Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 6 hurdlers from 2 nations participated. The competition was held on September 3, 1904.[1] The event was won by Fred Schule of the United States, the third of five consecutive victories for the nation in the first five Olympic Games. It was also the second of four consecutive podium sweeps for the Americans in the event.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the III Olympiad
The first heat of the 110 metres hurdles
VenueFrancis Field
DatesSeptember 3
Competitors6 from 2 nations
Winning time16.0
Medalists
Fred Schule
 United States
Thaddeus Shideler
 United States
Lesley Ashburner
 United States
Athletics at the
1904 Summer Olympics
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Background

This was the third appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the hurdlers from 1900 returned. Edwin Clapp was the 1903 and 1904 IC4A champion and the American favorite; he entered but did not start. Thaddeus Shideler had matched Alvin Kraenzlein's 120 yards hurdles world record. Fred Schule was the 1903 AAU champion, while Frank Castleman was the 1904 winner.[2]

Australia made its first appearance in the event. The United States made its third appearance, the only nation to compete in the 110 metres hurdles in each of the first three Games.

Competition format

There were two rounds: semifinals and a final. There were two semifinals, one with 2 runners and one with 4 runners after withdrawals. The top two runners in each of the semifinal heats advanced to the 4-man final.[2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record 15.0(*) Thaddeus Shideler St. Louis (USA) June 11, 1904
Olympic Record 15.4 Alvin Kraenzlein Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900

(*) unofficial 120 yards (= 109.73 m)

Schedule
Date Time Round
Saturday, 3 September 1904Semifinals
Final

Results

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each semifinal heat advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Fred Schule United States16.2Q
2Lesley Ashburner United StatesUnknownQ
3Ward McLanahan United StatesUnknown
4Corrie Gardner Australia16.4

Semifinal 2

McPherson withdrew his entry after finding out the hurdles were one foot lower than normal.[3]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Frank Castleman United States16.2Q
2Thaddeus Shideler United StatesUnknownQ
—Leslie McPherson AustraliaDNS
Edwin Clapp United StatesDNS

Final
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Fred Schule United States16.0
Thaddeus Shideler United States16.3
Lesley Ashburner United States16.4
4Frank Castleman United StatesUnknown

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. "Leslie McPherson". corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

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