110 metres hurdles 100 yards (91.44 m). The first standards were attempted in 1864 in Oxford and Cambridge: The length of the course was set to 120 yards (109.7 m) and over its course, runners were required to clear ten 3 foot 6 inch (1.07 m) high hurdles. The height and spacing of the hurdles have been related to Imperial units ever since. After the length of the course was rounded up to 110 metres in France in 1888, the standards were pretty much complete (except for Germany where 1 metre high hurdles were used until 1907). The massively constructed hurdles of the
Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 182 competitors, 132 men and 50 women, took part in 107 events in 23 sports. In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men. Only one qualified for the elimination rounds, where he was defeated in the first match. Men's Individual Competition: Men's 100m metres Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Men's Marathon Men's 110m Hurdles Men's 400m Hurdles Men's 20 km Walk Men's Triple Jump Men's Decathlon Women's 10,000 metres Women's Marathon Men's Flyweight Men's Featherweight Men's Lightweight Men's Light-Middleweight Seven cyclists,