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Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
The finish of the 110 metres hurdles final
Venue	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Dates	July 8 (quarterfinals and semifinals) July 9 (final)
Competitors	31 from 17 nations
Winning time	15.0
Medalists
Daniel Kinsey  United States Sydney Atkinson  South Africa Sten Pettersson  Sweden
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The men's 110 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924, and on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. Thirty-one hurdlers from 17 nations competed.^[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Daniel Kinsey of the United States, the nation's sixth victory in the seven times the event had been held. South Africa and Sweden each won their first 110 metres hurdles medals with Sydney Atkinson's silver and Sten Pettersson's bronze, respectively.

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Carl-Axel Christiernsson of Sweden, who had finished sixth in 1920, was the only finalist to return in 1924.

Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its seventh appearance, the only nation to have competed in the 110 metres hurdles in each Games to that point.

The competition used the three-round basic format introduced in 1908. The first round consisted of eight heats, with anywhere between 1 and 6 hurdlers each. The top two hurdlers in each heat advanced to the semifinals (with the exception of heat 7, which had only one hurdler). The 15 semifinalists were divided into three semifinals of 5 hurdlers each; the top two hurdlers in each advanced to the 6-man final.^[2][3]

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World record	Earl Thomson (CAN)	14.8	Antwerp, Belgium	18 August 1920
Olympic record	Earl Thomson (CAN)	14.8	Antwerp, Belgium	18 August 1920

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.