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.

Athletics
60 metres hurdles
World records
MenUnited States Grant Holloway 7.27 (2024)
WomenThe Bahamas Devynne Charlton 7.65 (2024)
World Indoor Championship records
MenUnited States Grant Holloway 7.29 (2022, 2024)
WomenThe Bahamas Devynne Charlton 7.65 (2024)
Athletes running the 60m hurdles at the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, 2010

Area records edit

Updated March 2024.[1]

Area Men Women
Time Athlete Nation Time Athlete Nation
Africa 7.52 Shaun Bownes   South Africa 7.75 Tobi Amusan   Nigeria
Asia 7.41 Liu Xiang   China 7.82 Olga Shishigina   Kazakhstan
Europe 7.30 Colin Jackson   Great Britain 7.68 Susanna Kallur   Sweden
North, Central America and Caribbean 7.27 A Grant Holloway   United States 7.65 Devynne Charlton   Bahamas
Oceania 7.73 Kyle Vander-Kuyp   Australia 7.73 Sally Pearson   Australia
South America 7.60 Márcio de Souza
Gabriel Constantino
  Brazil 7.91 Yvette Lewis   Panama


All-time top 25 edit

Indoor results only

Men edit

Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 7.27 A Grant Holloway   United States 16 February 2024 Albuquerque [4]
2 7.29 Holloway #2 24 February 2021 Madrid [5]
Holloway #3 20 March 2022 Belgrade [6]
Holloway #4 2 March 2024 Glasgow [7]
2 5 7.30 Colin Jackson   Great Britain 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 [8]
Holloway #8 2 March 2024 Glasgow [9]
3 10 7.33 Dayron Robles   Cuba 8 February 2008 Düsseldorf
11 7.34 Robles #2 14 March 2010 Doha
12 7.35 Holloway #9 9 March 2019 Birmingham
Holloway #10 24 January 2021 Fayetteville
Holloway #11 17 February 2022 Liévin
Holloway #12 25 February 2023 Birmingham [10]
Holloway #13 4 February 2024 Boston [11]
4 17 7.36 Greg Foster   United States 16 January 1987 Los Angeles
17 7.36 Jackson #2 12 February 1994 Glasgow
4 17 7.36 Allen Johnson   United States 6 March 2004 Budapest
17 7.36 Robles #3 2 February 2008 Stuttgart
4 17 7.36 Terrence Trammell   United States 14 March 2010 Doha
7 22 7.37 Roger Kingdom   United States 8 March 1989 Piraeus
Anier García   Cuba 9 February 2000 Piraeus
Tony Dees   United States 18 February 2000 Chemnitz
22 7.37 Trammell #2 1 March 2009 Boston
7 22 7.37 David Oliver   United States 5 February 2011 Stuttgart
22 7.37 Holloway #14 6 February 2022 New York City
Holloway #15 27 February 2022 Spokane
Holloway #16 4 February 2024 Boston
11 7.38 Mark Crear   United States 8 March 1998 Sindelfingen
Reggie Torian   United States 27 February 1999 Atlanta
Trey Cunningham   United States 12 March 2022 Birmingham [12]
14 7.39 Daniel Roberts   United States 22 February 2023 Madrid [13]
15 7.40 A Dexter Faulk   United States 25 February 2012 Albuquerque
7.40 Yoel Hernández   Cuba 16 February 2000 Madrid
17 7.41 Mark McKoy   Canada 14 March 1993 Toronto
Courtney Hawkins   United States 12 March 1995 Barcelona
Falk Balzer   Germany 29 January 1999 Chemnitz
Liu Xiang   China 18 February 2012 Birmingham
Dimitri Bascou   France 13 February 2016 Berlin
Omar McLeod   Jamaica 20 March 2016 Portland
Jason Joseph   Switzerland 5 March 2023 Istanbul [14]
24 7.42 Igor Kazanovs   Latvia 25 February 1989 Moscow
Anthony Jarrett   Great Britain 19 February 1995 Liévin
Ladji Doucouré   France 26 February 2005 Liévin
Wilhem Belocian   France 7 March 2021 Toruń [15]

Women edit

Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 7.65 Devynne Charlton   Bahamas 3 March 2024 Glasgow [18]
2 7.67 Charlton #2 11 February 2024 New York City [19]
2 2 7.67 A Tia Jones   United States 16 February 2024 Albuquerque [20]
3 4 7.68 Susanna Kallur   Sweden 10 February 2008 Karlsruhe
4 7.68 A T. Jones #2 16 February 2024 Albuquerque [20]
7.68 Charlton #3 23 February 2024 Madrid [21]
4 7 7.69 Ludmila Narozhilenko   Soviet Union 4 February 1990 Chelyabinsk
8 7.70 Narozhilenko #2 11 February 1993 Madrid
5 8 7.70 A Sharika Nelvis   United States 18 February 2018 Albuquerque [22]
7.70 Kendra Harrison   United States 3 March 2018 Birmingham [23]
11 7.71 Narozhilenko #3 4 February 1990 Chelyabinsk
12 7.72 Kallur #2 2 February 2008 Stuttgart
7 12 7.72 Lolo Jones   United States 13 March 2010 Doha
12 7.72 Harrison #2 9 February 2018 Clemson
7.72 A Harrison #3 18 February 2018 Albuquerque [22]
7 12 7.72 A Ackera Nugent   Jamaica 10 March 2023 Albuquerque [24]
12 7.72 T. Jones #3 4 February 2024 Boston [25]
Charlton #4 3 March 2024 Glasgow [26]
9 19 7.73 Cornelia Oschkenat   East Germany 25 February 1989 Vienna
Sally Pearson   Australia 10 March 2012 Istanbul
7.73 A Christina Manning   United States 18 February 2018 Albuquerque [22]
19 7.73 A Nugent #2 11 March 2023 Albuquerque [27]
9 19 7.73 Cyréna Samba-Mayela   France 3 March 2024 Glasgow [28]
13 24 7.74 Yordanka Donkova   Bulgaria 14 February 1987 Sofia
24 7.74 Narozhilenko #4 4 March 1990 Glasgow
13 24 7.74 Michelle Freeman   Jamaica 3 February 1998 Madrid
Gail Devers   United States 1 March 2003 Boston
24 7.74 Kallur #3 21 February 2008 Stockholm
7.74 A Harrison #4 5 March 2017 Albuquerque
7.74 Samba-Mayela #2 3 March 2024 Glasgow [29]
16 7.75 Bettine Jahn   East Germany 5 March 1983 Budapest
Perdita Felicien   Canada 7 March 2004 Budapest
Danielle Williams   Jamaica 11 February 2022 Clemson [30]
Masai Russell   United States 20 January 2023 Lubbock [31]
7.75 A 11 March 2023 Albuquerque [27]
7.75 Tobi Amusan   Nigeria 4 February 2024 Boston [25]
21 7.76 Gloria Siebert   Germany 5 February 1988 Sindelfingen
Brianna Rollins   United States 12 March 2016 Portland
23 7.77 Zofia Bielczyk   Poland 1 March 1980 Sindelfingen
Nadine Visser   Netherlands 7 March 2021 Toruń [32]
Jasmine Jones   United States 9 March 2024 Boston [33]

World Indoor Championships medalists edit

Men edit

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]
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  Stéphane Caristan (FRA)   Javier Moracho (ESP)   Jon Ridgeon (GBR)
1987 Indianapolis
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  Tonie Campbell (USA)   Stéphane Caristan (FRA)   Nigel Walker (GBR)
1989 Budapest
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  Roger Kingdom (USA)   Colin Jackson (GBR)   Igors Kazanovs (URS)
1991 Seville
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  Greg Foster (USA)   Igors Kazanovs (URS)   Mark McKoy (CAN)
1993 Toronto
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  Mark McKoy (CAN)   Colin Jackson (GBR)   Tony Dees (USA)
1995 Barcelona
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  Allen Johnson (USA)   Courtney Hawkins (USA)   Tony Jarrett (GBR)
1997 Paris
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  Anier García (CUB)   Colin Jackson (GBR)   Tony Dees (USA)
1999 Maebashi
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  Colin Jackson (GBR)   Reggie Torian (USA)   Falk Balzer (GER)
2001 Lisbon
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  Terrence Trammell (USA)   Anier García (CUB)   Shaun Bownes (RSA)
2003 Birmingham
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  Allen Johnson (USA)   Anier García (CUB)   Liu Xiang (CHN)
2004 Budapest
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  Allen Johnson (USA)   Liu Xiang (CHN)   Maurice Wignall (JAM)
2006 Moscow
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  Terrence Trammell (USA)   Dayron Robles (CUB)   Dominique Arnold (USA)
2008 Valencia
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  Liu Xiang (CHN)   Allen Johnson (USA)   Evgeniy Borisov (RUS)
  Staņislavs Olijars (LAT)
2010 Doha
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  Dayron Robles (CUB)   Terrence Trammell (USA)   David Oliver (USA)
2012 Istanbul
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  Aries Merritt (USA)   Liu Xiang (CHN)   Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)
2014 Sopot
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  Omo Osaghae (USA)   Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)   Garfield Darien (FRA)
2016 Portland
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  Omar McLeod (JAM)   Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)   Dimitri Bascou (FRA)
2018 Birmingham
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  Andrew Pozzi (GBR)   Jarret Eaton (USA)   Aurel Manga (FRA)
2022 Belgrade
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  Grant Holloway (USA)   Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)   Jarret Eaton (USA)
2024 Glasgow
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  Grant Holloway (USA)   Lorenzo Simonelli (ITA)   Just Kwaou-Mathey (FRA)

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)125522
2  Great Britain (GBR)2338
3  Cuba (CUB)2305
4  France (FRA)14510
5  China (CHN)1214
6  Canada (CAN)1012
  Jamaica (JAM)1012
8  Soviet Union (URS)0112
9  Italy (ITA)0101
  Spain (ESP)0101
11  Germany (GER)0011
  Latvia (LAT)0011
  Russia (RUS)0011
  South Africa (RSA)0011
Totals (14 entries)20202161

Women edit

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]
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  Xénia Siska (HUN)   Laurence Elloy (FRA)   Anne Piquereau (FRA)
1987 Indianapolis
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  Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR)   Yordanka Donkova (BUL)   Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)
1989 Budapest
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  Yelizaveta Chernyshova (URS)   Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS)   Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR)
1991 Seville
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  Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS)   Monique Ewanje (FRA)   Aliuska López (CUB)
1993 Toronto
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  Julie Baumann (SUI)   LaVonna Martin (USA)   Patricia Girard-Léno (FRA)
1995 Barcelona
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  Aliuska López (CUB)   Olga Shishigina (KAZ)   Brigita Bukovec (SLO)
1997 Paris
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  Michelle Freeman (JAM)   Gillian Russell (JAM)   Cheryl Dickey (USA)
1999 Maebashi
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  Olga Shishigina (KAZ)   Glory Alozie (NGR)   Keturah Anderson (CAN)
2001 Lisbon
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  Anjanette Kirkland (USA)   Michelle Freeman (JAM)   Nicole Ramalalanirina (FRA)
2003 Birmingham
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  Gail Devers (USA)   Glory Alozie (ESP)   Melissa Morrison (USA)
2004 Budapest
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  Perdita Felicien (CAN)   Gail Devers (USA)   Linda Ferga-Khodadin (FRA)
2006 Moscow
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  Derval O'Rourke (IRL)   Glory Alozie (ESP)   Susanna Kallur (SWE)
2008 Valencia
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  Lolo Jones (USA)   Candice Davis (USA)   Anay Tejeda (RUS)
2010 Doha
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  Lolo Jones (USA)   Perdita Felicien (CAN)   Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN)
2012 Istanbul
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  Sally Pearson (AUS)   Tiffany Porter (GBR)   Alina Talay (BLR)
2014 Sopot
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  Nia Ali (USA)   Sally Pearson (AUS)   Tiffany Porter (GBR)
2016 Portland
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  Nia Ali (USA)   Brianna Rollins (USA)   Tiffany Porter (GBR)
2018 Birmingham
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  Kendra Harrison (USA)   Christina Manning (USA)   Nadine Visser (NED)
2022 Belgrade
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  Cyréna Samba-Mayela (FRA)   Devynne Charlton (BAH)   Gabriele Cunningham (USA)
2024 Glasgow
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  Devynne Charlton (BAH)   Cyréna Samba-Mayela (FRA)   Pia Skrzyszowska (POL)
  • A Known as the World Indoor Games

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)75315
2  Soviet Union (URS)2103
3  France (FRA)1348
4  Jamaica (JAM)1203
5  Canada (CAN)1124
6  Australia (AUS)1102
  Bahamas (BAH)1102
  Kazakhstan (KAZ)1102
9  Cuba (CUB)1012
  East Germany (GDR)1012
11  Hungary (HUN)1001
  Ireland (IRL)1001
   Switzerland (SUI)1001
14  Spain (ESP)0202
15  Great Britain (GBR)0123
16  Bulgaria (BUL)0112
17  Nigeria (NGR)0101
18  Belarus (BLR)0011
  Netherlands (NED)0011
  Poland (POL)0011
  Russia (RUS)0011
  Slovenia (SLO)0011
  Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (23 entries)20202060

Season's bests edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ This performance was at the European Indoor Championships. Alozie represented Spain having recently switched allegiance from Nigeria. She was subsequently disqualified as the required transfer formalities had not been properly completed. This fact does not affect the statistical validity of the performance.

References edit

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External links edit