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Who is the inventor of hurdles?

Updated: 11/18/2022
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American Alvin Kraenzlein developed what became the modern technique and used it at the 1900 Olympics, where he won the 110- and 200-meter hurdle events, as well as the 60-meter dash and the long jump.

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