Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
| Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Willie Davenport, Ervin Hall and Eddy Ottoz | ||||||||||
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
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| Date | October 16–17 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 13.3 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The Men's 110 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 16–17.
Competition format
The Men's 110m Hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The four fastest runners from each of the two semifinal races advanced to the final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Martin Lauer (GER) |
13.2 | Zurich, Switzerland | July 7, 1959 |
| Olympic record |  Lee Calhoun (USA) |
13.5 | Melbourne, Australia | November 28, 1956 |
Results
Round 1
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ervin Hall | United States | 13.7 | Q |
| 2 | Pierre Schoebel |  France | 13.8 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel Riedo |  Switzerland | 14.0 | Q |
| 4 | Giovanni Cornacchia |  Italy | 14.1 | |
| 5 | Franklin Blyden |  Virgin Islands | 14.7 | |
| 6 | Kimaru Songok |  Kenya | 14.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Davenport | United States | 13.6 | Q |
| 2 | Hinrich John |  West Germany | 13.8 | Q |
| 3 | Arnaldo Bristol | .svg.png){kind=small} Puerto Rico | 13.9 | Q |
| 4 | Oleg Stepanenko | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 13.9 | q |
| 5 | Hernando Arrechea |  Colombia | 14.0 | |
| 6 | Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak |  Malaysia | 14.3 | |
| 7 | Su Po-Tai |  Republic of China | 15.0 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Ottoz | Italy | 13.5 | Q |
| 2 | Werner Trzmiel | West Germany | 13.8 | Q |
| 3 | Juan Morales |  Cuba | 13.9 | Q |
| 4 | Gary Knoke |  Australia | 14.1 | |
| 5 | Stuart Storey |  Great Britain | 14.1 | |
| 6 | Simbara Maki |  Ivory Coast | 14.3 | |
| 7 | Fernand Tovondray |  Madagascar | 14.9 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Coleman | United States | 13.7 | Q |
| 2 | Bo Forssander |  Sweden | 13.9 | Q |
| 3 | Kjellfred Weum |  Norway | 14.0 | Q |
| 4 | Mike Parker | Great Britain | 14.1 | |
| 5 | Patricio Saavedra |  Chile | 14.4 | |
| 6 | Rogelio Onofre | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippines | 15.0 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Balikhin | Soviet Union | 13.8 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Duriez | France | 13.9 | Q |
| 3 | Sergio Liani | Italy | 13.9 | Q |
| 4 | Alan Pascoe | Great Britain | 13.9 | |
| 5 | Lubomír Nádeníček |  Czechoslovakia | 14.1 | |
| 6 | Alfredo Deza |  Peru | 14.3 | |
| 7 | Radhamés Mora |  Dominican Republic | 16.8 |
Semi Finals
Heat 1
Last meters of the first semi-final. Eddy Ottoz, number 515, finishes second; the other racers, from the left, Juan Morales, Pierre Schoebel, Daniel Riedo, Hinrich John, Bo Forssander and the winner, Ervin Hall.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ervin Hall | United States | 13.3 | Q OR |
| 2 | Eddy Ottoz | Italy | 13.5 | Q |
| 3 | Bo Forssander | Sweden | 13.7 | Q |
| 4 | Pierre Schoebel | France | 13.7 | Q |
| 5 | Hinrich John | West Germany | 13.8 | |
| 6 | Daniel Riedo | Switzerland | 14.0 | |
| 7 | Juan Morales | Cuba | 14.0 | |
| 8 | Viktor Balikhin | Soviet Union | 14.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Davenport | United States | 13.5 | Q |
| 2 | Leon Coleman | United States | 13.5 | Q |
| 3 | Werner Trzmiel | West Germany | 13.5 | Q |
| 4 | Marcel Duriez | France | 13.7 | Q |
| 5 | Oleg Stepanenko | Soviet Union | 13.8 | |
| 6 | Kjellfred Weum | Norway | 14.0 | |
| 7 | Sergio Liani | Italy | 14.0 | |
| 8 | Arnaldo Bristol | Puerto Rico | 14.1 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Willie Davenport | United States | 13.3 | |
 | Ervin Hall | United States | 13.4 | |
 | Eddy Ottoz | Italy | 13.4 | |
| 4 | Leon Coleman | United States | 13.6 | |
| 5 | Werner Trzmiel | West Germany | 13.6 | |
| 6 | Bo Forssander | Sweden | 13.7 | |
| 7 | Marcel Duriez | France | 13.7 | |
| 8 | Pierre Schoebel | France | 14.0 |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
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