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 | |
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![]() Athletes running the 60m hurdles at the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, 2010 | |
World records | |
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World Indoor Championship records | |
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Updated March 2025.[1]
Area | Men | Women | ||||
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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 | 7.67 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland |
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 |
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 |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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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 | |
17 | 7.36 | Holloway #14 | 13 February 2025 | Liévin | [12] | ||
Holloway #15 | 22 February 2025 | New York City | [13] | ||||
7 | 24 | 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 | ||||
24 | 7.37 | Trammell #2 | 1 March 2009 | Boston | |||
7 | 24 | 7.37 | David Oliver | United States | 5 February 2011 | Stuttgart | |
24 | 7.37 | Holloway #16 | 6 February 2022 | New York City | |||
Holloway #17 | 27 February 2022 | Spokane | |||||
Holloway #18 | 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 | [14] | |||
Dylan Beard | United States | 8 February 2025 | New York City | [15] | |||
15 | 7.39 | Daniel Roberts | United States | 22 February 2023 | Madrid | [16] | |
Jakub Szymański | Poland | 8 February 2025 | Łódź | [17] | |||
17 | 7.40 A | Dexter Faulk | United States | 25 February 2012 | Albuquerque | ||
7.40 | Yoel Hernández | Cuba | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | |||
19 | 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 | [18] |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 7.65 | Devynne Charlton | Bahamas | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [21] |
2 | 7.67 | Charlton #2 | 11 February 2024 | New York City | [22] | ||
2 | 2 | 7.67 A | Tia Jones | United States | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [23] |
7.67 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland | 7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | [24] | ||
4 | 5 | 7.68 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden | 10 February 2008 | Karlsruhe | |
5 | 7.68 A | T. Jones #2 | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [23] | ||
7.68 | Charlton #3 | 23 February 2024 | Madrid | [25] | |||
5 | 8 | 7.69 | Ludmila Narozhilenko | Soviet Union | 4 February 1990 | Chelyabinsk | |
9 | 7.70 | Narozhilenko #2 | 11 February 1993 | Madrid | |||
6 | 9 | 7.70 A | Sharika Nelvis | United States | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [26] |
7.70 | Kendra Harrison | United States | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham | [27] | ||
12 | 7.71 | Narozhilenko #3 | 4 February 1990 | Chelyabinsk | |||
13 | 7.72 | Kallur #2 | 2 February 2008 | Stuttgart | |||
8 | 13 | 7.72 | Lolo Jones | United States | 13 March 2010 | Doha | |
13 | 7.72 | Harrison #2 | 9 February 2018 | Clemson | |||
7.72 A | Harrison #3 | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | [26] | |||
8 | 13 | 7.72 A | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica | 10 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [28] |
13 | 7.72 | T. Jones #3 | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [29] | ||
Charlton #4 | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [30] | ||||
8 | 13 | 7.72 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands | 7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | [31] |
Grace Stark | United States | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [32] | |||
13 | 7.72 | Charlton #5 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [33] | ||
12 | 23 | 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 | [26] | ||
23 | 7.73 A | Nugent #2 | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [34] | ||
15 | 23 | 7.73 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | France | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [35] |
23 | 7.73 | Stark #2 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [36] | ||
Kambundji #2 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [37] | ||||
16 | 7.74 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | 14 February 1987 | Sofia | ||
Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 3 February 1998 | Madrid | ||||
Gail Devers | United States | 1 March 2003 | Boston | ||||
Masai Russell | United States | 22 February 2025 | New York City | [38] | |||
Pia Skrzyszowska | Poland | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [39] | |||
21 | 7.75 | Bettine Jahn | East Germany | 5 March 1983 | Budapest | ||
Perdita Felicien | Canada | 7 March 2004 | Budapest | ||||
Danielle Williams | Jamaica | 11 February 2022 | Clemson | [40] | |||
Tobi Amusan | Nigeria | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [29] | |||
25 | 7.76 | Gloria Siebert | East Germany | 5 February 1988 | Sindelfingen | ||
Brianna Rollins | United States | 12 March 2016 | Portland | ||||
Laëticia Bapté | France | 22 February 2025 | Miramas | [41] |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
3 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 21 | 21 | 23 | 65 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
5 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
16 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |