6 AUG 1948: OLYMPIC GAMES. FANNY BLANKERS KOEN SEEN LEAVING THE TRACK AFTER WINNING HER THIRD GOLD MEDAL IN THE 200M. SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY WON THE 100M AND THE 80M HURDLES. Mandatory Credit: Allsport Hulton/Archive

Lord David George Brownlow Cecil (1905 -1981), 6th Marquess of Exeter (centre) on his way to winning the Men's 400-Metre Hurdles and equalling the Olympic record of 53.4 seconds, at the Amsterdam games, 1928. For the race, Lord Burghley's mother had provided him with silk shorts to prevent chafing of the legs. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Omar Mcleod of Jamaica (lane 5) competes on his way to winning the gold medal in the Men's 110m Hurdles Final ahead of Orlando Ortega of Spain (Silver) and Dimitri Bascou of France (Bronze) on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Omar Mcleod of Jamaica (lane 5) competes on his way to winning the gold medal in the Men's 110m Hurdles Final ahead of Orlando Ortega of Spain (Silver) and Dimitri Bascou of France (Bronze) on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Omar Mcleod of Jamaica celebrates with the flag of Jamaica after winning the gold medal in the Men's 110m Hurdles Final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Orlando Ortega of Spain (L) competes during the Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Hanna Kasyanova of Ukraine and Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Great Britain compete in the Women's Heptathlon 100 Meter Hurdles on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jennifer Oeser of Germany competes in Women's Heptathlon 100 Meter Hurdles on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jessica Ennis-Hill of Great Britain, Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida of France, Katerina Cachova of the Czech Republic and Nadine Visser of the Netherlands compete in the Women's Heptathlon 100 Meter Hurdles on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Great Britain competes in the Women's Heptathlon 100 Meter Hurdles on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.