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

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Men's 60 metres hurdles
at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
VenueNanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park
Location Nanjing, China
Dates22 March
Winning time7.42
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  2024
2026  

The men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 22 March 2025. This will be the 21st time the event is contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.

Contents

The heats are scheduled for 22 March during the morning session. The semi-finals and the final are scheduled for 22 March during the evening session.

Background

The men's 60 metres hurdles was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Records before the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record [1] Flag of the United States.svg  Grant Holloway  (USA)7.27 Albuquerque, United States16 February 2024
Championship record [2] [3] 7.29 Belgrade, Serbia20 March 2022
Glasgow, United Kingdom2 March 2024
World leading [4] 7.36 Virginia Beach, United States14 March 2025

Qualification

For the Men's 60 metres hurdles, the qualification period runs from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025. [5] Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 7.57 s. [6] Athletes can also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. [5] There is a target number of 48 athletes. [6]

Results

Heats

The heats are scheduled to be held on 22 March, starting at 10:25 (UTC+8) in the morning. [7] First 4 of each heat (Q) plus 4 fastest times (q) qualify to semi-finals.

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Qin Weibo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.64 Q
25 Michael Obasuyi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.67 Q
38 Demario Prince Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.70 Q
42 Richard Diawara Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 7.79 Q, SB
54 Abdel Kader Larrinaga Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 7.81 q
67 Yousuf Badawy Sayed Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7.99
76 Dániel Eszes Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.07
[8]

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Grant Holloway Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.49 Q
24 Wilhem Belocian Flag of France.svg  France 7.58 Q
33 Krzysztof Kiljan Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.71 Q
42 Oumar Doudai Abakar Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 7.75 Q
56 Tetsuro Nishi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7.79 q
65 Mikdat Sevler Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7.84 q
[8]

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.61 [.609] Q
25 Jerome Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.61 [.610] Q
36 Rafael Pereira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7.65 Q
47 Bálint Szeles Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.89 Q
3 Yaqoub Al-Youha Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait DNF
2 Jonáš Kolomaznik Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic DQ
[8]

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Cameron Murray Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.68 Q
22 Eduardo Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7.75 Q
34 Alin Ionuț Anton Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7.85 [.844] Q
38 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde Flag of France.svg  France 7.85 [.844] Q
55 Kaweesha Bandara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7.87 q
67 Filip Jakob Demšar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 7.89
73 Luka Trgovčević Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8.10
[8]

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Jakub Szymański Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.55 Q
26 Liu Junxi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.64 Q
32 Jeremie Lararaudeuse Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 7.72 Q
45 Nikkolia Kennedy Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 7.89 [.881] Q
58 Nicolò Giacalone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.89 [.890]
67 Saguirou Badamassi Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 7.97
71 Yaqoub Alyouha Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 8.50
83 Alexander Männel Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 8.51
[8]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on 22 March, starting at 19:50 (UTC+8) in the evening. [7]

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Demario Prince Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.60 Q
24 Qin Weibo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.60 Q
33 Jakub Szymański Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.63
47 Oumar Doudai Abakar Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 7.66 NR
52 Jeremie Lararaudeuse Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 7.77
68 Mikdat Sevler Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7.81
71 Bálint Szeles Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.89
5 Cameron Murray Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DQ
[9]

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Liu Junxi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.51 Q
23 Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.55 Q, SB
35 Michael Obasuyi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.61 q
42 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde Flag of France.svg  France 7.69
57 Alin Ionuț Anton Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7.77
68 Tetsuro Nishi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7.83
71 Abdel Kader Larrinaga Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 7.84
84 Eduardo Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7.85
[9]

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Grant Holloway Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.48 Q
26 Wilhem Belocian Flag of France.svg  France 7.51 Q
35 Jerome Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.61 q
43 Rafael Pereira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7.67
57 Krzysztof Kiljan Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.68
62 Richard Diawara Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 7.79 SB
78 Kaweesha Bandara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24.33
81 Nikkolia Kennedy Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados DNF
[9]

Final

The final was held on 22 March, starting at 21:05 (UTC+8) in the evening. [7]

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Grant Holloway Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.42
Silver medal icon.svg5 Wilhem Belocian Flag of France.svg  France 7.54
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Liu Junxi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.55
42 Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.60
51 Michael Obasuyi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.60
64 Demario Prince Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.63
78 Jerome Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.71
87 Qin Weibo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.72
[10]

References

  1. "All time Top lists - Senior - 60 Metres hurdles". World Athletics . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. "2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships - 60 Metres mens hurdles - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics . 20 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  3. "2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships - 60 Metres mens hurdles - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics . 2 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 60 Metres mens hurdles". World Athletics . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25".
  6. 1 2 "World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Nanjing 2025 - Timetable". World Athletics . 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "60 Metres Hurdles Men - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics . 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "60 Metres Hurdles Men - Semifinals results" (PDF). World Athletics . 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  10. "60 Metres Hurdles Men - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics . 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.