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110 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	3 – 7 September 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiastadion, Olympiapark, München
Participants	39 from 27 countries

The heavy favorite entering the 1972 season was Rod Milburn, who had been undefeated in 1971 and had broken the world record for the 120 yard hurdles, winning the AAU title in 13.0. By the time of the US Olympic Trials, he had won 27 consecutive finals, but in that final, he hit two hurdles early in the race, and barely made the US team. At the Olympics, however, he re-established his superiority, winning the gold medal comfortably with an auto-timed world record of 13.24 over Guy Drut of France, who would later become a member of the IOC. Defending champion Willie Davenport was in the medal race thru eight hurdles but closed poorly and finished fourth.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	1000	Rod Milburn	USA	13.57 (1 h3)	13.44 (1 h2)	13.24 (1)	Gold	WR
2	244	Guy Drut	FRA	13.78 (1 h5)	13.49 (2 h1)	13.34 (2)	Silver
3	990	Tom Hill	USA	13.62 (1 h2)	13.47 (1 h1)	13.48 (3)	Bronze
4	980	Willie Davenport	USA	13.97 (2 h1)	13.73 (3 h2)	13.50 (4)
5	347	Frank Siebeck	GDR	13.83 (1 h1)	13.58 (2 h2)	13.71 (5)
6	748	Leszek Wodzyński	POL	14.03 (3 h1)	13.81 (3 h1)	13.72 (6)
7	881	Lubomír Nádeníček	TCH	13.93 (2 h3)	13.89 (4 h2)	13.76 (7)
8	869	Petr Čech	TCH	14.04 (3 h5)	13.82 (4 h1)	13.86 (8)
5 h1 r2/3	526	Sergio Liani	ITA	13.95 (2 h5)	13.90 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	721	Marek Jóźwik	POL	14.06 (2 h4)	14.06 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r2/3	95	Rich McDonald	CAN	14.36 (3 h3)	14.22 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	386	Günther Nickel	FRG	13.95 (3 h2)	14.23 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r2/3	305	Berwyn Price	GBR	13.94 (2 h2)	14.37 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	302	Alan Pascoe	GBR	14.08 (3 h4)	14.24 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r2/3	749	Mirosław Wodzyński	POL	14.02 (4 h2)	14.63 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	499	Marco Acerbi	ITA	13.99 (1 h4)	14.45 (8 h2)	–
4 h1 r1/3	357	Eckart Berkes	FRG	14.14 (4 h1)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	50	Danny Smith	BAH	14.46 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	798	Abdoulaye Sarr	SEN	14.12 (4 h4)	–	–
4 h5 r1/3	549	Godfrey Murray	JAM	14.16 (4 h5)	–	–
5 h1 r1/3	659	Adeola Aboyade-Cole	NGR	14.16 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	947	Viktor Myasnikov	URS	14.13 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	157	Jesper Tørring	DEN	14.50 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r1/3	400	Manfred Schumann	FRG	14.13 (5 h4)	–	–
5 h5 r1/3	462	Loránd Milassin	HUN	14.21 (5 h5)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	762	Arnaldo Bristol	PUR	14.61 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	844	Bo Forssander	SWE	14.56 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	25	Mal Baird	AUS	14.55 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r1/3	830	Beat Pfister	SUI	14.33 (6 h4)	–	–
6 h5 r1/3	319	Dave Wilson	GBR	14.31 (6 h5)	–	–
7 h1 r1/3	615	Ishtiaq Mubarak	MAS	14.78 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r1/3	755	Alberto Matos	POR	14.74 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	121	Simbara Maki	CIV	14.59 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r1/3	811	Moreldin Mohamed Hamdi	SUD	15.80 (7 h4)	–	–
7 h5 r1/3	100	Tony Nelson	CAN	14.73 (7 h5)	–	–
8 h1 r1/3	700	Muhammad Ahmed Bashir	PAK	15.38 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r1/3	772	Lee Chung-Ping	TPE	14.98 (8 h2)	–	–
AC h3 r1/3	507	Giuseppe Buttari	ITA	– (DQ h3)	–	–
AC h4 r1/3	135	Alejandro Casañas	CUB	– (DNF h4)	–	–

Round One

Date	3 September 1972 — 10:00
Format	Top three in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1000	Rod Milburn	USA	13.57	Q
2	990	Tom Hill	USA	13.62	Q
3	244	Guy Drut	FRA	13.78	Q
4	347	Frank Siebeck	GDR	13.83	Q
5	881	Lubomír Nádeníček	TCH	13.93	Q
6	305	Berwyn Price	GBR	13.94	Q
=7	386	Günther Nickel	FRG	13.95	Q
=7	526	Sergio Liani	ITA	13.95	Q
9	980	Willie Davenport	USA	13.97	Q
10	499	Marco Acerbi	ITA	13.99	Q
11	749	Mirosław Wodzyński	POL	14.02	q
12	748	Leszek Wodzyński	POL	14.03	Q
13	869	Petr Čech	TCH	14.04	Q
14	721	Marek Jóźwik	POL	14.06	Q
15	302	Alan Pascoe	GBR	14.08	Q
16	798	Abdoulaye Sarr	SEN	14.12
=17	947	Viktor Myasnikov	URS	14.13
=17	400	Manfred Schumann	FRG	14.13
19	357	Eckart Berkes	FRG	14.14
=20	659	Adeola Aboyade-Cole	NGR	14.16
=20	549	Godfrey Murray	JAM	14.16
22	462	Loránd Milassin	HUN	14.21
23	319	Dave Wilson	GBR	14.31
24	830	Beat Pfister	SUI	14.33
25	95	Rich McDonald	CAN	14.36	Q
26	50	Danny Smith	BAH	14.46
27	157	Jesper Tørring	DEN	14.50
28	25	Mal Baird	AUS	14.55
29	844	Bo Forssander	SWE	14.56
30	121	Simbara Maki	CIV	14.59
31	762	Arnaldo Bristol	PUR	14.61
32	100	Tony Nelson	CAN	14.73
33	755	Alberto Matos	POR	14.74
34	615	Ishtiaq Mubarak	MAS	14.78
35	772	Lee Chung-Ping	TPE	14.98
36	700	Muhammad Ahmed Bashir	PAK	15.38
37	811	Moreldin Mohamed Hamdi	SUD	15.80
DNF	135	Alejandro Casañas	CUB	–
DQ	507	Giuseppe Buttari	ITA	–

Heat #1

Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	347	Frank Siebeck	GDR	13.83	Q
2	980	Willie Davenport	USA	13.97	Q
3	748	Leszek Wodzyński	POL	14.03	Q
4	357	Eckart Berkes	FRG	14.14
5	659	Adeola Aboyade-Cole	NGR	14.16
6	762	Arnaldo Bristol	PUR	14.61
7	615	Ishtiaq Mubarak	MAS	14.78
8	700	Muhammad Ahmed Bashir	PAK	15.38

Heat #2

Wind	-1.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	990	Tom Hill	USA	13.62	Q
2	305	Berwyn Price	GBR	13.94	Q
3	386	Günther Nickel	FRG	13.95	Q
4	749	Mirosław Wodzyński	POL	14.02	q
5	947	Viktor Myasnikov	URS	14.13
6	844	Bo Forssander	SWE	14.56
7	755	Alberto Matos	POR	14.74
8	772	Lee Chung-Ping	TPE	14.98

Heat #3

Wind	-0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1000	Rod Milburn	USA	13.57	Q
2	881	Lubomír Nádeníček	TCH	13.93	Q
3	95	Rich McDonald	CAN	14.36	Q
4	50	Danny Smith	BAH	14.46
5	157	Jesper Tørring	DEN	14.50
6	25	Mal Baird	AUS	14.55
7	121	Simbara Maki	CIV	14.59
DQ	507	Giuseppe Buttari	ITA	–

Heat #4

Wind	0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	499	Marco Acerbi	ITA	13.99	Q
2	721	Marek Jóźwik	POL	14.06	Q
3	302	Alan Pascoe	GBR	14.08	Q
4	798	Abdoulaye Sarr	SEN	14.12
5	400	Manfred Schumann	FRG	14.13
6	830	Beat Pfister	SUI	14.33
7	811	Moreldin Mohamed Hamdi	SUD	15.80
DNF	135	Alejandro Casañas	CUB	–

Heat #5

Wind	0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	244	Guy Drut	FRA	13.78	Q
2	526	Sergio Liani	ITA	13.95	Q
3	869	Petr Čech	TCH	14.04	Q
4	549	Godfrey Murray	JAM	14.16
5	462	Loránd Milassin	HUN	14.21
6	319	Dave Wilson	GBR	14.31
7	100	Tony Nelson	CAN	14.73

Semi-Finals

Date	4 September 1972 — 15:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1000	Rod Milburn	USA	13.44	Q
2	990	Tom Hill	USA	13.47	Q
3	244	Guy Drut	FRA	13.49	Q
4	347	Frank Siebeck	GDR	13.58	Q
5	980	Willie Davenport	USA	13.73	Q
6	748	Leszek Wodzyński	POL	13.81	Q
7	869	Petr Čech	TCH	13.82	Q
8	881	Lubomír Nádeníček	TCH	13.89	Q
9	526	Sergio Liani	ITA	13.90
10	721	Marek Jóźwik	POL	14.06
11	95	Rich McDonald	CAN	14.22
12	386	Günther Nickel	FRG	14.23
13	302	Alan Pascoe	GBR	14.24
14	305	Berwyn Price	GBR	14.37
15	499	Marco Acerbi	ITA	14.45
16	749	Mirosław Wodzyński	POL	14.63

Heat #1

Wind	1.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	990	Tom Hill	USA	13.47	Q
2	244	Guy Drut	FRA	13.49	Q
3	748	Leszek Wodzyński	POL	13.81	Q
4	869	Petr Čech	TCH	13.82	Q
5	526	Sergio Liani	ITA	13.90
6	95	Rich McDonald	CAN	14.22
7	305	Berwyn Price	GBR	14.37
8	749	Mirosław Wodzyński	POL	14.63

Heat #2

Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1000	Rod Milburn	USA	13.44	Q
2	347	Frank Siebeck	GDR	13.58	Q
3	980	Willie Davenport	USA	13.73	Q
4	881	Lubomír Nádeníček	TCH	13.89	Q
5	721	Marek Jóźwik	POL	14.06
6	386	Günther Nickel	FRG	14.23
7	302	Alan Pascoe	GBR	14.24
8	499	Marco Acerbi	ITA	14.45

Final Round

Date	7 September 1972 — 15:00
Wind	0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1000	Rod Milburn	USA	13.24	WR
2	244	Guy Drut	FRA	13.34
3	990	Tom Hill	USA	13.48
4	980	Willie Davenport	USA	13.50
5	347	Frank Siebeck	GDR	13.71
6	748	Leszek Wodzyński	POL	13.72
7	881	Lubomír Nádeníček	TCH	13.76
8	869	Petr Čech	TCH	13.86