event. During the Games' opening ceremony,...		13.67
12	2	Jiang Fan		13.71
13	1	Paulo Villar Paulo Villar Paulo César Villar Nieto is a Colombian hurdling athlete.At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he finished second in 13.29 seconds, equalling the South American record of Brazilian Redelén dos Santos as well as establishing a new national record.-Achievements:-References:*...		13.73
14	2	Andrew Riley		13.75
15	1	Richard Phillips		13.76
16	1	Willi Mathiszik		13.81

Final

Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Jason Richardson Jason Richardson (athlete) Jason Richardson is a American track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. His personal best for the event is 13.08 seconds, set in August 2011...		13.16
	6	Liu Xiang Liu Xiang Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....		13.27
	1	Andy Turner Andy Turner (athlete) Andrew Steven "Andy" Turner is an English track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles, and occasionally the 100 and 200 metres sprints as well as long jump...		13.44
4	4	David Oliver		13.44
5	7	Aries Merritt Aries Merritt Aries Merritt is an American hurdler who specialises in the 110 meters hurdles.Merritt had a successful college athletic career: in 2006 he won the NCCA Championships, was undefeated in all hurdles events that year, and he broke Willie Gault's University of Tennessee hurdles record...		13.67
5	2	William Sharman William Sharman William "Will" Sharman is a British athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He started his career as a junior high jumper and decathlete, but focused entirely on hurdling after a shoulder injury. He made his international debut for Great Britain at the 2006 European Athletics...		13.67
	8	Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas O.D is a Jamaican sprinter mainly competing in the 100 metres event and more recently the 110m hurdles....
	5	Dayron Robles Dayron Robles Dayron Robles is a track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.He won his first major medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and...