The height of hurdle 1.For mens 110 meter hurdle race the hurdles are 3 feet, 6 inches (1.

067 meters in height. 2.For the mens 400 meter hurdle race the hurdles are 3 feet (91.4 centimeters) in height 3.For the womens 400 meter hurdle race the hurdles are 2 feet, 6 inches (76.2 centimeters) in height. Simple rules of hurdle
Athletes who compete in hurdle races need a sprinter's speed as well as the technical ability to clear the hurdles. Runners typically take seven to eight strides before hurdle one, then use a three-stride pattern between the rest, according to Brian Mac, performance coach for UK Athletics. The trailing leg, which initially drives a runner's body at the hurdle, also must sweep over the hurdle rather than around it. The International Association of Athletics Federations is the worldwide governing body for track and field events, including hurdles. Associations at the national, state and local level generally follow IAFF rules, though modifications can exist.

History of hurdles
The 110-meter hurdles were an original event in the first modern Olympics in 1896. But those competitors jumped over the hurdles, rather then striding over them, using a straight front leg with a trailing leg tucked under their body, as hurdlers do today. 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.