2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 30 September to 2 October.[1]

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the 2019 World Championships
The final underway.
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates30 September (heats)
2 October (semi-finals & final)
Competitors39 from 27 nations
Winning time13.10
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
bronze medal 
← 2017
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Summary edit

Five athletes returned from the 2017 final, the defending champion and Olympic champion Omar McLeod, silver medalist Sergey Shubenkov, Olympic silver medalist Orlando Ortega, Devon Allen and Shane Brathwaite, added as a 9th finalist after he was interfered with in the semi-finals when Ronald Levy drifted out of his lane.

In the final, McLeod and American collegian Grant Holloway got out even, but by the second hurdle, Holloway was edging ahead with Ortega the next behind. Holloway was gaining a little on every hurdle, and by the fourth, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde was even with Ortega. As Holloway's lead extended, McLeod pressed. McLeod rattled the eighth hurdle. Ortega again was slightly ahead of Martinot-Lagarde, but Shubenkov was also there moving fast on the outside. McLeod hit the 9th with his foot flat, losing his balance while running at full speed. He popped up trying to get over the final barrier, bumping Ortega to his right as he failed, crashing to the track. Holloway won by a metre with Shubenkov beating Martinot-Lagarde to the line. After the bump, Ortega managed to stay upright, crossing the line in fifth, his arms outstretched as if asking what could be done after he was interfered with.

Holloway continued celebrating all the way through the first turn and half way down the backstretch before dramatically flopping to the track on his back. McLeod was disqualified for interference. After the race, Spain filed a protest and Ortega was awarded a second bronze medal.

Records edit

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

World record   Aries Merritt (USA) 12.80 Brussels, Belgium 7 September 2012
Championship record   Colin Jackson (GBR) 12.91 Stuttgart, Germany 20 August 1993
World Leading   Grant Holloway (USA) 12.98 Austin, United States 7 June 2019
African Record   Antonio Alkana (RSA) 13.11 Prague, Czech Republic 5 June 2017
Asian Record   Liu Xiang (CHN) 12.88 Lausanne, Switzerland 11 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Aries Merritt (USA) 12.80 Brussels, Belgium 7 September 2012
South American Record   Gabriel Constantino (BRA) 13.18 Székesfehérvár, Hungary 9 July 2019
European Record   Colin Jackson (GBR) 12.91 Stuttgart, Germany 20 August 1993
Oceanian record   Kyle Vander-Kuyp (AUS) 13.29 Gothenburg, Sweden 11 August 1995

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Swiss 13.39 Jason Joseph    SUI 30 Sep 2019

Qualification standard edit

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 13.46.[3]

Schedule edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[4]

Date Time Round
30 September 20:05 Heats
2 October 20:05 Semi-finals
2 October 23:00 Final

Results edit

Heats edit

The first four in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 9 Orlando Ortega   Spain (ESP) 13.15 Q
2 1 9 Omar McLeod   Jamaica (JAM) 13.17 Q
3 4 8 Grant Holloway   United States (USA) 13.22 Q
4 2 6 Sergey Shubenkov   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 13.27 Q
5 4 7 Shunya Takayama   Japan (JPN) 13.32 Q
6 1 3 Milan Trajkovic   Cyprus (CYP) 13.37 Q, SB
7 2 8 Xie Wenjun   China (CHN) 13.38 Q
8 2 5 Jason Joseph   Switzerland (SUI) 13.39 Q, NR
9 1 6 Antonio Alkana   South Africa (RSA) 13.41 Q
10 4 4 Konstadinos Douvalidis   Greece (GRE) 13.43 Q, SB
11 4 6 Yaqoub Al-Youha   Kuwait (KUW) 13.43 Q
12 3 5 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde   France (FRA) 13.45 Q
13 1 7 Devon Allen   United States (USA) 13.46 Q
14 5 7 Ronald Levy   Jamaica (JAM) 13.48 Q
15 1 2 Hassane Fofana   Italy (ITA) 13.49 q
16 4 5 Orlando Bennett   Jamaica (JAM) 13.50 q
17 2 3 Shane Brathwaite   Barbados (BAR) 13.51 Q
18 3 9 Andrew Pozzi   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 13.53 Q
19 4 2 Dimitri Bascou   France (FRA) 13.53 q
20 5 6 Chen Kuei-ru   Chinese Taipei (TPE) 13.57 Q
21 1 5 Nicholas Hough   Australia (AUS) 13.60 q
22 2 4 Valdó Szűcs   Hungary (HUN) 13.60
23 1 8 Vitali Parakhonka   Belarus (BLR) 13.65
24 5 8 Wilhem Belocian   France (FRA) 13.67 Q
25 3 2 Andrew Riley   Jamaica (JAM) 13.67 Q
26 5 4 Zeng Jianhang   China (CHN) 13.68
27 5 5 Lorenzo Perini   Italy (ITA) 13.70
28 2 9 Elmo Lakka   Finland (FIN) 13.73
29 2 7 Taio Kanai   Japan (JPN) 13.74
30 5 2 Louis François Mendy   Senegal (SEN) 13.75
31 3 8 Yohan Chaverra   Colombia (COL) 13.76 Q
32 2 2 Eduardo Rodrigues   Brazil (BRA) 13.92
33 3 3 Ruan de Vries   South Africa (RSA) 14.07
34 5 3 Roger Iribarne   Cuba (CUB) 14.37
35 4 9 Anousone Xaysa   Laos (LAO) 14.54
36 4 1 Fadane Hamadi   Comoros (COM) 14.79
3 7 Jeffrey Julmis   Haiti (HAI) DQ 162.8
3 4 Daniel Roberts   United States (USA) 168.6
1 4 Gabriel Constantino   Brazil (BRA) 168.7(b)
4 3 Damian Czykier   Poland (POL) DNS
3 6 Shunsuke Izumiya   Japan (JPN)

Semi-finals edit

The first two in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 5 Omar McLeod   Jamaica (JAM) 13.08 Q
2 1 5 Grant Holloway   United States (USA) 13.10 Q
3 2 6 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde   France (FRA) 13.12 Q, SB
4 3 4 Orlando Ortega   Spain (ESP) 13.16 Q
5 1 6 Sergey Shubenkov   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 13.18 Q
6 2 7 Xie Wenjun   China (CHN) 13.22 q
7 3 7 Milan Trajkovic   Cyprus (CYP) 13.29 Q, SB
8 2 9 Devon Allen   United States (USA) 13.36 q
9 3 5 Antonio Alkana   South Africa (RSA) 13.47
10 1 2 Dimitri Bascou   France (FRA) 13.48
11 2 8 Chen Kuei-ru   Chinese Taipei (TPE) 13.52
12 2 2 Hassane Fofana   Italy (ITA) 13.52
13 2 4 Jason Joseph   Switzerland (SUI) 13.53
14 3 9 Konstadinos Douvalidis   Greece (GRE) 13.54
15 1 9 Yaqoub Al-Youha   Kuwait (KUW) 13.57
16 3 8 Andrew Riley   Jamaica (JAM) 13.57
17 3 6 Shunya Takayama   Japan (JPN) 13.58
18 1 4 Andrew Pozzi   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 13.60
19 1 3 Orlando Bennett   Jamaica (JAM) 13.60
19 3 3 Wilhem Belocian   France (FRA) 13.60
21 3 2 Nicholas Hough   Australia (AUS) 13.61
22 2 3 Yohan Chaverra   Colombia (COL) 13.76
23 1 8 Shane Brathwaite   Barbados (BAR) 14.29 qJ
1 7 Ronald Levy   Jamaica (JAM) DQ 168.6

Final edit

The final was started on 2 October at 23:00.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Grant Holloway   United States (USA) 13.10
  9 Sergey Shubenkov   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 13.15
  7 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde   France (FRA) 13.18
  5 Orlando Ortega   Spain (ESP) 13.30 Awarded after an appeal
5 2 Xie Wenjun   China (CHN) 13.29
6 1 Shane Brathwaite   Barbados (BAR) 13.61
7 3 Devon Allen   United States (USA) 13.70
8 8 Milan Trajkovic   Cyprus (CYP) 13.87
4 Omar McLeod   Jamaica (JAM) DQ 163.2(b)

References edit

  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF).
  2. ^ "110 Metres Hurdles Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
  4. ^ "110 Metres Hurdles Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF).
  6. ^ "110 Metres Hurdles Men − Semi-final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  7. ^ "110 Metres Hurdles Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.