110m - 100m hurdles champions and records
The first official IAAF world record in the 110m hurdles was recorded in London on July 27th 1908 by the American Forrest Smithson. He was the first of 18 US athletes to hold the world record since then.
In this special ranking the US are sweeping the field, followed by Sweden and Cuba with 2 athletes and China, South Africa, Finland, Canada, Germany and Great Britain with one each.
The top ten performances of all time in the 110m hurdles are summarised below:
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Rank
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Time
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Athlete
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Nation
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Date
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Location
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1
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12.87
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Dayron Robles
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Cuba
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June 12, 2008
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Ostrava
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2
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12.88
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Liu Xiang
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China
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July 11, 2006
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Lausanne
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3
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12.90
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Dominique Arnold
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United States
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July 11, 2006
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Lausanne
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4
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12.91
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Colin Jackson
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United Kingdom
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August 20, 1993
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Stuttgart
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5
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12.92
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Roger Kingdom
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United States
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August 16, 1989
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Zürich
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|
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Allen Johnson
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United States
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June 23, 1996
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Atlanta
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7
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12.93
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Renaldo Nehemiah
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United States
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August 19, 1981
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Zürich
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8
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12.94
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Jack Pierce
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United States
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June 22, 1996
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Atlanta
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9
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12.95
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Terrence Trammell
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United States
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June 2, 2007
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New York City
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David Oliver
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United States
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May 9, 2008
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Doha
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TWO ALL-TIME GREATS: Nehemiah and Jackson
Renaldo Nehemiah (USA): He was in 1980 a full two metres faster than the next best performer ever but the US boycott robbed him of his chance of Olympic glory. Next year he was first to dip under 13 sec.
Colin Jackson (GBR): The Welshman set the current world record of 12.91 winning the 1993 world title. He took his second world title in 1999. He has recorded more world-class times than anyone and has been among the elite since 1986. At sub-13.10, sub-13.20 and sub 13.30 Jackson is comfortably ahead of all rivals with 33, 111 and 178 performances respectively. Retired in 2003 after indoor season.
Amongst the ladies, in the 100m hurdles, the first official world record was run by the Polish athlete Teresa Sukniewicz on June 20, 1969, in Warsaw (Poland).
Russian bloc athletes dominated the field: the world record was beaten 22 other times since then, 20 times by East German, Polish or Bulgarian athletes, and once each by an Australian and a representative of Chinese Taipei.
The all-time top ten timings are as follows:
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Pos.
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Time
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Athlete
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Country
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Venua
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Date
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1
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12.21 (+0.7)
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Yordanka Donkova
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Bulgaria
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Stara Zagora
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August 20, 1988
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2
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12.25 (+1.4)
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Ginka Zagorcheva
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Bulgaria
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Drama
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August 8, 1987
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3
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12.26 (+1.7)
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Ludmila Engquist
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Russia
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Seville
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June 6, 1992
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4
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12.33 (−0.3)
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Gail Devers
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United States
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Sacramento
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July 23, 2000
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5
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12.36 (+1.9)
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Grażyna Rabsztyn
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Poland
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Warsaw
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June 13, 1980
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6
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12.37 (+1.5)
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Joanna Hayes
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United States
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Athens
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August 24, 2004
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7
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12.39 (+1.5)
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Vera Komisova
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Soviet Union
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Rome
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August 5, 1980
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7
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12.39 (+1.8)
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Natalya Grigoryeva
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Soviet Union
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Kiev
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July 11, 1991
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9
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12.42 (+1.8)
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Bettine Jahn
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East Germany
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Berlin
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June 8, 1983
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9
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12.42 (+2.0)
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Anjanette Kirkland
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United States
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Edmonton
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August 11, 2001
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