Host City: Helsinki, Finland |
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final. |
Date Started: July 23, 1952 |
Format: Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
Date Finished: July 24, 1952 |
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(Competitors: 30; Countries: 20; Finalists: 6) |
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Venue(s): Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
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Overview by IAAF |
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Dillard equalled Porter’s Olympic record of 13.9 in the first round, an auto-timed 14.01, with Davis clocking 14.0 (14.23) in his heat, almost four tenths quicker than the next best in the field. Dillard then won his semi-final in 14.0 (14.14) 3m ahead of Barnard – 14.2 (14.44). Davis won the other semi, easing up in 14.4 (14.62) after an atrocious start. Davis had a false start in the final, and while he ran well at the second attempt, he was a yard behind Dillard, a superb starter, by the first hurdle. Davis closed on Dillard, almost catching him, but Dillard was technically faultless. Davis’s rush was affected by hitting the seventh and ninth hurdles. Dillard won by three-quarters of a metre, looking entirely unruffled by the pressure he had been under, with Barnard 4m behind, well clear of Bulanchik for third. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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In 1948, Harrison Dillard had been a huge favorite until he faltered in the US Olympic Trials, hitting a hurdle and not finishing the final. He had then entered the 100 metres, made the team in that event and won the gold medal. He continued hurdling and was still considered the best in the world. The world record holder was Dick Attlesey (USA), but he hurt his foot in the heats of the US Olympic Trials, and did not make the team. But led by Dillard, the Americans again swept the medals, as they had in 1948. The finish was close between Dillard and Jack Davis, Davis having been slowed by a poor start, likely due to being charged with a false start. |
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Results |
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110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Final |
24 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
13,91 |
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Harrison Dillard |
United States |
USA |
29 |
OR |
13.7 h |
2 |
14 |
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Jack Davis |
United States |
USA |
21 |
(=)OR |
13.7 h |
3 |
14,4 |
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Art Barnard |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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14.1 h |
4 |
14,73 |
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Yevhen Bulanchyk |
Soviet Union |
URS |
30 |
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14.5 h |
5 |
14,82 |
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Ken Doubleday |
Australia |
AUS |
26 |
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14.7 h |
6 |
15,15 |
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Ray Weinberg |
Australia |
AUS |
22 |
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14.8 h |
110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Semi-Finals Heat One |
24 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
14,15 |
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Harrison Dillard |
United States |
USA |
29 |
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14.0 h |
2 |
14,44 |
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Art Barnard |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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14.2 h |
3 |
14,74 |
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Ken Doubleday |
Australia |
AUS |
26 |
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14.5 h |
4 |
15,04 |
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Sergey Popov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
23 |
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14.7 h |
5 |
15,15 |
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Edmond Roudnitska |
France |
FRA |
21 |
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14.9 h |
6 |
15,15 |
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Peter Hildreth |
Great Britain |
GBR |
24 |
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14.9 h |
110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Semi-Finals Heat Two |
24 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
14,62 |
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Jack Davis |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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14.4 h |
2 |
14,7 |
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Yevhen Bulanchyk |
Soviet Union |
URS |
30 |
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14.5 h |
3 |
14,99 |
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Ray Weinberg |
Australia |
AUS |
22 |
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14.6 h |
4 |
15,09 |
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Stanko Lorger |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
21 |
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14.9 h |
5 |
15,31 |
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Väinö Suvivuo |
Finland |
FIN |
35 |
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14.9 h |
6 |
15,31 |
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Jack Parker |
Great Britain |
GBR |
24 |
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15.0 h |
110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Round One Heat One |
23 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
14,03 |
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Harrison Dillard |
United States |
USA |
29 |
OR |
13.9 h |
2 |
14,99 |
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Sergey Popov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
23 |
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14.8 h |
3 |
15,29 |
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Olivier Bernard |
Switzerland |
SUI |
31 |
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15.1 h |
4 |
15,34 |
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Erdal Barkay |
Turkey |
TUR |
24 |
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15.2 h |
5 |
15,61 |
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Edmundo Ohacho |
Chile |
CHI |
25 |
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15.4 h |
6 |
15,63 |
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Olli Alho |
Finland |
FIN |
32 |
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15.4 h |
110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Round One Heat Two |
23 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
14,65 |
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Yevhen Bulanchyk |
Soviet Union |
URS |
30 |
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14.4 h |
2 |
15,11 |
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Edmond Roudnitska |
France |
FRA |
21 |
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14.9 h |
3 |
15,2 |
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Estanislao Kocourek |
Argentina |
ARG |
22 |
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15.0 h |
4 |
15,63 |
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Risto Syrjänen |
Finland |
FIN |
27 |
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15.4 h |
5 |
15,71 |
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Juan Lebron |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
18 |
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15.4 h |
6 |
16,26 |
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Fouad Yazgi |
Egypt |
EGY |
19 |
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16.1 h |
110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Round One Heat Three |
23 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
14,23 |
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Jack Davis |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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14.0 h |
2 |
15,08 |
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Stanko Lorger |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
21 |
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14.8 h |
3 |
15,24 |
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Samuel Anderson |
Cuba |
CUB |
22 |
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15.1 h |
4 |
15,24 |
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Wolfgang Troßbach |
Germany |
GER |
24 |
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15.1 h |
5 |
15,96 |
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Téofilo Davis |
Venezuela |
VEN |
22 |
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15.7 h |
110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Round One Heat Four |
23 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
14,65 |
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Ken Doubleday |
Australia |
AUS |
26 |
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14.5 h |
2 |
15,08 |
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Jack Parker |
Great Britain |
GBR |
24 |
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14.8 h |
3 |
15,11 |
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Gordon Crosby |
Canada |
CAN |
25 |
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14.8 h |
4 |
15,48 |
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Téofilo Colón |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
37 |
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15.2 h |
110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Round One Heat Five |
23 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
14,62 |
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Ray Weinberg |
Australia |
AUS |
22 |
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14.4 h |
2 |
15,21 |
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Väinö Suvivuo |
Finland |
FIN |
35 |
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14.9 h |
3 |
15,44 |
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Jörn Gevert |
Chile |
CHI |
23 |
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15.2 h |
110 m Hurdles |
Men |
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Round One Heat Six |
23 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
14,61 |
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Art Barnard |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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14.4 h |
2 |
14,94 |
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Peter Hildreth |
Great Britain |
GBR |
24 |
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14.7 h |
3 |
15,31 |
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Michitaka Kinami |
Japan |
JPN |
31 |
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15.0 h |
4 |
15,76 |
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Ingi Þorsteinsson |
Iceland |
ISL |
22 |
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15.6 h |
5 |
16,02 |
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Jacques Dohen |
France |
FRA |
22 |
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15.7 h |
6 |
16,35 |
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Johny Fonck |
Luxembourg |
LUX |
31 |
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16.1 h |
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