1908 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 110 m hurdles (men)
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sport | athletics |
discipline | 110 meter hurdles |
gender | Men |
place | White City Stadium |
Attendees | 25 athletes from 10 countries |
Competition phase | 23/24/25 July 1908 |
Medalist | |
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gold | Forrest Smithson ( USA ) |
silver | John Garrels ( USA ) |
bronze | Arthur Shaw ( USA ) |
The men's 110-meter hurdles at the 1908 Olympic Games in London was decided on July 25, 1908 at the White City Stadium . On the two days before there were preliminary and intermediate runs to determine the final field.
It was not run on the stadium's cinder track, but on a grass track inside.
The Americans had a triple success. Olympic champion was Forrest Smithson , silver went to John Garrels , bronze went to Arthur Shaw .
Records
The world record was still unofficial at the time and was achieved in all three cases over 120 yards , which corresponds to 109.728 meters, which means that the distance was actually too short. According to the rules in force today, recognition would not be possible. In the literature by Kluge mentioned below , a record time of 15.4 s is listed. In Sports-Reference , only John Garrels and Arthur Shaw are listed as world record holders without the year, the time is also given there as 15.4 s.
World record | 15.2 s | United States | Alvin Kraenzlein | Chicago ( USA ), June 18, 1898 |
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United States | John Garrels | June 1, 1907 | ||
United States | Arthur Shaw | May 29, 1908 | ||
Olympic record | 15.4 s | United States | Alvin Kraenzlein | Paris finals ( FRA ), July 14, 1900 |
The following records were broken or set at the Olympic Games:
ORe | 15.4 s | United States | Forrest Smithson | Intermediate run |
WR | 15.0 s | Final run |
Results
Preliminary runs (July 21)
The relatively large number of preliminary races can only be explained by the fact that significantly more runners were registered, but then did not start. In several cases there was only a single runner left. It is unclear whether these prelims were actually held. Presumably the runners concerned came into the intermediate run without a fight.
Only the respective race winners qualified for the intermediate runs.
The times given in brackets come from the literature by zur Megede mentioned below and are probably estimated.
1. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Alfred Healey | Great Britain | 15.8 |
2 | Henry St. Aubyn Murray | Australasia | (16.3) |
3 | Doug Stupart | South Africa | k. A. |
Healey won by four yards .
2. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | John Garrels | United States | 16.2 |
2 | Arthur Halligan | Great Britain | k. A. |
Halligan was 7 yards back.
3. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Oswald Groenings | Great Britain | 16.4 |
2 | Georgios Skoutaridis | Greece | k. A. |
Groenings won by five yards.
4. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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Laurence Kiely | Great Britain | single-handedly |
5. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | William Rand | United States | 15.8 |
2 | Kenneth Powell | Great Britain | (16.2) |
3 | Ted Savage | Canada | k. A. |
The winner was three yards ahead.
6. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Wallis Walters | Great Britain | 17.8 |
Oscar Lemming | Sweden | DNF |
7. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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William Knyvett | Great Britain | single-handedly |
8. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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Fernand Halbart | Belgium | single-handedly |
9. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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Tim Ahearne | Great Britain | single-handedly |
10. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Forrest Smithson | United States | 15.8 |
2 | Nándor Kovács | Hungary | k. A. |
The favorite clearly wins with a lead of ten yards.
11. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Eric Hussey | Great Britain | 16.8 |
Wilhelm Blystad | Norway | DNF |
12. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Cecil Kinahan | Great Britain | 16.8 |
2 | Oscar Guttormsen | Norway | k. A. |
Kinahan won by a margin of ten yards.
13. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Leonard Howe | United States | 15.8 |
2 | Edward Leader | Great Britain | (16.1) |
Howe won by a yard and a half.
14. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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Arthur Shaw | United States | single-handedly |
Intermediate runs (July 23)
Since the Belgian Halbart did not compete, the intermediate runs became an internal matter for the British and US runners. The Americans prevailed in all four races.
The times given in brackets come from the literature by zur Megede mentioned below and are probably estimated.
1st intermediate run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Arthur Shaw | United States | 15.6 |
2 | Eric Hussey | Great Britain | (16.5) |
3 | Wallis Walters | Great Britain | k. A. |
4th | Oswald Groenings | Great Britain |
Shaw won easily with six and eight yards from Hussey and Walters.
2nd intermediate run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Forrest Smithson | United States | 15.4 ORe |
2 | William Knyvett | Great Britain | k. A. |
3 | Leonard Howe | United States |
In a top-class intermediate run, Smithson equalized the Olympic record . Knyvett and Howe were just behind.
3rd intermediate run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | William Rand | United States | 15.8 |
2 | Alfred Healey | Great Britain | (15.9) |
3 | Laurence Kiely | Great Britain | k. A. |
4th | Tim Ahearne | Great Britain |
Rand won just one foot against Healey.
4. Intermediate run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | John Garrels | United States | 16.2 |
2 | Cecil Kinahan | Great Britain | k. A. |
Fernand Halbart | Belgium | DNS |
With a ten-yard lead, there was no doubt that the American would win.
Final (July 23)
The times given in brackets come from the information at Sports-Reference and Megede and are estimated.
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Forrest Smithson | United States | 15.0 WR |
2 | John Garrels | United States | (15.7) |
3 | Arthur Shaw | United States | (15.8) |
4th | William Rand | United States | (16.0) |
The superior winner of the final run was Forrest Smithson, who clearly undercut the previous world record set by the three Americans Alvin Kraenzlein , John Garrels and Arthur Shaw. The three outstanding hurdles of their time, who won the medals here, had never competed against each other before. The later widespread legend that Smithson entered the race with a Bible in his left hand to protest against the event on a Sunday is proven to be false. First, there was no competition at all on Sunday, and second, the photo featured in the official report shows a post-race scene. However, during training, when others were watching, he is said to have often walked with a book in hand to impress his opponents.
literature
- Volker Kluge , Olympic Summer Games - The Chronicle I, Berlin 1997 ( ISBN 3-328-00715-6 )
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The history of Olympic athletics, Volume 1: 1896–1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970
Web links
- Sports-Reference, Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 110 meters Hurdles , accessed August 27, 2018
- Olympic Games London 1908, Athletics , IOC page on athletics at the 1908 Olympic Games at olympic.org, English, accessed August 27, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 83