Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles


The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place August 3 and August 4. The final was won by American William Porter. Porter's compatriots, Clyde Scott and Craig Dixon took 2nd and 3rd place.
With the absence of the best American hurdler Harrison Dillard, who did not qualify to the Olympics in the hurdles but did win gold in his secondary event, the 100 metres, the three Americans William Porter, Clyde Scott and Craig Dixon were headlong over the rest of the field. From the start to finish they ran almost neck to neck, with the others some five yards behind. In the finish, Porter gained a clear win with Scott beating Dixon by inches for second place.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record13.7 sOslo, Norway27 August 1936
Olympic record14.1 sBerlin, Germany6 August 1936

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
4 AugustFinal13.9 sOR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time.
DateTime
Tuesday, 3 August 194815:45Round 1
Wednesday, 4 August 194815:15
17:00		Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

The first round was held on August 3. The two fastest runners from each heat qualified to the semifinals.
Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1William Porter14.3
2Pol Braekman15.2
3Mario Recordón15.3
4Ray Barkway15.3
5Erdal Barkay

Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Clyde Scott14.8
2Hugues Frayer15.5
3Börje Rendin15.5
4Lazaros Petropoulakis

Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Alberto Triulzi14.6
2Peter Gardner14.6
3Manuel Suárez15.9
4Joe Birrell
5Petros Krosfilit-Omiros

Heat 4
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jim Vickers14.7
2Håkan Lidman14.7
3Julio Sabater15.3
4Jan Zwaan15.4
5Charles Green15.4

Heat 5
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1André Marie14.4
2Olivier Bernard14.9
3Sydney Foster15.2
4Don FinlayDNF

Heat 6
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Craig Dixon14.2
2Ray Weinberg15.0
3Gilbert Omnès15.2
4Hernán Alzamora
5Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 4. The three fastest runners advanced to the final.
Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Craig Dixon14.2
2Peter Gardner14.5
3Håkan Lidman14.6
4Pol Braekman
5Olivier Bernard
6André MarieDNF

Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1William Porter14.1
2Clyde Scott14.2
3Alberto Triulzi14.6
4Jim Vickers
5Ray Weinberg
6Hugues Frayer

Final

RankNameNationalityTime Notes
William Porter13.9OR
Clyde Scott14.1
Craig Dixon14.1
4Alberto Triulzi14.6
5Peter Gardner14.7Est
6Håkan Lidman14.8Est

Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record