Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

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Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Willie Davenport, Ervin Hall and Eddy Ottoz
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 16–17
Competitors33 from 24 nations
Winning time13.3
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Willie Davenport  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ervin Hall  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eddy Ottoz  Italy
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The men's 110 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 16–17.[1] Thirty-three athletes from 24 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 Willie Davenport of the United States, the nation's eighth of nine consecutive victories and the 14th overall gold medal in the event for the Americans. Eddy Ottoz's bronze was Italy's first medal in the event.

Background

This was the 16th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three finalists from 1964 returned: fourth-place finisher Eddy Ottoz of Italy, sixth-place finisher Marcel Duriez of France, and seventh-place finisher Giovanni Cornacchia, also of Italy. The American team, including Willie Davenport (whose injury in Tokyo had ended a streak of four consecutive podium sweeps), Ervin Hall, and Leon Coleman, was again favored.[2]

The Dominican Republic, Madagascar, and the Virgin Islands each made their first appearance in the event; West Germany made its first appearance as a separate nation. The United States made its 16th appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.

Competition format

The men's 110m hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), semifinals and a final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The four fastest runners from each of the two semifinal races advanced to the final.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1968 Summer Olympics.

World record  Martin Lauer (FRG) 13.2 Zürich, Switzerland 7 July 1959
Olympic record  Lee Calhoun (USA) 13.5 Melbourne, Australia 28 November 1956

Eddy Ottoz matched the Olympic record in the third heat. He did it again in the first semifinal, but came in second in that race—Ervin Hall set a new Olympic record at 13.3 seconds. Willie Davenport matched Hall's new record to win the final; all three men came in under the old record in winning their medals. Ottoz's final time was a national record for Italy.

Nation Athlete Round Time
 Italy Eddy Ottoz Final 13.4

Schedule

All times are

UTC-6
)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 16 October 1968 10:00 Round 1
Thursday, 17 October 1968 15:00
17:00		 Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 6 Ervin Hall  United States 13.7 13.75 Q
2 7 Pierre Schoebel  France 13.8 13.83 Q
3 3 Daniel Riedo  Switzerland 14.0 14.10 Q
4 5 Giovanni Cornacchia  Italy 14.1 14.13
5 2 Franklin Blyden  Virgin Islands 14.7 14.74
6 4 Kimaru Songok  Kenya 14.7 14.76
— 1 Bernard Kender  Chad DNS
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 7 Willie Davenport  United States 13.6 13.65 Q
2 5 Hinrich John  West Germany 13.8 13.87 Q
3 4 Arnaldo Bristol  Puerto Rico 13.9 13.92 Q
4 1 Oleg Stepanenko  Soviet Union 13.9 13.95 q
5 3 Hernando Arrechea  Colombia 14.0 14.09
6 6
Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak
  Malaysia 14.3 14.36
7 2 Su Po-tai  Taiwan 15.0 15.11
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 4 Eddy Ottoz  Italy 13.5 13.61 Q, =OR
2 7 Werner Trzmiel  West Germany 13.8 13.87 Q
3 6
Juan Morales
  Cuba 13.9 13.94 Q
4 3 Gary Knoke  Australia 14.1 14.14
5 5 Stuart Storey  Great Britain 14.1 14.20
6 2 Simbara Maki  Ivory Coast 14.3 14.32
7 1 Fernand Tovondray  Madagascar 14.9 15.00
Wind: +1.7 m/s

Heat 4

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 7 Leon Coleman  United States 13.7 13.77 Q
2 6 Bo Forssander  Sweden 13.9 14.00 Q
3 2 Kjellfred Weum  Norway 14.0 14.08 Q
4 5
Mike Parker
  Great Britain 14.1 14.16
5 3 Patricio Saavedra  Chile 14.4 14.47
6 1 Rogelio Onofre  Philippines 15.0 15.01
— 4 Werner Kuhn  Switzerland DNS
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 5

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 2 Viktor Balikhin  Soviet Union 13.8 13.82 Q
2 6 Marcel Duriez  France 13.9 14.00 Q
3 5 Sergio Liani  Italy 13.9 14.01 Q
4 4 Alan Pascoe  Great Britain 13.9 14.01
5 1 Lubomír Nádeníček  Czechoslovakia 14.1 14.18
6 7 Alfredo Deza  Peru 14.3 14.38
7 3 Radhamés Mora  Dominican Republic 16.8 16.85
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Last meters of the first semi-final. Eddy Ottoz, number 515, finishes second; the other racers, from the left, Juan Morales, Pierre Schoebel, Daniel Riedo, Hinrich John, Bo Forssander and the winner, Ervin Hall.
Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 4 Ervin Hall  United States 13.3 13.38 Q, OR
2 8 Eddy Ottoz  Italy 13.5 13.53 Q
3 2 Bo Forssander  Sweden 13.7 13.75 Q
4 6 Pierre Schoebel  France 13.7 13.78 Q
5 1 Hinrich John  West Germany 13.8 13.87
6 3 Daniel Riedo  Switzerland 14.0 14.07
7 5
Juan Morales
  Cuba 14.0 14.08
8 7 Viktor Balikhin  Soviet Union 14.1 14.13
Wind: +1.8 m/s

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 5 Willie Davenport  United States 13.5 13.53 Q
2 6 Leon Coleman  United States 13.5 13.54 Q
3 1 Werner Trzmiel  West Germany 13.5 13.60 Q
4 4 Marcel Duriez  France 13.7 13.73 Q
5 8 Oleg Stepanenko  Soviet Union 13.8 13.83
6 3 Kjellfred Weum  Norway 14.0 14.04
7 2 Sergio Liani  Italy 14.0 14.09
8 7 Arnaldo Bristol  Puerto Rico 14.1 14.13
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Final

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Willie Davenport  United States 13.3 13.33 =OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Ervin Hall  United States 13.4 13.42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Eddy Ottoz  Italy 13.4 13.46 NR
4 7 Leon Coleman  United States 13.6 13.67
5 1 Werner Trzmiel  West Germany 13.6 13.68
6 2 Bo Forssander  Sweden 13.7 13.73
7 8 Marcel Duriez  France 13.7 13.77
8 5 Pierre Schoebel  France 14.0 14.02
Wind: +0.0 m/s

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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