The men's 110 metres hurdles was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

His main competition was Allen Johnson of the United States, the 1995 world champion.

[2] Cape Verde, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Ghana, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan each made their first appearance in the event.

The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).