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60 metres

Track and field sprint race

Track and field sprint race

FieldValue
event60 metres
imageStart women 60 m Doha 2010.jpg
captionWomen 60 m final during Doha 2010 World Indoor Championships
WRmenUSA Christian Coleman 6.34 (2018)
WRwomenRussia Irina Privalova 6.92 (1993, 1995)
ICRmenUSA Christian Coleman 6.37 (2018)
ICRwomenUSA Gail Devers 6.95 (1993)

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 indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the middle of the 'field', as is the hurdles event over the same distance, thus avoiding some of the effects of the banked track encircling the venue, upon which other track events in indoor events are run. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes. The format of the event is similar to other sprint distances. The sprinters follow three initial instructions: 'on your marks', instructing them to take up position in the starting blocks; 'set', instructing them to adopt a more efficient starting posture, which also isometrically preloads their muscles. This will enable them to start faster. The final instruction is the firing of the starter's pistol. Upon hearing this the sprinters stride forwards from the blocks.

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, while Russian Irina Privalova holds the women's world record at 6.92.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics semi-finals, Su Bingtian ran the fastest 60 m split of all-time and the fastest 60 m ever recorded under any conditions with a time of 6.29 seconds.

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.

Area records

Indoor results only Updated 12 April 2025.

AreaMenWomenTime (s)AthleteNationTime (s)AthleteNation
Africa**6.45**Leonard Myles-Mills**6.97**Murielle Ahouré
Asia**6.42**Su Bingtian**7.09**Susanthika Jayasinghe
Europe**6.41**Marcell Jacobs**6.92**Irina Privalova
North, Central America
and Caribbean**6.34**Christian Coleman**6.94**Aleia Hobbs
Julien Alfred
Oceania**6.50**Lachlan Kennedy**7.06**Zoe Hobbs
South America**6.52**José Carlos Moreira**7.14**Vitoria Cristina Rosa

All-time top 25

Indoor results only

*- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 **athletes** who fall outside the top 25 60m times*

Men

Updated March 2025.

Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace
116.34Christian Coleman18 February 2018Albuquerque
26.37*Coleman #2*19 January 2018Clemson
*Coleman #3*3 March 2018Birmingham
246.39Maurice Greene3 February 1998Madrid
46.39*Greene #2*3 March 2001Atlanta
66.40*Greene #3*27 February 1999Atlanta
366.40Ronnie Baker18 February 2018Albuquerque
486.41Andre Cason14 February 1992Madrid
86.41*Greene #4*1 February 1998Stuttgart
586.41Marcell Jacobs19 March 2022Belgrade
86.41*Coleman #4*19 March 2022Belgrade
*Coleman #5*1 March 2024Glasgowtitle=Lyles has to give best to Coleman over 60m in Glasgow News Glasgow 24 World Athletics Indoor Championshipsurl=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/glasgow24/news/report/glasgow-24-men-60m-reportaccess-date=2024-03-02website=worldathletics.org}}
136.42*Greene #5*7 March 1999Maebashi
6136.42Dwain Chambers7 March 2009Turin
136.42*Coleman #6*18 February 2018Albuquerque
7136.42Su Bingtian3 March 2018Birmingham
Trayvon Bromell10 February 2023Clemson
186.43*Greene #6*1 February 1998Stuttgart
9186.43Tim Harden7 March 1999Maebashi
186.43*Su #2*6 February 2018Düsseldorf
10186.43Noah Lyles17 February 2024Albuquerque
186.43*Coleman #7*1 March 2024Glasgow
236.44*Harden #2*27 February 1999Atlanta
*Harden #3*11 March 2001Lisbon
11236.44Asafa Powell18 March 2016Portland
236.44*Powell #2*18 March 2016Portland
*Baker #2*3 March 2018Birmingham
*Baker #3*19 February 2020Liévin
*Baker #4*21 February 2020Madrid
12236.44Marvin Bracy19 March 2022Belgrade
236.44*Lyles #2*4 February 2024Boston
6.44*Coleman #8*17 February 2024Albuquerque
6.44*Lyles #3*1 March 2024Glasgow
136.45Bruny Surin13 February 1993Liévin
6.45Leonard Myles-Mills20 February 1999Colorado Springs
Terrence Trammell17 February 2001Pocatello
6.45Justin Gatlin1 March 2003Boston
Ronald Pognon13 February 2005Karlsruhe
6.45Trell Kimmons26 February 2012Albuquerque
6.45Terrence Jones15 January 2022Lubbock
Ackeem Blake4 February 2024Bostontitle=Resultsurl=https://results.nbindoorgrandprix.com/access-date=2024-02-04website=results.nbindoorgrandprix.com}}
216.46Jon Drummond1 February 1998Stuttgart
6.46Marcus Brunson30 January 1999Flagstaff
6.46Jason Gardener7 March 1999Maebashi
Tim Montgomery11 March 2001Lisbon
Leonard Scott26 February 2005Liévin
JC Stevenson14 March 2025Virginia Beach

Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled due to doping offences:

Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef
6.41Ben Johnson7 March 1987Indianapolis

Outdoor best performances

  • = en route to 100 m mark
RankTime (s)Wind (m/s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef123911
6.29 (calculated)+0.9Su Bingtian1 August 2021Tokyo
6.31 (calculated)+0.9Usain Bolt16 August 2009Berlinlast=Leefirst=Jimsondate=2009-08-19title=Usain Bolt 10 meter splits, Fastest Top Speed, 2008 vs 2009url=https://speedendurance.com/2009/08/19/usain-bolt-10-meter-splits-fastest-top-speed-2008-vs-2009/access-date=2023-11-24website=SpeedEndurance.comlanguage=en-GB}}
6.32 (calculated)+1.7Asafa Powell9 September 2007Rietititle=Biomechanical Analysis 100 Metres 9.72 Asafa Powellurl=https://forum.charliefrancis.com/t/asafa-powell-9-72s/37020/36date=8 September 2008access-date=17 March 2023author=Pierre-Jean Vazel}}
+1.7Usain Bolt31 May 2008New York City
0.0Usain Bolt16 August 2008Beijing
+0.2Asafa Powell2 September 2009Lausanne
+1.5Usain Bolt5 August 2012London
+0.6Christian Coleman28 September 2019Doha
6.33 (calculated)−0.2Maurice Greene5 August 2001Edmonton
−0.1Yohan Blake23 August 2012Lausanne
6.34 (calculated)+0.9Justin Gatlin23 August 2015Beijing

Note: The following athletes have had their associated 100 m performances annulled due to doping offences:

Time (s)Wind (m/s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef
6.33 (calculated)+1.1Ben Johnson24 September 1988Seoul

Women

Updated March 2025.

Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace
116.92Irina Privalova11 February 1993Madrid
16.92*Privalova #2*9 February 1995Madrid
36.93*Privalova #3*13 February 1994Liévin
46.94*Privalova #4*19 February 1995Liévin
246.94Aleia Hobbs18 February 2023Albuquerque
Julien Alfred11 March 2023Albuquerque
466.95Gail Devers12 March 1993Toronto
66.95*Privalova #5*6 February 1994Vienna
*Privalova #6*14 February 1995Moscow
566.95Marion Jones7 March 1998Maebashi
6106.96Merlene Ottey14 February 1992Madrid
106.96*Privalova #7*11 February 1993Madrid
7106.96Ekaterini Thanou7 March 1999Maebashi
Mujinga Kambundji18 March 2022Belgradetitle=60m Final Resultsurl=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138985/AT-60-W-f----.RS6.pdfpublisher=World Athleticsdate=18 March 2022access-date=18 March 2022}}
106.96*Alfred #2*10 March 2023Albuquerque
156.97*Privalova #8*14 February 1992Madrid
*Privalova #9*12 March 1993Toronto
*Privalova #10*11 February 1994Madrid
*Privalova #11*12 February 1995Ghent
*Ottey #2*19 February 1995Liévin
*Ottey #3*10 March 1995Ghent
9156.97LaVerne Jones-Ferrette6 February 2010Stuttgart
Murielle Ahouré2 March 2018Birmingham
156.97*Alfred #3*25 February 2023Lubbock
246.98*Privalova #12*27 February 1993Moscow
*Devers #2*21 February 1999Liévin
11246.98Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce9 March 2014Sopot
Elaine Thompson-Herah18 February 2017Birmingham
246.98*Hobbs #2*28 January 2023Fayetteville
11246.98Ewa Swoboda2 March 2024Glasgow
246.98*Alfred #4*2 March 2024Glasgow
146.99Mikiah Brisco18 March 2022Belgrade
157.00Nelli Cooman23 February 1986Madrid
Veronica Campbell-Brown14 March 2010Doha
Dafne Schippers13 February 2016Berlin
Barbara Pierre12 March 2016Portland
197.01Savatheda Fynes7 March 1999Maebashi
Me'Lisa Barber10 March 2006Moscow
Lauryn Williams10 March 2006Moscow
Zaynab Dosso9 March 2025Apeldoorn
237.02Gwen Torrence2 February 1996New York City
Christy Opara-Thompson12 February 1997Ghent
Chioma Ajunwa22 February 1998Liévin
Philomena Mensah7 March 1999Maebashi
7.02Carmelita Jeter28 February 2010Albuquerque
7.02Tianna Madison11 February 2012Fayetteville
7.02Javianne Oliver18 February 2018Albuquerque
7.02Marie-Josée Ta Lou20 February 2019Düsseldorf
Jacious Sears8 February 2025New York Citydate=8 February 2025title=Nuguse and Fisher break world indoor records in New Yorkurl=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/millrose-games-2025-new-york-world-record-fisheraccess-date=9 February 2025website=World Athletics}}

Outdoor best performances

  • = en route to 100 m mark
RankTime (s)Wind (m/s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef1235
6.81 (calculated)+0.1Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce29 September 2019Dohaarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601200312/https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/lets-hear-it-for-motherhood/url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/lets-hear-it-for-motherhood/website=Track & Field Newstitle=World Champs Women's 100 — Let's Hear It For Motherhoodlast=Lindstromfirst=Siegdate=October 2019access-date=1 June 2021archive-date=1 June 2021}}
6.85 (calculated)−0.1Marion Jones22 August 1999Seville
6.87 (calculated)0.0Florence Griffith-Joyner16 July 1988Indianapolis
+0.9Elaine Thompson-Herah21 August 2021Eugene
6.91 (calculated)+0.1Dina Asher-Smith29 September 2019Doha

Olympic medalists

1904 St. Louis
Archie HahnWilliam HogensonFay Moulton

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

[2025 Nanjing](2025-world-athletics-indoor-championships)
Jeremiah AzuLachlan KennedyAkani Simbine

a The event was known as the World Indoor Games in 1985.

b Ben Johnson of Canada originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified in 1989 after admitting to steroid use between 1981 and 1988.

Medal table

Women

[2025 Nanjing](2025-world-athletics-indoor-championships)
Mujinga KambundjiZaynab DossoPatrizia van der Weken

a The event was known as the World Indoor Games in 1985.

b Angella Issajenko of Canada originally won the silver medal, but she was disqualified in 1989 after admitting to steroid use between 1982 and 1988.

c Zhanna Block originally won the gold medal, but she was disqualified after her results from November 2002 onwards were deleted in 2011 for long-term drug use.

Medal table

Season's bests

Indoor results only

Men

YearTimeAthletePlace
19866.54Steffen BringmannSindelfingen
19876.50Lee McRaeIndianapolis
19886.52Brian CooperSherbrooke
Desai WilliamsSindelfingen
19896.52Linford ChristieStuttgart
Andres SimonBudapest
19906.51Linford ChristieAthens
19916.48Leroy BurrellMadrid
19926.41Andre CasonMadrid
19936.45Bruny SurinLiévin
19946.48Linford ChristieKarlsruhe
19956.46Bruny SurinBarcelona
19966.50Bruny SurinKarlsruhe
19976.49Michael GreenLiévin
Ato BoldonBirmingham
Randall EvansAtlanta
19986.39Maurice GreeneMadrid
19996.40Maurice GreeneAtlanta
20006.45Maurice GreeneNew York City
20016.39Maurice GreeneAtlanta
20026.48Morné NagelDortmund
6.48Marcus BrunsonFlagstaff
20036.45Justin GatlinBoston
20046.46Jason GardenerKarlsruhe
20056.45Ronald PognonKarlsruhe
20066.50Leonard ScottMoscow
20076.46Marcus BrunsonKarlsruhe
20086.51Olusoji FasubaValencia
Richard ThompsonFayetteville
20096.42Dwain ChambersTurin
20106.48Dwain ChambersDoha
20116.48Mike RodgersAlbuquerque
20126.45Trell KimmonsAlbuquerque
20136.48Jimmy VicautGothenburg
James DasaoluGothenburg
20146.47James DasaoluBirmingham
20156.47Kim CollinsŁódź
20166.44Asafa PowellPortland
Portland
20176.45Ronnie BakerAlbuquerque
6.45Christian ColemanCollege Station
20186.34Christian ColemanAlbuquerque
20196.47Su BingtianBirmingham
20206.44Ronnie BakerLiévin
20216.47Marcell JacobsToruń
20226.41Marcell JacobsBelgrade
Christian ColemanBelgrade
20236.42Trayvon BromellClemson
20246.41Christian ColemanGlasgow
20256.46JC StevensonVirginia Beach

Women

YearTimeAthletePlace
19867.00Nelli CoomanMadrid
19877.01Nelli CoomanLievin
19887.04Nelli CoomanBudapest
Silke MollerBudapest
19897.05Nelli CoomanBudapest
19907.08Merlene OtteyMadrid
19917.02Irina PrivalovaSeville
19926.96Merlene OtteyMadrid
19936.92Irina PrivalovaMadrid
19946.93Irina PrivalovaLiévin
19956.92Irina PrivalovaMadrid
19967.02Gwen TorrenceNew York City
Fairfax
Merlene OtteyLiévin
19977.00Gail DeversAtlanta
19986.95Marion JonesMaebashi
19996.96Ekaterini ThanouMaebashi
20007.01Savatheda FynesMadrid
20017.04Natalya SafronnikovaMinsk
Petya PendarevaLisbon
20027.06Chioma AjunwaBirmingham
Birmingham
20037.09Veronica Campbell-BrownNorman
Muriel HurtisLiévin
20047.06Yuliya TabakovaMoscow
20057.09Veronica Campbell-BrownFayetteville
Angela Daigle-BowenBoston
20067.01Me'Lisa BarberMoscow
Lauryn WilliamsMoscow
20077.10Kim GevaertBirmingham
20087.06Angela WilliamsValencia
20097.11Carmelita JeterBirmingham
20106.97LaVerne Jones-FerretteStuttgart
20117.09LaKya BrookinsCollege Station
20127.01Veronica Campbell-BrownIstanbul
20136.99Murielle AhouréBirmingham
20146.98Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceSopot
20157.05Murielle AhouréNew York City
Dafne SchippersPrague
20167.00Dafne SchippersBerlin
Barbara PierrePortland
20176.98Elaine ThompsonBirmingham
20186.97Murielle AhouréBirmingham
20197.02Marie-Josée Ta LouDüsseldorf
20207.04Javianne OliverAlbuquerque
Mikiah BriscoAlbuquerque
20217.03Ajla Del PonteToruń
20226.96Mujinga KambundjiBelgrade
20236.94Aleia HobbsAlbuquerque
Julien AlfredAlbuquerque
20246.98Ewa SwobodaGlasgow
Julien AlfredGlasgow
20257.01Zaynab DossoApeldoorn

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