| Date | 3 – 4 August 1948 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
| Participants | 28 from 18 countries |
| Olympic Record | 14.1 =WR / Forrest Towns  USA / 6 August 1936 / Details |
The top hurdler in the world was easily Harrison Dillard, who was a prohibitive favorite as the US Olympic Trials approached. However, he fell in the Trials and did not make the team. Fortunately for him, he then ran the 100 in the Trials, made the team and would win the gold medal in that event.
In Dillard’s absence, the US team was still dominant, sweeping the medals, led by Bill Porter, who won comfortably over Clyde Scott, with bronze medalist Craig Dixon a full half-second clear of fourth-placed Alberto Triulzi (ARG).
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 318 | Bill Porter | USA | 14.3 (1 h1) | 14.1 (1 h2) | 13.9 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 319 | Clyde Scott | USA | 14.8 (1 h2) | 14.2 (2 h2) | 14.1 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 317 | Craig Dixon | USA | 14.2 (1 h6) | 14.2 (1 h1) | 14.1 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 291 | Alberto Triulzi |  ARG | 14.6 (1 h3) | 14.6 (3 h2) | 14.6 (4) | |||
| 5 | 292 | Peter Gardner |  AUS | 14.6 (2 h3) | 14.5 (2 h1) | 14.7est (5) | |||
| 6 | 312 | Håkan Lidman |  SWE | 14.7 (2 h4) | 14.6 (3 h1) | 14.8est (6) | |||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | 7 | Pol Braekman |  BEL | 15.2 (2 h1) | – (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | 305 | Jim Vickers |  IND | 14.7 (1 h4) | – (4 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | 314 | Olivier Bernard |  SUI | 14.9 (2 h5) | – (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | 294 | Ray Weinberg | AUS | 15.0 (2 h6) | – (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | 297 | Hugues Frayer |  FRA | 15.5 (2 h2) | – (6 h2) | – | |||
| AC h1 r2/3 | 296 | André Marie | FRA | 14.9 (1 h5) | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| 3 h1 r1/3 | 295 | Mario Recordón |  CHI | 15.3 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | 313 | Börje Rendin | SWE | 15.5 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 3 h3 r1/3 | 311 | Manuel Suárez |  ESP | 15.9 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 3 h4 r1/3 | 310 | Julio Sabater |  PUR | 15.3 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 3 h5 r1/3 | 306 | Sidney Foster |  JAM | 15.1 (3 h5) | – | – | |||
| 3 h6 r1/3 | 298 | Gilbert Omnès | FRA | 15.2 (3 h6) | – | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | 299 | Ray Barkway |  GBR | 15.3 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | 303 | Lazaros Petropoulakis |  GRE | – (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | 300 | Joe Birrell | GBR | – (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | 304 | Jan Zwaan |  NED | 15.4est (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 4 h6 r1/3 | 308 | Hernán Alzamora |  PER | – (4 h6) | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | 316 | Erdal Barkay |  TUR | – (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | 302 | Paul Crosfield | GRE | – (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | 293 | Charles Green | AUS | 15.4est (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h6 r1/3 | 307 | Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan |  PAK | – (5 h6) | – | – | |||
| AC h5 r1/3 | 301 | Don Finlay | GBR | – (DNF h5) | – | – | |||
| 315 | Mustapha Batman | TUR | – (DNS h2) | – | – | ||||
| 309 | Santiago Ferrando | PER | – (DNS h5) | – | – |
| Date | 3 August 1948 — 15:45 |
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| Format | Top 2 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Wind | 1.8 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bill Porter | USA | 14.3 | 14.5 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Pol Braekman | BEL | 15.2 | 15.33 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Mario Recordón | CHI | 15.3 | 15.55 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | Ray Barkway | GBR | 15.3 | 15.53 | 2 | |
| 5 | 5 | Erdal Barkay | TUR | – | – |
| Wind | 0.8 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Clyde Scott | USA | 14.8 | 14.8 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Hugues Frayer | FRA | 15.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 2 | Börje Rendin | SWE | 15.5 | – | ||
| 4 | 4 | Lazaros Petropoulakis | GRE | – | – | ||
| 5 | Mustapha Batman | TUR | – | – |
| Wind | 1.7 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alberto Triulzi | ARG | 14.6 | 14.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Peter Gardner | AUS | 14.6 | 14.83 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Manuel Suárez | ESP | 15.9 | 16.10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Joe Birrell | GBR | – | 17.29 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Paul Crosfield | GRE | – | 17.30 |
| Wind | <0.0 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jim Vickers | IND | 14.7 | 14.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Håkan Lidman | SWE | 14.7 | – | ||
| 3 | 5 | Julio Sabater | PUR | 15.3 | – | ||
| 4 | 3 | Jan Zwaan | NED | 15.4est | – | ||
| 5 | 2 | Charles Green | AUS | 15.4est | – |
| Wind | 0.3 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | André Marie | FRA | 14.9 | 15.0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Olivier Bernard | SUI | 14.9 | – | ||
| 3 | 4 | Sidney Foster | JAM | 15.1 | – | ||
| 1 | Don Finlay | GBR | – | – | |||
| 5 | Santiago Ferrando | PER | – | – |
| Wind | 0.3 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Craig Dixon | USA | 14.2 | 14.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Ray Weinberg | AUS | 15.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 3 | Gilbert Omnès | FRA | 15.2 | – | ||
| 4 | 5 | Hernán Alzamora | PER | – | – | ||
| 5 | 4 | Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan | PAK | – | – |
| Date | 4 August 1948 — 15:15 |
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| Format | Top 3 in each heat advanced to the final round. |
| Wind | 0.9 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Craig Dixon | USA | 14.2 | 14.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Peter Gardner | AUS | 14.5 | 14.78 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Håkan Lidman | SWE | 14.6 | 14.84 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Pol Braekman | BEL | – | 15.22 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Olivier Bernard | SUI | – | – | ||
| 4 | André Marie | FRA | – | – |
| Wind | 0.0 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bill Porter | USA | 14.1 | 14.2 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Clyde Scott | USA | 14.2 | 14.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Alberto Triulzi | ARG | 14.6 | 14.76 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Jim Vickers | IND | – | 15.09 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Ray Weinberg | AUS | – | 15.27 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Hugues Frayer | FRA | – | 15.35 |
| Date | 4 August 1948 — 17:00 |
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| Wind | <0.0 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bill Porter | USA | 13.9 | 14.2 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Clyde Scott | USA | 14.1 | 14.24 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Craig Dixon | USA | 14.1 | 14.29 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Alberto Triulzi | ARG | 14.6 | 14.71 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Peter Gardner | AUS | 14.7est | 14.79 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Håkan Lidman | SWE | 14.8est | 14.86 |
