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, while Russian Irina 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.
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 records Indoor results only. Updated 1 August 2026.
Area Men Women Time(s) Season Athlete Time(s) Season Athlete World 6.34 2018 6.92 1993 1995 Area records Africa 6.45 1999 6.97 2018 6.45 2026 Asia 6.42 2018 7.09 1999 Europe 6.41 2022 6.92 1993 1995 North, Central Americaand Caribbean 6.34 2018 6.94 2023 Oceania 6.52 1999 7.06 2024 South America 6.52 2009 7.09 2026
All-time top 25
Indoor results only Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 60m times and the top 25 athletes:- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 60m times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 60m times, by repeat athletes- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 60m times
Men Updated March 2026. Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 6.34 Christian Coleman 18 February 2018 Albuquerque 2 6.37 Coleman #2 19 January 2018 Clemson Coleman #3 3 March 2018 Birmingham 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 Ronnie Baker 18 February 2018 Albuquerque 4 8 6.41 Andre Cason 14 February 1992 Madrid 8 6.41 Greene #4 1 February 1998 Stuttgart 4 8 6.41 Marcell Jacobs 19 March 2022 Belgrade 8 6.41 Coleman #4 19 March 2022 Belgrade Coleman #51 March 2024Glasgow4 8 6.41 Jordan Anthony 20 March 2026 Toruń 14 6.42 Greene #5 7 March 1999 Maebashi 7 14 6.42 Dwain Chambers 7 March 2009 Turin 14 6.42 Coleman #6 18 February 2018 Albuquerque 7 14 6.42 Su Bingtian 3 March 2018 Birmingham Trayvon Bromell 10 February 2023Clemson14 6.42 Bromell #2 20 March 2026 Toruń 20 6.43 Greene #6 1 February 1998 Stuttgart 10 20 6.43 Tim Harden 7 March 1999 Maebashi 20 6.43 Su #2 6 February 2018 Düsseldorf 10206.43 Noah Lyles17 February 2024Albuquerque206.43Coleman #71 March 2024GlasgowAnthony #213 February 2026FayettevilleAnthony #320 March 2026Toruń12 6.44 Asafa Powell 18 March 2016 Portland Marvin Bracy 19 March 2022 Belgrade 14 6.45 Bruny Surin 13 February 1993 Liévin 6.45 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 Trell Kimmons 26 February 2012 Albuquerque 6.45 Terrence Jones 15 January 2022 Lubbock Ackeem Blake4 February 2024BostonKanyinsola Ajayi26 February 2026College StationJeremiah Azu20 March 2026ToruńKishane Thompson20 March 2026Toruń25 6.46 Jon Drummond 1 February 1998 Stuttgart 6.46 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 JC Stevenson 14 March 2025 Virginia Beach Malachi Snow 28 February 2026 Lubbock Jelani Watkins 13 March 2026 Fayetteville
Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled due to doping offences: Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlace 6.41 Ben Johnson 7 March 1987 Indianapolis
Outdoor best performances
+ = en route to 100 m markequal or superior to 6.34 seconds RankTime(s)Wind(m/s)AthleteNationDatePlace16.29 (calculated) +0.9Su Bingtian1 August 2021Tokyo26.31 (calculated) +0.9Usain Bolt16 August 2009Berlin36.32 (calculated) +1.7Asafa Powell9 September 2007Rieti +1.7Usain Bolt31 May 2008New York City ±0.0Usain Bolt16 August 2008Beijing +0.2Asafa Powell2 September 2009Lausanne +1.5Usain Bolt5 August 2012London +0.6Christian Coleman28 September 2019Doha96.33 (calculated) −0.2Maurice Greene5 August 2001Edmonton −0.1Yohan Blake23 August 2012Lausanne116.34 (calculated) +0.9Justin Gatlin23 August 2015Beijing
Note: The following athletes have had their associated 100 m performances annulled due to doping offences: Time(s)Wind(m/s)AthleteNationDatePlace6.33 (calculated) +1.1Ben Johnson24 September 1988Seoul
Women Updated February 2026. Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place 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 246.94 Aleia Hobbs18 February 2023AlbuquerqueJulien Alfred11 March 2023Albuquerque4 6 6.95 Gail Devers 12 March 1993 Toronto 6 6.95 Privalova #5 6 February 1994 Vienna Privalova #6 14 February 1995 Moscow 4 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 6 10 6.96 Ekaterini Thanou 7 March 1999 Maebashi Mujinga Kambundji 18 March 2022 Belgrade 106.96 Alfred #210 March 2023Albuquerque15 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 156.97Alfred #325 February 2023Lubbock24 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 Elaine Thompson-Herah 18 February 2017 Birmingham 246.98Hobbs #228 January 2023Fayetteville11 24 6.98 Ewa Swoboda 2 March 2024 Glasgow 24 6.98 Alfred #4 2 March 2024 Glasgow 14 6.99 Mikiah Brisco 18 March 2022 BelgradeZaynab Dosso22 February 2026Toruń 167.00 Nelli Cooman 23 February 1986 Madrid Veronica Campbell-Brown 14 March 2010 Doha Dafne Schippers13 February 2016BerlinBarbara Pierre12 March 2016Portland 207.01 Savatheda Fynes 7 March 1999 Maebashi Me'Lisa Barber 10 March 2006 Moscow Lauryn Williams 10 March 2006 Moscow Patrizia Van der Weken 22 February 2026 Toruń 247.02 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 Carmelita Jeter 28 February 2010 Albuquerque 7.02 Tianna Madison 11 February 2012 Fayetteville 7.02 Javianne Oliver 18 February 2018 Albuquerque7.02Marie Josée Ta Lou20 February 2019DüsseldorfJacious Sears8 February 2025New York City
Outdoor best performances
+ = en route to 100 m markequal or superior to 6.92 seconds RankTime(s)Wind(m/s)AthleteNationDatePlace16.81 (calculated) +0.1Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce29 September 2019Doha26.85 (calculated) −0.1Marion Jones22 August 1999Seville36.87 (calculated) ±0.0Florence Griffith Joyner16 July 1988Indianapolis +0.9Elaine Thompson-Herah21 August 2021Eugene56.91 (calculated) +0.1Dina Asher-Smith29 September 2019Doha
Olympic medalists 1900 Paris1904 St. Louis
World Indoor Championships medalists Men 1985 Paris a1987 Indianapolis b1989 Budapest1991 Seville1993 Toronto1995 Barcelona1997 Paris1999 Maebashi2001 Lisbon2003 Birmingham2004 Budapest2006 Moscow2008 Valencianone awarded2010 Doha2012 Istanbul2014 Sopot2016 Portland2018 Birmingham2022 Belgrade2024 Glasgow2025 Nanjing2026 Toruń
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.
Medal table
Women 1985 Paris a1987 Indianapolis b1989 Budapest1991 Seville1993 Toronto1995 Barcelona1997 Paris1999 Maebashi2001 Lisbon2003 Birmingham c2004 Budapest2006 Moscow2008 Valencia2010 Doha2012 Istanbul2014 Sopot2016 Portland2018 Birmingham2022 Belgrade2024 Glasgow2025 Nanjing2026 Toruń
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.
Medal table
World leading times Indoor results only
Men YearTimeAthletePlace19866.54Sindelfingen19876.50Indianapolis19886.52SherbrookeSindelfingen19896.52StuttgartBudapest19906.51Athens19916.48Madrid19926.41Madrid19936.45Liévin19946.48Karlsruhe19956.46Barcelona19966.50Karlsruhe19976.49LiévinBirminghamAtlanta19986.39Madrid19996.40Atlanta20006.45New York City20016.39Atlanta20026.48Dortmund6.48 Flagstaff20036.45Boston20046.46Karlsruhe20056.45Karlsruhe20066.50Moscow20076.46Karlsruhe20086.51ValenciaFayetteville20096.42Turin20106.48Doha20116.48 Albuquerque20126.45 Albuquerque20136.48GothenburgGothenburg20146.47Birmingham20156.47Łódź20166.44PortlandPortland20176.45 Albuquerque6.45College Station20186.34 Albuquerque20196.47Birmingham20206.44Liévin20216.47Toruń20226.41BelgradeBelgrade20236.42Clemson20246.41Glasgow20256.46Virginia Beach20266.41Toruń
Women YearTimeAthletePlace19867.00Madrid19877.01Lievin19887.04BudapestBudapest19897.05Budapest19907.08Madrid19917.02Seville19926.96Madrid19936.92Madrid19946.93Liévin19956.92Madrid19967.02New York CityFairfaxLiévin19977.00Atlanta19986.95Maebashi19996.96Maebashi20007.01Madrid20017.04MinskLisbon20027.06BirminghamBirmingham20037.09NormanLiévin20047.06Moscow20057.09FayettevilleBoston20067.01MoscowMoscow20077.10Birmingham20087.06Valencia20097.11Birmingham20106.97Stuttgart20117.09College Station20127.01Istanbul20136.99Birmingham20146.98Sopot20157.05New York CityPrague20167.00BerlinPortland20176.98Birmingham20186.97Birmingham20197.02Düsseldorf20207.04 AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque20217.03Toruń20226.96Belgrade20236.94 AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque20246.98GlasgowGlasgow20257.01Apeldoorn20266.99FayettevilleToruń
Notes
References
External links
All-time men's best 60 metres from alltime-athletics.com All-time women's best 60 metres from alltime-athletics.com