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 * Thomas Pelham "Tom" Curtis** (September 7, 1870 - May 23, 1944) was an American athlete and the winner of the 110 metres hurdles at the 1896 Summer Olympics.

At the first day of the first modern Olympic Games, Curtis advanced to the 100 metres final by winning his heat with a time of 12.2 seconds. He later withdrew from that race to prepare for the 110 metres hurdles final, which was his main event at the Olympics. That competition turned into a personal race between Curtis and Grantley Goulding from Great Britain after Frantz Reichel and William Welles Hoyt withdrew. At the start Curtis gained a small lead, but Goulding reached him at the first hurdle. At the last hurdle, Goulding was leading, but Curtis managed to throw himself to the line first. The officials stated that Curtis had won by 5 centimetres. Both athletes had a time of 17.6 seconds.
 * Liu Xiang** (simplified Chinese: [|刘][|翔]; traditional Chinese: [|劉][|翔]; pinyin: //Liú Xiáng//; born July 13, 1983 in Putuo, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese 110 metre hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion.[1] His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China or any Asian country, in which the previous best were held by Olympic silver medallist C.K. Yang of the Republic of China and Olympic bronze medallist Zhu Jianhua.



Sydney Atkinson came into international athletics scene in 1922, when he ran 110 m hurdles by 15.2 and 400 m hurdles by 56.5. He was also a notable long jumper. At the 1924 Summer Olympics, the favorite of 110 m hurdles was American George Guthrie. But as the race started, Atkinson and another American Daniel Kinsey got off to a quick start and ran nearly together until the eighth flight when Atkinson edged ahead. Atkinson clipped his toe on the last barrier, giving Kinsey enough of lead to break the tape and win the gold. Guthrie crashed through the barriers behind the two medallists and was disqualified for timber topping.
 * Sydney James Montford Atkinson** (March 14, 1901 – August 31, 1977) was a South African athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics.