Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 43 competitors from 31 nations, with six qualifying heats (43 runners), four second-round races (32) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Monday September 26, 1988.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Roger Kingdom of the United States, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the event (Lee Calhoun, 1956 and 1960). It was the nation's 17th title in the event. Colin Jackson's silver was Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1936.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Seoul Olympic Stadium (2012)
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date25 & 26 September
Competitors41 from 31 nations
Winning time12.98 OR
Medalists
Roger Kingdom
 United States
Colin Jackson
 Great Britain
Tonie Campbell
 United States
Athletics at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four finalists from 1984 returned: gold medalist Roger Kingdom of the United States, fourth-place finisher Mark McKoy of Canada, sixth-place finisher Stéphane Caristan of France, and seventh-place finisher Carlos Sala of Spain. Kingdom was a favorite to repeat, having recovered from injuries that had plagued him between Games. His biggest competitor was countryman Greg Foster, who had won the 1987 World Championship, but Foster broke his arm before the U.S. Olympic trials. The next two placers at worlds were Brits Colin Jackson and Jon Ridgeon, who were expected to challenge Kingdom.[2]

Benin, Fiji, Guyana, South Korea, Mauritius, Nepal, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Competition format

The competition expanded to a four-round format (previously used once in 1960), still using the eight-man semifinals and finals used since 1964. The "fastest loser" system, also introduced in 1964, was used in the first round.

The first round consisted of six heats, with 7 or 8 hurdlers each. The top five hurdlers in each heat, along with the two next fastest overall, advanced to the semifinals. The 32 quarterfinalists were divided into four heats of 8 hurdlers each, with the top four in each heat advancing. The 16 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 8 hurdlers each; again, 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 1988 Summer Olympics.

World record Renaldo Nehemiah (USA)12.93Zürich, Switzerland19 August 1981
Olympic record Roger Kingdom (USA)13.20Los Angeles, United States6 August 1984

Kingdom broke his own Olympic record in the quarterfinals, with 13.17 seconds, then again in the final with 12.98 seconds.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 25 September 198811:25
13:14		Round 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, 26 September 198813:07
15:38		Semifinals
Final

Results

Heat 1
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13Colin Jackson Great Britain13.50Q
27Stéphane Caristan France13.96Q
34Andrew Parker Jamaica14.00Q
48Florian Schwarthoff West Germany14.13Q
51Noureddine Tadjine Algeria14.36Q
62Rashid Marzouq Al-Abdulla Qatar14.69q
75José de Souza Benin15.05
—6Lyndon Campos BrazilDNS
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Heat 2
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13Tonie Campbell United States13.45Q
25Yu Zhicheng China14.07Q
32Aleksandr Markin Soviet Union14.17Q
44Thomas Kearns Ireland14.17Q
57Modesto Castillo Dominican Republic14.40Q
66Judex Lefou Mauritius14.73
—1Stephen Kerho CanadaDNF
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 3
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
11Roger Kingdom United States13.40Q
22Tony Jarrett Great Britain13.45Q
33Yang Guang China14.01Q
47Derrick Knowles Bahamas14.22Q
56Zeyad Abdulrazak Kuwait14.44Q
65Youssef Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia15.03
—4Benjamin Grant Sierra LeoneDNS
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 4
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14Mark McKoy Canada13.78Q
25Jiří Hudec Czechoslovakia13.78Q
33Philippe Tourret France13.88Q
47Alain Cuypers Belgium13.89Q
56Javier Moracho Spain13.96Q
62Wu Chin-Jing Chinese Taipei14.11q
71Dambar Kunwar Nepal16.51
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 5
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13Vladimir Shishkin Soviet Union13.75Q
26Mikael Ylöstalo Finland13.87Q
32Erik Jensen Denmark13.91Q
44Carlos Sala Spain14.00Q
51Kim Jin-tae South Korea14.06Q
67João Lima Portugal14.73
75Albert Miller Fiji14.86
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Heat 6
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13Arthur Blake United States13.66Q
22Jonathan Ridgeon Great Britain13.75Q
35Richard Bucknor Jamaica13.89Q
44György Bakos Hungary13.94Q
57Nagi Ghazi Moursine Iraq14.46Q
61Curt Hampstead Guyana14.88
76Roberto Carmona Mexico15.24
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Overall results for round 1
RankHeatAthleteNationTimeNotes
13Roger Kingdom United States13.40Q
22Tonie Campbell United States13.45Q
3Tony Jarrett Great Britain13.45Q
41Colin Jackson Great Britain13.50Q
56Arthur Blake United States13.66Q
65Vladimir Shishkin Soviet Union13.75Q
6Jonathan Ridgeon Great Britain13.75Q
84Mark McKoy Canada13.78Q
4Jiří Hudec Czechoslovakia13.78Q
105Mikael Ylöstalo Finland13.87Q
114Philippe Tourret France13.88Q
124Alain Cuypers Belgium13.89Q
6Richard Bucknor Jamaica13.89Q
145Erik Jensen Denmark13.91Q
156György Bakos Hungary13.94Q
161Stéphane Caristan France13.96Q
4Javier Moracho Spain13.96Q
181Andrew Parker Jamaica14.00Q
5Carlos Sala Spain14.00Q
203Yang Guang China14.01Q
215Kim Jin-tae South Korea14.06Q
222Yu Zhicheng China14.07Q
234Wu Chin-Jing Chinese Taipei14.11q
241Florian Schwarthoff West Germany14.13Q
252Aleksandr Markin Soviet Union14.17Q
262Thomas Kearns Ireland14.17Q
273Derrick Knowles Bahamas14.22Q
281Noureddine Tadjine Algeria14.36Q
292Modesto Castillo Dominican Republic14.40Q
303Zeyad Abdulrazak Kuwait14.44Q
316Nagi Ghazi Moursine Iraq14.46Q
321Rashid Marzouq Al-Abdulla Qatar14.69q
332Judex Lefou Mauritius14.73
5João Lima Portugal14.73
355Albert Miller Fiji14.86
366Curt Hampstead Guyana14.88
373Youssef Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia15.03
381José de Souza Benin15.05
396Roberto Carmona Mexico15.24
404Dambar Kunwar Nepal16.51
—2Stephen Kerho CanadaDNF
1Lyndon Campos BrazilDNS
3Benjamin Grant Sierra LeoneDNS

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on Sunday 1988-09-25.

Quarterfinal 1
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Roger Kingdom United States 13.17Q, OR
23 Mark McKoy Canada 13.56Q
35 Stephane Caristan France 13.61Q
46 Jiří Hudec Czechoslovakia 13.65Q
52 Florian Schwarthoff West Germany 13.67
61 Javier Moracho Spain 13.88
77 Thomas Kearns Ireland 14.30
88 Rashid Marzouq Al-Abdulla Qatar 14.47
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Quarterfinal 2
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Tonie Campbell United States 13.47Q
26 Philippe Tourret France 13.73Q
35 Jonathan Ridgeon Great Britain 13.74Q
42 Yu Zhicheng China 13.95Q
54 Erik Jensen Denmark 14.02
61 Andrew Parker Jamaica 14.05
78 Aleksandr Markin Soviet Union 14.19
87 Zeyad Al-Khudhur Kuwait 14.56
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 3
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Tony Jarrett Great Britain 13.59Q
23 Vladimir Shishkin Soviet Union 13.60Q
36 Mikael Ylöstalo Finland 13.70Q
41 Carlos Sala Spain 13.77Q
52 Chin-Jing Wu Chinese Taipei 14.23
68 George Knowles Bahamas 14.30
77 Najil Mohsin Iraq 14.47
84 György Bakos Hungary 18.02
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Quarterfinal 4
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Colin Jackson Great Britain 13.37Q
26 Arthur Blake United States 13.65Q
33 Richard Bucknor Jamaica 13.91Q
45 Alain Cuypers Belgium 13.97Q
52 Jin-Tae Kim South Korea 14.00
61 Modesto Castillo Dominican Republic 14.21
77 Yang Guang China 14.24
88 Nourreddine Tadjine Algeria 14.35
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on Monday 1988-09-26.

Semifinal 1
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Vladimir Shishkin Soviet Union 13.46Q
26 Tonie Campbell United States 13.47Q
34 Colin Jackson Great Britain 13.55Q
41 Jonathan Ridgeon Great Britain 13.68Q
53 Stéphane Caristan France 13.71
67 Carlos Sala Spain 13.85
78 Alain Cuypers Belgium 13.92
82 Richard Bucknor Jamaica 13.98
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Semifinal 2
RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Roger Kingdom United States 13.37Q
24 Arthur Blake United States 13.52Q
35 Mark McKoy Canada 13.54Q
46 Tony Jarrett Great Britain 13.56Q
51 Jiří Hudec Czechoslovakia 13.73
67 Yu Zhicheng China 13.94
78 Philippe Tourret France 13.96
82 Mikael Ylöstalo Finland 14.09
Wind: -0.7 m/s

Final
RankLane AthleteNation ReactionTimeNotes
4 Roger Kingdom United States 0.14212.98OR
1 Colin Jackson Great Britain 0.13113.28
6 Tonie Campbell United States 0.16113.38
43 Vladimir Shishkin Soviet Union 0.13913.51
57 Jonathan Ridgeon Great Britain 0.15013.52
62 Tony Jarrett Great Britain 0.16413.54
78 Mark McKoy Canada 0.14213.61
85 Arthur Blake United States 0.05613.96
Wind: +1.5 m/s

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 232–33.
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