60 metres
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A 60-metre race in Valencia in 2005
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes. The 60 metres was an Olympic event in the 1900 and 1904 Summer Games but was removed from the schedule thereafter.
American Christian Coleman currently holds the men's world record in the 60 metres with a time of 6.34 seconds,[1] while Russian Irina Privalova holds the women's world record at 6.92.
In the past, it was common for athletes to compete in the 60 yards (54.86 m) race. This is not part of the lineage of the 60 metres, but is the predecessor of the 55 metres race. 60 metres is 65.6168 yards.
Contents
1 Area records
2 Top 25 performers
2.1 Men
2.1.1 Notes
2.1.2 Outdoor best performances
2.2 Women
2.2.1 Notes
2.2.2 Outdoor best performances
3 Olympic medalists
4 World Indoor Championships medalists
4.1 Men
4.2 Medal table
4.3 Women
4.4 Medal table
5 Season's bests
5.1 Men
5.2 Women
6 Notes and references
7 External links
Area records
Area | Men | Women | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | |
Africa | 6.45 A | Leonard Myles-Mills | ![]() | 6.97 | Murielle Ahouré | ![]() |
Asia | 6.42 | Su Bingtian | ![]() | 7.09 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | ![]() |
Europe | 6.42 | Dwain Chambers | ![]() | 6.92 | Irina Privalova | ![]() |
North, Central America and Caribbean | 6.34 A | Christian Coleman | ![]() | 6.95 | Gail Devers Marion Jones | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania | 6.52 | Matthew Shirvington | ![]() | 7.30 | Sally McLellan | ![]() |
South America | 6.52 | José Carlos Moreira | ![]() | 7.17 | Rosângela Santos | ![]() |
Top 25 performers
Indoor results only
Men
- Correct as of March 2018.[2]
Rank | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6.34 A | Christian Coleman | ![]() | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [3] |
2 | 6.39 | Maurice Greene | ![]() | 3 February 1998 | Madrid | |
3 March 2001 | Atlanta | |||||
3 | 6.40 A | Ronnie Baker | ![]() | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [4] |
4 | 6.41 | Andre Cason | ![]() | 14 February 1992 | Madrid | |
5 | 6.42 | Dwain Chambers | ![]() | 7 March 2009 | Turin | |
Su Bingtian | ![]() | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham | [5] | ||
7 | 6.43 | Tim Harden | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
8 | 6.44 | Asafa Powell | ![]() | 18 March 2016 (round 1) | Portland | [6] |
18 March 2016 (semifinal) | Portland | [7] | ||||
9 | 6.45 | Bruny Surin | ![]() | 13 February 1993 | Liévin | |
6.45 A | Leonard Myles-Mills | ![]() | 20 February 1999 | Colorado Springs | ||
Terrence Trammell | ![]() | 17 February 2001 | Pocatello | |||
6.45 | Justin Gatlin | ![]() | 1 March 2003 | Boston | ||
Ronald Pognon | ![]() | 13 February 2005 | Karlsruhe | |||
6.45 A | Trell Kimmons | ![]() | 26 February 2012 | Albuquerque | ||
15 | 6.46 | Jon Drummond | ![]() | 1 February 1998 | Stuttgart | |
6.46 A | Marcus Brunson | ![]() | 30 January 1999 | Flagstaff | ||
6.46 | Jason Gardener | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | ||
Tim Montgomery | ![]() | 11 March 2001 | Lisbon | |||
Leonard Scott | ![]() | 26 February 2005 | Liévin | |||
20 | 6.47 | Linford Christie | ![]() | 19 February 1995 | Liévin | |
Shawn Crawford | ![]() | 28 February 2004 | Boston | |||
Dwight Phillips | ![]() | 24 February 2005 | Madrid | |||
Lerone Clarke | ![]() | 18 February 2012 | Birmingham | |||
James Dasaolu | ![]() | 15 February 2014 | Birmingham | [8] | ||
Kim Collins | ![]() | 17 February 2015 | Łódź | [9] | ||
Trayvon Bromell | ![]() | 18 March 2016 | Portland | [10] |
Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled because of doping offense:
Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.41 | Ben Johnson | ![]() | 7 March 1987 | Indianapolis | [11] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 6.47 seconds:
Christian Coleman also ran 6.37 (2018), 6.42 A (2018), 6.45 (2017, 2018), 6.46 (2018), 6.47 (2018).
Maurice Greene also ran 6.40 (1999), 6.41 (1998), 6.42 (1999), 6.43 (1998), 6.45 (1999, 2000), 6.46 (1998, 1999), 6.47 (1998, 2000).
Su Bingtian also ran 6.43 (2018), 6.47 (2018).
Ronnie Baker also ran 6.44 (2018), 6.45 A (2017, 2018), 6.46 (2017), 6.47 (2016, 2018).
Tim Harden also ran 6.44 (1999, 2001), 6.47 (1999).
Andre Cason also ran 6.45 (1992), 6.46 (1992).
Bruny Surin also ran 6.46 (1995).
Jon Drummond also ran 6.46 (1998, 1999, 2000), 6.47 (1998).
Jason Gardener also ran 6.46 (2004).
Terrence Trammell also ran 6.46 (2003).
Justin Gatlin also ran 6.46 (2003, 2012), 6.47 (2012).
Marcus Brunson also ran 6.46 (2007).
Dwain Chambers also ran 6.46 (2009).
Outdoor best performances

+ = en route to 100m mark
Rank | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6.31+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 16 August 2009 | Berlin | [12] |
Women
- Correct as of March 2018.[13]
Rank | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6.92 | Irina Privalova | ![]() | 11 February 1993 | Madrid | |
9 February 1995 | Madrid | |||||
2 | 6.95 | Gail Devers | ![]() | 12 March 1993 | Toronto | |
Marion Jones | ![]() | 7 March 1998 | Maebashi | |||
4 | 6.96 | Merlene Ottey | ![]() | 14 February 1992 | Madrid | |
Ekaterini Thanou | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |||
6 | 6.97 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | ![]() | 6 February 2010 | Stuttgart | |
Murielle Ahouré | ![]() | 2 March 2018 | Birmingham | [14] | ||
8 | 6.98 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | ![]() | 9 March 2014 | Sopot | [15] |
Elaine Thompson | ![]() | 18 February 2017 | Birmingham | [16] | ||
10 | 7.00 | Nelli Cooman | ![]() | 23 February 1986 | Madrid | |
Veronica Campbell-Brown | ![]() | 14 March 2010 | Doha | |||
Dafne Schippers | ![]() | 13 February 2016 | Berlin | [17] | ||
Barbara Pierre | ![]() | 12 March 2016 | Portland | [18] | ||
14 | 7.01 | Savatheda Fynes | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
Me'Lisa Barber | ![]() | 10 March 2006 | Moscow | |||
Lauryn Williams | ![]() | 10 March 2006 | Moscow | |||
17 | 7.02 | Gwen Torrence | ![]() | 2 February 1996 | New York City | |
Christy Opara-Thompson | ![]() | 12 February 1997 | Ghent | |||
Chioma Ajunwa | ![]() | 22 February 1998 | Liévin | |||
Philomena Mensah | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |||
7.02 A | Carmelita Jeter | ![]() | 28 February 2010 | Albuquerque | ||
7.02 | Tianna Madison | ![]() | 11 February 2012 | Fayetteville | ||
7.02 A | Javianne Oliver | ![]() | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [19] | |
24 | 7.03 | Anelia Nuneva | ![]() | 22 February 1987 | Liévin | |
Mujinga Kambundji | ![]() | 17 February 2018 | Magglingen | [20] |
Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled because of doping offense:
Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.03 | Inger Miller | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | [21] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 6.99 seconds:
Irina Privalova also ran 6.93 (1994), 6.94 (1995), 6.95 (1994, 1995), 6.96 (1993), 6.97 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995), 6.98 (1993), 6.99 (1993).
Merlene Ottey also ran 6.97 (1995), 6.99 (1994).
Gail Devers also ran 6.98 (1999), 6.99 (1993).
Ekateríni Thánou also ran 6.99 (1999).
Murielle Ahouré also ran 6.99 (2013).
Outdoor best performances
+ = en route to 100m mark
Rank | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6.85+ (calculated) | −0.1 | Marion Jones | ![]() | 22 August 1999 | Seville | |
2 | 7.02 | +1.7 | Elaine Thompson | ![]() | 28 January 2017 | Kingston | [22] |
Olympic medalists
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1904 St. Louis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
World Indoor Championships medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1985 Paris[A] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1987 Indianapolis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1989 Budapest | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1991 Seville | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1993 Toronto | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1995 Barcelona | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1997 Paris | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1999 Maebashi | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2001 Lisbon | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2003 Birmingham | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2004 Budapest | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2006 Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 Valencia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | none awarded |
2010 Doha | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 Istanbul | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 Sopot | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 Portland | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 Birmingham | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Notes:
A Known as the World Indoor Games- The original winner in 1987 was Ben Johnson, who was disqualified in 1989 after admitting long term drug use.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 nations) | 18 | 19 | 17 | 54 |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1985 Paris[A] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1987 Indianapolis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1989 Budapest | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1991 Seville | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1993 Toronto | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1995 Barcelona | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1997 Paris | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1999 Maebashi | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2001 Lisbon | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2003 Birmingham | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2004 Budapest | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2006 Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 Valencia | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 Doha | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 Istanbul | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 Sopot | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 Portland | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 Birmingham | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Notes:
A Known as the World Indoor Games- The original silver medal winner in 1987 was Angella Issajenko, who was disqualified in 1989 after admitting long term drug use.
- The original winner in 2003 was Zhanna Block, who was disqualified in 2011, and had her results from November 2002 onwards annulled.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 nations) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
Season's bests
|
Year | Time (s) | Athlete | Place |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | 6.48 | ![]() | Madrid |
1992 | 6.41 | ![]() | Madrid |
1993 | 6.45 | ![]() | Liévin |
1994 | 6.48 | ![]() | Karlsruhe |
1995 | 6.46 | ![]() | Barcelona |
1996 | 6.50 | ![]() | Karlsruhe |
1997 | 6.49 | ![]() | Liévin |
![]() | Birmingham | ||
![]() | Atlanta | ||
1998 | 6.39 | ![]() | Madrid |
1999 | 6.40 | ![]() | Atlanta |
2000 | 6.45 | ![]() | New York City |
2001 | 6.39 | ![]() | Atlanta |
2002 | 6.48 | ![]() | Dortmund |
6.48 A | ![]() | Flagstaff | |
2003 | 6.45 | ![]() | Boston |
2004 | 6.46 | ![]() | Karlsruhe |
2005 | 6.45 | ![]() | Karlsruhe |
2006 | 6.50 | ![]() | Moscow |
2007 | 6.46 | ![]() | Karlsruhe |
2008 | 6.51 | ![]() | Valencia |
![]() | Fayetteville | ||
2009 | 6.42 | ![]() | Turin |
2010 | 6.48 | ![]() | Doha |
2011 | 6.48 A | ![]() | Albuquerque |
2012 | 6.45 A | ![]() | Albuquerque |
2013 | 6.48 | ![]() | Gothenburg |
![]() | Gothenburg | ||
2014 | 6.47 | ![]() | Birmingham |
2015 | 6.47 | ![]() | Łódź |
2016 | 6.44 | ![]() | Portland |
Portland | |||
2017 | 6.45 A | ![]() | Albuquerque |
6.45 | ![]() | College Station | |
2018 | 6.34 A | ![]() | Albuquerque |
Women
Year | Time (s) | Athlete | Place |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | 6.96 | ![]() | Madrid |
1993 | 6.92 | ![]() | Madrid |
1994 | 6.93 | ![]() | Liévin |
1995 | 6.92 | ![]() | Madrid |
1996 | 7.02 | ![]() | New York City |
Fairfax | |||
![]() | Liévin | ||
1997 | 7.00 | ![]() | Atlanta |
1998 | 6.95 | ![]() | Maebashi |
1999 | 6.96 | ![]() | Maebashi |
2000 | 7.01 | ![]() | Madrid |
2001 | 7.04 | ![]() | Minsk |
![]() | Lisbon | ||
2002 | 7.06 | ![]() | Birmingham |
Birmingham | |||
2003 | 7.09 | ![]() | Norman |
![]() | Liévin | ||
2004 | 7.06 | ![]() | Moscow |
2005 | 7.09 | ![]() | Fayetteville |
![]() | Boston | ||
2006 | 7.01 | ![]() | Moscow |
![]() | Moscow | ||
2007 | 7.10 | ![]() | Birmingham |
2008 | 7.06 | ![]() | Valencia |
2009 | 7.11 | ![]() | Birmingham |
2010 | 6.97 | ![]() | Stuttgart |
2011 | 7.09 | ![]() | College Station |
2012 | 7.01 | ![]() | Istanbul |
2013 | 6.99 | ![]() | Birmingham |
2014 | 6.98 | ![]() | Sopot |
2015 | 7.05 | ![]() | New York City |
![]() | Prague | ||
2016 | 7.00 | ![]() | Berlin |
![]() | Portland | ||
2017 | 6.98 | ![]() | Birmingham |
2018 | 6.97 | ![]() | Birmingham |
Notes and references
^ Jon Hendershott (18 February 2018). "Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record at US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque". IAAF. Retrieved 20 February 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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^ Jon Hendershott (18 February 2018). "Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record at US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque". IAAF. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ Jon Hendershott (18 February 2018). "Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record at US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque". IAAF. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ "Men's 60m Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "60m Round 1 Results" (PDF). IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ "60m Semifinal Results" (PDF). IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^ "60 Metres Results". IAAF. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "60 Metres Results". IAAF. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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^ Janofsky, Michael (6 September 1989). "Rule That Will Strip Johnson of His World Records Is Approved". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
^ "Biomechanical Analysis 100 Metres" (PDF). IAAF. 16 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ "All-time women's best 60m". IAAF. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
^ "Women's 60m Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "60m Results Summary" (PDF). IAAF. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^ "60m Results" (PDF). British Athletics. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "Dafne Schippers: Profile". IAAF.org. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ "60m Dash Results". flashresults.com. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^ Jon Hendershott (18 February 2018). "Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record at US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque". IAAF. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ "60m Results". la-bern.ch. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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^ Brian Eder (29 January 2017). "Elaine Thompson sprints 7.02 in Kingston". runblogrun.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links
All-time men's best 60 metres from alltime-athletics.com
All-time women's best 60 metres from alltime-athletics.com