| Athletics 60 metres | |
|---|---|
 Women 60 m final during Doha 2010 World Indoor Championships | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Christian Coleman 6.34 A (2018) |
| Women |  Irina Privalova 6.92 (1993, 1995) |
| World Indoor Championship records | |
| Men | Christian Coleman 6.37 (2018) |
| Women | Gail Devers 6.95 (1993) |
60 metres, or60-meter dash, is asprint event intrack and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor100 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 thestarting blocks; 'set', instructing them to adopt a more efficient starting posture, which alsoisometrically preloads their muscles. This will enable them to start faster. The final instruction is the firing of thestarter's pistol. Upon hearing this the sprinters stride forwards from the blocks.
The 60 metres was an Olympic event in the1900 and1904 Summer Games but was removed from the schedule thereafter. AmericanChristian Coleman currently holds the men's world record in the 60 metres with a time of 6.34 seconds,[1] while RussianIrina Privalova holds the women's world record at 6.92.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics semi-finals,Su Bingtian ran the fastest 60 m split of all-time and the fastest 60 m ever recorded under any conditions with a time of 6.29 seconds.[2]
In the past, it was common for athletes to compete in the60 yards (54.86 m) race. This is not part of the lineage of the 60 metres, but is the predecessor of the55 metres race. 60 metres is 65.6168 yards.
Indoor results only
Updated 12 April 2025.[3][4]
| Area | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | |
| Africa | 6.45 A | Leonard Myles-Mills |  Ghana | 6.97 | Murielle Ahouré |  Ivory Coast |
| Asia | 6.42 | Su Bingtian |  China | 7.09 | Susanthika Jayasinghe |  Sri Lanka |
| Europe | 6.41 | Marcell Jacobs |  Italy | 6.92 | Irina Privalova | Russia |
| North, Central America and Caribbean | 6.34 A | Christian Coleman |  United States | 6.94 A | Aleia Hobbs Julien Alfred | United States Saint Lucia |
| Oceania | 6.50 | Lachlan Kennedy |  Australia | 7.06 | Zoe Hobbs |  New Zealand |
| South America | 6.52 | José Carlos Moreira |  Brazil | 7.14 | Vitoria Cristina Rosa | Brazil |
Indoor results only
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 2560m times and the top 25athletes: |
| - denotes top performance forathletes in the top 2560m times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 2560m times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25athletes who fall outside the top 25 60m times |
Updated February 2026.[5]
Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled due to doping offences:
| Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.41 | Ben Johnson |  Canada | 7 March 1987 | Indianapolis | [17] |
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+ =en route to 100 m mark
| Rank | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.29+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Su Bingtian | China | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo | [18][19] |
| 2 | 6.31+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Usain Bolt |  Jamaica | 16 August 2009 | Berlin | [20][21] |
| 3 | 6.32+ (calculated) | +1.7 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 9 September 2007 | Rieti | [22] |
| +1.7 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 31 May 2008 | New York City | [23] | ||
| 0.0 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 16 August 2008 | Beijing | [24] | ||
| +0.2 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 2 September 2009 | Lausanne | [22] | ||
| +1.5 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 5 August 2012 | London | [25] | ||
| +0.6 | Christian Coleman | United States | 28 September 2019 | Doha | [26] | ||
| 9 | 6.33+ (calculated) | −0.2 | Maurice Greene | United States | 5 August 2001 | Edmonton | [27] |
| −0.1 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica | 23 August 2012 | Lausanne | [28] | ||
| 11 | 6.34+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Justin Gatlin | United States | 23 August 2015 | Beijing | [29] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.33+ (calculated) | +1.1 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 24 September 1988 | Seoul | [30] |
Updated March 2025.[31]
|
+ =en route to 100 m mark
| Rank | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.81+ (calculated) | +0.1 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 29 September 2019 | Doha | [48] |
| 2 | 6.85+ (calculated) | −0.1 | Marion Jones | United States | 22 August 1999 | Seville | |
| 3 | 6.87+ (calculated) | 0.0 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States | 16 July 1988 | Indianapolis | [49] |
| +0.9 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Jamaica | 21 August 2021 | Eugene | [50] | ||
| 5 | 6.91+ (calculated) | +0.1 | Dina Asher-Smith |  Great Britain | 29 September 2019 | Doha | [48] |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris details |  Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) | Walter Tewksbury (USA) | Stan Rowley (AUS) |
| 1904 St. Louis details | Archie Hahn (USA) | William Hogenson (USA) | Fay Moulton (USA) |
a The event was known as theWorld Indoor Games in 1985.
bBen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (ZAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 21 | 22 | 20 | 63 | |
a The event was known as theWorld Indoor Games in 1985.
bAngella Issajenko of Canada originally won the silver medal, but she was disqualified in 1989 after admitting to steroid use between 1982 and 1988.
cZhanna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Switzerland (SWI) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saint Lucia (LCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
Indoor results only
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