The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 110 metres hurdles.
The first world record in the 110 metres hurdles for men (athletics) was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1912. The IAAF ratified Forrest Smithson's 15.0 mark set at the 1908 London Olympic Games as the inaugural record.
To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 39 world records in the event.
Records 1912–1976 Time Wind Auto Athlete Nationality Location of race Date 15.0 London 25 July 1908 15.0 Antwerp 17 August 1920Landon Sets New Olympic Record in High Jumping, New York Times, 18 August 1920. Retrieved May 7, 2017. 15.0 Antwerp 17 August 1920Landon Sets New Olympic Record in High Jumping, New York Times, 18 August 1920. Retrieved May 7, 2017. 14.8 Antwerp 18 August 1920 14.8 Stockholm 18 September 1927 14.6 Amsterdam 31 July 1928 14.4 Stockholm 25 August 1929 14.4 Helsinki 5 September 1931 14.4 Cambridge 23 June 1932 14.4 −0.2 14.53 Palo Alto 17 July 1932 14.4 Los Angeles 2 August 1932 14.4 Budapest 12 August 1933 14.4 Turin 8 September 1933 14.3 Stockholm 26 July 1934 14.2 Oslo 6 August 1934 14.2 Oslo 2 August 1935 14.1 2.4 Chicago 19 June 1936 14.1 1.3 Berlin 6 August 1936 13.7 0.0 Oslo 27 August 1936 13.7 0.0 Philadelphia 29 June 1941 13.6 0.9 College Park 24 June 1950 13.5 Helsinki 10 July 1950 13.4 0.0 Bakersfield 22 June 1956 13.2 1.9 13.56 Zurich 7 July 1959 13.2 0.0 Bern 21 August 1960 13.2 1.8 13.43 Minneapolis 16 July 1967 13.2 −0.9 Zurich 4 July 1969 13.2 0.0 13.24 Munich 7 September 1972 13.1 1.1 13.41 Zurich 6 July 1973 13.1 1.5 Siena 22 July 1973 13.1 1.2 Saint Maur 23 July 1975 13.0 1.8 West Berlin 22 August 1975
Records 1977–present Ratified Not ratified Ratified but later rescinded Pending ratification
From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events.
Rod Milburn's 1972 Olympic gold medal victory time of 13.24 was the fastest recorded result to that time.
Time Wind Athlete Nationality Location of race Date 13.24 0.0 Munich 7 September 1972 13.21 0.6 Sofia 21 August 1977 13.16 1.7 San Jose 14 April 1979 13.00 0.9 Westwood 6 May 1979 12.93 −0.2 Zürich 19 August 1981 12.92 −0.1 Zürich 16 August 1989 12.91 0.5 Stuttgart 20 August 1993 12.91 0.3 Athens 27 August 2004 12.88 1.1 Lausanne 11 July 2006 12.87 0.9 Ostrava 12 June 2008 12.80 0.3 Brussels 7 September 2012 12.75 1.0 Eugene 10 June 2026
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