Holloway completes collection of global titles with 110m hurdles Olympic gold in Paris

Grant Holloway, winner of five world titles indoors and out, earned a long-awaited Olympic gold in the 110m hurdles at the Paris 2024 Games.

The 26-year-old was surprisingly beaten into silver by Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, but then went on to win two world titles outdoors and two world titles indoors.

He arrived in Paris undefeated this year indoors and out. He had lowered his own world indoor 60m hurdles record to 7.27 in February, then won the world indoor title in Glasgow. He ran a world-leading 12.86 to win the US Title in Eugene in late June and was the big favourite to win here in the French capital.

But he knew, more than anyone, that the race isn’t won until it’s run.

He had impressed throughout the rounds, winning his heat in 13.01 and his semifinal in 12.98. In the final he got out fast and had built a clear lead over teammate Daniel Roberts after just a few hurdles. Roberts and Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell started to close slightly in the closing stages, but Holloway held on to take gold in 12.99 (-0.1m/s), leading a US 1-2 from Roberts.

"It means the world," said Holloway. "To complete the career grand slam is what I’ve been wanting. I’m beside myself right now. I'm so happy about everything going on. I knew I was in shape, I knew I was capable of completing this feat.

“I’ve been hurdling so well this year, I’m in great shape, I just want to keep this going. I’m looking forward to what’s to come. The future is so bright."

Roberts and Broadbell were both timed at 13.09 but Roberts was awarded silver in a photo finish, three thousandths of a second ahead of the Jamaican. Spain’s Enrique Llopis was fourth in 13.20, just 0.01 ahead of Japan’s Rachid Muratake.

Freddie Crittenden was sixth in 13.32. He had made good use of the repechage round earlier in the Games after feeling a slight twinge in his heat, jogging to the line in 18.27 and then winning his repechage in 13.42 and advancing through the semifinals.

Jamaica’s Orlando Bennett (13.34) and defending champion Parchment (13.39) rounded out the finalists.

Despite USA’s incredible strength and depth in the 110m hurdles, this is just the second Olympic title won by the powerhouse in this discipline since 2000.

Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics

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