60 metres hurdles
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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 March 2025.
| 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 | 7.67 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland Switzerland |
| 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 SouzaGabriel 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
- Updated March 2026.
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7.27 A | Grant Holloway | United States | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | |
| 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 | 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 | |||||
| Holloway #8 | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 7.32 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | United States | 14 March 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 4 | 11 | 7.33 | Dayron Robles | Cuba | 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 #12 | 25 February 2023 | Birmingham | |||||
| Holloway #13 | 4 February 2024 | Boston | |||||
| 5 | 13 | 7.35 | Trey Cunningham | United States | 21 March 2026 | Toruń | |
| 6 | 19 | 7.36 | Greg Foster | United States | 16 January 1987 | Los Angeles | |
| 19 | 7.36 | Jackson #2 | 12 February 1994 | Glasgow | |||
| 6 | 19 | 7.36 | Allen Johnson | United States | 6 March 2004 | Budapest | |
| 19 | 7.36 | Robles #3 | 2 February 2008 | Stuttgart | |||
| 6 | 19 | 7.36 | Terrence Trammell | United States | 14 March 2010 | Doha | |
| 19 | 7.36 | Holloway #14 | 13 February 2025 | Liévin | |||
| Holloway #15 | 22 February 2025 | New York City | |||||
| Tharp #2 | 13 March 2026 | Fayetteville | |||||
| 9 | 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 | ||||
| David Oliver | United States | 5 February 2011 | Stuttgart | ||||
| Dylan Beard | United States | 28 February 2026 | New York City | ||||
| Jakub Szymański | Poland | 6 March 2026 | Berlin | ||||
| 15 | 7.38 | Mark Crear | United States | 8 March 1998 | Sindelfingen | ||
| Reggie Torian | United States | 27 February 1999 | Atlanta | ||||
| 17 | 7.39 | Daniel Roberts | United States | 22 February 2023 | Madrid | ||
| 18 | 7.40 A | Dexter Faulk | United States | 25 February 2012 | Albuquerque | ||
| 7.40 | Yoel Hernández | Cuba | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | |||
| 20 | 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 |
Women
- Updated March 2026.
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7.65 | Devynne Charlton | Bahamas | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | |
| 2 | 7.65 | Charlton #2 | 22 March 2026 | Toruń | |||
| 3 | 7.67 | Charlton #3 | 11 February 2024 | New York City | |||
| 2 | 3 | 7.67 A | Tia Jones | United States | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | |
| 7.67 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland | 7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | |||
| 4 | 6 | 7.68 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden | 10 February 2008 | Karlsruhe | |
| 6 | 7.68 A | T. Jones #2 | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | |||
| 7.68 | Charlton #4 | 23 February 2024 | Madrid | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 7.69 | Ludmila Narozhilenko | Soviet Union | 4 February 1990 | Chelyabinsk | |
| 10 | 7.70 | Narozhilenko #2 | 11 February 1993 | Madrid | |||
| 6 | 10 | 7.70 A | Sharika Nelvis | United States | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | |
| 7.70 | Kendra Harrison | United States | 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 | United States | 13 March 2010 | Doha | |
| 14 | 7.72 | Harrison #2 | 9 February 2018 | Clemson | |||
| 7.72 A | Harrison #3 | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque | ||||
| 8 | 14 | 7.72 A | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica | 10 March 2023 | Albuquerque | |
| 14 | 7.72 | T. Jones #3 | 4 February 2024 | Boston | |||
| Charlton #5 | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | |||||
| 8 | 14 | 7.72 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands | 7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | |
| Grace Stark | United States | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | ||||
| 14 | 7.72 | Charlton #6 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | |||
| 12 | 24 | 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 | |||
| 24 | 7.73 A | Nugent #2 | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | |||
| 15 | 24 | 7.73 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | France | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | |
| 24 | 7.73 | Stark #2 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | |||
| Kambundji #2 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | |||||
| 15 | 24 | 7.73 | Pia Skrzyszowska | Poland | 22 March 2026 | Toruń | |
| 24 | 7.73 | Visser #2 | 22 March 2026 | Toruń | |||
| 17 | 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Tobi Amusan | Nigeria | 4 February 2024 | Boston | ||||
| 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 |
World Indoor Championships medalists
Men
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 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 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 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 (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 68 |
Women
- A Known as the World Indoor Games
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Belarus (BLR) | 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) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
World leading times
Indoor results only