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
Slovakia at the 1996 Summer Olympics Slovakia at the 1996 Summer Olympics Slovakia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. It was the first Summer Games since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, and so the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as independent teams. Men's 5,000 metres Men's 400m Hurdles Men's Discus Throw Men's 50 km Walk Women's High Jump Women's Triple Jump Women's Long Jump Men's 400 metres Men's 20 km Walk Men's 110m hurdles Men's 10.000 metres Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Flat water White water Men's Individual Road Race Men's Individual Time Trial Women's Individual Road