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110 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	2 – 3 August 1932
Status	Olympic
Location	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Participants	17 from 10 countries

The two semi-finals were won by Americans Jack Keller and George Saling. Keller had tied the 110 hurdle world record of 14.4 at the Olympic Trials. But in his semi-final, Saling had also tied that world record. In the final, Keller got off to the fastest start but was caught at the fifth barrier by Percy Beard (USA). Beard hit the next hurdle and was passed by Saling who won pulling away.

Keller looked to have placed third originally. It was reported that way in the press and he was given the bronze medal, but film of the race was reviewed and revealed that Don Finlay (GBR) had actually finished third. When informed of this by the officials, Keller tracked down Finlay the next day in the quarters of the British team and presented him with the medal.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	456	George Saling	USA	15.0 (2 h2)	14.4 (1 h2)	14.6 (1)	Gold
2	406	Percy Beard	USA	14.7 (1 h1)	14.6 (2 h2)	14.7 (2)	Silver
3	196	Don Finlay	GBR	14.8 (1 h2)	14.6 (3 h1)	14.8 (3)	Bronze
4	439	Jack Keller	USA	14.9 (1 h4)	14.5 (1 h1)	14.8 (4)
5	190	David, Lord Burghley	GBR	15.1 (3 h4)	14.6 (2 h1)	14.8 (5)
AC	180	Willi Welscher	GER	14.8 (1 h3)	14.8 (3 h2)	– (DQ)
4 h1 r2/3	247	Bunoo Sutton	IND	15.1 (3 h3)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	282	Tatsuzo Fujita	JPN	15.1 (3 h2)	14.8 (4 h2)	–
5 h1 r2/3	136	Bengt Sjöstedt	FIN	14.9 (2 h3)	– (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	200	Roly Harper	GBR	14.9 (2 h1)	14.9 (5 h2)	–
AC h1 r2/3	178	Erwin Wegner	GER	15.1 (3 h1)	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h2 r2/3	219	Christos Mantikas	GRE	15.1 (2 h4)	[14.8] (DQ h2)	–
4 h1 r1/3	51	Sylvio Padilha	BRA	15.4 (4 h1)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	79	Art Ravensdale	CAN	15.2 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	344	Roberto Sánchez	MEX	15.7 (4 h4)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	38	Antônio Giusfredi	BRA	15.3 (5 h3)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	328	Federico Gamboa	MEX	15.4 (6 h3)	–	–
DNS	220	Vangelis Moiropoulos	GRE	– (DNS h1)	–	–
DNS	143	André Adelheim	FRA	– (DNS h2)	–	–
DNS	17	George Golding	AUS	– (DNS h4)	–	–

Round One (2 August 1932 — 14:30)

Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	406	Percy Beard	USA	14.7	14.80	Q
2	200	Roly Harper	GBR	14.9	–	Q
3	178	Erwin Wegner	GER	15.1	–	Q
4	51	Sylvio Padilha	BRA	15.4	–
DNS	220	Vangelis Moiropoulos	GRE	–	–

Heat Two

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	196	Don Finlay	GBR	14.8	14.84	Q
2	456	George Saling	USA	15.0	–	Q
3	282	Tatsuzo Fujita	JPN	15.1	–	Q
DNS	143	André Adelheim	FRA	–	–

Heat Three

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	180	Willi Welscher	GER	14.8	15.02	Q
2	136	Bengt Sjöstedt	FIN	14.9	–	Q
3	247	Bunoo Sutton	IND	15.1	–	Q
4	79	Art Ravensdale	CAN	15.2	–
5	38	Antônio Giusfredi	BRA	15.3	–
6	328	Federico Gamboa	MEX	15.4	–

Heat Four

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	439	Jack Keller	USA	14.9	15.01	Q
2	219	Christos Mantikas	GRE	15.1	–	Q
3	190	David, Lord Burghley	GBR	15.1	–	Q
4	344	Roberto Sánchez	MEX	15.7	–
DNS	17	George Golding	AUS	–	–

Semi-Finals (2 August 1932 — 16:15)

Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	439	Jack Keller	USA	14.5	14.63	QOR
2	190	David, Lord Burghley	GBR	14.6	–	Q
3	196	Don Finlay	GBR	14.6	–	Q
4	247	Bunoo Sutton	IND	–	–
5	136	Bengt Sjöstedt	FIN	–	–
DNF	178	Erwin Wegner	GER	–	–

Heat Two

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	456	George Saling	USA	14.4	14.55	Q=WR
2	406	Percy Beard	USA	14.6	–	Q
3	180	Willi Welscher	GER	14.8	–	Q
4	282	Tatsuzo Fujita	JPN	14.8	–
5	200	Roly Harper	GBR	14.9	–
DQ	219	Christos Mantikas	GRE	[14.8]	–		1

Final (3 August 1932 — 15:45)

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	4	George Saling	USA	14.6	14.57
2	1	Percy Beard	USA	14.7	14.69
3	2	Don Finlay	GBR	14.8	14.74
4	6	Jack Keller	USA	14.8	14.81
5	5	David, Lord Burghley	GBR	14.8	14.83
DQ	3	Willi Welscher	GER	–	–