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 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles then John Sherwood edged past him at the line. The men's 400m hurdles competition started with four heats, where the four fastest runners from each race qualified to one of the two semifinals groups. The top four competitors from each semifinals group advanced to the final. Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 1 Heat 2 Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles The Men's 400 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on