1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

None thumb|110px|-IIkE_UhKXkOfficial Video These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes, with two semi-finals and five qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday August 29, 1991. Summary All the eyes were on 33 year old Greg Foster, who was, as yet, undefeated in World Championship finals. Foster had lane 4 in the center of the track. Missing was the reigning double Olympic Champion and world record holder Roger Kingdom out with an ACL surgery. Next to Foster in lane 5 was the leading qualifier from the semis was Tony Jarrett, who had just edged Foster in that semi. The other semi was significantly slower, won by Jack Pierce. Before the gun went off, Foster was already running—a false start, common and legal in this era. When the starter raised the gun again, Foster had a strike against him, meaning he could be disqualified for a second offense. Ostensibly that should make Foster more cautious. The next start was legal, Mark McKoy got a good start and had a clear lead over the first hurdle, with Foster just inches ahead of the wall of competitors almost a full stride behind. Over the next two hurdles, Foster made up most of the gap. Challenged to his right, McKoy began to struggle, Foster taking a clear lead. Behind them, Pierce was separating from the group in third place. By the sixth hurdle, Pierce caught McKoy and had the momentum chasing Foster. The next chaser was Jarrett, who caught McKoy over the eighth hurdle. Pierce was gaining on Foster but was still half a metre behind over the last hurdle. In the run in to the finish line, that half metre disappeared, the two hit the finish line together with Pierce clearly ahead just inches past the finish line. Jarrett continued on to take bronze almost .2 of a second behind the leaders. With new technology, Japanese officials were able to display the finish picture quickly after the race, still looking like a tie. Three minutes later, Foster was announced as the winner, now for the third time in a row. Medalists GoldUSA Greg FosterUnited States (USA)SilverUSA Jack PierceUnited States (USA)BronzeGBR Tony JarrettGreat Britain (GBR) Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Heats27.08.1991 – 10:00hSemi-Finals27.08.1991 – 17:00hFinal29.08.1991 – 18:30h Final RANKFINALTIMEImage:Med 1.pngGreg Foster USA13.06Image:Med 2.pngJack Pierce USA13.06Image:Med 3.pngTony Jarrett GBR13.254.Mark McKoy CAN13.305.Dan Philibert FRA13.336.Vladimir Shishkin URS13.397.Florian Schwarthoff GER13.418.Li Tong CHN13.46 Semi-finals Held on Tuesday 1991-08-27 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Jack Pierce USA13.362.Florian Schwarthoff GER13.413.Li Tong CHN13.504.Vladimir Shishkin URS13.525.Alexis Sánchez CUB13.816.Igor Kovac TCH13.897.Thomas Kearns IRL14.02—Colin Jackson GBRDNS RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Tony Jarrett GBR13.232.Greg Foster USA13.233.Mark McKoy CAN13.284.Dan Philibert FRA13.385.Igors Kazanovs URS13.656.David Nelson GBR13.677.Liviu Giurgian ROM13.828.Jiří Hudec TCH13.95 Qualifying heats Held on Tuesday 1991-08-27 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Thomas Kearns IRL13.712.Jiří Hudec TCH13.723.Liviu Giurgian ROM13.844.Sebastien Thibault FRA13.925.Loi Nguyen Van VIE14.74—Ruhan Isim TURDNF—Tomasz Nagórka POLDNF—Renaldo Nehemiah USADNS RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Greg Foster USA13.322.Dan Philibert FRA13.343.Igors Kazanovs URS13.703.Igor Kovac TCH13.705.Joilto Bonfim BRA 196813.726.Mike Fenner GER13.787.Antti Haapakoski FIN13.88 RANKHEAT 3TIME1.Li Tong CHN13.342.Tony Jarrett GBR13.403.Alexis Sánchez CUB13.584.Dietmar Koszewski GER13.675.Mircea Oaida ROM13.686.Gennadiy Dakshevich URS13.697.Georgi Georgiev BUL14.198.Judex Lefou MRI14.26 RANKHEAT 4TIME1.Jack Pierce USA13.232.Mark McKoy CAN13.393.David Nelson GBR13.424.Piotr Wójcik POL13.475.Herwig Röttl AUT13.666.John Caliguri AUS13.777.Zeiad Al-Kheder KUW14.48—Rashid Al-Abdulla QATDNF RANKHEAT 5TIME1.Colin Jackson GBR13.252.Florian Schwarthoff GER13.393.Vladimir Shishkin URS13.514.Toshihiko Iwasaki JPN13.585.Kai Kyllonen FIN13.606.Carlos Sala ESP13.737.Elvis Cedeño VEN 193013.85 See also 1987 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Rome) 1988 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles (Seoul) 1990 Men's European Championships 110m Hurdles (Split) 1992 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles (Barcelona) 1993 Men's World Championships 110m Hurdles (Stuttgart) References Results H Category:Sprint hurdles at the World Athletics Championships