39 inches is the height of Varsity 110m hurdles for men. JV is 36 inches.
In the Womens' 100 Meter Hurdle Race and the Men's 110 Meter Hurdle Race, there are 10 hurdles. In the 300 Meter Hurdle Run, there are 8 hurdles. In the 400 Meter Hurdle Run, there are 10 hurdles.
For the 110m hurdles, the first hurdle is placed after a run up of 13.72m (45 ft) from the starting line. The next nine hurdles are set at a distance of 9.14m (30 ft) from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 14.02m (46 ft) long.
In Olympic competition, 10 hurdles are set on the track at intervals of 9.14 meters.
Because the hurdles for men are set at different distances from the starting line than for women. For example: The mens hurdles start at the blue line, so the womens would start about 2 inches away at the yellow line. Additionally, elite men's stride length would not allow them to hurdle at the distance that womens hurdles are set at; it's simply too short.
For the men's 110 meter hurdle race the hurdles are 3 feet, 6 inches (1.067 meters) in height. For the men's 400 meter hurdle race the hurdles are 3 feet (91.4 centimeters) in height. For the women's 400 meter hurdle race the hurdles are 2 feet, 6 inches (76.2 centimeters) in height.
There are ten hurdles in 100m, 110m and 400m hurdles races.
At Olympic level, 36 inches
33 inches (83.8 cm)
13m in the girls event and 13.72m in the boys event.
Two and a half feet
The Olympic Hurdle Height For Men is 106.7cm (3 ft 6 in) and the height for women is 83.8cm (2 ft 9 in).