Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles was the shorter of the men's hurdle races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October and 18 October 1964. 38 athletes from 24 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the first round. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The first round was held on 17 October, with the semifinals and the final on 18 October.[1] The event was won by Hayes Jones of the United States, the nation's seventh of nine consecutive victories and the 13th overall gold medal in the event for the Americans. Jones was the fifth man to win two medals in the event. For the first time since 1936, an athlete from outside the United States made the podium, as Anatoly Mikhailov of the Soviet Union took bronze to break the American streak of four consecutive podium sweeps and earn the first Soviet medal in the event.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Hayes Jones in 1963
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates17–18 October
Competitors37 from 23 nations
Winning time13.6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hayes Jones
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harold Blaine Lindgren
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anatoly Mikhailov
 Soviet Union
← 1960
1968 →

Background

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This was the 15th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two finalists from 1960 returned: bronze medalist Hayes Jones of the United States and sixth-place finisher Valentin Chistyakov of the Soviet Union. Jones and his countryman Blaine Lindgren were favored, with Willie Davenport giving the American team a solid chance at a fifth consecutive medal sweep.[2]

The Ivory Coast, Malaysia, and Northern Rhodesia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 15th appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.

Competition format

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After one edition at four rounds in 1960, the format returned to the three-round format used since 1908. The semifinals and finals were expanded from 6 runners each to 8 runners each, however; in fact, the reduction in number of rounds was despite there being more hurdlers in 1964 than 1960. The 1964 competition also introduced the "fastest loser" system, used only in the first round at this edition. Previously, advancement depended solely on the runners' place in their heat. The 1964 competition added advancement places to the fastest runners across the heats in the semifinals who did not advance based on place.

The first round consisted of five heats, with 7 or 8 hurdlers each. The top three 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

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1964 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.

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 17 October 1964 14:00 Round 1
Sunday, 18 October 1964 14:00
15:50
Semifinals
Final

Results

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Round 1

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The top three runners in each of the 5 heats as well as the fastest remaining runner advanced.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 5 Giorgio Mazza   Italy 14.2 14.26 Q
2 7 Willie Davenport   United States 14.2 14.44 Q
3 6 Yasuda Hirokazu   Japan 14.5 14.53 Q
4 2 Folu Erinkle   Nigeria 14.5 14.57
5 4 Aggrey Sheroy Awori   Uganda 14.6 14.68
6 1 Arnaldo Bristol   Puerto Rico 14.6 14.69
7 3 Wallie Babb   Northern Rhodesia 14.7 14.80
Wind: -1.7 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 2 Harold Blaine Lindgren   United States 14.2 14.20 Q
2 5 Alexandr Kontarev   Soviet Union 14.2 14.26 Q
3 7 Heinrich John   United Team of Germany 14.3 14.39 Q
4 6 Laurie Taitt   Great Britain 14.5 14.52
5 8 Ghulam Raziq   Pakistan 14.7 14.76
6 4 Heriberto Cruz   Puerto Rico 14.9 14.93
7 1 Juan Carlos Dyrzka   Argentina 15.2
8 3 Simbara Maki   Ivory Coast 15.3
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 3 Anatoly Mikhailov   Soviet Union 14.2 14.13 Q
2 2 Giovanni Cornacchia   Italy 14.2 14.25 Q
3 6 Bo Erik Forssander   Sweden 14.3 14.35 Q
4 5 Cliff Nuttall   Canada 14.8 14.82
5 4 Bernard Fournet   France 14.8 14.82
6 1 Cetin Sahiner   Turkey 15.1 15.12
7 7 Virgil Okiring   Uganda 15.5
8 Lin Kuei Chang   Taiwan DNS
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 2 Edy Ottoz   Italy 14.6 14.63 Q
2 1 Lázaro Aristides Betancourt   Cuba 14.6 14.67 Q
3 8 Valentin Chistiakov   Soviet Union 14.7 14.75 Q
4 3 Leopold Marien   Belgium 14.9 14.93
5 4 Georges Marsellos   Greece 14.9 14.97
6 6 Kuda Ditta   Malaysia 15.1 15.17
7 5 Christian Voigt   United Team of Germany 15.1 15.19
8 7 Samir Ambrose Vincent   Iraq 16.2
Wind: -2.1 m/s

Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 5 Marcel Duriez   France 14.2 14.22 Q
2 1 Hayes Jones   United States 14.2 14.24 Q
3 6 John Michael Parker   Great Britain 14.2 14.26 Q
4 7 Gurbachan Singh Randhawa   India 14.3 14.37 q
5 3 Werner Trzmiel   United Team of Germany 14.3 14.38
6 2 Akira Tanaka   Japan 14.5 14.58
7 4 Edward Akika   Nigeria 14.7 14.70
Wind: -1.8 m/s

Semifinals

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The top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

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Davenport injured his thigh and finished seventh, ensuring that the streak of American podium sweeps would end at 4.[2]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 4 Anatoly Mikhailov   Soviet Union 13.9 13.90 Q
2 2 Gurbachan Singh Randhawa   India 14.0 14.04 Q
3 6 Giorgio Mazza   Italy 14.0 14.06 Q
4 1 Marcel Duriez   France 14.0 14.10 Q
5 8 Heinrich John   United Team of Germany 14.1 14.14
6 7 Lazaro Betancourt   Cuba 14.2 14.23
7 3 Willie Davenport   United States 14.2 14.28
5 Valentin Christiakov   Soviet Union DSQ
Wind: +2.7 m/s

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 8 Harold Blaine Lindgren   United States 13.9 13.95 Q
2 1 Giovanni Cornacchia   Italy 14.0 14.06 Q
3 6 Hayes Jones   United States 14.0 14.06 Q
4 5 Edy Ottoz   Italy 14.1 14.12 Q
5 4 Bo Erik Forssand   Sweden 14.2 14.21
6 2 Alexandr Kontarev   Soviet Union 14.2 14.27
7 3 Yasuda Hirokazu   Japan 14.3 14.30
8 7 John Michael Parker   Great Britain 14.6 14.65
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto)
  6 Hayes Jones   United States 13.6 13.67
  1 Blaine Lindgren   United States 13.7 13.74
  8 Anatoly Mikhailov   Soviet Union 13.7 13.78
4 3 Eddy Ottoz   Italy 13.8 13.84
5 4 Gurbachan Singh Randhawa   India 14.0 14.09
6 5 Marcel Duriez   France 14.0 14.09
7 7 Giovanni Cornacchia   Italy 14.1 14.12
8 2 Giorgio Mazza   Italy 14.1 14.17
Wind: +2.0 m/s

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 34–36.