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Encyclopedia > 100 metres hurdles
Women's 100 m hurdles at the Atlanta Olympic Games
Women's 100 m hurdles at the Atlanta Olympic Games

The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women. For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm (2 feet 9 inches) are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner. Fallen hurdles don't count against runners so long as they don't run into them on purpose. Like the 100 meter sprint the 100 m hurdles is started out of the blocks. Image File history File links JO_Atlanta_1996_-_Stade. ... Image File history File links JO_Atlanta_1996_-_Stade. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ...


For the 100 m hurdles the first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 13 meters from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are set at a distance of 8.5 meters from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 10.5 meters long.


The Olympic Games had included the 80 m hurdles in the program from 1932 to 1968. Starting with the 1972 Summer Olympics the women's race was lengthened to 100 m hurdles. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...


The fastest 100 m hurdlers run the distance in a time of around 12.5 seconds. The world record set by Yordanka Donkova stands at 12.21 seconds, the equivalent of 8.19 meters per second or 29.48 kilometers per hour. This is 1.72 seconds slower than the straight 100 meter sprint race. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ...

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History

The hurdles sprint race has been run by women since the beginning of women's athletics, just after the end of World War I. The distances and hurdle heights varied widely in the beginning. While the men had zeroed in on the 110 m hurdles, the International Women's Sport Federation had registered records for eight different disciplines by 1926 (60 yards/75 cm height, 60 yards/61 cm, 65 yards/75 cm, 83 yards/75 cm, 100 yards/75 cm, 100 yards/61 cm, 120 yards/75 cm, 110 meters/75 cm). At the first Women's World Games in 1922 a 100 m hurdles race was run. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The 110m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by men. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the yard. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


From 1926 until 1968 on only the 80 m distance was run. For the 80 m race women had to clear eight hurdles placed at a distance of 8 meters from each other and a height of 76.2 cm. Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Just like with the men's races, until 1935 no more than three hurdles could be knocked over (or the runner was disqualified) and records were only officially registered if the runner had cleared all her hurdles clean. In 1935, this rule was abandoned, and L-shaped hurdles were introduced that fell over forward easily and greatly reduced the risk of injury to the runner. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...


The 80 m hurdles was on the list of women's sports demanded by the International Women's Sport Federation for the Olympic Summer Games in 1928, but wasn't included as an Olympic discipline until 1932. Starting with 1949 the 80 m hurdles was one of the disciplines included in the women's Pentathlon. Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


During the 1960s some experimental races were run over a distance of 100 meters using hurdles with a height of 76.2cm. During the 1968 Summer Olympics a decision was made to introduce the 100 m hurdles using hurdles with a height of 84cm and the first international event in the 100 m hurdles occurred at the European Athletics Championships, which were won by Karin Balzer, GDR. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Disambiguation Page Global Depositary Receipt East Germany ...


A summary of the 80 m hurdles as it compares to the 100 m hurdles:

Distance Number
of hurdles
Height Distance made up of
Runup Intervals Home stretch
80 m 8 76.2cm 12 m 8.0 m 12.0 m
100 m 10 83.8cm 13 m 8.5 m 10.5 m

Milestones

80 m hurdles:

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Most successful athletes

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80 m hurdles medalists at Olympic Games

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1932 Mildred Didrikson (USA) Evelyne Hall (USA) Marjorie Clark (RSA)
1936 Trebisonda Valla (ITA) Anni Steuer (GER) Elizabeth Taylor (CAN)
1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) Maureen Gardner (GBR) Shirley Strickland (AUS)
1952 Shirley Strickland (AUS) Maria Golubnitschaja (USSR) Maria Sander (FRG)
1956 Shirley Strickland (AUS) Gisela Köhler (GDR) Norma Thrower (AUS)
1960 Irina Press (USSR) Carole Quinton (GBR) Gisela Birkemeyer (GDR)
1964 Karin Balzer (GDR) Teresa Ciepły (POL) Pam Kilborn (AUS)
1968 Maureen Caird (AUS) Pam Kilborn (AUS) Chi Cheng (TPE)

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100 m hurdles medalists at Olympic Games

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1972 Annelie Ehrhardt (GDR) Valeria Bufanu (ROM) Karin Balzer (GDR)
1976 Johanna Schaller (GDR) Tatyana Anisimova (USSR) Natalja Lebedjewa (USSR)
1980 Wera Komissowa (USSR) Johanna Klier (GDR) Lucyna Langer (POL)
1984 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown (USA) Shirley Strong (GBR) Michèle Chardonnet (FRA)
Kim Turner (USA)
1988 Yordanka Donkova (BUL) Gloria Siebert (GDR) Claudia Zaczkiewicz (FRG)
1992 Voula Patoulidou (GRE) LaVonna Martin (USA) Yordanka Donkova (BUL)
1996 Ludmila Engquist (SWE) Brigita Bukovec (SLO) Patricia Girard-Léno (FRA)
2000 Olga Shishigina (KAZ) Glory Alozie (ESP) Melissa Morrison (USA)
2004 Joanna Hayes (USA) Olena Krasovska (UKR) Melissa Morrison (USA)

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100 m hurdles medalists at world championships

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Bettine Jahn (GDR) Kerstin Knabe (GDR) Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)
1987 Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) Gloria Uibel (GDR) Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR)
1991 Ludmila Narozhilenko (USSR) Gail Devers-Roberts (USA) Natalja Grigorjewa (USSR)
1993 Gail Devers (USA) Marina Asjabina (RUS) Lynda Tolbert (USA)
1995 Gail Devers (USA) Olga Schischigina (KAZ) Julia Graudyn (RUS)
1997 Ludmilla Engquist (SWE) Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) Michelle Freeman (JAM)
1999 Gail Devers (USA) Glory Alozie (ESP) Ludmilla Engquist (SWE)
2001 Anjanette Kirkland (USA) Gail Devers (USA) Olga Shishigina (KAZ)
2003 Perdita Felicien (CAN) Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) Miesha McKelvy (USA)
2005 Michelle Perry (USA) Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM)
2007 Michelle Perry (USA) Perdita Felicien (CAN) Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM)

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History of world records

Electronically timed

Time Athlete Nation Date Place
12.21 s Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria August 21, 1988 Stara Zagora
12.25 s Ginka Zagorcheva Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria August 8, 1987 Drama
12.26 s Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria September 7, 1986 Ljubljana
12.29 s Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria August 17, 1986 Cologne
12.34 s Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria August 17, 1986 Cologne
12.36 s Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria August 13, 1986 Sofia
12.36 s Grażyna Rabsztyn Flag of Poland Poland June 12, 1980 Warsaw
12.48 s Grażyna Rabsztyn Flag of Poland Poland June 18, 1979 Warsaw
12.48 s Grażyna Rabsztyn Flag of Poland Poland June 10, 1978 Fürth
12.59 s Annelie Ehrhardt Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany September 8, 1972 Munich

Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Stara Zagora (Bulgarian: ) is a city in the cental part of Southern Bulgaria, and represents an important economic center. ... Ginka Zagorcheva (born April 12, 1958 in Plovdiv) is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...   (IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. ... Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of Bulgaria. ... Grażyna Rabsztyn (pronounced ; born September 20, 1952 in WrocÅ‚aw) is a Polish hurdler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... Grażyna Rabsztyn (pronounced ; born September 20, 1952 in WrocÅ‚aw) is a Polish hurdler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... Grażyna Rabsztyn (pronounced ; born September 20, 1952 in WrocÅ‚aw) is a Polish hurdler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... South part of the city, seen from the Alte Veste (Zirndorf), 2004 The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the district of Middle Franconia. ... Annelie Ehrhardt, née Jahns (born 18 June 1950 in Ohrsleben) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...

Manually timed

Time Athlete Nation Date Place
12.3 s Annelie Ehrhardt Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany July 22, 1973 Dresden
12.5 s Annelie Ehrhardt Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany June 15, 1972 Potsdam
12.5 s Pam Ryan Flag of Australia Australia June 28, 1972 Warsaw
12.6 s Karin Balzer Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany July 31, 1971 Berlin
12.7 s Karin Balzer Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany July 25, 1971 Berlin
12.7 s Karin Balzer Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany July 26, 1970 Berlin
12.7 s Teresa Sukniewicz Flag of Poland Poland September 20, 1970 Warsaw
12.8 s Chi Cheng  Chinese Taipei July 12, 1970 Munich
12.8 s Teresa Sukniewicz Flag of Poland Poland June 20, 1970 Warsaw
12.9 s Karin Balzer Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany September 5, 1969 Berlin
13.0 s Karin Balzer Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany July 27, 1969 Leipzig
13.3 s Karin Balzer Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany June 20, 1969 Warsaw
13.3 s Teresa Sukniewicz Flag of Poland Poland June 20, 1969 Warsaw

Annelie Ehrhardt, née Jahns (born 18 June 1950 in Ohrsleben) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... Annelie Ehrhardt, née Jahns (born 18 June 1950 in Ohrsleben) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Potsdam is the capital city of the federal state of Brandenburg in Germany. ... Pam Kilborn (born August 12, 1939 in Melbourne) is a former Australian hurdler. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... Chi Cheng (Chinese: 紀政, pinyin: Jì Zhēng) (born March 15, 1944), is considered Asias top female track and field athlete of the 20th century. ... Image File history File links Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Leipzig ( ; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk from the Sorbian word for Tilia) is, with a population of over 506,000, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. ... Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ...

All-time Top Ten

In brackets: Wind in m/s

Pos. Time Athlete Country Venua Date
1 12.21 (+0.7) Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Stara Zagora August 20, 1988
2 12.25 (+1.4) Ginka Zagorcheva Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Drama August 8, 1987
3 12.26 (+1.7) Ludmila Engquist Flag of Russia Russia Sevilla June 6, 1992
4 12.33 (−0.3) Gail Devers Flag of the United States United States Sacramento July 23, 2000
5 12.36 (+1.9) Grażyna Rabsztyn Flag of Poland Poland Warsaw June 13, 1980
6 12.37 (+1.5) Joanna Hayes Flag of the United States United States Athens August 24, 2004
7 12.39 (+1.5) Vera Komissowa Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Rome August 5, 1980
8 12.39 (+1.8) Natalja Grigorjewa Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Kiev July 11, 1991
9 12.42 (+1.8) Bettine Jahn Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany Berlin June 8, 1983
10 12.42 (+2.0) Anjanette Kirkland Flag of the United States United States Edmonton August 11, 2001

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See also

Hurdling is running over obstacles. ...

References

Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language wikipedia article (retrieved February 13, 2006). is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Sprints: 60 m | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m Sprints are short running races in athletics. ... 60 metres is a sprint event in athletics. ... For other uses, see 1 E2 m. ... A 200 metre race is a sprint running event. ... 400 m is a common track running event. ...


Hurdles: 60 m hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 110 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles Hurdling In track and field athletics there are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. ... A hurdling World Champion, Perdita Felicien, Canada. ... The 110m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by men. ... Womens 400m Hurdles The 400m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field (athletics) discipline. ...


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Relays: 4 × 100 m | 4 × 400 m;       Racewalking;       Wheelchair racing During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ... The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 meters each. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mens 20 km walk during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. ... Wheelchair racingis the racing of wheelcahirs, typically by athletes who are unable to run. ...


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The technical component of hurdling is clearly much greater than in sprinting, yet the concept of the hurdles race must be one of a sprint, with adjustment for each hurdle.
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The sprint hurdle races (60 m, 100 m and 110 m) use high hurdles, which are 42 inches (1.07 m) high for men and 33 inches (.84 m) high for women.
In sprint hurdle races for men, regardless of the length of the race, the first hurdle is 15 yards (13.72 m) from the starting line and the distance between hurdles is 10 yards (9.14 m).
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