Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles
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The men's 110 metres hurdles
event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place between August 5 and August 7. The final was won by American
Forrest Towns.
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...
event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place between August 5 and August 7. The final was won by American
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Forrest Towns.
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Towns Forrest Towns Forrest Grady "Spec" Towns was an American track and field athlete. He was the 1936 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles, and broke the World Record in that event three times.... |
14.2 | |||
| Don Finlay | 14.4 | |||
| Fritz Pollard | 14.4 | |||
| 4 | Håkan Lidman Håkan Lidman Håkan Lidman was a Swedish hurdler and European champion. He participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he placed fourth in 110 metres hurdles, and in 1948, when he placed sixth. He became European champion in 1946.-References:... |
14.4 | ||
| 5 | John Thornton | 14.7 | ||
| 6 | Larry O'Connor Larry O'Connor (athlete) Lawrence "Larry" Gerrard O'Connor is a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cobourg, Ontario.In 1936 he finished sixth in the Olympic 110 metre hurdles event.... |
14.8 |