Men's 110 metres hurdles world record progression
The following table shows the world record progression in the Men's 110 metres hurdles.
The first world record in the 110 metre hurdles for men (athletics) was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1912. The IAAF ratified Forrest Smithson's 15.0 mark set at the 1908 London Olympics as the inaugural record.[1]
To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 39 world records in the event.[1]
Records 1912–76
Time | Wind | Auto | Athlete | Nationality | Location of race | Date |
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15.0 | Smithson, ForrestForrest Smithson | ![]() |
London | 25 July 1908[1] | ||
14.8 | Thomson, EarlEarl Thomson | ![]() |
Antwerp | 18 August 1920[1] | ||
14.8 | Pettersson, StenSten Pettersson | ![]() |
Stockholm | 18 September 1927[1] | ||
14.6 | Weightman-Smith, GeorgeGeorge Weightman-Smith | ![]() |
Amsterdam | 31 July 1928[1] | ||
14.4 | Wennström, EricEric Wennström | ![]() |
Stockholm | 25 August 1929[1] | ||
14.4 | Sjöstedt, BengtBengt Sjöstedt | ![]() |
Helsinki | 5 September 1931[1] | ||
14.4 | Beard, PercyPercy Beard | ![]() |
Cambridge | 23 June 1932[1] | ||
14.4 | -0.2 | 14.53 | Keller, JackJack Keller | ![]() |
Palo Alto | 17 July 1932[1] |
14.4 | Saling, GeorgeGeorge Saling | ![]() |
Los Angeles | 2 August 1932[1] | ||
14.4 | Morriss, JohnJohn Morriss | ![]() |
Budapest | 12 August 1933[1] | ||
14.4 | Morriss, JohnJohn Morriss | ![]() |
Turin | 8 September 1933[1] | ||
14.3 | Beard, PercyPercy Beard | ![]() |
Stockholm | 26 July 1934[1] | ||
14.2 | Beard, PercyPercy Beard | ![]() |
Oslo | 6 August 1934[1] | ||
14.2 | Moreau, AlvinAlvin Moreau | ![]() |
Oslo | 2 August 1935[1] | ||
14.1w | 2.4 | Towns, ForrestForrest Towns | ![]() |
Chicago | 19 June 1936[1] | |
14.1 | 1.3 | Towns, ForrestForrest Towns | ![]() |
Berlin | 6 August 1936[1] | |
13.7 | 0.0 | Towns, ForrestForrest Towns | ![]() |
Oslo | 27 August 1936[1] | |
13.7 | 0.0 | Wolcott, FredFred Wolcott | ![]() |
Philadelphia | 29 June 1941[1] | |
13.6 | 0.9 | Attlesey, RichardRichard Attlesey | ![]() |
College Park | 24 June 1950[1] | |
13.5 | Attlesey, RichardRichard Attlesey | ![]() |
Helsinki | 10 July 1950[1] | ||
13.4 | 0.0 | Davis, JackJack Davis | ![]() |
Bakersfield | 22 June 1956[1] | |
13.2 | 1.9 | 13.56 | Lauer, MartinMartin Lauer | ![]() |
Zurich | 7 July 1959[1] |
13.2 | 0.0 | Calhoun, LeeLee Calhoun | ![]() |
Bern | 21 August 1960[1] | |
13.2 | 1.8 | 13.43 | McCullouch, EarlEarl McCullouch | ![]() |
Minneapolis | 16 July 1967[1] |
13.2 | -0.9 | Davenport, WillieWillie Davenport | ![]() |
Zurich | 4 July 1969[1] | |
13.2 | 0.0 | 13.24 | Milburn, RodRod Milburn | ![]() |
Munich | 7 September 1972[1] |
13.2 | 1.1 | 13.41 | Milburn, RodRod Milburn | ![]() |
Zurich | 6 July 1973[1] |
13.2 | 1.5 | Milburn, RodRod Milburn | ![]() |
Siena | 22 July 1973[1] | |
13.1 | 1.2 | Drut, GuyGuy Drut | ![]() |
Saint Maur | 23 July 1975[1] | |
13.0 | 1.8 | Drut, GuyGuy Drut | ![]() |
West Berlin | 22 August 1975[1] |
Records 1977–present
From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events.[1]
Rod Milburn's 1972 Olympic gold medal victory time of 13.24 was the fastest recorded result to that time.
Time | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Location of race | Date |
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13.24 | 0.0 | Milburn, RodRod Milburn | ![]() |
Munich | 7 September 1972[1] |
13.21 | 0.6 | Casañas, AlejandroAlejandro Casañas | ![]() |
Sofia | 21 August 1977[1] |
13.16 | 1.7 | Nehemiah, RenaldoRenaldo Nehemiah | ![]() |
San Jose | 14 April 1979[1] |
13.00 | 0.9 | Nehemiah, RenaldoRenaldo Nehemiah | ![]() |
Westwood | 6 May 1979[1] |
12.93 | -0.2 | Nehemiah, RenaldoRenaldo Nehemiah | ![]() |
Zürich | 19 August 1981[1] |
12.92 | -0.1 | Kingdom, RogerRoger Kingdom | ![]() |
Zürich | 16 August 1989[1] |
12.91 | 0.5 | Jackson, ColinColin Jackson | ![]() |
Stuttgart | 20 August 1993[1] |
12.91 | 0.3 | Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang | ![]() |
Athens | 27 August 2004[1] |
12.88 | 1.1 | Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang | ![]() |
Lausanne | 11 July 2006[1] |
12.87 | 0.9 | Robles, DayronDayron Robles | ![]() |
Ostrava | 12 June 2008[1] |
12.80 | 0.3 | Merritt, AriesAries Merritt | ![]() |
Brussels | 7 September 2012[2] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 553. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ↑ "12.80!! Merritt stuns with World record in 110m Hurdles in Brussels". Monte Carlo: IAAF. 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.