110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-meter hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres (3.5 ft or 42 inches) in height are evenly spaced along a straight course of 110 metres. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner. Fallen hurdles do not carry a fixed time penalty for the runners, but they have a significant pull-over
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles +1.2 m/s Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next four fastest overall runners (q) qualified. Wind: +1.5 m/s Wind: +1.5 m/s Wind: +1.5 m/s Wind: +1.5 m/s Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) moved on to the final. Wind: −0.1 m/s Wind: 0.0 m/s Wind: +0.3 m/s Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles The men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 27. The top four runners