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50 metres

Sprint race

Sprint race

FieldValue
event50 metres
WRmenCAN Donovan Bailey 5.56 (1996)
WRwomenRUS Irina Privalova 5.96 (1995)

50 metres, or 50-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field, featured as an alternative to the 60 metres running event. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor athletics competitions it is used in the Special Olympics but otherwise a rare distance. The World Masters Rankings has recorded the event since the 2010s. The imperial equivalent distance to 50 metres is 54.68 yards.

Records and personal bests in the 50 metres are frequently achieved in February and March as these dates coincide with the indoor athletics season.

All-time top 25

Indoor results only

  • = en route to a longer distance A = affected by altitude

Men

  • Updated February 2025.
RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef1345101419
5.56Donovan Bailey9 February 1996Reno
5.56Maurice Greene13 February 1999Los Angeles
5.58Leonard Scott26 February 2005Liévin
5.60Michael Green16 February 1997Liévin
5.61Manfred Kokot4 February 1973Berlin
James Sanford20 February 1981San Diego
5.61Deji Aliu21 February 1999Liévin
Freddy Mayola16 February 2000Madrid
Jason Gardener16 February 2000Madrid
5.62Emmit King5 March 1986Kobe
Andre Cason15 February 1992Los Angeles
5.62Eric Nkansah21 February 1999Liévin
Morné Nagel24 February 2002Liévin
5.63Stanley Floyd20 February 1981San Diego
5.63Henry Neal10 February 1995Reno
5.63Jon Drummond13 February 1999Los Angeles
5.63Lerone Clarke14 February 2012Liévin
Ronnie Baker4 February 2025Ostravadate=4 February 2025title=Czech Indoor Gala – 60m Resultsurl=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7208973?eventId=10230285&gender=Maccess-date=6 February 2025website=World Athletics}}
5.64Davidson Ezinwa15 February 1992Los Angeles
Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy4 February 1994Moscow
Bruny Surin27 January 1995Moscow
5.64Donovan Powell21 February 1999Liévin
Leonard Myles-Mills13 February 2000Liévin
Ato Boldon16 February 2000Madrid
Tim Harden16 February 2000Madrid
5.64Gerald Williams19 February 2000Los Angeles
Jeff Laynes20 January 2001Los Angeles
Asafa Powell28 January 2012New York City
  • Ben Johnson of Canada ran 5.55 at Ottawa, Canada on 31 January 1987, but this time was rescinded after Johnson admitted to using steroids between 1981 and 1988.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 5.63:

  • Maurice Greene also ran 5.59 (1999).
  • Michael Green also ran 5.62 (1997).
  • Donovan Bailey also ran 5.62 (1996).
  • Deji Aliu also ran 5.63 (1999).
  • Freddy Mayola also ran 5.63 (2001).

Outdoor best performances

  • = en route to 100m mark. N.B. The Seville marks listed are excluding the athlete's reaction times. Bolt's & Su's times are inclusive.
RankTimeWind (m/s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef123456
5.40 (calculated; add 0.127, or 0.13)+0.2Bruny SurinCanada22 August 1999Seville
5.42 (calculated; add 0.132, or 0.14)Maurice GreeneUnited States
5.43 (calculated; add 0.140)Dwain ChambersGreat Britain
5.45+0.9Su BingtianChina1 August 2021Tokyo
5.46 (calculated; add 0.136, or 0.14)+0.2Tim HardenUnited States22 August 1999Seville
5.47 (calculated)+0.9Usain BoltJamaica16 August 2009Berlin

Women

  • Correct as of February 2025.
RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef12345781011141924
5.96Irina Privalova9 February 1995Madrid
6.00Merlene Ottey4 February 1994Moscow
6.02Gail Devers21 February 1999Liévin
6.04Chioma Ajunwa22 February 1998Liévin
6.05Savatheda Fynes13 February 2000Liévin
Philomena Mensah13 February 2000Liévin
6.07Gwen Torrence9 February 1996Reno
6.08Christy Opara-Thompson16 February 1997Liévin
6.08Veronica Campbell-Brown28 January 2012New York City
6.09Zhanna Block2 February 1993Moscow
6.11Marita Koch2 February 1980Grenoble
6.11Liliana Allen13 February 2000Liévin
Christine Arron26 February 2006Aubière
6.12Marlies Göhr2 February 1980Grenoble
Silke Möller19 February 1988Berlin
Anelia Nuneva27 January 1995Moscow
6.12Ewa Swoboda4 February 2025Ostrava
Patrizia van der Weken4 February 2025Ostrava
6.13Jeanette Bolden21 February 1981Edmonton
Michelle Finn-Burrell15 February 1992Los Angeles
Natalya Merzlyakova4 February 1994Moscow
Ekaterina Grigorieva4 February 1994Moscow
6.13Mercy Nku25 February 2001Liévin
6.14Frédérique Bangué16 February 1997Liévin
Petya Pendareva21 February 1999Liévin
Muriel Hurtis23 February 2003Liévin
LaVerne Jones-Ferrette24 February 2012Liévin

Note: Angella Issajenko of Canada ran a world record 6.06 in Ottawa on 13 January 1987, this performance was rescinded after Issajenko's admittance of long term drug use at the Dubin Inquiry in 1989.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 6.11:

  • Irina Privalova also ran 6.01 (1994), 6.03 (1994), 6.04 (1993), 6.05 (1993, 1997), 6.07 (1994), 6.08 (1994), 6.08 (1997), 6.09 (1994) and 6.11 (1996).
  • Gail Devers also ran 6.03 (1999) and 6.10 (1993).
  • Merlene Ottey also ran 6.06 (1999), 6.08 (1999) and 6.11 (1996).
  • Savatheda Fynes also ran 6.07 (1999).
  • Philomena Mensah also ran 6.07 (1999).
  • Christy Opara-Thompson also ran 6.11 (1997).

Outdoor best performances

  • = en route to 100m mark
TimeWind (m/s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef
5.93 (calculated)−0.1Marion Jones22 August 1999Seville

Season's bests

Men

YearMarkAthletePlace
19685.70Jobst HirschtMadrid
19715.79Jobst HirschtKiel
19725.75Valeriy BorzovGrenoble
19735.61Manfred KokotBerlin
19745.68Wolfgang LobeBerlin
19765.75Eugen RayBerlin
19775.74Klaus-Dieter KurratBerlin
19785.77Aleksandr AksininBerlin
19795.76Houston McTearDaly City
19805.72Ray JamesSyracuse
19815.61James SanfordSan Diego
19825.76Emmit KingSherbrooke
19835.72Stanley FloydChicago
19845.69Ron BrownSan Diego
19855.73František PtacnikPrague
Albert LawrenceKobe
19865.62Emmit KingKobe
19875.76František PtacnikPrague
19885.72Sven MatthesBerlin
19895.68Lee McRaeHamilton
19905.73Mike MarshLos Angeles
19915.69Andre CasonLos Angeles
19925.62Andre CasonLos Angeles
5.62+Eric NkansahLiévin
19935.67Bruny SurinHamilton
19945.64Aleksandr PorkhomovskiyMoscow
19955.63 AHenry NealReno
19965.56 ADonovan BaileyReno
19975.61+Michael GreenLiévin
19985.65Stéphane CaliEaubonne
19995.56Maurice GreeneLos Angeles
20005.61+Jason GardenerMadrid
Freddy MayolaMadrid
20015.63+Freddy MayolaMadrid
20025.62+Morne NagelLiévin
Morne Nagel
20035.65+Deji AliuLiévin
20045.68+Freddy MayolaLiévin
20055.58+Leonard ScottLiévin
20065.68+Freddy MayolaLiévin
Freddy Mayola
20075.73+Ronald PognonAubière
20085.76Nicolas MacrozonarisSaskatoon
20095.70+Abidemi OmoleLiévin
20105.71Sam EffahSaskatoon
5.71+Lerone ClarkeLiévin
Christophe Lemaitre
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
20115.67Sam EffahSaskatoon
20125.63+Lerone ClarkeLiévin
20135.79Cordero GraySaskatoon
20145.72Marcus RowlandSaskatoon
20155.83Woodrow RandallSaskatoon
2016
20175.76Eric CraySaskatoon
20185.67Blake SmithSaskatoon
20195.77Sean McLeanSaskatoon

Women

YearMarkAthletePlace
19686.24Sylviane TelliezMadrid
19726.25Renate StecherGrenoble
19746.19Renate StecherBerlin
19766.30Christina BrehmerBerlin
19786.28Marita KochBerlin
Annie AlizeGrenoble
19796.28Annegret RichterBerlin
19806.11Marita KochGrenoble
19816.13Jeanette BoldenEdmonton
19826.20Evelyn AshfordDaly City
19836.16Evelyn AshfordChicago
19846.16Angela BaileyToronto
19856.21Els VaderZwolle
Marita KochKobe
19866.13Silke MöllerBerlin
19876.13Marlies GöhrBerlin
19886.12Silke MöllerBerlin
19896.18Kerstin BehrendtBerlin
19906.34Angela BaileyLos Angeles
Sheila EcholsCleveland
19916.15Katrin KrabbeBerlin
19926.13Michelle Finn-BurrellLos Angeles
19936.09Zhanna BlockMoscow
19946.00Merlene OtteyMoscow
19955.96+Irina PrivalovaMadrid
19966.07 AGwen TorrenceReno
19976.08+Christy Opara-ThompsonLiévin
19986.04+Chioma AjunwaLiévin
19996.02+Gail DeversLiévin
20006.05+Savatheda FynesLiévin
Philomena MensahLiévin
20016.12+Savatheda FynesMadrid
20026.17Angela WilliamsLos Angeles
20036.14+Muriel HurtisLiévin
20046.12+Christine ArronAubière
20056.15+Christine ArronLiévin
20066.11+Christine ArronAubière
20076.28+Victoria JordanLandover
20086.23+Christine ArronBordeaux
20096.26+Chandra SturrupLiévin
20106.21+Sheri-Ann BrooksLiévin
20116.27Yuliya BalykinaMinsk
20126.08Veronica Campbell-BrownNew York City
20136.30Brittney ReeseSaskatoon
20146.34Crystal EmmanuelSaskatoon
20156.34Crystal EmmanuelSaskatoon
2016
20176.30Erica AlexanderSaskatoon
20186.30Crystal EmmanuelSaskatoon
20196.35Tawanna MeadowsSaskatoon

References

References

  1. "50 Meter Dash Now Ranked!". World Masters Rankings.
  2. "All Time Top Lists - Senior Indoor 50 Metres Men". [[IAAF]].
  3. (14 February 2012). "60 Metres Results". www.meeting-pasdecalais.com.
  4. (4 February 2025). "Czech Indoor Gala – 60m Results".
  5. (2001). "Biomechanical Analysis of the World Championships in Athletics Seville 1999". IAAF.
  6. Pierre-Jean Vazel. (8 October 2021). "Analyzing the Olympic 100-meter sprints".
  7. (2001). "Biomechanical Analysis of the World Championships in Athletics Seville 1999". IAAF.
  8. (17 August 2009). "Biomechanical Analysis 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics". [[IAAF]].
  9. (26 January 2017). "All-time women's best 50m". IAAF.
  10. "60m Results".
  11. "60m Results".
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