2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
| Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 September (heats) 16 September (semi-finals & final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 12.99 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships were held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 15 and 16 September 2025.[1]
Summary
Grant Holloway came back as the returning champion. And the champion before that. And the champion before that. He had his three and was going for four. He also had the Olympic title, the second fastest time in history and the indoor world record. The world leader was Olympic bronze medalist Rasheed Broadbell, but he cut himself on a hurdle practicing at the highly competitive Jamaican trials. He appealed for a medical exemption asked to displace Tyler Mason who had already made the qualifying standard, and it was ultimately denied. The Olympic silver medalist Daniel Roberts also did not get through the American trials. Japan had high hopes because Rachid Muratake was ranked #3 in the world.
Holloway did not come into the Championships with his usual string of victories. He was only ranked #13 in the world. When he finished a non-qualifying sixth in his semi-final, a new champion was going to be crowned.[2]
In the final, nobody got an edge out of the blocks. Over the second hurdle, 6 men were within inches of each other. It wasn't until the fifth hurdle that it was clear Cordell Tinch was getting his foot down slightly faster than Orlando Bennett and Mason. Enrique Llopis lost a little ground in the middle of the race, rallied over the last three hurdles trying to catch Mason in the lane next to him. The order stayed true across the finish line; Tinch almost a metre up on Bennett and less than half a metre back Mason holding off Llopis and Muratake.[3][4]
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[5]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Aries Merritt (USA)
|
12.80 | Brussels, Belgium | 7 September 2012 |
| Championship record |  Colin Jackson (GBR)
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12.91 | Stuttgart, Germany | 20 August 1993 |
| World Leading | Cordell Tinch (USA)
|
12.87 | Shaoxing, China | 3 May 2025 |
| African Record |  Antonio Alkana (RSA)
|
13.11 | Prague, Czech Republic | 5 June 2017 |
| Asian Record |  Liu Xiang (CHN)
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12.88 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 11 July 2006 |
| European Record | Colin Jackson (GBR)
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12.91 | Stuttgart, Germany | 20 August 1993 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Aries Merritt (USA)
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12.80 | Brussels, Belgium | 7 September 2012 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png){kind=small} Kyle Vander-Kuyp (AUS)
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13.29 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August 1995 |
| South American Record |  Rafael Pereira (BRA)
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13.17 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23 June 2022 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 13.27.[6]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 15 September | 20:23 | Heats |
| 16 September | 20:40 | Semi-finals |
| 22:20 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats took place on 15 September. The first four athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next four fastest ( q ) qualified to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dylan Beard | United States
|
13.28 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Chen Yuanjiang | China
|
13.39 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Sasha Zhoya |  France
|
13.43 | Q, WD |
| 4 | 5 | Thiago Ornelas | Brazil
|
13.52 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Shunsuke Izumiya |  Japan
|
13.52 | q |
| 6 | 9 | John Adesola | South Africa
|
13.57 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jakub Szymański |  Poland
|
13.74 | |
| 8 | 2 | Manuel Mordi |  Germany
|
14.25 | |
| [7] | Wind: (−0.6 m/s) | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Jason Joseph |  Switzerland
|
13.27 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Wilhem Belocian | France
|
13.27 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | United States
|
13.28 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Louis François Mendy |  Senegal
|
13.33 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Michael Obasuyi | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
|
13.54 | |
| 6 | 6 | Mondray Barnard | South Africa
|
13.57 | |
| 7 | 7 | Damian Czykier | Poland
|
13.58 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tade Ojora | Great Britain & N.I.
|
13.90 | |
| [7] | Wind: (−0.2 m/s) | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Orlando Bennett |  Jamaica
|
13.20 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Just Kwaou-Mathey | France
|
13.25 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Lorenzo Simonelli |  Italy
|
13.25 | Q |
| 4 | 9 | Shusei Nomoto | Japan
|
13.29 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Gregory Minoue | Germany
|
13.50 | q |
| 6 | 6 | Elie Bacari | Belgium
|
13.55 | |
| 7 | 2 | Asier Martínez |  Spain
|
13.63 | |
| 8 | 3 | Oumar Doudai Abakar |  Qatar
|
14.03 | |
| [7] | Wind: (−0.6 m/s) | ||||
Heat 4
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Enrique Llopis | Spain
|
13.22 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Xu Zhuoyi | China
|
13.28 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Cordell Tinch | United States
|
13.31 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Demario Prince | Jamaica
|
13.31 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Eduardo de Deus | Brazil
|
13.45 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Job Geerds |  Netherlands
|
13.51 | q |
| 7 | 8 | Amine Bouanani |  Algeria
|
13.75 | |
| 8 | 2 | Badamassi Saguirou |  Niger
|
13.77 | |
| 9 | 9 | Richard Diawara |  Mali
|
13.89 | |
| [7] | Wind: (±0.0 m/s) | ||||
Heat 5
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tyler Mason | Jamaica
|
13.17 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 7 | Rachid Muratake | Japan
|
13.22 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Liu Junxi | China
|
13.23 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 6 | Grant Holloway | United States
|
13.27 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Enzo Diessl |  Austria
|
13.37 | q |
| 6 | 4 | Tejas Shirse |  India
|
13.57 | |
| 7 | 5 | Antonio Alkana | South Africa
|
13.64 | |
| 8 | 9 | Jérémie Lararaudeuse |  Mauritius
|
13.70 | |
| 9 | 8 | Usumane Djumo |  Guinea-Bissau
|
14.57 | |
| [7] | Wind: (−0.3 m/s) | ||||
Semi-finals
The semi-finals took place on 16 September. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Orlando Bennett | Jamaica
|
13.27 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Enrique Llopis | Spain
|
13.29 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Shusei Nomoto | Japan
|
13.30 | |
| 4 | 4 | Dylan Beard | United States
|
13.31 | |
| 5 | 5 | Liu Junxi | China
|
13.40 | |
| 6 | 9 | Gregory Minoue | Germany
|
13.56 | |
| 7 | 2 | Thiago Ornelas | Brazil
|
13.58 | |
| 3 | Shunsuke Izumiya | Japan
|
DNF | ||
| [8] | Wind: (−0.8 m/s) | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Cordell Tinch | United States
|
13.16 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Jason Joseph | Switzerland
|
13.18 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Demario Prince | Jamaica
|
13.22 | |
| 4 | 5 | Lorenzo Simonelli | Italy
|
13.22 | |
| 5 | 7 | Wilhem Belocian | France
|
13.31 | |
| 6 | 4 | Xu Zhuoyi | China
|
13.34 | |
| 7 | 9 | Enzo Diessl | Austria
|
13.64 | |
| 8 | 2 | Eduardo de Deus | Brazil
|
13.91 | |
| [8] | Wind: (−0.5 m/s) | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tyler Mason | Jamaica
|
13.12 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 7 | Rachid Muratake | Japan
|
13.19 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | United States
|
13.19 | q |
| 4 | 4 | Just Kwaou-Mathey | France
|
13.22 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Chen Yuanjiang | China
|
13.32 | |
| 6 | 8 | Grant Holloway | United States
|
13.52 | |
| 9 | Louis François Mendy | Senegal
|
DNF | ||
| 2 | Job Geerds | Netherlands
|
DNS | ||
| [8] | Wind: (−0.1 m/s) | ||||
Final
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 | Cordell Tinch | United States
|
12.99 | |
|
6 | Orlando Bennett | Jamaica
|
13.08 | PB |
|
4 | Tyler Mason | Jamaica
|
13.12 | =PB |
| 4 | 3 | Enrique Llopis | Spain
|
13.16 | |
| 5 | 5 | Rachid Muratake | Japan
|
13.18 | |
| 6 | 9 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | United States
|
13.31 | |
| 7 | 2 | Just Kwaou-Mathey | France
|
13.42 | |
| 8 | Jason Joseph | Switzerland
|
DNF | ||
| [9] | Wind: (−0.3 m/s) | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Men's 110 metres hurdles - Schedule". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ Ormond, Cameron (16 September 2025). "Three-time world champion Grant Holloway eliminated in semi-final". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (16 September 2025). "Cordell Tinch goes from phone salesman to world champion in 110m hurdles". NBC Sports. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Tharme, Liam (16 September 2025). "American Cordell Tinch wins 110m world gold as Grant Holloway bows out in semis". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Men's 110 metres hurdles - Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Men's 110 metres hurdles - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Men's 110 metres hurdles - Semifinals results" (PDF). World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Men's 110 metres hurdles - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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