Olympic Intermediate Games 1906 / Athletics - 110 m hurdles (men)
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sport | athletics |
discipline | 110 meter hurdles |
gender | Men |
place | Panathinaic Stadium |
Attendees | 15 athletes from 9 countries |
Competition phase | April 30/1. May 1906 |
The men's 110-meter hurdles at the 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens was decided on May 1, 1906 in the Panathinaiko Stadium . The day before, there were three preliminary runs and a hope run.
Records
World record and Olympic record |
15.4 s | United States | Alvin Kraenzlein | 1900 |
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Results
Prelim (April 30, 1906)
1. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Hugo Friend | United States | 16.8 |
2 | Vincenz Duncker | Germany | k. A. |
3 | Wallis Walters | Great Britain | k. A. |
Georgios Zinon | Greece | k. A. | |
Nándor Kovács | Hungary | k. A. |
Friend won the heat by half a yard .
2. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Robert Leavitt | United States | 16.5 |
2 | Henri Molinié | France | k. A. |
3 | Axel Ljung | Sweden | k. A. |
Alexandros Touferis | Greece | k. A. | |
Georgios Skoutaridis | Greece | k. A. |
The winner's lead is not specified, but an easy win is reported.
3. Forward
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Alfred Healey | Great Britain | 16.5 |
2 | Georgios Isigonis | Greece | k. A. |
Harry Hillman | United States | k. A. | |
Robert Schöffthaler | Austria | k. A. | |
Pál Vargha | Hungary | k. A. |
The runner-up was clearly behind the winner.
Hope Run (April 30, 1906)
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Vincenz Duncker | Germany | 17.4 |
2 | Henri Molinié | France | k. A. |
3 | Georgios Isigonis | Greece | k. A. |
Final run (May 1, 1906)
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Robert Leavitt | United States | 16.2 |
2 | Alfred Healey | Great Britain | k. A. |
3 | Vincenz Duncker | Germany | k. A. |
4th | Hugo Friend | United States | k. A. |
5 | Henri Molinié | France | k. A. |
Hugo Friend got off the starting blocks best, but already lost his lead at the first hurdle. Leavitt and Healey fought head-to-head. Healey was just in the lead on the last hurdle, but was overrun by Leavitt on the remaining stretch. Duncker narrowly defended third place against the upcoming Friend. The distances are given as follows: Healey one foot behind the winner. Duncker and Friend just behind, Molinié a yard behind Friend.
Web links
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