Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
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Quick Facts Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the XV Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's 110 metres hurdles at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 23 (heats) July 24 (semifinals, final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 13.7 OR | |||||||||
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The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 23 and July 24. Thirty athletes from 20 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by the American Harrison Dillard. Dillard's compatriots, Jack Davis and Arthur Barnard, took 2nd and 3rd place.[2] It was the fourth of nine consecutive American victories, and the tenth overall gold medal for the United States in the 110 metres hurdles. It was also the second of four consecutive American podium sweeps, and the sixth overall sweep by the United States in the event.