| | Event type
110 metres Hurdles, Men
| Date | 8 – 9 July 1924 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes |
| Participants | 31 from 17 countries |
The final came down to a close finish between Dan Kinsey (USA) and Sydney Atkinson (RSA). Atkinson had a slight lead at the 10th hurdle, but clipped it with his foot, stumbled, and lost out on the run-in. Karl Anderson (USA) had been near the leaders coming to the ninth hurdle, but hit it hard and fell to the track, although he got up and finished the race. George Guthrie (USA) finished in third place but was disqualified for knocking over three hurdles, giving the bronze medal to Sweden’s Sten Pettersson.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Dan Kinsey |  USA | 15.4 (1 h5) | 15.4 (1 h1) | 15.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Sid Atkinson |  RSA | 15.2 (1 h8) | 15.2 (2 h3) | 15.0 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Sten Pettersson |  SWE | 15.6 (1 h2) | 15.6 (2 h1) | 15.4 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | SWE | 15.6 (1 h6) | 15.4 (1 h2) | 15.5 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Karl Anderson | USA | 15.4 (2 h8) | 15.4 (2 h2) | – (5) | |||
| – | George Guthrie | USA | 15.8 (1 h1) | 15.2 (1 h3) | – ( | ||||
| 3 h1 r2/3 | – | Pitch Johnson | USA | 16.6 (1 h7) | 15.8 (3 h1) | – | |||
| 3 h2 r2/3 | – | Fred Gaby |  GBR | 15.8 (1 h3) | 15.7 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 3 h3 r2/3 | – | Gabriel Sempé |  FRA | 15.6 (2 h5) | 15.3 (3 h3) | – | |||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | – | Oscar, Ridder van Rappard |  NED | – (2 h3) | – (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | – | Otakar Jandera |  TCH | 16.0 (2 h1) | – (4 h2) | – | |||
| 4 h3 r2/3 | – | Eric Harrison | GBR | – (2 h2) | 15.7 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | – | Gilbert Allart | FRA | 16.2 (2 h6) | 16.2 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | – | Willi Moser |  SUI | – (2 h4) | 16.1 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | – | Henri Thorsen |  DEN | 16.0 (1 h4) | 15.7 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 3 h1 r1/3 | – | Leopold Partridge | GBR | – (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | – | Alfredo Ugarte |  CHI | – (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 3 h3 r1/3 | – | Victor Moriaud | SUI | – (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 3 h5 r1/3 | – | Sydney Pierce |  CAN | 16.2 (3 h5) | – | – | |||
| 3 h6 r1/3 | – | Louis Lundgren | DEN | – (3 h6) | – | – | |||
| 3 h8 r1/3 | – | David, Lord Burghley | GBR | – (3 h8) | – | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | – | Lau Spel | NED | – (4 h1) | – | – | 1 | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | – | Warren Montabone | CAN | – (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 4 h5 r1/3 | – | Ioannis Talianos |  GRE | 16.3 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 4 h8 r1/3 | – | László Muskát |  HUN | – (4 h8) | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | – | Tibor Püspöki | HUN | – (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | – | Cheruvari Lakshmanan |  IND | 16.4 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 5 h6 r1/3 | – | Francisco Contreras |  MEX | – (5 h8) | – | – | 2 | ||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | – | Alberto Byington |  BRA | – (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/3 | – | Guillermo Newbery |  ARG | – (DQ h2) | – | – | 3 | ||
| AC h4 r1/3 | – | Henri Bernard | FRA | – (DNF h4) | – | – | |||
| – | Jaroslav Lipcik | TCH | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Aldo Travaglia | BRA | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Bertie Heathcote | IND | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Gunnar Larssen |  NOR | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Eduard Weilheim |  AUT | – | – | – | ||||
| – | José María Peña |  ESP | – | – | – | ||||
| – | René Joannes-Powell |  BEL | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Josse Ruth | BEL | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Eurico de Freitas | BRA | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Géo André | FRA | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Daciano Colbachini |  ITA | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Phil MacDonald | CAN | – | – | – |
Round One (8 July 1924 — 14:00)
Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | George Guthrie | USA | 15.8 | |||
| 2 | – | Otakar Jandera | TCH | 16.0 | |||
| 3 | – | Leopold Partridge | GBR | – | |||
| 4 | – | Lau Spel | NED | – | 4 | ||
| 5 | – | Tibor Püspöki | HUN | – | |||
| 6 | – | Alberto Byington | BRA | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Sten Pettersson | SWE | 15.6 | |||
| 2 | – | Eric Harrison | GBR | – | |||
| 3 | – | Alfredo Ugarte | CHI | – | |||
| – | Guillermo Newbery | ARG | – | 5 |
Heat Three
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Fred Gaby | GBR | 15.8 | |||
| 2 | – | Oscar, Ridder van Rappard | NED | – | |||
| 3 | – | Victor Moriaud | SUI | – | |||
| 4 | – | Warren Montabone | CAN | – |
Heat Four
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Henri Thorsen | DEN | 16.0 | |||
| 2 | – | Willi Moser | SUI | – | |||
| – | Henri Bernard | FRA | – |
Heat Five
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Dan Kinsey | USA | 15.4 | |||
| 2 | – | Gabriel Sempé | FRA | 15.6 | |||
| 3 | – | Sydney Pierce | CAN | 16.2 | |||
| 4 | – | Ioannis Talianos | GRE | 16.3 | |||
| 5 | – | Cheruvari Lakshmanan | IND | 16.4 |
Heat Six
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | SWE | 15.6 | |||
| 2 | – | Gilbert Allart | FRA | 16.2 | |||
| 3 | – | Louis Lundgren | DEN | – |
Heat Seven
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Pitch Johnson | USA | 16.6 |
Heat Eight
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Sid Atkinson | RSA | 15.2 | |||
| 2 | – | Karl Anderson | USA | 15.4 | |||
| 3 | – | David, Lord Burghley | GBR | – | |||
| 4 | – | László Muskát | HUN | – | |||
| 5 | – | Francisco Contreras | MEX | – | 6 |
Semi-Finals (8 July 1924 — 15:45)
Top two in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Dan Kinsey | USA | 15.4 | |||
| 2 | – | Sten Pettersson | SWE | 15.6 | |||
| 3 | – | Pitch Johnson | USA | 15.8 | |||
| 4 | – | Oscar, Ridder van Rappard | NED | – | |||
| 5 | – | Gilbert Allart | FRA | 16.2 |
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | SWE | 15.4 | |||
| 2 | – | Karl Anderson | USA | 15.4 | |||
| 3 | – | Fred Gaby | GBR | 15.7 | |||
| 4 | – | Otakar Jandera | TCH | – | |||
| 5 | – | Willi Moser | SUI | 16.1 |
Heat Three
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | George Guthrie | USA | 15.2 | |||
| 2 | – | Sid Atkinson | RSA | 15.2 | |||
| 3 | – | Gabriel Sempé | FRA | 15.3 | |||
| 4 | – | Eric Harrison | GBR | 15.7 | |||
| 5 | – | Henri Thorsen | DEN | 15.7 |
Final (9 July 1924 — 14:30)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Dan Kinsey | USA | 15.0 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Sid Atkinson | RSA | 15.0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Sten Pettersson | SWE | 15.4 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | SWE | 15.5 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Karl Anderson | USA | – | |||
| 1 | George Guthrie | USA | – |