page_title: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
hierarchical_section_title: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
caption_attribution_description: Don Finlay fell at the winning post after leading at the last hurdle. Don Finlay (1909-1970) was the British team Captain for the 1948 Olympics and was chosen to take the Olympic Oath. Daily Herald Archive at the National Media Museum
context_page_description: The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 4 August. Twenty-eight athletes from 18 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American William Porter. Porter's compatriots, Clyde Scott and Craig Dixon took 2nd and 3rd place. It was the third of nine consecutive American victories, and the ninth overall gold medal for the United States in the 110 metres hurdles. It was also the first of four consecutive American podium sweeps, and the fifth overall sweep by the United States in the event.
context_section_description: The men's 110 metres hurdles  event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 4 August. Twenty-eight athletes from 18 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American William Porter. Porter's compatriots, Clyde Scott and Craig Dixon took 2nd and 3rd place. It was the third of nine consecutive American victories, and the ninth overall gold medal for the United States in the 110 metres hurdles. It was also the first of four consecutive American podium sweeps, and the fifth overall sweep by the United States in the event.
caption: Heat 5. 1932 and 1936 medalist Don Finlay (foreground) has fallen.
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