Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
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Willie Davenport, Ervin Hall and Eddy Ottoz
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
Date | October 16–17 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 13.3 | ||||||||||||
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Willie Davenport | United States | ||
Ervin Hall | United States | ||
Eddy Ottoz | Italy |
The Men's 110 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 16–17.
The Men's 110m Hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The four fastest runners from each of the two semifinal races advanced to the final.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 1
Heat 2