2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles

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Men's 60 metres hurdles
at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Venue Omnisport Apeldoorn [1]
Location Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Dates6 March 2025 (round 1)
7 March 2025 (semi-finals and final)
Competitors32 from 17 nations
Winning time7.43
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Jakub Szymański  Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg   Wilhem Belocian  Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg   Just Kwaou-Mathey  Flag of France.svg  France
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The men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 6 and 7 March 2025. This was the 36th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.

Contents

Round 1 was held on 6 March during the evening session. The semi-finals were held on 7 March during the morning session. The final was held on 7 March during the evening session.

Background

The men's 60 metres hurdles was contested 35 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023), with the exception of 1972 and 1981, when the 50 metres hurdles were held instead. [2] The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. [3] The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024. [3]

Grant Holloway is the world record holder in the event, with a time of 7.27 set in 2024. [4] Colin Jackson is the European record holder with a time of 7.30, set in 1990. Jackson also holds the championship record of 7.39, also set in 1994.

Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record [4] Flag of the United States.svg  Grant Holloway  (USA)7.27 Albuquerque, United States13 February 2024
European record [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Colin Jackson  (GBR)7.30 Sindelfingen, Germany6 March 1994
Championship record 7.39 Paris, France12 March 1994
World leading [5] Flag of the United States.svg  Grant Holloway  (USA)7.36 Liévin, France16 February 2025
European leading [5] Flag of Poland.svg  Jakub Szymański  (POL)7.39 Łódź, Poland22 February 2025

Qualification

For the men's 60 metres hurdles, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. [6] Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 7.63 s indoors or by running 13.25 s over 110 metres hurdles outdoors. Athletes can also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. [6] There is a target number of 32 athletes. [6]

Rounds

Round 1

Round 1 was held on 6 March, starting at 21:17 (UTC+1) in the evening. [7] Qualification Rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 by time (q) qualify for the final.

Results of round 1 [8] [9]
RankHeatAthleteNationalityTime (s)NotesPB
12 Wilhem Belocian Flag of France.svg  France 7.46 Q, SB 7.42
23 Just Kwaou-Mathey Flag of France.svg  France 7.47 Q, SB 7.43
32 Elie Bacari Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.51 Q, =AU23R, =NR 7.51
44 Jakub Szymański Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.51 Q 7.39
51 Enrique Llopis Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.53 Q 7.48
63 Jason Joseph Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.56 Q 7.41
73 Job Geerds Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.60 Q, SB 7.57
82 Krzysztof Kiljan Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.64 Q 7.57
93 Abel Jordán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.65 q 7.53
102 Lorenzo Simonelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.66 q 7.43
111 Theo Pedre Flag of France.svg  France 7.68 Q 7.61
123 Michael Obasuyi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.68 q 7.54
134 Asier Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.69 Q 7.49
141 Gregory Minoue Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.69 Q 7.60
152 Elmo Lakka Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.69 q 7.63
161 Damian Czykier Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.707.48
172 Alin Ionut Anton Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7.72 SB 7.70
184 Mikdat Sevler Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7.74 Q 7.68
193 Jakob Filip Demšar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 7.74 SB 7.70
204 Nicolo' Giacalone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.75 PB 7.81
214 Timme Koster Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.78 PB 7.79
221 Abdel Kader Larrinaga Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 7.797.67
234 Manuel Mordi Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.807.56
241 Hassane Fofana Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.80 SB 7.65
253 Christos-Panagiotis Roumtsios Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7.83 PB 7.84
261 Joas van Hellemondt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.857.79
274 Santeri Kuusiniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.857.74
281 Mathieu Jaquet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.867.62
292 Bálint Szeles Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.937.69
302 Daniel Goriola Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7.967.72
313 Dániel Eszes Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.167.76
4 Enzo Diessl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNF 7.64

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on 7 March, starting at 14:05 (UTC+1) in the afternoon. [10] Qualification Rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 by time (q) qualify for the final.

Results of the semi-finals [11]
RankHeatAthleteNationalityTime (s)Notes
11 Wilhem Belocian Flag of France.svg  France 7.44 Q, SB
22 Jakub Szymański Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.49 Q
32 Just Kwaou-Mathey Flag of France.svg  France 7.49 Q
41 Enrique Llopis Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.49 Q
51 Job Geerds Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.54 Q, PB
62 Michael Obasuyi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.55 Q, SB
71 Asier Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.56 q
82 Abel Jordán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.58 q
91 Lorenzo Simonelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.60
102 Theo Pedre Flag of France.svg  France 7.60 PB
111 Krzysztof Kiljan Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.62
122 Gregory Minoue Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.68
132 Jason Joseph Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.70
141 Elie Bacari Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.75
151 Elmo Lakka Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.81
162 Mikdat Sevler Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7.82

Final

The final was held on 7 March, starting at 21:53 (UTC+1) in the evening. [7]

Result of the final [12]
RankLaneAthleteNationalityTime (s)Notes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Jakub Szymański Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.43
Silver medal icon.svg5 Wilhem Belocian Flag of France.svg  France 7.45
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Just Kwaou-Mathey Flag of France.svg  France 7.50
41 Abel Jordán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.54
52 Job Geerds Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.61
67 Michael Obasuyi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.63
78 Asier Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.68
3 Enrique Llopis Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNS

References

  1. ↑ "Six months until Apeldoorn! New track surface for 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics , 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ↑ András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics . Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Omnisport with renovated track is ready for European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025", European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "All time Top lists – Senior – 60 Metres Hurdles men", World Athletics . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 60 Metres Hurdles men", World Athletics , 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics , 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics , 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Final Entries - Athletes List by event and SB" (PDF). European Athletics . 27 February 2025. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "60m Hurdles Men Round 1 Results". European Athletics . 6 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics , 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "60 Metres Hurdles Men Semi-Final Results". European Athletics . 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "60 Metres Hurdles Men Final Results". European Athletics . 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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