The High Hurdles
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There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women. Each of these races is run over ten hurdles and they are all Olympic events. There are five hurdle heights on most standard hurdles. The highest position, called a "high" hurdle (or sometimes a "college high" or "open high") is used for men's sprint hurdle races (60 m, 100 m and 110 m), which are 42 inches (106.7 cm). The next highest, frequently called a "high school high" 39 inches (99.1 cm) is used by masters men under age 50, high school and youth boys. The middle position is called an "intermediate" which is used for men's long hurdle races (400 m) plus some youth and masters age divisions. The next lower position, 33 inches (83.8 cm) is called the "women's high" used for women's short hurdle races. The lowest position, called the "low hurdle" 30 inches (76.2 cm) is used for women's long hurdles plus many youth and masters races. Some races call for 27 inches / 68.6 centimetres for youth or masters events. Hurdles that go to this position are rare and are notable by having a sixth position.