Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich was held from 3–7 September.[1] Thirty-nine athletes from 27 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Rod Milburn of the United States, the nation's ninth of nine consecutive victories and the 15th overall gold medal in the event for the Americans. Guy Drut's silver was France's first medal in the event and the best result by a non-American since 1936.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Umm al-Quwain stamp commemorating Milburn's gold medal
VenueOlympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany
Dates3–7 September 1972
Competitors39 from 27 nations
Winning time13.24 WR
Medalists
Rod Milburn
 United States
Guy Drut
 France
Tom Hill
 United States

Background

This was the 17th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two finalists from 1968 returned: gold medalist Willie Davenport of the United States and sixth-place finisher Bo Forssander of Sweden. Davenport's countryman Rod Milburn was the "heavy favorite" entering the season, however. He had won 27 consecutive finals and set the world record in the 120 yards version of the race going into the U.S. Olympic trials, where he hit two early hurdles and nearly missed the team, coming in third to Tom Hill and Davenport.[2]

The Bahamas and Senegal each made their first appearance in the event; East Germany made its first appearance as a separate nation. The United States made its 17th appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the three-round format used since 1908 (except 1960, which had four rounds) and eight-man semifinals and finals, as well as the "fastest loser" system, used since 1964. The first round consisted of five heats, with 7 or 8 hurdlers each. The top three hurdlers in each heat, along with the next fastest overall, advanced to the semifinals. The 16 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 8 hurdlers each; the top four hurdlers in each advanced to the 8-man final.[2][3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.

World record Martin Lauer (FRG)13.2Zurich, Switzerland7 July 1959
Olympic record Ervin Hall (USA)13.3Mexico City, Mexico17 October 1968

In the final, Rod Milburn ran the hurdles in 13.24 seconds. This was recognized as equivalent to the standing hand-timed world record of 13.2 seconds, and was a new Olympic record. When the IAAF moved to keeping records based on auto-timed results in 1977, Milburn's performance was the best to that date and was recognized as the world record.

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

All three rounds were on separate days for the first time.

Date Time Round
Sunday, 3 September 197210:00Round 1
Monday, 4 September 197215:00Semifinals
Thursday, 7 September 197215:00Final

Results

Round 1

The top three runners in each of the five heats, and the next fastest, advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13Frank Siebeck East Germany13.83Q
27Willie Davenport United States13.97Q
34Leszek Wodzyński Poland14.03Q
45Eckart Berkes West Germany14.14
58Adeola Aboyade-Cole Nigeria14.16
61Arnaldo Bristol Puerto Rico14.61
76Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak Malaysia14.78
82Muhammad Ahmed Bashir Pakistan15.38
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14Tom Hill United States13.62Q
25Berwyn Price Great Britain13.94Q
31Günther Nickel West Germany13.95Q
42Mirosław Wodzyński Poland14.02q
57Viktor Myasnikov Soviet Union14.13
68Bo Forssander Sweden14.56
73Alberto Matos Portugal14.74
86Lee Chung-Ping Republic of China14.98
Wind: -1.6 m/s

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14Rod Milburn United States13.57Q
23Lubomír Nádeníček Czechoslovakia13.93Q
38Rich McDonald Canada14.36Q
47Danny Smith Bahamas14.46
51Jesper Tørring Denmark14.50
65Mal Baird Australia14.55
72Simbara Maki Ivory Coast14.59
6Giuseppe Buttari ItalyDSQ
Wind: -0.7 m/s

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15Marco Acerbi Italy13.99Q
26Marek Jóźwik Poland14.06Q
33Alan Pascoe Great Britain14.08Q
41Abdoulaye Sarr Senegal14.12
54Manfred Schumann West Germany14.13
68Beat Pfister Switzerland14.33
77Moreldin Mohamed Hamdi Sudan15.80
2Alejandro Casañas CubaDNF
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15Guy Drut France13.78Q
27Sergio Liani Italy13.95Q
34Petr Čech Czechoslovakia14.04Q
42Godfrey Murray Jamaica14.16
56Loránd Milassin Hungary14.21
61David Wilson Great Britain14.31
73Tony Nelson Canada14.73
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Semifinals

The top four in each of the two heats advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17Tom Hill United States13.47Q
25Guy Drut France13.49Q
36Leszek Wodzyński Poland13.81Q
48Petr Čech Czechoslovakia13.82Q
54Sergio Liani Italy13.90
63Rich McDonald Canada14.22
72Berwyn Price Great Britain14.37
81Mirosław Wodzyński Poland14.63
Wind: +1.2 m/s

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15Rod Milburn United States13.44Q
28Frank Siebeck East Germany13.58Q
37Willie Davenport United States13.73Q
41Lubomír Nádeníček Czechoslovakia13.89Q
56Marek Jóźwik Poland14.06
63Günther Nickel West Germany14.23
72Alan Pascoe Great Britain14.24
84Marco Acerbi Italy14.45
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
5Rod Milburn United States13.24=WR/WR[4]
8Guy Drut France13.34
7Tom Hill United States13.48
41Willie Davenport United States13.50
56Frank Siebeck East Germany13.71
63Leszek Wodzyński Poland13.72
72Lubomír Nádeníček Czechoslovakia13.76
84Petr Čech Czechoslovakia13.86
Wind: +0.3 m/s

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 53–54.
  4. Milburn's auto-time result of 13.24 seconds was recognized at the time as equivalent to the hand-timed world record of 13.2 seconds; it was also the best auto-timed result and the inaugural world record for auto-timed results when the IAAF switched from hand-timed records to auto-timed records in 1977.
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