Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdling event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 3 and September 5.[1] Thirty-six athletes from 21 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Lee Calhoun of the United States, the first man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the 110 metres hurdles. It was the sixth of nine consecutive American victories, and the 12th overall gold medal for the United States in the 110 metres hurdles. It was also the fourth of four consecutive American podium sweeps, and the eighth overall sweep by the United States in the event.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Olympic Athletics
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 3 (heats and quarterfinals)
September 5 (semifinals and final)
Competitors36 from 21 nations
Winning time13.8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lee Calhoun
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Willie May
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hayes Jones
 United States
← 1956
1964 →

Background

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This was the 14th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three finalists from 1956 returned: gold medalist Lee Calhoun of the United States, fourth-place finisher Martin Lauer of the United Team of Germany, and fifth-place finisher Stanko Lorger of Yugoslavia. Calhoun was favored to win again, though Lauer was a serious contender; they shared the world record at 13.2 seconds. Lauer was the only serious threat to the American team sweeping the medals again.[2]

Afghanistan, the British West Indies, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 14th appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.

Competition format

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For the first time, the competition expanded to four rounds. The first round consisted of four heats, with 6 or 7 hurdlers each (before a withdrawal left one heat with only 5). The top four hurdlers in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. There were four quarterfinals of 6 hurdles each; the top three hurdlers in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals. The 12 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 6 hurdlers each; the top three hurdlers in each advanced to the 6-man final.[2][3]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1960 Summer Olympics.

World record   Martin Lauer (FRG) 13.2 Zürich, Switzerland 7 July 1959
Olympic record   Lee Calhoun (USA) 13.5 Melbourne, Australia 28 November 1956

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition. The following national records were established during the competition:

Nation Athlete Round Time
  Uganda Jean Baptiste Okello Quarterfinal 1 14.3

Schedule

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All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 3 September 1960 9:00
18:10
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, 5 September 1960 15:15
16:45
Semifinals
Final

Results

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Round 1

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The fastest four hurdlers in each of the six heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 4 Martin Lauer   United Team of Germany 14.3 14.45 Q
2 6 Jean Baptiste Okello   Uganda 14.4 14.59 Q
3 2 Giovanni Cornacchia   Italy 14.6 14.77 Q
4 5 Marcel Duriez   France 14.7 14.90 Q
5 3 Seraphino Antao   Kenya 15.0 15.13
6 1 Çetin Şahiner   Turkey 15.6 15.75
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 1 Hayes Jones   United States 14.2 14.32 Q
2 4 Mykola Berezutskiy   Soviet Union 14.3 14.50 Q
3 3 Milad Petrušić   Yugoslavia 14.6 14.74 Q
4 5 Paolo Zamboni   Italy 14.7 14.82 Q
5 2 John Chittick   Australia 14.7 14.86
6 Abdul Wardak   Afghanistan DNF
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 5 Willie May   United States 14.0 14.16 Q
2 3 Valentin Chistyakov   Soviet Union 14.3 14.45 Q
3 1 Bob Birrell   Great Britain 14.7 14.82 Q
4 4 Klaus Gerbig   United Team of Germany 14.7 14.87 Q
5 6 Saka Oloko   Nigeria 14.9 15.04
6 2 Nazzar Al-Jamali   Iraq 15.8 15.99
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 5 Lee Calhoun   United States 14.3 14.37 Q
2 2 Edmond Roudnitska   France 14.4 14.53 Q
3 1 Ghulam Raziq   Pakistan 14.6 14.68 Q
4 6 Peter Hildreth   Great Britain 14.8 14.90 Q
5 7 Georgios Marsellos   Greece 14.8 14.92
6 4 Pétur Rögnvaldsson   Iceland 15.2 15.38
3 Isaac Elie   Sudan DNF
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 6 Keith Gardner   British West Indies 14.3 14.46 Q
2 4 Stanko Lorger   Yugoslavia 14.4 14.56 Q
3 5 Nereo Svara   Italy 14.9 15.03 Q
4 1 Vic Matthews   Great Britain 14.9 15.07 Q
5 3 Jagmohan Singh   India 15.2 15.34
6 2 Abdul Malik   Pakistan 15.4 15.52
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 6

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 4 Anatoly Mikhaylov   Soviet Union 14.4 14.53 Q
2 5 Karl-Ernst Schottes   United Team of Germany 14.8 14.90 Q
3 3 Roman Muzyk   Poland 14.8 14.94 Q
4 6 Aggrey Awori   Uganda 15.2 15.36 Q
5 2 Jacques Déprez   France 17.1 17.24
1 Eef Kamerbeek   Netherlands DNS
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Quarterfinals

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The fastest three hurdlers in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Lee Calhoun   United States 14.1 14.16 Q
2 Jean Baptiste Okello   Uganda 14.3 14.48 Q, NR
3 Nikolay Berezutsky   Soviet Union 14.4 14.57 Q
4 Giovanni Cornacchia   Italy 14.5 14.68
5 Peter Hildreth   Great Britain 14.6 14.78
6 Karl-Ernst Schottes   United Team of Germany 14.6 14.81
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Martin Lauer   United Team of Germany 13.9 14.06 Q
2 Keith Gardner   British West Indies 14.3 14.45 Q
3 Ghulam Raziq   Pakistan 14.4 14.51 Q
4 Edmond Roudnitska   France 14.5 14.66
5 Milad Petrušić   Yugoslavia 14.6 14.71
6 Paolo Zamboni   Italy 14.9 15.02
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Willie May   United States 13.8 13.92 Q
2 Anatoly Mikhaylov   Soviet Union 13.9 14.02 Q
3 Stanko Lorger   Yugoslavia 14.4 14.56 Q
4 Aggrey Awori   Uganda 14.8 14.94
5 Klaus Gerbig   United Team of Germany 14.8 14.97
6 Vic Matthews   Great Britain 15.0 15.12
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Hayes Jones   United States 14.1 14.19 Q
2 Valentin Chistyakov   Soviet Union 14.3 14.51 Q
3 Nereo Svara   Italy 14.4 14.59 Q
4 Roman Muzyk   Poland 14.5 14.68
5 Bob Birrell   Great Britain 14.6 14.78
6 Marcel Duriez   France 15.0 15.19
Wind: +0.0 m/s

Semifinals

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The fastest three hurdlers in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 4 Willie May   United States 13.7 13.87 Q
2 6 Hayes Jones   United States 14.1 14.22 Q
3 2 Keith Gardner   British West Indies 14.2 14.32 Q
4 5 Nereo Svara   Italy 14.3 14.50
5 3 Jean Baptiste Okello   Uganda 14.4 14.59
6 1 Nikolay Berezutsky   Soviet Union 14.6 14.69
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 1 Lee Calhoun   United States 13.7 13.88 Q
2 4 Martin Lauer   United Team of Germany 14.0 14.13 Q
3 3 Valentin Chistyakov   Soviet Union 14.3 14.46 Q
4 5 Ghulam Raziq   Pakistan 14.3 14.49
5 2 Stanko Lorger   Yugoslavia 14.5 14.83
6 Anatoly Mikhaylov   Soviet Union DNF
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto)
  2 Lee Calhoun   United States 13.8 13.98
  1 Willie May   United States 13.8 13.99
  6 Hayes Jones   United States 14.0 14.17
4 3 Martin Lauer   United Team of Germany 14.0 14.20
5 4 Keith Gardner   British West Indies 14.4 14.55
6 5 Valentin Chistyakov   Soviet Union 14.6 14.71
Wind: +0.1 m/s

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 107–10.