Men's 110m. Hurdles. World Record Progression
TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY DATE VENUE
12.91 Xiang Liu (CHI) 11 Jul 2006 Lausanne
12.91 Xiang Liu (CHI) 27 Aug 2004 Athens
12.91 Colin Jackson (GBR) 20 Aug 1993 Stuttgart
12.92 Roger Kingdom (USA) 16 Aug 1989 Zurich
12.93 Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) 19 Aug 1981 Zurich
13.00 Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) 06 May 1979 Westwood
13.16 Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) 14 Apr 1979 San Jose
13.21 Alejandro Casanas (CUB) 21 Aug 1977 Sofia
13.24 Rodney Milburn (USA) 02 Sep 1972 Munich
13.2+ Thomas Hill (USA) 13 Jun 1970 Wichita
13.2+ Ervin Hall (USA) 19 Jun 1969 Knoxville
13.2+ Willie Davenport (USA) 04 Jul 1969 Zurich
13.33 Willie Davenport (USA) 17 Oct 1968 Mexico City
13.38 Ervin Hall (USA) 17 Oct 1968 Mexico City
13.43 Earl McCullouch (USA) 16 Jun 1967 Minneapolis
13.2+ Lee Calhoun (USA) 21 Aug 1960 Bern
13.2+ Martin Lauer (FRG) 07 Jul 1959 Zurich
13.4+ Jack Davis (USA) 22 Jun 1956 Bakersfield
13.5+ Richard Attlesey (USA) 10 Jun 1950 Helsinki
13.6+ Richard Attlesey (USA) 24 Jun 1950 College Park
13.7+ Fred Walcott (USA) 29 Jun 1941 Philadelphia
13.7+ Forrest Towns (USA) 27 Aug 1936 Oslo
14.1+ Forrest Towns (USA) 06 Aug 1936 Berlin
14.1+ Forrest Towns (USA) 19 Jun 1936 Chicago
14.2+ Alvin Moreau (USA) 02 Aug 1935 Oslo
14.2+ Percy Beard (USA) 06 Aug 1934 Oslo
14.3+ Percy Beard (USA) 26 Jul 1934 Stockholm
14.4+ John Morris (USA) 08 Sep 1933 Turin
14.4+ George Sailing (USA) 02 Aug 1932 Los Angeles
14.4+ Jack Keller (USA) 17 Jul 1932 Palo Alto
14.4+ Percy Beard (USA) 23 Jun 1932 Cambridge
14.4+ Bengt Sjostedt (FIN) 05 Sep 1931 Helsinki
14.4+ Erik Wennestrom (SWE) 25 Aug 1929 Stockholm
14.6+ George Weightman-Smith (RSA) 31 Jul 1928 Amsterdam
14.8+ Sten Pettersson (SWE) 18 Sep 1927 Stockholm
14.8+ Earl Thomson (CAN) 18 Aug 1920 Antwerp
15.0+ Forrest Smithson (USA) 27 Jul 1908 London
This was the last hand-timed record to be ratified by the IAAF.
13.0 Guy Drut (FRA) 22 Aug 1975 Berlin
Electronic timing became official from 1 Jan 1975:
13.21 Alejandro Casanas (CUB) 21 Oct 1977 Sofia
13.24 Rod Milburn (USA) 07 Sep 1972 Münich
13.33 Willie Davenport (USA) 17 Oct 1968 México City
13.38 Ervin Hall (USA) 17 Oct 1968 México City
13.43 Earl McCullouch (USA) 16 Jul 1967 Minneapolis
13.56 Martin Lauer (FRG) 07 Jul 1959 Zürich
13.70 Lee Calhoun (USA) 28 Nov 1956 Melbourne
13.90 Bill Porter (USA) 10 Jul 1948 Evanston
14.53 Jack Keller (USA) 16 Jul 1932 Stanford
The following time in brackets was set at low altitude while a high
altitude record was standing.
13.42 Tom Hill (13.33) (USA) 26 Jun 1970 Bakersfield
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