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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, [1] while Russian Irina Privalova holds the women's world record at 6.92.
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 | Men | Women | ||||
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Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | |
Africa | 6.45 A | 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 A | Christian Coleman | ![]() | 6.94 A | Aleia Hobbs Julien Alfred | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania | 6.52 | Matthew Shirvington | ![]() | 7.06 | Zoe Hobbs | ![]() |
South America | 6.52 | José Carlos Moreira | ![]() | 7.14 | Vitoria Cristina Rosa | ![]() |
Indoor results only
Updated April 2024. [4]
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 6.34 A | Christian Coleman | ![]() | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [1] |
2 | 6.37 | Coleman #2 | 19 January 2018 | Clemson | |||
Coleman #3 | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham | [5] | ||||
2 | 4 | 6.39 | Maurice Greene | ![]() | 3 February 1998 | Madrid | |
4 | 6.39 | Greene #2 | 3 March 2001 | Atlanta | |||
6 | 6.40 | Greene #3 | 27 February 1999 | Atlanta | |||
3 | 6 | 6.40 A | Ronnie Baker | ![]() | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [1] |
4 | 8 | 6.41 | Andre Cason | ![]() | 14 February 1992 | Madrid | |
8 | 6.41 | Greene #4 | 1 February 1998 | Stuttgart | |||
5 | 8 | 6.41 | Marcell Jacobs | ![]() | 19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [6] |
8 | 6.41 | Coleman #4 | 19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [6] | ||
Coleman #5 | 1 March 2024 | Glasgow | [7] | ||||
13 | 6.42 | Greene #5 | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |||
6 | 13 | 6.42 | Dwain Chambers | ![]() | 7 March 2009 | Turin | |
13 | 6.42 A | Coleman #6 | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [1] | ||
7 | 13 | 6.42 | Su Bingtian | ![]() | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham | [5] |
Trayvon Bromell | ![]() | 10 February 2023 | Clemson | [8] | |||
18 | 6.43 | Greene #6 | 1 February 1998 | Stuttgart | |||
9 | 18 | 6.43 | Tim Harden | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
18 | 6.43 | Su #2 | 6 February 2018 | Düsseldorf | |||
10 | 18 | 6.43 A | Noah Lyles | ![]() | 17 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [9] |
18 | 6.43 | Coleman #7 | 1 March 2024 | Glasgow | [7] | ||
23 | 6.44 | Harden #2 | 27 February 1999 | Atlanta | |||
Harden #3 | 11 March 2001 | Lisbon | |||||
11 | 23 | 6.44 | Asafa Powell | ![]() | 18 March 2016 | Portland | [10] |
23 | 6.44 | Powell #2 | 18 March 2016 | Portland | [11] | ||
Baker #2 | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham | |||||
Baker #3 | 19 February 2020 | Liévin | |||||
Baker #4 | 21 February 2020 | Madrid | |||||
12 | 23 | 6.44 | Marvin Bracy | ![]() | 19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [6] |
23 | 6.44 | Lyles #2 | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [12] | ||
6.44 A | Coleman #8 | 17 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [9] | |||
6.44 | Lyles #3 | 1 March 2024 | Glasgow | [7] | |||
13 | 6.45 | Bruny Surin | ![]() | 13 February 1993 | Liévin | ||
6.45 A | Leonard Myles-Mills | ![]() | 20 February 1999 | Colorado Springs | |||
Terrence Trammell | ![]() | 17 February 2001 | Pocatello | ||||
6.45 | Justin Gatlin | ![]() | 1 March 2003 | Boston | |||
Ronald Pognon | ![]() | 13 February 2005 | Karlsruhe | ||||
6.45 A | Trell Kimmons | ![]() | 26 February 2012 | Albuquerque | |||
6.45 | Terrence Jones | ![]() | 15 January 2022 | Lubbock | [13] | ||
Ackeem Blake | ![]() | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [14] | |||
21 | 6.46 | Jon Drummond | ![]() | 1 February 1998 | Stuttgart | ||
6.46 A | Marcus Brunson | ![]() | 30 January 1999 | Flagstaff | |||
6.46 | Jason Gardener | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |||
Tim Montgomery | ![]() | 11 March 2001 | Lisbon | ||||
Leonard Scott | ![]() | 26 February 2005 | Liévin |
Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled due to doping offences:
Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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6.41 | Ben Johnson | ![]() | 7 March 1987 | Indianapolis | [15] |
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+ = en route to 100 m mark
Rank | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 6.29+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Su Bingtian | ![]() | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo | [16] [17] |
2 | 6.31+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 16 August 2009 | Berlin | [18] [19] |
3 | 6.32+ (calculated) | +1.7 | Asafa Powell | ![]() | 9 September 2007 | Rieti | [20] |
+1.7 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 31 May 2008 | New York City | [21] | ||
0.0 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 16 August 2008 | Beijing | [22] | ||
+0.2 | Asafa Powell | ![]() | 2 September 2009 | Lausanne | [23] | ||
+1.5 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 5 August 2012 | London | [24] | ||
+0.6 | Christian Coleman | ![]() | 28 September 2019 | Doha | [25] | ||
9 | 6.33+ (calculated) | −0.2 | Maurice Greene | ![]() | 5 August 2001 | Edmonton | [26] |
−0.1 | Yohan Blake | ![]() | 23 August 2012 | Lausanne | [27] | ||
11 | 6.34+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Justin Gatlin | ![]() | 23 August 2015 | Beijing | [28] |
Note: The following athletes have had their associated 100 m performances annulled due to doping offences:
Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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6.33+ (calculated) | +1.1 | Ben Johnson | ![]() | 24 September 1988 | Seoul | [29] |
Updated March 2024. [30]
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 6.92 | Irina Privalova | ![]() | 11 February 1993 | Madrid | |
1 | 6.92 | Privalova #2 | 9 February 1995 | Madrid | |||
3 | 6.93 | Privalova #3 | 13 February 1994 | Liévin | |||
4 | 6.94 | Privalova #4 | 19 February 1995 | Liévin | |||
2 | 4 | 6.94 A | Aleia Hobbs | ![]() | 18 February 2023 | Albuquerque | [31] |
Julien Alfred | ![]() | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [32] | |||
4 | 6 | 6.95 | Gail Devers | ![]() | 12 March 1993 | Toronto | |
6 | 6.95 | Privalova #5 | 6 February 1994 | Vienna | |||
Privalova #6 | 14 February 1995 | Moscow | |||||
5 | 6 | 6.95 | Marion Jones | ![]() | 7 March 1998 | Maebashi | |
6 | 10 | 6.96 | Merlene Ottey | ![]() | 14 February 1992 | Madrid | |
10 | 6.96 | Privalova #7 | 11 February 1993 | Madrid | |||
7 | 10 | 6.96 | Ekaterini Thanou | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
Mujinga Kambundji | ![]() | 18 March 2022 | Belgrade | [33] | |||
10 | 6.96 A | Alfred #2 | 10 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [34] | ||
15 | 6.97 | Privalova #8 | 14 February 1992 | Madrid | |||
Privalova #9 | 12 March 1993 | Toronto | |||||
Privalova #10 | 11 February 1994 | Madrid | |||||
Privalova #11 | 12 February 1995 | Ghent | |||||
Ottey #2 | 19 February 1995 | Liévin | |||||
Ottey #3 | 10 March 1995 | Ghent | |||||
9 | 15 | 6.97 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | ![]() | 6 February 2010 | Stuttgart | |
Murielle Ahouré | ![]() | 2 March 2018 | Birmingham | [35] | |||
15 | 6.97 | Alfred #3 | 25 February 2023 | Lubbock | [36] | ||
24 | 6.98 | Privalova #12 | 27 February 1993 | Moscow | |||
Devers #2 | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | |||||
11 | 24 | 6.98 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | ![]() | 9 March 2014 | Sopot | [37] |
Elaine Thompson-Herah | ![]() | 18 February 2017 | Birmingham | [38] | |||
24 | 6.98 | Hobbs #2 | 28 January 2023 | Fayetteville | [39] | ||
11 | 24 | 6.98 | Ewa Swoboda | ![]() | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [40] |
24 | 6.98 | Alfred #4 | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [41] | ||
14 | 6.99 | Mikiah Brisco | ![]() | 18 March 2022 | Belgrade | [33] | |
15 | 7.00 | Nelli Cooman | ![]() | 23 February 1986 | Madrid | ||
Veronica Campbell-Brown | ![]() | 14 March 2010 | Doha | ||||
Dafne Schippers | ![]() | 13 February 2016 | Berlin | [42] | |||
Barbara Pierre | ![]() | 12 March 2016 | Portland | [43] | |||
19 | 7.01 | Savatheda Fynes | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | ||
Me'Lisa Barber | ![]() | 10 March 2006 | Moscow | ||||
Lauryn Williams | ![]() | 10 March 2006 | Moscow | ||||
22 | 7.02 | Gwen Torrence | ![]() | 2 February 1996 | New York City | ||
Christy Opara-Thompson | ![]() | 12 February 1997 | Ghent | ||||
Chioma Ajunwa | ![]() | 22 February 1998 | Liévin | ||||
Philomena Mensah | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | ||||
7.02 A | Carmelita Jeter | ![]() | 28 February 2010 | Albuquerque | |||
7.02 | Tianna Madison | ![]() | 11 February 2012 | Fayetteville | |||
7.02 A | Javianne Oliver | ![]() | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [1] | ||
7.02 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | ![]() | 20 February 2019 | Düsseldorf | [44] | ||
Zaynab Dosso | ![]() | 6 February 2024 | Toruń | [45] |
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+ = en route to 100 m mark
Rank | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 6.81+ (calculated) | +0.1 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | ![]() | 29 September 2019 | Doha | [46] |
2 | 6.85+ (calculated) | −0.1 | Marion Jones | ![]() | 22 August 1999 | Seville | |
3 | 6.87+ (calculated) | 0.0 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | ![]() | 16 July 1988 | Indianapolis | [47] |
+0.9 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | ![]() | 21 August 2021 | Eugene | [48] | ||
5 | 6.91+ (calculated) | +0.1 | Dina Asher-Smith | ![]() | 29 September 2019 | Doha | [46] |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1904 St. Louis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 60 |
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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (25 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
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