IAAF Day 4 – McLeod Advances to Semifinal in 110mH
October 1, 2019
DOHA, Qatar – Reigning Olympic and World Champion Omar McLeod advanced to the semifinal of the 110-meter hurdles Monday afternoon at the IAAF World Championships at Khalifa Stadium.
McLeod, a three-time NCAA Champion hurdler for Arkansas, eased through the round running 13.17Q to win his heat and post the second-fastest time on the day behind Spain’s Orlando Ortega at 13.15.
For Team Jamacia, it was a successful prelim as all four Jamaicans advanced to the semifinal of the 110-meter hurdles with McLeod leading the way.
The Jamaican quarter of hurdlers will return for the semifinal and final of the event on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 12:05 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., respectively.
McLeod’s International Championship Results
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Jamaica |
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| 2011 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.42 | n/a | PB |
| 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 14.10 | −0.8 | PB | |||
| 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:09.41 | n/a | PB | |||
| World Youth Championships | Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.61 | +0.1 | PB | |
| 8th | 400 m hurdles | 52.82 | n/a | ||||
| DNS | Medley relay | — | n/a | ||||
| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.35 | n/a | |
| 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:12.48 | n/a | SB | |||
| CACAC Junior Championships (U20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:08.94 | n/a | PB | |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st (semi 1) | 4×400 m relay | 3:08.83 | n/a | Q, PB | |
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, The Bahamas | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.46 | n/a | |
| 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.57 | NWI | ||||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.18 | +0.1 | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.41 | n/a | WL, NR |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.05 | +0.2 | ||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, England | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.04 | 0.0 | |
| DNF | 4×100 m relay | — | n/a | Teammate injury | |||
COMPLETE PRELIM RESULTS
| POS | RANK | HEAT | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | MS* | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 665 | Orlando ORTEGA |  ESP |
13.15 Q | -0.5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1167 | Omar MCLEOD |  JAM |
13.17 Q | +0.2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1894 | Grant HOLLOWAY |  USA |
13.22 Q | +0.4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 119 | Sergey SHUBENKOV |  ANA |
13.27 Q | +0.5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 1238 | Shunya TAKAYAMA |  JPN |
13.32 Q | +0.4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 579 | Milan TRAJKOVIC |  CYP |
13.37 Q SB | +0.2 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 474 | Wenjun XIE |  CHN |
13.38 Q | +0.5 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 1679 | Jason JOSEPH |  SUI |
13.39 Q NR | +0.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 1621 | Antonio ALKANA |  RSA |
13.41 Q | +0.2 | |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 987 | Konstantinos DOUVALIDIS |  GRE |
13.43 Q SB | .421 | +0.4 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 1337 | Yaqoub Mohamed AL YOUHA |  KUW |
13.43 Q | .429 | +0.4 |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 784 | Pascal MARTINOT-LAGARDE |  FRA |
13.45 Q | -0.4 | |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 1862 | Devon ALLEN | USA |
13.46 Q | +0.2 | |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | 1169 | Ronald LEVY | JAM |
13.48 Q | -0.5 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1091 | Hassane FOFANA |  ITA |
13.49 q | +0.2 | |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 1152 | Orlando BENNETT | JAM |
13.50 q | +0.4 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 230 | Shane BRATHWAITE |  BAR |
13.51 Q | +0.5 | |
| 18 | 2 | 3 | 848 | Andrew POZZI |  GBR |
13.53 Q | .522 | -0.4 |
| 19 | 6 | 4 | 756 | Dimitri BASCOU | FRA |
13.53 q | .524 | +0.4 |
| 20 | 3 | 5 | 1745 | Kuei-Ru CHEN |  TPE |
13.57 Q | -0.5 | |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | 167 | Nicholas HOUGH |  AUS |
13.60 q | .592 | +0.2 |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | 1022 | Valdó SZŰCS |  HUN |
13.60 | .597 | +0.5 |
| 23 | 7 | 1 | 2057 | Vitali PAROKHONKA |  BLR |
13.65 | +0.2 | |
| 24 | 4 | 5 | 758 | Wilhem BELOCIAN | FRA |
13.67 Q | .663 | -0.5 |
| 25 | 3 | 3 | 1172 | Andrew RILEY | JAM |
13.67 Q | .666 | -0.4 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | 480 | Jianhang ZENG | CHN |
13.68 | -0.5 | |
| 27 | 6 | 5 | 1108 | Lorenzo PERINI | ITA |
13.70 | -0.5 | |
| 28 | 6 | 2 | 2066 | Elmo LAKKA |  FIN |
13.73 | +0.5 | |
| 29 | 7 | 2 | 1230 | Taio KANAI | JPN |
13.74 | +0.5 | |
| 30 | 7 | 5 | 1655 | Louis François MENDY |  SEN |
13.75 | -0.5 | |
| 31 | 4 | 3 | 532 | Yohan CHAVERRA |  COL |
13.76 Q | -0.4 | |
| 32 | 8 | 2 | 333 | Eduardo RODRIGUES |  BRA |
13.92 | +0.5 | |
| 33 | 5 | 3 | 1623 | Ruan DE VRIES | RSA |
14.07 | -0.4 | |
| 34 | 8 | 5 | 564 | Roger IRIBARNE |  CUB |
14.37 | -0.5 | |
| 35 | 7 | 4 | 1339 | Xaysa ANOUSONE |  LAO |
14.54 | +0.4 | |
| 36 | 8 | 4 | 545 | Fadane HAMADI |  COM |
14.79 | +0.4 | |
| 3 | 1015 | Jeffrey JULMIS |  HAI |
DQ | ||||
| 3 | 1924 | Daniel ROBERTS | USA |
DQ | ||||
| 1 | 326 | Gabriel CONSTANTINO | BRA |
DQ | ||||
| 4 | 1526 | Damian CZYKIER |  POL |
DNS | ||||
| 3 | 1214 | Shunsuke IZUMIYA | JPN |
DNS |
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| Arkansas' IAAF Championships Schedule |
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| Date | Time (CT) | Athlete (Country) | Event (Round) |
| Friday, Sept. 27 | 9:30 a.m. | Sandi Morris (USA) Tina Sutej (Slovenia) | Women's Pole Vault (Flights) |
| 12:35 p.m. | Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica) | Men's 400-meter hurdles (Heats) |
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| Saturday, Sept. 28 | 10:05 a.m. | Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica) | Men's 400-meter hurdles (Semi-Final) |
| 1:10 p.m. | Dominique Scott-Efurd (South Africa) | Women's 10,000-meters (Final) | |
| Sunday, Sept. 29 | 12:40 p.m. | Sandi Morris (USA) Tina Sutej (Slovenia) | Women's Pole Vault (Final) |
| Monday, Sept. 30 | 12:05 p.m. | Omar McLeod (Jamaica) | Men's 110-meter hurdles (Heats) |
| 2:40 p.m. | Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica) | Men's 400-meter hurdles (Final) | |
| Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 10:50 a.m. | Stanley Kebenei (USA) | 3000-meters Steeplechase (Heats) |
| Wednesday, Oct. 2 | 9:35 a.m. | Nikki Hiltz (USA) | Women's 1,500-meters (Heats) |
| 10:25 a.m. | Dominique Scott-Efurd (South Africa) | Women's 5,000-meters (Heats) | |
| 12:05 p.m. | Omar McLeod (Jamaica) | Men's 110-meter hurdles (Semi-Final) | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Omar McLeod (Jamaica) | Men's 110-meter hurdles (Final) | |
| Thursday, Oct. 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Nikki Hiltz (USA) | Women's 1,500-meters (Semi-Final) |
| Friday, Oct. 4 | 12:40 p.m. | Kiara Parker (USA) | Women's 4-x-100-meter relay (Heats) |
| 1:45 p.m. | Stanley Kebenei (USA) | Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase (Final) | |
| Friday, Oct. 5 | 9:15 a.m. | Janeek Brown (Jamaica) | Women's 100-meter hurdles (Heats) |
| 12:55 p.m. | Nikki Hiltz (USA) | Women's 1,500-meters (Final) | |
| 2:05 p.m. | Kiara Parker (USA) | Women's 4-x-100-meter relay (Final) | |
| Friday, Oct. 5 | 11:02 a.m. | Janeek Brown (Jamaica) | Women's 100-meter hurdles (Semi-Final) |
| 12:50 p.m. | Janeek Brown (Jamaica) | Women's 100-meter hurdles (Final) | |
