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110 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	3 – 5 August 2021
Status	Olympic
Location	Japan National Stadium, Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Participants	40 from 28 countries

The United States’ Grant Holloway was a heavy favorite in the men’s high hurdles. The 2019 World Champion, he had the only sub-13 second time in 2021 and had won the US Olympic Trials with a time just off the world record. His biggest challenger was expected to be Russian Sergey Shubenkov, running for the Russian Olympic Committee team, but he tweaked his Achilles’ tendon warming up for the event and could not start.

The heats only solidified Holloway’s favorite status as he ran 13.02 to win his first-round heat, the fastest ever heat time. Two of the semi-finals were won by Jamaica’s Daniel Levy and American Devon Allen, with Holloway winning the third.

The final was run on a very hot morning and Holloway took off, leading through six hurdles. He then had two overly high clearances and was suddenly challenged by Jamaican Hansle Parchment, who was on nobody’s form chart coming into Tokyo. Holloway still led after nine hurdles, but Parchment had a perfect clearance over the final hurdle and outleaned Holloway for the gold medal, as Levy took the bronze medal.

Parchment had been the bronze medalist in 2012 at London, and won silver at the 2015 World Championships, but had few top results to speak of since that time. He was also fortunate to even make it to the final. Parchment took the wrong bus on the morning of the final and it took him to the wrong venue. He needed to take a taxi to the athletics stadium but had no money on him. An Olympic volunteer, named Tijana Kawashima, loaned him the money for the taxi ride and he made it to the stadium in time to win gold.

The next day, Parchment tracked down Kawashima, re-paid her, showed her his gold medal, and gave her a Jamaican tee-shirt. The Jamaican government also later invited Kawashima and a guest to visit Jamaica for an all-expense paid full week vacation.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	2617	Hansle Parchment	JAM	13.23 (2 h3)	13.23 (2 h3)	13.04 (1)	Gold
2	3934	Grant Holloway	USA	13.02 (1 h3)	13.13 (1 h3)	13.09 (2)	Silver
3	2597	Ronald Levy	JAM	13.17 (1 h1)	13.23 (1 h1)	13.10 (3)	Bronze
4	3901	Devon Allen	USA	13.21 (1 h5)	13.18 (1 h2)	13.14 (4)
5	1965	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	FRA	13.37 (2 h5)	13.25 (2 h1)	13.16 (5)
6	1800	Asier Martínez	ESP	13.32 (1 h2)	13.27 (3 h1)	13.22 (6)
7	2062	Andy Pozzi	GBR	13.50 (4 h1)	13.32 (4 h1)	13.30 (7)
8	1964	Aurel Manga	FRA	13.24 (1 h4)	13.24 (2 h2)	13.38 (8)
3 h2 r2/3	2635	Damion Thomas	JAM	13.54 (3 h2)	13.39 (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r2/3	2696	Shunsuke Izumiya	JPN	13.28 (2 h4)	13.35 (3 h3)	–
4 h2 r2/3	2417	Paolo Dal Molin	ITA	13.44 (4 h5)	13.40 (4 h2)	–
4 h3 r2/3	2277	Valdó Szűcs	HUN	13.50 (3 h1)	13.40 (4 h3)	–
5 h1 r2/3	3963	Daniel Roberts	USA	13.41 (2 h2)	13.33 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	3521	Jason Joseph	SUI	13.31 (2 h1)	13.46 (5 h2)	–
5 h3 r2/3	1507	Xie Wenjun	CHN	13.51 (4 h4)	13.58 (5 h3)	–
6 h1 r2/3	3189	Damian Czykier	POL	13.61 (4 h3)	13.63 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	3603	Chen Kuei-Ru	TPE	13.53 (5 h4)	13.57 (6 h2)	–
6 h3 r2/3	1311	Rafael Pereira	BRA	13.46 (3 h4)	13.62 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r2/3	1086	Nicholas Hough	AUS	13.57 (3 h3)	13.88 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	1906	Elmo Lakka	FIN	13.48 (5 h5)	13.67 (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r2/3	2054	David King	GBR	13.55 (6 h4)	13.67 (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r2/3	1313	Gabriel Constantino	BRA	13.55 (5 h1)	13.89 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	2697	Taio Kanai	JPN	13.41 (3 h5)	26.11 (8 h2)	–
8 h3 r2/3	1608	Milan Trajkovic	CYP	13.59 (4 h2)	14.01 (8 h3)	–
5 h2 r1/3	1253	Vitali Parakhonka	BLR	13.61 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	2182	Gregor Traber	GER	13.65 (5 h3)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	1200	Michael Obasuyi	BEL	13.65 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	1152	Shane Brathwaite	BAR	13.64 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	2715	Shunya Takayama	JPN	13.98 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h5 r1/3	3396	Antonio Alkana	RSA	13.55 (6 h5)	–	–
7 h1 r1/3	3456	Louis-François Mendy	SEN	13.84 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r1/3	2829	Yaqoub Al-Youha	KUW	13.69 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	2971	Jérémie Lararaudeuse	MRI	14.03 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r1/3	2379	Eddie Lovett	ISV	14.17 (7 h4)	–	–
7 h5 r1/3	2220	Kostas Douvalidis	GRE	13.63 (7 h5)	–	–
8 h2 r1/3	2423	Hassane Fofana	ITA	13.70 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h3 r1/3	1561	Fadane Hamadi	COM	14.99 (8 h3)	–	–
8 h4 r1/3	2261	Chan Chung Wang	HKG	14.23 (8 h4)	–	–
8 h5 r1/3	1327	Eduardo de Deus	BRA	13.78 (8 h5)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	1943	Wilhem Belocian	FRA	– (DQ h1)	–	–
DNS	1808	Orlando Ortega	ESP	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	3348	Sergey Shubenkov	ROC	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	3 August 2021 — 19:10
Format	Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Grant Holloway	USA	13.02	0.127	Q
2	–	Ronald Levy	JAM	13.17	0.129	Q
3	–	Devon Allen	USA	13.21	0.146	Q
4	–	Hansle Parchment	JAM	13.23	0.155	Q
5	–	Aurel Manga	FRA	13.24	0.154	Q
6	–	Shunsuke Izumiya	JPN	13.28	0.122	Q
7	–	Jason Joseph	SUI	13.31	0.143	Q
8	–	Asier Martínez	ESP	13.32	0.146	Q
9	–	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	FRA	13.37	0.155	Q
=10	–	Daniel Roberts	USA	13.41	0.188	Q
=10	–	Taio Kanai	JPN	13.41	0.148	Q
12	–	Paolo Dal Molin	ITA	13.44	0.151	Q
13	–	Rafael Pereira	BRA	13.46	0.145	Q
14	–	Elmo Lakka	FIN	13.48	0.145	q
15	–	Valdó Szűcs	HUN	13.496	0.137	Q
16	–	Andy Pozzi	GBR	13.500	0.135	Q
17	–	Xie Wenjun	CHN	13.51	0.147	Q
18	–	Chen Kuei-Ru	TPE	13.53	0.161	q
19	–	Damion Thomas	JAM	13.54	0.142	Q
=20	–	Gabriel Constantino	BRA	13.55	0.154	q
=20	–	David King	GBR	13.55	0.111	q
=20	–	Antonio Alkana	RSA	13.55	0.118
23	–	Nicholas Hough	AUS	13.57	0.162	Q
24	–	Milan Trajkovic	CYP	13.59	0.117	Q
=25	–	Vitali Parakhonka	BLR	13.61	0.133
=25	–	Damian Czykier	POL	13.61	0.141	Q
27	–	Kostas Douvalidis	GRE	13.63	0.128
28	–	Shane Brathwaite	BAR	13.64	0.151
=29	–	Michael Obasuyi	BEL	13.65	0.141
=29	–	Gregor Traber	GER	13.65	0.136
31	–	Yaqoub Al-Youha	KUW	13.69	0.117
32	–	Hassane Fofana	ITA	13.70	0.161
33	–	Eduardo de Deus	BRA	13.78	0.163
34	–	Louis-François Mendy	SEN	13.84	0.169
35	–	Shunya Takayama	JPN	13.98	0.153
36	–	Jérémie Lararaudeuse	MRI	14.03	0.132
37	–	Eddie Lovett	ISV	14.17	0.132
38	–	Chan Chung Wang	HKG	14.23	0.149
39	–	Fadane Hamadi	COM	14.99	0.189
DQ	–	Wilhem Belocian	FRA	–	[0.135]		1
DNS	–	Sergey Shubenkov	ROC	–	–
DNS	–	Orlando Ortega	ESP	–	–

Heat #1

Time	19:10
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Tie-Breaking Time
1	–	Ronald Levy	JAM	13.17	0.129	–	Q
2	–	Jason Joseph	SUI	13.31	0.143	–	Q
3	–	Valdó Szűcs	HUN	13.50	0.137	13.496	Q
4	–	Andy Pozzi	GBR	13.50	0.135	13.500	Q
5	–	Gabriel Constantino	BRA	13.55	0.154	–	q
6	–	Michael Obasuyi	BEL	13.65	0.141	–
7	–	Louis-François Mendy	SEN	13.84	0.169	–
DQ	–	Wilhem Belocian	FRA	–	[0.135]	–		2

Heat #2

Time	19:18
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Asier Martínez	ESP	13.32	0.146	Q
2	–	Daniel Roberts	USA	13.41	0.188	Q
3	–	Damion Thomas	JAM	13.54	0.142	Q
4	–	Milan Trajkovic	CYP	13.59	0.117	Q
5	–	Vitali Parakhonka	BLR	13.61	0.133
6	–	Shane Brathwaite	BAR	13.64	0.151
7	–	Yaqoub Al-Youha	KUW	13.69	0.117
8	–	Hassane Fofana	ITA	13.70	0.161

Heat #3

Time	19:26
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Grant Holloway	USA	13.02	0.127	Q
2	–	Hansle Parchment	JAM	13.23	0.155	Q
3	–	Nicholas Hough	AUS	13.57	0.162	Q
4	–	Damian Czykier	POL	13.61	0.141	Q
5	–	Gregor Traber	GER	13.65	0.136
6	–	Shunya Takayama	JPN	13.98	0.153
7	–	Jérémie Lararaudeuse	MRI	14.03	0.132
8	–	Fadane Hamadi	COM	14.99	0.189
DNS	–	Sergey Shubenkov	ROC	–	–

Heat #4

Time	19:34
Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Aurel Manga	FRA	13.24	0.154	Q
2	–	Shunsuke Izumiya	JPN	13.28	0.122	Q
3	–	Rafael Pereira	BRA	13.46	0.145	Q
4	–	Xie Wenjun	CHN	13.51	0.147	Q
5	–	Chen Kuei-Ru	TPE	13.53	0.161	q
6	–	David King	GBR	13.55	0.111	q
7	–	Eddie Lovett	ISV	14.17	0.132
8	–	Chan Chung Wang	HKG	14.23	0.149
DNS	–	Orlando Ortega	ESP	–	–

Heat #5

Time	19:42
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Devon Allen	USA	13.21	0.146	Q
2	–	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	FRA	13.37	0.155	Q
3	–	Taio Kanai	JPN	13.41	0.148	Q
4	–	Paolo Dal Molin	ITA	13.44	0.151	Q
5	–	Elmo Lakka	FIN	13.48	0.145	q
6	–	Antonio Alkana	RSA	13.55	0.118
7	–	Kostas Douvalidis	GRE	13.63	0.128
8	–	Eduardo de Deus	BRA	13.78	0.163

Semi-Finals

Date	4 August 2021 — 11:00
Format	Top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Grant Holloway	USA	13.13	0.130	Q
2	–	Devon Allen	USA	13.18	0.121	Q
=3	–	Ronald Levy	JAM	13.23	0.154	Q
=3	–	Hansle Parchment	JAM	13.23	0.145	Q
5	–	Aurel Manga	FRA	13.24	0.151	Q
6	–	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	FRA	13.25	0.155	Q
7	–	Asier Martínez	ESP	13.27	0.150	q
8	–	Andy Pozzi	GBR	13.32	0.148	q
9	–	Daniel Roberts	USA	13.33	0.195
10	–	Shunsuke Izumiya	JPN	13.35	0.141
11	–	Damion Thomas	JAM	13.39	0.135
=12	–	Paolo Dal Molin	ITA	13.40	0.133
=12	–	Valdó Szűcs	HUN	13.40	0.140
14	–	Jason Joseph	SUI	13.46	0.135
15	–	Chen Kuei-Ru	TPE	13.57	0.146
16	–	Xie Wenjun	CHN	13.58	0.154
17	–	Rafael Pereira	BRA	13.62	0.154
18	–	Damian Czykier	POL	13.63	0.152
=19	–	Elmo Lakka	FIN	13.67	0.139
=19	–	David King	GBR	13.67	0.141
21	–	Nicholas Hough	AUS	13.88	0.163
22	–	Gabriel Constantino	BRA	13.89	0.159
23	–	Milan Trajkovic	CYP	14.01	0.147
24	–	Taio Kanai	JPN	26.11	0.127

Heat #1

Time	11:00
Wind	+0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Ronald Levy	JAM	13.23	0.154	Q
2	–	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	FRA	13.25	0.155	Q
3	–	Asier Martínez	ESP	13.27	0.150	q
4	–	Andy Pozzi	GBR	13.32	0.148	q
5	–	Daniel Roberts	USA	13.33	0.195
6	–	Damian Czykier	POL	13.63	0.152
7	–	Nicholas Hough	AUS	13.88	0.163
8	–	Gabriel Constantino	BRA	13.89	0.159

Heat #2

Time	11:08
Wind	+0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Devon Allen	USA	13.18	0.121	Q
2	–	Aurel Manga	FRA	13.24	0.151	Q
3	–	Damion Thomas	JAM	13.39	0.135
4	–	Paolo Dal Molin	ITA	13.40	0.133
5	–	Jason Joseph	SUI	13.46	0.135
6	–	Chen Kuei-Ru	TPE	13.57	0.146
7	–	Elmo Lakka	FIN	13.67	0.139
8	–	Taio Kanai	JPN	26.11	0.127

Heat #3

Time	11:16
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Grant Holloway	USA	13.13	0.130	Q
2	–	Hansle Parchment	JAM	13.23	0.145	Q
3	–	Shunsuke Izumiya	JPN	13.35	0.141
4	–	Valdó Szűcs	HUN	13.40	0.140
5	–	Xie Wenjun	CHN	13.58	0.154
6	–	Rafael Pereira	BRA	13.62	0.154
7	–	David King	GBR	13.67	0.141
8	–	Milan Trajkovic	CYP	14.01	0.147

Final Round

Date	5 August 2021 — 11:55
Wind	-0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Hansle Parchment	JAM	13.04	0.130
2	–	Grant Holloway	USA	13.09	0.136
3	–	Ronald Levy	JAM	13.10	0.146
4	–	Devon Allen	USA	13.14	0.133
5	–	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	FRA	13.16	0.120
6	–	Asier Martínez	ESP	13.22	0.155
7	–	Andy Pozzi	GBR	13.30	0.140
8	–	Aurel Manga	FRA	13.38	0.151