Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles


The men's 110 metres hurdles was the shorter of the men's hurdle races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October and 18 October 1964. 38 athletes from 24 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the first round. The first round was held on 17 October, with the semifinals and the final on 18 October.

Results

First round

The top three runners in each of the 5 heats as well as the fastest remaining runner advanced.

First round, heat 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Giorgio Mazza14.2
2Willie Davenport14.2
3Yasuda Hirokazu14.5
4Folu Erinkle14.5
5Aggrey Sheroy Awori14.6
6Arnaldo Bristol14.6
7Wallie Babb14.7

First round, heat 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Harold Blaine Lindgren14.2
2Alexandr Kontarev14.2
3Heinrich John14.3
4Laurie Taitt14.5
5Ghulam Raziq14.7
6Heriberto Cruz14.9
7Juan Carlos Dyrzka15.2
8Simbara Maki15.3

First round, heat 3

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Anatoly Mikhailov14.2
2Giovanni Cornacchia14.2
3Bo Erik Forssander14.3
4Cliff Nuttall14.8
5Bernard Fournet14.8
6Cetin Sahiner15.1
7Virgil Okiring15.5
Lin Kuei ChangDid not start

First round, heat 4

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Edy Ottoz14.6
2Lázaro Betancourt14.6
3Valentin Chistiakov14.7
4Leopold Marien14.9
5Georges Marsellos14.9
6Kuda Ditta15.1
7Christian Voigt15.1
8Samir Ambrose Vincent16.2

First round, heat 5

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Marcel Duriez14.2
2Hayes Jones14.2
3John Michael Parker14.2
4Gurbachan Singh Randhawa14.3
5Werner Trzmiel14.3
6Akira Tanaka14.5
7Edward Akika14.7

Semifinals

The top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Anatoly Mikhailov13.9
2Gurbachan Singh Randhawa14.0
3Giorgio Mazza14.0
4Marcel Duriez14.0
5Heinrich John14.1
6Lazaro Betancourt14.2
7Willie Davenport14.2
Valentin ChristiakovDSQ

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Harold Blaine Lindgren13.9
2Giovanni Cornacchia14.0
3Hayes Jones14.0
4Edy Ottoz14.1
5Bo Erik Forssand14.2
6Alexandr Kontarev14.2
7Yasuda Hirokazu14.3
8John Michael Parker14.6

Final

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Hayes Jones13.6
2Blaine Lindgren13.7
3Anatoly Mikhailov13.7
4Eddy Ottoz13.8
5Gurbachan Singh Randhawa14.0
6Marcel Duriez14.0
7Giovanni Cornacchia14.1
8Giorgio Mazza14.1