Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles


The Men's 110 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 16–17.

Competition format

The Men's 110m Hurdles competition consisted of heats, Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The four fastest runners from each of the two semifinal races advanced to the final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record13.2Zurich, SwitzerlandJuly 7, 1959
Olympic record13.5Melbourne, AustraliaNovember 28, 1956

Results

Round 1

Heat 1
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Ervin Hall13.7Q
2Pierre Schoebel13.8Q
3Daniel Riedo14.0Q
4Giovanni Cornacchia14.1
5Franklin Blyden14.7
6Kimaru Songok14.7

Heat 2
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Willie Davenport13.6Q
2Hinrich John13.8Q
3Arnaldo Bristol13.9Q
4Oleg Stepanenko13.9q
5Hernando Arrechea14.0
6Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak14.3
7Su Po-tai15.0

Heat 3
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Eddy Ottoz13.5Q
2Werner Trzmiel13.8Q
3Juan Morales13.9Q
4Gary Knoke14.1
5Stuart Storey14.1
6Simbara Maki14.3
7Fernand Tovondray14.9

Heat 4
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Leon Coleman13.7Q
2Bo Forssander13.9Q
3Kjellfred Weum14.0Q
4Mike Parker14.1
5Patricio Saavedra14.4
6Rogelio Onofre15.0

Heat 5
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Viktor Balikhin13.8Q
2Marcel Duriez13.9Q
3Sergio Liani13.9Q
4Alan Pascoe13.9
5Lubomír Nádeníček14.1
6Alfredo Deza14.3
7Radhamés Mora16.8

Semi Finals

Heat 1
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Ervin Hall13.3Q OR
2Eddy Ottoz13.5Q
3Bo Forssander13.7Q
4Pierre Schoebel13.7Q
5Hinrich John13.8
6Daniel Riedo14.0
7Juan Morales14.0
8Viktor Balikhin14.1

Heat 2
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Willie Davenport13.5Q
2Leon Coleman13.5Q
3Werner Trzmiel13.5Q
4Marcel Duriez13.7Q
5Oleg Stepanenko13.8
6Kjellfred Weum14.0
7Sergio Liani14.0
8Arnaldo Bristol14.1

Final