Hurdles:
Sprint Hurdles, High Hurdles, Long Hurdles, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, 220 Yard / 200 Meter Low Hurdles, 180 Yard Low Hurdles, and 42-Inch Tall Hurdles.
Sprint Hurdles and Long Hurdles: Current World Records: WMA website
Sprint Hurdles and Long Hurdles: Current American Records: USATF website
[Future] Sprint Hurdle Records Progression: [Link]
All American Standards: All American Standards
42-Inch Tall Hurdles Over Age-46:
Shuttle Hurdle Relay (SHR)
Outdoor Shuttle Hurdle Relay 2011 to 2018: (Men 2011-2018) (Woman 2011-2018)
1980 Hurdle Survey:
Results of Dave Jackson’s Masters Hurdle Survey: (Sept 1980 National Masters News, PDF: pg 11-12 of 28)
220 Yard / 200 Meter Low Hurdles
Unofficial World rankings: WAVA Newsletter (by John Hayward)
- 1981 Men’s All Time Rankings (Hurdles and Steeple): WAVA Newsletter March 1981 (PDF: pg. 25-26 of 36)
Hurdle pic found in the August 1982 National Masters News (PDF: pg. 35 of 40):
M50 Hurdles: Charley (Chuck) Miller: (13.80 for M50 100 meter hurdles, July 1988: never ratified; unknown spacing / height; Aug 1988 NMN, PDF: pg. 4, 15 & 37 of 48)
M50 Hurdles: Walt Butler: (13.6 hand time for M50 100 meter hurdles, no wind indicator, never ratified, unknown spacing / height; June 1993 NMN, PDF: pg. 28 of 32)
Obsolete Standards: Oct 1974 Men’s American Masters Hurdle Standards: Only 110 M HH and 400 M IH (Dec 1974 USMITT, PDF: pg 2 of 14)
Obsolete Standards: 1978 Men’s American Masters Hurdle Standards: (Sept 1978 USMITT, PDF: pg 3 of 10)
Hurdlers in a TV Commercial: (Nov 1992 NMN, PDF: pg 21 of 32)
Hurdle Pics of Masters World Championships with Rome Backdrop: (Aug 1985 NMN, PDF: pg. 1 & 25 of 44)
and (Sept 1985 NMN, PDF: pg. 8 of 36) Pic from National Masters News photo by Gretchen Snyder
40 Meter Hurdles at Cow Palace: 1981: West Region Indoor Championship: Feb. 22, 1981 at the Cow Palace (April 1981 NMN, PDF: pg. 12 & 18 of 24)
Webb (M30) 5.1, Walt Butler (M35) 5.1
Momentum Sports: ( hurdle heights & spacing, and workouts )
Manufacturing of hurdles:
Prior to 1901 manufacturing of “Foster’s Patent Safety Hurdle”: (1902 Athletes Guide Containing Full Directions For Learning How to, PDF: pg 114 of 140)
1923: Construction of the 1920s Hurdle (approx. 16-lbs each) (The Athletic Journal 1923, PDF: pg 381-383 of 1117)
Patents filed by Frank E Austin in 1931-1933. (1907149A in 1931) and (1910080 on May 23, 1933 pic)
Patent filed by American Hurdler Harry E Hillman was in 1951.
Patents on the manufacturing of hurdles: (1898 Patent – James Foster) (1911 Patent) (1925 Patent) (1925 Patent)
(1931 Patent) (1939 Patent) (1947 Patent) (1951 Patent) (1951 Patent)(1966 Patent) (1978 Patent) (1991 Patent)
(1991 Patent) (1997 Patent) (1997 Patent) (2007 Patent) (2007 Patent)
Hurdle Manufactures (partial List): (External Link)
Open Championships:
220 Yard Hurdles at the Open Outdoor National Championship: (Link)
Winners from Past Open Championships: (External Link: USATF Outdoor Champions)
120 Yard / 110 Meter Sprint Hurdle (High Hurdle) Open National Champions 1876 to Present: (External Link)