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60-yard dash

Running benchmark used in parts of the United States

Running benchmark used in parts of the United States

FieldValue
event60-yard dash
WRmenUSA Herb Washington 5.8 (1972)
WRwomenUSA Evelyn Ashford 6.54 (1982)

The 60-yard dash is a sprint covering 60 yards (54.86 m, sometimes recognized as '55-m dash'). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American Major League Baseball players. It is also sometimes used to evaluate the speed of American football (especially NFL) players (although the 40-yard dash is much more common in football).

In the United States, prior to the adoption of metricized outdoor running tracks, the 60 yard dash was a commonly contested indoor event. Prior to 1983, the 60 yard dash was an event every year at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The event was also regularly contested at the AAU Indoor Track and Field Championships.

All-time top 25

RankTimeAthleteCountryYearRef135671215161921
**5.8**Herb WashingtonUnited States1972
Mel PenderUnited States1973
**5.9**Bob HayesUnited States1964
Charlie GreeneUnited States1966
**5.99**Obadele ThompsonBarbados1997
**6.00**Lee McRaeUnited States1986
**6.0**Roscoe CookUnited States1959
1960
Sam PerryUnited States1965
Bill GainesUnited States1966
1967
1968
John CarlosUnited States1969
Hasely CrawfordTrinidad and Tobago1973
1975
Steve WilliamsUnited States1976
**6.02**Carl LewisUnited States1983
**6.02**Carl LewisUnited States1987
**6.02**Leonard Myles-MillsGhana1997
**6.03**Sam GraddyUnited States1986
**6.04**Stanley FloydUnited States1981
**6.04**Andre CasonUnited States1990
**6.04**Ato BoldonTrinidad1997
**6.05**Houston McTearUnited States1978
**6.05**Brian CooperUnited States1988
**6.06**Fred JohnsonUnited States1985
Emmit KingUnited States1988
Tim HardenUnited States1996
**6.06**Keith WilliamsUnited States1997
Syan WilliamsJamaica1998
Felix AndamGhana1998
Marcus BrunsonUnited States1999

Notes

References

References

  1. "Baseball 60 Yard Dash – What’s a Good Time?".
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