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 7.65 seconds (Devynne Charlton) and 7.27 seconds (Grant Holloway), respectively.

Area records Indoor results only. Updated 2 August 2026.

Area Men Women Time(s) Season Athlete Time(s) Season Athlete World 7.27  2024 7.65 2024 2026 Area records Africa 7.50 2026 7.75 2024 Asia 7.41 2012 7.82 1999 Europe 7.30 1994 7.67 2025 North, Central Americaand Caribbean 7.27  2024 7.65 2024 2026 Oceania 7.56 2022 7.73 2012 South America 7.57 2026 7.91 2014

All-time top 25

Indoor results only Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 60m hurdles times and the top 25 athletes:- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 60m hurdles times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 60m hurdles times, by repeat athletes- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 60m hurdles times

Men Updated March 2026.

Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place 117.27 Grant Holloway16 February 2024Albuquerque 2 7.29 Holloway #2 24 February 2021 Madrid Holloway #3 20 March 2022 Belgrade Holloway #4 2 March 2024 Glasgow 2 5 7.30 Colin Jackson 6 March 1994 Sindelfingen 6 7.32 Holloway #5 9 February 2021 Liévin Holloway #6 24 February 2021 Madrid Holloway #7 10 February 2024 Liévin Holloway #8 2 March 2024 Glasgow 367.32Ja'Kobe Tharp14 March 2026Fayetteville4 11 7.33 Dayron Robles 8 February 2008 Düsseldorf 12 7.34 Robles #2 14 March 2010 Doha 13 7.35 Holloway #9 9 March 2019 Birmingham Holloway #10 24 January 2021 Fayetteville Holloway #11 17 February 2022 Liévin Holloway #1225 February 2023Birmingham Holloway #13 4 February 2024 Boston5137.35 Trey Cunningham 21 March 2026 Toruń 6 19 7.36 Greg Foster 16 January 1987 Los Angeles 19 7.36 Jackson #2 12 February 1994 Glasgow6 19 7.36 Allen Johnson 6 March 2004 Budapest 19 7.36 Robles #3 2 February 2008 Stuttgart6 19 7.36 Terrence Trammell 14 March 2010 Doha 197.36 Holloway #14 13 February 2025 Liévin Holloway #15 22 February 2025 New York City Tharp #213 March 2026Fayetteville9 7.37 Roger Kingdom 8 March 1989 Piraeus Anier García 9 February 2000 Piraeus Tony Dees 18 February 2000 Chemnitz David Oliver 5 February 2011 Stuttgart Dylan Beard28 February 2026New York CityJakub Szymański6 March 2026Berlin15 7.38 Mark Crear 8 March 1998 Sindelfingen Reggie Torian 27 February 1999 Atlanta 177.39Daniel Roberts22 February 2023Madrid187.40 Dexter Faulk25 February 2012Albuquerque7.40Yoel Hernández16 February 2000Madrid207.41Mark McKoy14 March 1993TorontoCourtney Hawkins12 March 1995BarcelonaFalk Balzer29 January 1999ChemnitzLiu Xiang18 February 2012BirminghamDimitri Bascou13 February 2016BerlinOmar McLeod20 March 2016PortlandJason Joseph5 March 2023Istanbul

Women Updated March 2026.

Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place 117.65Devynne Charlton3 March 2024Glasgow17.65Charlton #222 March 2026Toruń37.67Charlton #311 February 2024New York City237.67 Tia Jones16 February 2024Albuquerque7.67Ditaji Kambundji7 March 2025Apeldoorn467.68Susanna Kallur10 February 2008Karlsruhe67.68 T. Jones #216 February 2024Albuquerque7.68Charlton #423 February 2024Madrid5 9 7.69 Ludmila Narozhilenko 4 February 1990 Chelyabinsk 10 7.70 Narozhilenko #2 11 February 1993 Madrid 6 10 7.70 Sharika Nelvis 18 February 2018 Albuquerque 7.70 Kendra Harrison 3 March 2018 Birmingham 13 7.71 Narozhilenko #3 4 February 1990 Chelyabinsk 14 7.72 Kallur #2 2 February 2008 Stuttgart 8 14 7.72 Lolo Jones 13 March 2010 Doha 14 7.72 Harrison #2 9 February 2018 Clemson 7.72 Harrison #3 18 February 2018 Albuquerque 8147.72 Ackera Nugent10 March 2023Albuquerque147.72T. Jones #34 February 2024BostonCharlton #53 March 2024Glasgow8147.72Nadine Visser7 March 2025ApeldoornGrace Stark23 March 2025Nanjing147.72Charlton #623 March 2025Nanjing12 24 7.73 Cornelia Oschkenat 25 February 1989 Vienna Sally Pearson 10 March 2012 Istanbul 7.73 Christina Manning 18 February 2018 Albuquerque 247.73 Nugent #211 March 2023Albuquerque15247.73Cyréna Samba-Mayela3 March 2024Glasgow247.73Stark #223 March 2025NanjingKambundji #223 March 2025Nanjing15247.73Pia Skrzyszowska22 March 2026Toruń247.73Visser #222 March 2026Toruń17 7.74 Yordanka Donkova 14 February 1987 Sofia Michelle Freeman 3 February 1998 Madrid Gail Devers 1 March 2003 Boston Masai Russell22 February 2025New York City21 7.75 Bettine Jahn 5 March 1983 Budapest Perdita Felicien 7 March 2004 Budapest Danielle Williams 11 February 2022 Clemson Tobi Amusan4 February 2024Boston257.76Gloria Siebert5 February 1988SindelfingenBrianna Rollins12 March 2016PortlandLaëticia Bapté22 February 2025Miramas

World Indoor Championships medalists Men 1985 Paris1987 Indianapolis1989 Budapest1991 Seville1993 Toronto1995 Barcelona1997 Paris1999 Maebashi2001 Lisbon2003 Birmingham2004 Budapest2006 Moscow2008 Valencia 2010 Doha2012 Istanbul2014 Sopot2016 Portland2018 Birmingham2022 Belgrade2024 Glasgow2025 Nanjing2026 Toruń

Medal table

Women 1985 Paris1987 Indianapolis1989 Budapest1991 Seville1993 Toronto1995 Barcelona1997 Paris1999 Maebashi2001 Lisbon2003 Birmingham2004 Budapest2006 Moscow2008 Valencia2010 Doha2012 Istanbul2014 Sopot2016 Portland2018 Birmingham2022 Belgrade2024 Glasgow2025 Nanjing2026 Toruń Known as the World Indoor Games

Medal table

World leading times Indoor results only

Men YearTimeAthletePlace19737.69Rotterdam19747.66Gothenburg19757.66Katowice19767.66Leningrad19777.62San Sebastián19787.62Milan19797.59Vienna19807.54Sindelfingen19817.69Turin19827.61Moscow19837.48Budapest19847.58Cosford19857.58Chişinău19867.47Tokyo19877.36Los Angeles19887.47Genova19897.37Athens19907.43Cosford19917.42San SebastiánSan Sebastián19927.42Glasgow19937.41Toronto19947.30Sindelfingen19957.38Karlsruhe19967.46Atlanta19977.46Stuttgart19987.38Sindelfingen19997.38AtlantaMaebashi20007.37AthensChemnitz20017.47New York City20027.40Vienna20037.39Boston20047.36Budapest20057.42Liévin20067.43Moscow20077.38Stuttgart20087.33Düsseldorf20097.37Boston20107.34Doha20117.37Stuttgart20127.40 Albuquerque20137.49Gothenburg20147.45MondevilleSopot20157.45ŁódźFayetteville20167.41BerlinPortland20177.43Birmingham20187.42Clemson20197.35Birmingham20207.38Clemson20217.29Madrid20227.29Belgrade20237.35Birmingham20247.27 Albuquerque20257.36LiévinNew York City20267.32Fayetteville

Women YearTimeAthletePlace19738.02Rotterdam19747.90Gothenburg19758.04Katowice19767.96Munich19778.31San Sebastián19787.94Milan19797.86Zabrze19807.77Sindelfingen19818.08Minsk19827.97Senftenberg19837.75Budapest19847.90WarsawStuttgart19857.90Athens19867.79Madrid19877.74Sofia19887.76Sindelfingen19897.73Vienna19907.69Chelyabinsk19917.82LiévinParis19927.76Madrid19937.70Madrid19947.83Liévin19957.84Liévin19967.80Liévin19977.77Liévin19987.74Madrid19997.78Stuttgart20007.78Liévin20017.83Liévin20027.84Vienna20037.74Boston20047.75Budapest20057.80Madrid20067.83Leipzig20077.84Birmingham20087.68Karlsruhe20097.82KarlsruheBirmingham20107.72Doha20117.79 Albuquerque20127.73Istanbul20137.78Clemson20147.79BerlinSopot20157.83Malmö20167.76Portland20177.74 Albuquerque20187.70 Albuquerque7.70Birmingham20197.85New York20207.80Clemson20217.77Toruń20227.75Belgrade20237.72 Albuquerque20247.65Glasgow20257.67Apeldoorn20267.65Toruń

Notes

References

External links

IAAF all-time best, men's IAAF all-time best, women's IAAF list of 60-metres-hurdles records in XML IAAF record holders