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Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the II Olympiad
Alvin Kraenzlein, 110 and 400 metres hurdles champion
Venue	Bois de Boulogne
Date	July 14
Competitors	9 from 3 nations
Winning time	15.4 OR
Medalists
Alvin Kraenzlein  United States John McLean  United States Frederick Moloney  United States
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The men's 110 metres hurdles was the first of the track and field events on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14, 1900. Nine athletes from three nations competed in the shortest of the hurdling events.^[1] The event was won by Alvin Kraenzlein of the United States, the second of five consecutive victories for the nation in the first five Olympic Games. It was also the first of four consecutive podium sweeps for the Americans in the event.

This was the second appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the hurdlers from 1896 returned. Alvin Kraenzlein was the dominant hurdler of the time and an overwhelming favorite.^[2]

India made its first appearance in the event. France and the United States each made their second appearances, the only two nations to compete in the 110 metres hurdles in both the first two Games.

There were three rounds: semifinals, repechages, and a final. The top runners in each of the 3 semifinal heats advanced to the final, while all other finishers in the heats moved to the repechages. Two repechage heats were held, with the winner of each advancing to the final.

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics. No world record was recognized until 1912, when the IAAF recognized a 1908 performance as the first world record. Alvin Kraenzlein's 15.2 seconds in the 120 yards (slightly shorter) was the closest equivalent.

More information World Record, Olympic Record ...

World Record	15.2y	Alvin Kraenzlein	Chicago	18 June 1898[3]
Olympic Record	17.6	Thomas Curtis	Athens (GRE)	April 10, 1896 (NS)

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At first Alvin Kraenzlein set a new Olympic record in the first heat of the first round with 15.6 seconds. In the final he improved this to 15.4 seconds.