400 metres hurdles to 400 metres, or one lap of the stadium, and the number of hurdles was reduced to ten. The official height of the hurdles was set to 91.4 cm (3 feet) for men and 76.20 cm (2 ft, 6 inches) for women. The hurdles were now placed on the course with a run-up to the first hurdle of 45 metres, a distance between the hurdles of 35 metres each, and a home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line of 40 metres. The first documented 400 m hurdles race for women took place in 1971. The International Association
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles Semifinal 2 Smithson had no trouble winning this heat, tying the Olympic record as he did so. Semifinal 3 Healey led for most of the race, with Rand close behind, but Healey was unable to clear the ninth hurdle cleanly, allowing Rand to pass him and win by a foot. Semifinal 4 Halbert pulled up lame, and Garrels won by 15 yards. Smithson pulled away from his countrymen at every set of hurdles to win by five meters and set a new world record. Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles The men's 110 metres hurdles