# 1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, four quarter-finals and six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday August 7, 1997.

## Medalists

| Gold | Allen Johnson United States (USA) |
| Silver | Colin Jackson Great Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze | Igor Kováč Slovakia (SVK) |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Allen Johnson (USA) | 12.93 |
| | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 13.05 |
| | Igor Kováč (SVK) | 13.18 |
| 4. | Florian Schwarthoff (GER) | 13.20 |
| 5. | Dan Philibert (FRA) | 13.26 |
| 6. | Terry Reese (USA) | 13.30 |
| 7. | Mark Crear (USA) | 13.55 |
| — | Artur Kohutek (POL) | DNS |

## Semi-finals

* Held on Wednesday 1997-08-06
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 13.24 |
| 2. | Allen Johnson (USA) | 13.31 |
| 3. | Igor Kováč (SVK) | 13.38 |
| 4. | Terry Reese (USA) | 13.45 |
| 5. | Robin Korving (NED) | 13.51 |
| 6. | Vincent Clarico (FRA) | 13.53 |
| 7. | Andrey Kislykh (RUS) | 13.78 |
| 8. | Falk Balzer (GER) | 14.06 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Florian Schwarthoff (GER) | 13.29 |
| 2. | Dan Philibert (FRA) | 13.30 |
| 3. | Mark Crear (USA) | 13.35 |
| 4. | Artur Kohutek (POL) | 13.39 |
| 5. | Kyle Vander-Kuyp (AUS) | 13.49 |
| 6. | Tony Jarrett (GBR) | 13.50 |
| 7. | Jonathan N'Senga (BEL) | 13.58 |
| — | Anier García (CUB) | DNS |

## Quarterfinals

* Held on Tuesday 1997-08-05
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Mark Crear (USA) | 13.15 |
| 2. | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 13.19 |
| 3. | Robin Korving (NED) | 13.44 |
| 4. | Mike Fenner (GER) | 13.50 |
| 5. | Ronald Mehlich (POL) | 13.51 |
| 6. | Sven Pieters (BEL) | 13.55 |
| 7. | Sebastien Thibault (FRA) | 13.62 |
| 8. | Jovesa Naivalu (FIJ) | 14.04 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Allen Johnson (USA) | 13.22 |
| 2. | Artur Kohutek (POL) | 13.27 |
| 3. | Dan Philibert (FRA) | 13.33 |
| 4. | Falk Balzer (GER) | 13.37 |
| 5. | Jonathan N'Senga (BEL) | 13.50 |
| 6. | Stanislav Olijars (LAT) | 13.62 |
| 7. | Andrew Tulloch (GBR) | 13.63 |
| 8. | Gaute Melby Gundersen (NOR) | 13.91 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Tony Jarrett (GBR) | 13.27 |
| 2. | Anier García (CUB) | 13.46 |
| 3. | Kyle Vander-Kuyp (AUS) | 13.53 |
| 4. | Reggie Torian (USA) | 13.64 |
| 5. | Antti Haapakoski (FIN) | 13.72 |
| 6. | Robert Kronberg (SWE) | 13.73 |
| 7. | Pedro Chiamulera (BRA) | 13.86 |
| 8. | Hubert Grossard (BEL) | 14.01 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Igor Kováč (SVK) | 13.23 |
| 2. | Terry Reese (USA) | 13.30 |
| 3. | Florian Schwarthoff (GER) | 13.30 |
| 4. | Vincent Clarico (FRA) | 13.41 |
| 5. | Andrey Kislykh (RUS) | 13.43 |
| 6. | Guntis Peders (LAT) | 13.55 |
| 7. | Elmar Lichtenegger (AUT) | 13.70 |
| 8. | Tomasz Ścigaczewski (POL) | 13.73 |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Tuesday 1997-08-05
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Dan Philibert (FRA) | 13.43 |
| 2. | Allen Johnson (USA) | 13.52 |
| 3. | Robert Kronberg (SWE) | 13.70 |
| 4. | Robin Korving (NED) | 13.80 |
| 5. | Gaute Melby Gundersen (NOR) | 13.83 |
| 6. | Stamatis Magos (GRE) | 13.92 |
| – | Jivko Videnov (BUL) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Artur Kohutek (POL) | 13.37 |
| 2. | Anier García (CUB) | 13.46 |
| 3. | Andrew Tulloch (GBR) | 13.69 |
| 4. | Falk Balzer (GER) | 13.70 |
| 5. | Hubert Grossard (BEL) | 13.74 |
| 6. | Terry Reese (USA) | 13.79 |
| 7. | Wagner Marseille (HAI) | 14.52 |
| – | Andrey Sklyarenko (KAZ) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Igor Kováč (SVK) | 13.36 |
| 2. | Sebastien Thibault (FRA) | 13.50 |
| 3. | Tomasz Ścigaczewski (POL) | 13.61 |
| 4. | Andrey Kislykh (RUS) | 13.67 |
| 5. | Stanislav Olijars (LAT) | 13.79 |
| 6. | Li Tong (CHN) | 13.89 |
| 7. | Avele Tanielu (SAM) | 14.59 |
| – | Emilio Valle (CUB) | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Tony Jarrett (GBR) | 13.35 |
| 2. | Vincent Clarico (FRA) | 13.51 |
| 3. | Ronald Mehlich (POL) | 13.65 |
| 4. | Mike Fenner (GER) | 13.67 |
| 5. | Sven Pieters (BEL) | 13.67 |
| 6. | Hisanobu Konae (JPN) | 14.02 |
| 7. | Slavoljub Nikolić (SCG) | 14.26 |
| 8. | Min Tun Min (MYA) | 15.58 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Florian Schwarthoff (GER) | 13.44 |
| 2. | Reggie Torian (USA) | 13.51 |
| 3. | Kyle Vander-Kuyp (AUS) | 13.61 |
| 4. | Guntis Peders (LAT) | 13.73 |
| 5. | Pedro Chiamulera (BRA) | 13.93 |
| 6. | Peter Coghlan (IRL) | 13.94 |
| 7. | William Erese (NGR) | 13.95 |
| 8. | Si Mohamed Boukrouna (MAR) | 14.22 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
| 1. | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 13.19 |
| 2. | Mark Crear (USA) | 13.46 |
| 3. | Jonathan N'Senga (BEL) | 13.53 |
| 4. | Antti Haapakoski (FIN) | 13.75 |
| 5. | Elmar Lichtenegger (AUT) | 13.78 |
| 6. | Jovesa Naivalu (FIJ) | 13.82 |
| 7. | Levente Csillag (HUN) | 13.96 |
| 8. | Blaz Korent (SLO) | 14.20 |