60 metres hurdles

Athletics
60 metres hurdles
Athletes running the 60m hurdles at the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, 2010
World records
MenUnited States Grant Holloway 7.27 A (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)

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

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 Sweden
North, Central America and Caribbean 7.27 A Grant Holloway  United States 7.65 Devynne Charlton The Bahamas 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

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

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

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]
7.75 A Masai Russell  United States 11 March 2023 Albuquerque [27]
7.75 Tobi Amusan  Nigeria 4 February 2024 Boston [25]
21 7.76 Gloria Siebert  East 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 [31]
Jasmine Jones  United States 9 March 2024 Boston [32]

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

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

Medal table

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

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

Medal table

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

Notes

  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.

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