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110 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	11 – 12 July 1912
Status	Olympic
Location	Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Participants	22 from 10 countries

America’s hurdlers had been pre-eminent at all the early Olympics. But 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	Nr	Athlete	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	–	Torwald 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 (11 July 1912 — 9:30)

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

Heat One

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	George Chisholm	USA	15.3	Q
2	–	Károly Solymár	HUN	15.8	Q

Heat Two

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Jack Eller	USA	16.0	Q
2	–	Laurie Anderson	GBR	18.6	Q

Heat Three

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Martin Hawkins	USA	16.1	Q
2	–	Géo André	FRA	16.8	Q

Heat Four

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Ferdinand Bie	NOR	16.2	Q
2	–	Valdemar Wickholm	FIN	16.6	Q

Heat Five

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Pablo Eitel	CHI	17.2	Qwalkover

Heat Six

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

Heat Seven

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Edwin Pritchard	USA	16.4	Q
2	–	Henry Blakeney	GBR	17.4	Q

Heat Eight

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	John Nicholson	USA	15.5	Q
2	–	Daciano Colbachini	ITA	16.1	Q

Heat Nine

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	Fred Kelly	USA	16.4	Qwalkover

Heat Ten

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	–	John Case	USA	16.3	Q
2	–	Hermann von Bönninghausen	GER	17.0	Q

Heat Eleven

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

Semi-Finals (11 July 1912 — 16:15)

Winner of each heat advanced to the final.