The world record for the 60 metres hurdles is recognised by World Athletics, the governing body for the sport of athletics, for both men and women. The event is recognised in indoor settings only. The current men's record is 7.29 seconds, set by the USA's Grant Holloway on 24 February 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The current women's record is held by Sweden's Susanna Kallur, with 7.68 seconds set in Karlsruhe, Germany on 10 February 2008.
The governing body have officially ratified world indoor records since 1 January 1987. Previous to this, they were regarded as world indoor bests; as such, the existing world indoor bests were deemed to be the inaugural world indoor records.
IAAF ratified bests (1966–1986) | ||||
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Time | Athlete | Date | Place | |
7.8 | Marcel Duriez (FRA) | 11 March 1966 | Paris | |
7.8 | Viktor Balikhin (SOV) | 12 March 1966 | Brest | |
7.8 | Eddy Ottoz (ITA) | 27 March 1966 | Westfalenhalle | |
7.7 | Eddy Ottoz (ITA) | 27 March 1966 | Westfalenhalle | |
7.7 [1] | Eddy Ottoz (ITA) | 27 March 1966 | Westfalenhalle | |
7.7 | Valentin Chistyakov (URS) | 29 January 1967 | Moscow | |
7.7 | Ervin Hall (USA) | 17 November 1968 | Berlin | |
7.6 | Ervin Hall (USA) | 17 November 1968 | Berlin | |
7.6 | Gunther Nickel (FRG) | 31 January 1970 | Mainz | |
7.57 | Adam Galant (POL) | 25 February 1973 | Zabrze | |
7.54 | Yuriy Chervanyov (URS) | 2 March 1980 | Sindelfingen | |
7.48 | Thomas Munkelt (GDR) | 6 March 1983 | Budapest | |
Ratified world records (1987-present) | ||||
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Pending ratification |
Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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7.47 | Mark McKoy (CAN) | 8 March 1986 | Tokyo | |
7.36 [lower-alpha 1] | Greg Foster (USA) | 16 January 1987 | Los Angeles | |
7.36 | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 12 February 1994 | Glasgow | |
7.30 | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 6 March 1994 | Sindelfingen | |
7.29 | Grant Holloway (USA) | 24 February 2021 | Madrid | |
20 March 2022 | Belgrade | |||
7.27 A | Grant Holloway (USA) | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [2] |
IAAF ratified bests (1966–1986) | ||||
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Time | Athlete | Date | Place | |
8.1 | Irina Press (URS) | 27 March 1966 | Westfalenhalle | |
8.1 [lower-alpha 1] | Karin Balzer (GDR) | 14 March 1971 | Sofia | |
8.1 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | 14 March 1971 | Sofia | |
8.19 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | 24 February 1973 | Senftenburg | |
8.06 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | 14 March 1973 | Rotterdam | |
8.02 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | 14 March 1973 | Rotterdam | |
7.90 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | 9 March 1974 | Gothenburg | |
7.86 | Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) | 8 February 1979 | Zabrze | |
7.84 | Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) | 17 February 1980 | Zabrze | |
7.77 | Zofia Bielczyk (POL) | 1 March 1980 | Sindelfingen |
Ratified world records (1987-present) | ||||
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Not ratified | ||||
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Pending ratification |
Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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7.75 | Bettine Jahn (GDR) | 6 March 1983 | Budapest | |
7.74 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 14 February 1987 | Sofia | |
7.73 | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) | 25 February 1989 | Vienna | |
7.71 | Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 4 February 1990 | Chelyabinsk | |
7.69 | Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 4 February 1990 | Chelyabinsk | |
7.68 | Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 2 March 1993 | San Sebastián | |
7.66 | Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 4 March 1993 | Seville | |
7.63 | Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 4 March 1993 | Seville | |
7.68 | Susanna Kallur (SWE) | 10 February 2008 | Karlsruhe | |
7.67 | Devynne Charlton (BAH) | 11 February 2024 | New York City | [3] |
7.67 A | Tia Jones (USA) | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [4] |
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.
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.67 seconds and 7.27 seconds, respectively.
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. In years which feature a World Indoor Championships in Athletics, the championships serve as a way of selecting the best athletes for those competitions.