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55 metres

Summary

55 metres is a sprint event in track and field. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field. The history of the event lies in the 60-yard dash, which is about 5 inches shorter than 55 metres. Since the 1960s almost all countries have used metric measurements for track and field, hence the standard sprint distances for indoor competition have been 50 metres and 60 metres.

The single exception to this was the United States, which continued to use imperial measurements. In the 1980s efforts were made to switch track and field in the United States to use metric measurements and the 55 metres was adopted as a close equivalent to 60 yards. The NCAA Indoor Championships featured the event from 1984 to 1998 and the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships featured the event from 1987 to 1990.[1][2][3] Subsequently the 55 metres were dropped from American championships in favour of the international standard of 60 metres. Since the late 1990s there have been very few significant open competitions over 55 metres and the event remains something of a historic anomaly. The distance is still frequently run in junior (below college) meets.

All-time top 25 edit

Indoor results only. Hand-timed results are excluded

The websites of World Athletics[4] and tilastopaja.net[5] are often used to generate lists of top performers. However, the data in these sites is not complete before about 1998 and, as noted above, much of the championship activity in this event (and hence best performances) were before this time. Hence a better source of data is the Track and Field News website.[6]

  • A = affected by altitude

Men edit

  • Updated February 2023
Rank Time Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 5.99 A Obadele Thompson   Barbados 22 February 1997 Colorado Springs
2 6.00 Lee McRae   United States 14 March 1986 Oklahoma City
3 6.02 A Leo Myles-Mills   Ghana 22 February 1997 Colorado Springs
4 6.03 Sam Graddy   United States 14 March 1986 Oklahoma City
6.03 [a] Carl Lewis   United States 5 February 1983 Dallas
6.03+ Christian Coleman   United States 11 February 2023 New York City [7]
7 6.04 André Cason   United States 9 March 1990 Indianapolis
6.04 A Ato Boldon   Trinidad and Tobago 1 February 1997 Flagstaff
9 6.05 Brian Cooper   United States 13 February 1988 East Rutherford
6.05 [a] Stanley Floyd   United States 31 January 1981 Dallas
11 6.06 Tim Harden   United States 9 March 1996 Indianapolis
Emmit King   United States 26 February 1988 New York City
Fred Johnson   United States 16 March 1985 Fargo
6.06 [a] Houston McTear   United States 24 February 1978 New York City
6.06 A Marcus Brunson   United States 20 February 1999 Reno
Felix Andam   Ghana 28 February 1998 Colorado Springs
Syan Williams   Jamaica 14 February 1998 Colorado Springs
Keith Williams   United States 15 February 1997 Colorado Springs
19 6.07 Leonard Scott   United States 20 February 1999 Gainesville
Ousmane Diarra   Mali 10 February 1996 Ames
Raghib Ismail   United States 8 February 1991 West Lafayette
Ray Stewart   Jamaica 11 March 1989 Indianapolis
Ron Brown   United States 4 February 1984 Dallas
6.07 A Obadiah Cooper   United States 21 February 1998 Flagstaff
25 6.08 Marvin Bracy   United States 29 January 2012 Gainesville
Michael Green   Jamaica 14 March 1992 Indianapolis
Phil Epps   United States 5 March 1983 Dallas
Rod Richardson   United States 13 March 1982 Pontiac
James Sanford   United States 20 February 1981 San Diego
6.08 A Bernard Williams   United States 21 February 1998 Colorado Springs

Women edit

  • Updated February 2023
Rank Time Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 6.55 [a] Evelyn Ashford   United States 26 February 1982 New York City
Jeanette Bolden   United States 21 February 1986 Los Angeles
3 6.56 Gwen Torrence   United States 14 March 1987 Oklahoma City
4 6.57 [a] Alice Brown   United States 22 February 1985 New York City
6.57+ Aleia Hobbs   United States 11 February 2023 New York City [8]
6 6.58 Dawn Sowell   United States 26 February 1989 Baton Rouge
Beatrice Utondu-Okoye   Nigeria 11 February 1990 Monroe, North Carolina
6.58+ Tamari Davis   United States 11 February 2023 New York City [9]
9 6.60 [a] Chandra Cheeseborough   United States 5 February 1983 Dallas
10 6.61 Michelle Finn   United States 23 February 1990 New York City
11 6.62 [a] Merlene Ottey   Jamaica 13 March 1982 Cedar Falls, Iowa
Marlies Göhr   East Germany 28 February 1986 New York City
6.62+ Marybeth Sant-Price   United States 11 February 2023 New York City [10]
14 6.63+ Mikiah Brisco   United States 11 February 2023 New York City [11]
15 6.64 [a] Lyudmila Storozhkova   Soviet Union 3 March 1979 New York City
6.64 Anelia Nuneva   Bulgaria 27 February 1987 New York City
17 6.65 [a] Florence Griffith   United States 8 February 1985 Inglewood
Nelli Cooman   Netherlands 30 January 1987 New York City
6.65 Savatheda Fynes   Bahamas 8 March 1997 Indianapolis
20 6.66 Carlette Guidry   United States 10 March 1990 Indianapolis
Michelle Freeman   Jamaica 30 January 1993 Johnson City
22 6.67 [a] Angela Bailey   Canada 28 February 1986 New York City
6.67+ Shawnti Jackson   United States 29 January 2022 New York City [12]
11 February 2023 [13]
24 6.68 Chryste Gaines   United States 14 March 1992 Indianapolis
6.68 A Aleisha Latimer   United States 19 January 1996 Boulder, Colorado
Peta-Gaye Dowdie   Jamaica 6 February 1988 Colorado Springs
6.68 Angela Williams   United States 15 March 1998 Roxberry Crossing

Season's bests edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Converted from a time for the slightly shorter 60 yards by adding 0.01

References edit

  1. ^ "History of NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). NCAA. 2013.
  2. ^ "History of NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). NCAA. 2013.
  3. ^ "USATF Indoor Champions". USATF. 2018.
  4. ^ "55 Metres Men". World Athletics. 4 April 2020.
  5. ^ "All-time men's best 55m". tilastopaja.net. 4 April 2020.
  6. ^ "T&FN YEARLY & ALL-TIME LISTS". Track and Field News. 4 April 2020.
  7. ^ "55m Dash en-route Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ "55m Dash en-route Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ^ "55m Dash en-route Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ^ "55m Dash en-route Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. ^ "55m Dash en-route Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Shawnti Jackson 55m en route Result". milesplit.com. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  13. ^ "55m Dash en-route Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.