<page_title> 100 metres hurdles </page_title> <section_title> History </section_title> <table> <cell> 80 m <col_header> Distance </col_header> <col_header> Runup </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8 <col_header> Number of hurdles </col_header> <col_header> Intervals </col_header> </cell> <cell> 76.2 cm <col_header> Height </col_header> <col_header> Home stretch </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8.0 m <col_header> Distance made up of </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 80 m race, eight hurdles were placed at a distance of 8 metres apart from each other with heights of 76.2 cm.