2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles explained

Event:	Men's 110 metres hurdles
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record	12.87	Ostrava, Czech Republic	12 June 2008
European record	12.91	Stuttgart, Germany	20 August 1993
Championship record	13.02	Budapest, Hungary	22 August 1998
World Leading	12.97		19 May 2012
European Leading	13.18	Hérouville, France	31 May 2012
Broken records during the 2012 European Athletics Championships
European Leading	13.09	Helsinki, Finland	1 July 2012

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.7 m/s, Heat 4: -2.0 m/s, Heat 5: +1.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Note
1	5	7	13.28	Q
2	4	6	13.46	Q
3	2	4	13.49	Q
4	2	3	13.50	Q
4	5	4	13.50	Q, PB
6	1	5	13.56	Q, =SB
7	3	1	13.57	Q
8	3	7	13.59	Q
9	3	2	13.61	Q
10	3	6	13.62	Q
11	4	4	13.63	Q
11	2	7	13.63	Q, PB
13	2	5	13.65	Q, NUR
14	3	5	13.66	q
15	4	7	13.68	Q
16	3	4	13.71	q
17	5	3	13.72	Q
18	2	6	13.75	q
19	4	1	13.83	Q
20	2	2	13.85	q
21	1	4	13.93	Q
22	1	2	13.95	Q
23	1	6	13.96	Q
24	3	3	13.97
25	5	6	14.00	Q
26	5	5	14.02
27	1	7	14.03
28	5	1	14.11
29	5	2	14.14
30	1	3	14.15
31	4	3	14.21
32	4	2	14.32
	4	5

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -1.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Note
1	2	3	13.09	Q, EL, NR
2	3	3	13.15	Q, PB
3	3	5	13.37	Q, NR
4	3	6	13.39	q
5	1	4	13.43	Q
5	2	6	13.43	Q
7	1	6	13.47	Q, SB
8	3	4	13.48	q
9	2	7	13.50	SB
10	1	5	13.52
11	1	3	13.55	=SB
12	2	4	13.56	NR
13	1	1	13.58	SB
14	1	8	13.59
15	3	7	13.62
16	1	2	13.66
17	2	5	13.68
17	3	2	13.68	=SB
19	3	1	13.73
20	3	8	13.76
21	1	7	13.81
22	2	8	13.85
23	2	2	13.88
	2	1

Wind: +0.5 m/s