100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 13 metres from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are set at a distance of 8.5 metres from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 10.5 metres long. The hurdles are set up so that they will
France at the 1992 Summer Olympics Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Women's Team Competition: Men's Team Competition: Men's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Men's 800 metres Men's 5,000 metres Men's 10,000 metres Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Men's Marathon Men's 400m Hurdles Men's 110m Hurdles Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50 km Walk Men's Long Jump Men's Triple Jump Men's Hammer Throw <br> Women's 100 metres Women's 200 metres Women's 400 metres Women's 800 metres Women's 10.000 metres Women's Marathon Women's High Jump 18 cyclists, 14 men and 4 women, represented France in 1992. Jeannie Longo won silver in the women's road race and the men