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
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