Sprint hurdles at the World Athletics Championships
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| Sprint hurdles at the World Athletics Championships | |
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| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2025 Women: 1983 – 2025 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 12.91 Colin Jackson (1993) |
| Women | 12.12 Tobi Amusan (2022) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Cordell Tinch (USA) |
| Women |  Ditaji Kambundji (SUI) |
The sprint hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition of the championships in 1983. Traditionally, the men compete in the 110 metres hurdles while the women compete in the 100 metres hurdles.
Allen Johnson is the most successful athlete in the history of the event, winning 4 gold and 1 bronze medal between 1995 and 2003. The most successful female athlete is Gail Devers, winning 3 golds and 2 silvers between 1991 and 2001. The only other athletes who have won more than 3 medals are Liu Xiang and Sergey Shubenkov, both winning 1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze between 2003 and 2011 and 2013 and 2019, respectively.
The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, winning 20 gold medals in total: 12 in the men's event and 8 in the women's event. They have also won the most medals overall, with 44 medals total across both events. Jamaica is the only country other than the United States that has won a gold medal in both the men's and women's event, having won 14 medals in total, including 4 golds.
Great Britain has also seen significant success in the men's event, winning 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals over the years. They have been less successful in the women's event, having won only one medal, a bronze in 2013.
The championship records for the event are 12.91 for men, set by Colin Jackson in 1993, and 12.12 s for women, set by Tobi Amusan in 2022. Coincidentally, these championships records are also the only two times that the world record has been broken at the World Championships. Additionally, Amusan ran a wind-aided 12.06 (+2.5 m/s) in the 2022 final.
The reiging world champions are Cordell Tinch of the United States and Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland.
- All information from World Athletics.[1]
| Distinction | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date | |
| Youngest champion |  Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) | 21 years, 75 days | 20 Aug 2009 | Brianna Rollins (USA) | 21 years, 364 days | 17 Aug 2013 |
| Youngest medalist |  Liu Xiang (CHN) | 20 years, 48 days | 30 Aug 2003 |  Britany Anderson (JAM) | 21 years, 174 days | 24 Jul 2022 |
| Youngest finalist | Shi Dongpeng (CHN) |
19 years, 236 days | 30 Aug 2003 | LaVonna Martin (USA) |
20 years, 290 days | 4 Sep 1987 |
| Youngest participant | Liu Xiang (CHN) | 18 years, 25 days | 7 Aug 2001 |  Manuela Bosco (FIN) | 17 years, 75 days | 25 Aug 1999 |
| Oldest champion | Greg Foster (USA) | 33 years, 25 days | 29 Aug 1991 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) | 34 years, 285 days | 19 Aug 2009 |
| Oldest medalist | Allen Johnson (USA) | 34 years, 164 days | 12 Aug 2005 |  Ludmila Engquist (SWE) | 35 years, 129 days | 28 Aug 1999 |
| Oldest finalist | Tony Dees (USA) |
36 years, 19 days | 25 Aug 1999 |  Patricia Girard (FRA) |
35 years, 141 days | 27 Aug 2003 |
| Oldest participant |  Petr Svoboda (CZE) | 37 years, 279 days | 16 Jul 2022 |  Irina Lenskiy (ISR) | 38 years, 68 days | 19 Aug 2009 |
Medalists
Men
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Barbados (BRB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| – |  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 | |
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Johnson | 1995-2003 | United States (USA) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Greg Foster | 1983-1991 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grant Holloway | 2019-2023 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Colin Jackson | 1987-1999 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Liu Xiang | 2003-2011 | China | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sergey Shubenkov | 2013-2019 | Russia Authorised Neutral Athletes |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Terrence Trammell | 2003-2009 | United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tony Jarrett | 1991-1995 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Anier García | 1999-2001 | Cuba |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hansle Parchment | 2015-2023 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Jack Pierce | 1991-1993 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | David Payne | 2007-2009 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Women
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gail Devers | United States (USA) | 1991-2001 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Sally Pearson | Australia (AUS) | 2011-2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Danielle Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 2015-2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ludmila Narozhilenko / Engquist | Soviet Union (URS) Sweden (SWE) |
1991-1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Michelle Perry | United States (USA) | 2005-2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | Jamaica (JAM) | 2003-2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Perdita Felicien | Canada (CAN) | 2003-2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tobi Amusan | Nigeria (NGR) |
2022-2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Ginka Zagorcheva | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1983-1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Delloreen Ennis-London | Jamaica (JAM) | 2005-2009 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Olga Shishigina | Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1995-2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dawn Harper-Nelson | United States (USA) | 2011-2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kendra Harrison | United States (USA) | 2019-2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Puerto Rico |
2022-2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Championship record progression
Men
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.53 | Mark McKoy | Canada |
1983 | Heats | 1983-08-11 |
| 13.44 | Arto Bryggare | Finland |
1983 | Heats | 1983-08-11 |
| 13.41 | Greg Foster | United States (USA) |
1983 | Heats | 1983-08-11 |
| 13.22 | Greg Foster | United States (USA) |
1983 | Semi-finals | 1983-08-12 |
| 13.20 | Greg Foster | United States (USA) |
1987 | Heats | 1987-09-01 |
| 13.06 | Greg Foster | United States (USA) |
1991 | Final | 1991-08-29 |
| 13.06 | Jack Pierce | United States (USA) |
1991 | Final | 1991-08-29 |
| 12.91 WR | Colin Jackson | Great Britain (GBR) |
1993 | Final | 1993-08-20 |
Women
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.03 | Kerstin Knabe | East Germany (GDR) |
1983 | Heats | 1983-08-12 |
| 12.81 | Bettine Jahn | East Germany (GDR) |
1983 | Heats | 1983-08-12 |
| 12.75 | Bettine Jahn | East Germany (GDR) |
1983 | Heats | 1983-08-12 |
| 12.75 | Ginka Zagorcheva | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1983 | Semi-finals | 1983-08-13 |
| 12.51 | Ginka Zagorcheva | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1987 | Heats | 1987-09-03 |
| 12.34 | Ginka Zagorcheva | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1987 | Final | 1987-09-04 |
| 12.28 | Sally Pearson | Australia |
2011 | Final | 2011-09-03 |
| 12.12 WR | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria |
2022 | Final | 2022-07-22 |
Finishing times
Top ten fastest World Championship times
1 Additionally, Tobi Amusan, Britany Anderson, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Alia Armstrong have run wind-aided times of 12.06, 12.23, 12,23 & 12.31 (+2.5 m/s) respectively in the 2022 final.