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110 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	11 – 12 July 1912
Status	Olympic
Location	Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Participants	22 from 10 countries
Olympic Record	15.0 WR / Forrest Smithson USA / 25 July 1908 / Details

America’s hurdlers had been pre-eminent at all the early Olympics. However, in 1912, it was difficult to pick a favorite among the nine American hurdlers entered. The three U.S. Olympic trials had been won by Fred Kelly (west), John Case (central), and Vaughn Blanchard (east). Case had also been AAU champion in 1910.

All nine Americans advanced to the six semi-finals, where only the winner of each heat advanced to the final. There, Britain’s Kenneth Powell met five Americans. In the final, Kelly, John Nicholson, and James Wendell held the lead at the halfway mark, but Nicholson fell at the 8th hurdle. Kelly held on to win by a narrow margin over Wendell.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Fred Kelly	USA	16.4 (1 h9)	15.6 (1 h5)	15.1 (1)	Gold
2	James Wendell	USA	15.7 (2 h11)	15.5 (1 h4)	15.2 (2)	Silver
3	Martin Hawkins	USA	16.1 (1 h3)	15.7 (1 h2)	15.3 (3)	Bronze
4	John Case	USA	16.3 (1 h10)	15.6 (1 h6)	15.3est (4)
5	Kenneth Powell	GBR	15.6 (1 h11)	15.6 (1 h1)	15.5est (5)
AC	John Nicholson	USA	15.5 (1 h8)	15.4 (1 h3)	– (DNF)
2 h1 r2/3	Jack Eller	USA	16.0 (1 h2)	15.7est (2 h1)	–
2 h2 r2/3	Daciano Colbachini	ITA	16.1 (2 h8)	16.0est (2 h2)	–
2 h3 r2/3	Hermann von Bönninghausen	GER	17.0 (2 h10)	15.9est (2 h3)	–
2 h4 r2/3	George Chisholm	USA	15.3 (1 h1)	15.7est (2 h4)	–
2 h5 r2/3	Valdemar Wickholm	FIN	16.6 (2 h4)	16.6est (2 h5)	–
2 h6 r2/3	Edwin Pritchard	USA	16.4 (1 h7)	15.6est (2 h6)	–
3 h1 r2/3	Ferdinand Bie	NOR	16.2 (1 h4)	15.8est (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r2/3	Marius Delaby	FRA	16.0 (1 h6)	16.2est (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r2/3	Vaughn Blanchard	USA	16.0 (2 h6)	16.0est (3 h3)	–
3 h5 r2/3	Henry Blakeney	GBR	17.4 (2 h7)	– (3 h5)	–
3 h6 r2/3	Géo André	FRA	16.8 (2 h3)	– (3 h6)	–
4 h1 r2/3	Pablo Eitel	CHI	17.2 (1 h5)	– (4 h1)	–
AC h2 r2/3	Károly Solymár	HUN	15.8 (2 h1)	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h4 r2/3	Laurie Anderson	GBR	18.6 (2 h2)	– (DNF h4)	–
3 h6 r1/3	Alfredo Pagani	ITA	– (3 h6)	–	–
3 h11 r1/3	Frank Lukeman	CAN	– (3 h11)	–	–
DNS	Albert Martin	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	Béla Mészáros	HUN	–	–	–
DNS	Gaston Sabarthez	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	Thorvald Norling	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Ed Beeson	USA	–	–	–
DNS	Louis Saint-Aubert	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	Camille Leunckens	BEL	–	–	–
DNS	Raymond de Guanderax	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	Richard Rice	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	Richard Rau	GER	–	–	–
DNS	Andor Horvay	HUN	–	–	–
DNS	Gösta Holmér	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Skotte Jacobsson	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Einar Nilsson	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Bertil Uggla	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Hugo Wieslander	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Paul Zerling	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Jim Donahue	USA	–	–	–
DNS	Jim Thorpe	USA	–	–	–

Round One

Date	11 July 1912 — 9:30
Format	Top 2 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	George Chisholm	USA	15.3	Q
2	Károly Solymár	HUN	15.8	Q

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jack Eller	USA	16.0	Q
2	Laurie Anderson	GBR	18.6	Q

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Martin Hawkins	USA	16.1	Q
2	Géo André	FRA	16.8	Q

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ferdinand Bie	NOR	16.2	Q
2	Valdemar Wickholm	FIN	16.6	Q

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Pablo Eitel	CHI	17.2	Qwalkover

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Marius Delaby	FRA	16.0	Q
2	Vaughn Blanchard	USA	16.0	Q
3	Alfredo Pagani	ITA	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Edwin Pritchard	USA	16.4	Q
2	Henry Blakeney	GBR	17.4	Q

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	John Nicholson	USA	15.5	Q
2	Daciano Colbachini	ITA	16.1	Q

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Fred Kelly	USA	16.4	Qwalkover

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	John Case	USA	16.3	Q
2	Hermann von Bönninghausen	GER	17.0	Q

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Kenneth Powell	GBR	15.6	Q
2	James Wendell	USA	15.7	Q
3	Frank Lukeman	CAN	–

Semi-Finals

Date	11 July 1912 — 16:15
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the final round.