Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The Men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on July 26, 1976, and on July 28, 1976.[1] Twenty-four athletes from 17 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Olympic Stadium (2003)
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date26 July 1976 (heats)
28 July 1976 (final)
Competitors24 from 17 nations
Winning time13.30
Medalists
Guy Drut
 France
Alejandro Casañas
 Cuba
Willie Davenport
 United States

The event was won by Guy Drut of France, the sixth man to win two medals in the event (silver in 1972). It was France's first championship in the men's high hurdles, and only the third time the event was won by a hurdler not from the United States. Alejandro Casañas's silver gave Cuba its first medal in the event. Willie Davenport took bronze, becoming the seventh man to win a second medal and the first to do so in non-consecutive Games (he had won gold in 1968). It was the first time in Olympic history that the United States failed to win either gold or silver in the event; the Americans had won the last 9 straight editions of the event and 15 of 17 overall, with silver (and bronze) medals in the other two times (1920 and 1928).

Background

This was the 18th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three finalists from 1972 returned: silver medalist Guy Drut of France, fourth-place finisher Willie Davenport of the United States (also a 1964 semifinalist and the 1968 gold medalist), and fifth-place finisher Frank Siebeck of East Germany. Drut was the 1974 European champion and the favorite, with 1975 Pan-Am champion Alejandro Casañas of Cuba his most significant challenger. Davenport was still a strong hurdler but out of his prime in his fourth Olympics; none of the other American hurdlers were dominant either.[2]

Antigua and Barbuda and Kuwait each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 18th 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 three heats, with 8 hurdlers each. The top five 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 1976 Summer Olympics. Hand-timed records were official in 1976, but the auto-timed result of 13.24 by Milburn in the 1972 Olympic final would be recognized as the world record in 1977 when the IAAF switched to recognizing auto-timed results.

World record Martin Lauer (FRG)
 Rod Milburn (USA)
13.2 (hand)
13.24 (auto)
Zurich, Switzerland
Munich, East Germany
7 July 1959
7 September 1972
Olympic record Rod Milburn (USA)13.2 (hand)
13.24 (auto)
Munich, East Germany7 September 1972

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Monday, 26 July 197610:00Round 1
Wednesday, 28 July 197614:30
17:50
Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

The first round was held on July 26, 1976.

Heat 1

RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
16 Charles Foster United States 13.68Q
25 Berwyn Price Great Britain 13.82Q
33 Vyacheslav Kulebyakin Soviet Union 13.99Q
42 Jean-Pierre Corval France 14.00Q
54 Frank Siebeck East Germany 14.01Q
61 Gianni Ronconi Italy 14.10q
78 Abdoulaye Sarr Senegal 14.20
87 Conrad Mainwaring Antigua and Barbuda 15.54
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Heat 2

RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
12 Willie Davenport United States 13.70Q
21 Alejandro Casañas Cuba 13.73Q
33 Guy Drut France 14.04Q
45 Arnaldo Bristol Puerto Rico 14.04Q
54 Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak Malaysia 14.27Q
66 Stratos Vasileiou Greece 14.33
78 José Cartas Mexico 14.56
7 Max Binnington Australia DNF
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Heat 3

RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
11 Thomas Munkelt East Germany 13.69Q
23 Viktor Myasnikov Soviet Union 13.81Q
34 Giuseppe Buttari Italy 13.88Q
45 Warren Parr Australia 14.02Q
52 James Owens United States 14.03Q
66 Danny Smith Bahamas 14.13
77 Daniel Taillon Canada 14.23
88 Saleh Faraj Kuwait 15.97
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on July 28, 1976.

Semifinal 1

RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
13 Charles Foster United States 13.45Q
26 Thomas Munkelt East Germany 13.48Q
38 Viktor Myasnikov Soviet Union 13.70Q
47 James Owens United States 13.76Q
54 Berwyn Price Great Britain 13.78
62 Warren Parr Australia 13.88
75 Jean-Pierre Corval France 13.97
81 Gianni Ronconi Italy 13.97
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Semifinal 2

RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
12 Alejandro Casañas Cuba 13.34Q
21 Guy Drut France 13.49Q
35 Willie Davenport United States 13.55Q
46 Vyacheslav Kulebyakin Soviet Union 13.59Q
54 Frank Siebeck East Germany 13.74
67 Arnaldo Bristol Puerto Rico 13.98
73 Giuseppe Buttari Italy 14.06
88 Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak Malaysia 14.21
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Final

The final was held on July 28, 1976.

RankLane AthleteNation Time
5 Guy Drut France 13.30
7 Alejandro Casañas Cuba 13.33
3 Willie Davenport United States 13.38
46 Charles Foster United States 13.41
51 Thomas Munkelt East Germany 13.44
64 James Owens United States 13.73
78 Vyacheslav Kulebyakin Soviet Union 13.93
82 Viktor Myasnikov Soviet Union 13.94
Wind: +0.0 m/s

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 59.
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