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2003 9th IAAF World Championships - Paris - Men's 110m Hurdles

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Host City: Saint-Denis, Paris, France

Format: First round (First 3 & 9 fastest to semi-finals) (Aug 28)

Dates: 23 August – 31 August

Format: Semi-finals (First 2 & 2 fastest to final) (Aug 29)

Nations participating: 198

Athletes participating: 1679

Main venue: Stade de France

Overview by IAAF

Only three men had ever won this title before Paris, and that figure held as Allen Johnson (33) took gold for a fourth time. The heats saw the injury of Olijars, the only man to have defeated Johnson so far in 2003. In the final the American started well and settled into a winning rhythm despite his habit of clipping every hurdle. Liu won China’s first ever DOHA 2019 PAST RESULTS/WORLD CHAMPS MEN’S 110mH 149 male track medal and prevented a United States sweep of the first four places. However it was later confirmed that the US number four Phillips had committed a doping violation.

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Saturday 2003-08-30 at 18:00h.

	110m Hurdles			*30 August*	0.3
	Final
Event Report Men 110m Hurdles Final USA's Allen JOHNSON hurdled his way into greatness this evening, becoming the World 110m hurdles champion for the fourth time, eclipsing the record of his countryman Greg Foster who won the first three world titles in 1983, 1987 and 1991. Johnson, the defending champion, beat his team-mate Terrence TRAMMELL by eight hundredths of a second, clocking 13.12. Trammell, one of the other three Americans in the final, ran a season's best for his silver medal, while the world junior record holder LUI Xiang took the bronze in 13.23. Johnson's victory puts him among the very best athletes in World Championship history. He joins Haile Gebrselassie (ETH), Gail Devers (USA), and Jackie-Joyner Kersee (USA) with four gold medals taken from individual events. Only Carl Lewis (USA), Sergey Bubka (UKR), Michael Johnson (USA), and Lars Reidel (GER) have won more. US athletes have now won seven of the nine world championships in this event; only in 1993 and 1999 when Colin Jackson claimed the gold for Britain did the title go elsewhere. Indeed, only three men have ever won a world 110m hurdles title. Johnson, running in shades in lane four, was away from the blocks cleanly and reached the first hurdle marginally ahead of Trammell in six, and Brazil's Marcio DE SOUZA in seven. Also going well was USA's Larry WADE in lane one, and Liu in five. Johnson was clipping every hurdle but by the fifth he was clearly in front and, barring disaster, the gold was his. Trammell, the Olympic silver medallist in 2000 when Johnson finished fourth, challenged hard but couldn't make up the extra half a stride he needed to take top honours. Liu, a former World Student Games champion, finished strongly, missing a silver medal by only three hundredths of a second. His bronze was the first ever for his country in this event, and prevented what many expected would be a US clean sweep.
1	Allen Johnson	USA	1 Mar 71	13.12
2	Terrence Trammell	USA	23 Nov 78	13.20
3	Liu Xiang	CHN	13 Jul 83	13.23
4	Larry Wade	USA	22 Nov 74	13.34
5	Chris Phillips	USA	24 Jul 72	13.36
6	Márcio de Souza	BRA	24 Jan 75	13.48
7	Shi Dongpeng	CHN	6 Jan 84	13.55
8	Yoel Hernández	CUB	12 Dec 77	13.57
	Semifinals			*29 August*
Event Report Men 110m Hurdles Semi Final The semifinals for the men's 110m hurdles did not produce any big surprises. With one favourite, Stanislavs OLIJARS (LAT), already out due to injury, all other favourites got through to the final. The biggest name who didn't make it, to the disappointment of the French crowd, was Ladji DOUCOURE. He finished 5th in the third heat. The first heat had a surprise winner. Larry WADE (USA), started strongly as expected, but was overtaken by Chinese 19-year-old SHI Dongpeng at the finish. Shi won in 13.53s against Wade's 13.55s. With other runners also gaining on the American, Robert KRONBERG (SWE) got closest with 13.60s, but his time was not enough for the final. Robert NEWTON (GBR) was fourth in 13.62s. In the second heat the World leader and reigning world champion, Allen JOHNSON (USA), ran easily away from his opponents. Johnson won the heat in 13.19s with no challenge at all from the other runners. Behind Johnson, the other favourite for the heat, LIU Xiang (CHN), had trouble in the early part of the race. Liu, who admitted in a recent interview that he knows his first half of the race isn't good and he has been working on it, also had a weak start this time. However, Liu came through well in the second half and just edged Yoel HERNANDEZ (CUB) to take the second automatic qualifying place in 13.46s. Hernandez also qualified with his time of 13.49s. In fourth place was Mateus Facho INOCENCIO (BRA) and in fifth Dudley DORIVAL (HAI) both recorded 13.59s, but did not qualify by time. The third heat saw the most even fight for the automatic qualifying places. Terrence TRAMMELL (USA) took the win quite clearly in 13.34s, but then there were four runners dipping for the finish line and second place. Marcio DE SOUZA (BRA) just took it in 13.48s. The same time was given to Chris PHILLIPS (USA), who would have been the biggest name to not qualify for the final, but he got his place as a fastest loser. Shaun BOWNES (RSA) was fourth in 13.53s and Ladji Doucoure fifth in 13.54.
	Heat 1				0.4
1	Shi Dongpeng	CHN	6 Jan 84	13.53
2	Larry Wade	USA	22 Nov 74	13.55
3	Robert Kronberg	SWE	15 Aug 76	13.60
4	Robert Newton	GBR	10 May 81	13.62
5	William Erese	NGR	12 Sep 76	13.70
6	Philip Nossmy	SWE	6 Dec 82	13.72
7	Redelen dos Santos	BRA	24 Apr 76	13.77
8	Matti Niemi	FIN	15 Nov 76	13.86
	Heat 2				0,0
1	Allen Johnson	USA	1 Mar 71	13.19
2	Liu Xiang	CHN	13 Jul 83	13.46
3	Yoel Hernández	CUB	12 Dec 77	13.49
4	Mateus Facho Inocêncio	BRA	17 May 81	13.59
5	Dudley Dorival	HAI	1 Sep 75	13.59
6	Masato Naito	JPN	31 Jul 80	13.68
7	Andrea Giaconi	ITA	11 Apr 74	13.84
8	Charles Allen	CAN	29 Mar 77	14.19
	Heat 3				0.6
1	Terrence Trammell	USA	23 Nov 78	13.34
2	Márcio de Souza	BRA	24 Jan 75	13.48
3	Chris Phillips	USA	24 Jul 72	13.48
4	Shaun Bownes	RSA	24 Oct 70	13.53
5	Ladji Doucouré	FRA	28 Mar 83	13.54
6	Jerome Crews	GER	20 Feb 77	13.67
7	Jackson Quiñónez	ECU	12 Jun 80	13.72
8	Gregory Sedoc	NED	16 Oct 81	13.74
	Heats			*28 August*
Event Report Men 110m Hurdles heats Three time world champion, Allen JOHNSON (USA) was untroubled progressing through the first round of the men's 110m hurdles. Johnson sits aloft the World Rankings with the 12.97 he ran here in Paris on July 4. The man most likely to challenge the American was Latvian Stanislav OLIJARS. However, the world number two, after wins in Oslo and Berlin, picked up a hamstring injury in Zurich which required him to take time off training. Starting in heat three, with his right thigh strapped, only cleared two hurdles before pulling up. Johnson was a comfortable winner of heat two in 13.42. His American team-mate Chris PHILLIPS produced the quickest time of the round with his win in the final heat, 13.26. Having finished fourth in the US Championships Phillips only made the team by virtue of Johnson's wildcard as the defending world champion. The next best time also came from heat five with Frenchman Ladji DOUCOURE pleasing the crowd flashing home for second, 13.31. In third place was the bronze medallist from Edmonton, Haiti's Dudley DORIVAL, 13.41. The first heat featured 2000 Olympic silver medallist Terrence TRAMMELL (USA). After a strong start he took his foot off the gas to do just enough to finish in the first three and ensure a spot in the next round with 13.51. The heat was won by Swedish record holder Robert KRONBERG in 13.46 from the Asian record holder LIU Xiang (CHN), 13.48. The last of the American quartet Larry WADE was victorious in heat four. In a controlled run he was clocked at 13.49. Fourth place finisher from the last World Championships, Cuban Yoel HERNANDEZ could only manage that placing in heat two but his 13.56 was good enough to progress.
	Heat 1				0.2
1	Robert Kronberg	SWE	15 Aug 76	13.46
2	Liu Xiang	CHN	13 Jul 83	13.48
3	Terrence Trammell	USA	23 Nov 78	13.51
4	Gregory Sedoc	NED	16 Oct 81	13.62
5	William Erese	NGR	12 Sep 76	13.67
6	Andrea Giaconi	ITA	11 Apr 74	13.69
7	Arlindo Pinheiro	STP	27 Mar 71	15.10
	Heat 2				0.1
1	Allen Johnson	USA	1 Mar 71	13.42
2	Márcio de Souza	BRA	24 Jan 75	13.43
3	Shaun Bownes	RSA	24 Oct 70	13.50
4	Yoel Hernández	CUB	12 Dec 77	13.56
5	Chris Pinnock	JAM	26 Mar 79	13.74
6	David Ilariani	GEO	20 Jan 81	13.89
7	Peter Coghlan	IRL	27 Mar 75	13.90
	Heat 3				0,0
1	Mateus Facho Inocêncio	BRA	17 May 81	13.62
2	Robert Newton	GBR	10 May 81	13.62
3	Philip Nossmy	SWE	6 Dec 82	13.68
4	Jerome Crews	GER	20 Feb 77	13.72
5	Joseph Berlioz Randriamihaja	MAD	30 Nov 75	13.80
6	Mohd Faiz Mohamad	MAS	14 Jan 83	14.17
	Staņislav Olijar	LAT	22 Mar 79	DNF
	Heat 4				0.3
1	Larry Wade	USA	22 Nov 74	13.49
2	Redelen dos Santos	BRA	24 Apr 76	13.57
3	Masato Naito	JPN	31 Jul 80	13.59
4	Jackson Quiñónez	ECU	12 Jun 80	13.67
5	Matti Niemi	FIN	15 Nov 76	13.69
	Maurice Wignall	JAM	17 Apr 76	DNS
	Heat 5				0.5
1	Chris Phillips	USA	24 Jul 72	13.26
2	Ladji Doucouré	FRA	28 Mar 83	13.31
3	Dudley Dorival	HAI	1 Sep 75	13.41
4	Shi Dongpeng	CHN	6 Jan 84	13.48
5	Charles Allen	CAN	29 Mar 77	13.67
6	Kuripitone Betham	SAM	78	16.24
	Jonathan Nsenga	BEL	21 Apr 73	DNF

Startlist

Heat 1 28 AUG 2003 19:35

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
2	1285	Robert Kronberg	SWE	13.35	13.49
3	1438	Terrence Trammell	USA	13.16	13.32
4	244	Xiang Liu	CHN	13.12	13.17
5	1257	Arlindo Leócadio Pinheiro	STP	15.06	15.28
6	994	Gregory Sedoc	NED	13.55	13.55
7	702	Andrea Giaconi	ITA	13.35	13.49
8	1007	William Erese	NGR	13.42	13.42

Heat 2 28 AUG 2003 19:43

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
2	1406	Allen Johnson	USA	12.92	12.97
3	743	Chris Pinnock	JAM	13.38	13.38
4	542	David Ilariani	GEO	13.75	13.75
5	1136	Shaun Bownes	RSA	13.26	13.51
6	305	Yoel Hernández	CUB	13.24	13.52
7	661	Peter Coghlan	IRL	13.30	13.76
8	167	Márcio Simão de Souza	BRA	13.38	13.40

Heat 3 28 AUG 2003 19:51

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
2	921	Muhd Faiz Mohammad	MAS	14.15	14.15
3	532	Robert Newton	GBR	13.36	13.36
4	867	Stanislavs Olijars	LAT	13.08	13.08
5	172	Mateus Facho Inocêncio	BRA	13.42	13.42
6	552	Jerome Crews	GER	13.41	13.46
7	900	Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja	MAD	13.61	13.64
8	1289	Philip Nossmy	SWE	13.50	13.50

Heat 4 28 AUG 2003 19:59

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
2	746	Maurice Wignall	JAM	13.28	13.28
3	367	Jackson Quiñónez	ECU	13.59	13.59
4	1445	Larry Wade	USA	13.01	13.23
5	448	Matti Niemi	FIN	13.57	13.57
6	169	Redelén dos Santos	BRA	13.45	13.45
7	775	Masato Naito	JPN	13.47	13.47

Heat 5 28 AUG 2003 20:07

Order / Lane	Bib	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 2003
2	249	Dongpeng Shi	CHN	13.43	13.51
3	628	Dudley Dorival	HAI	13.25	13.43
4	109	Jonathan Nsenga	BEL	13.25	13.60
5	1424	Chris Phillips	USA	13.27	13.27
6	1206	Kuripitone Betham	SAM	15.42	15.42
7	464	Ladji Doucouré	FRA	13.23	13.23
8	199	Charles Allen	CAN	13.53	13.58