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 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Athletes running the 60m hurdles at the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, 2010 | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Grant Holloway 7.27 A (2024) |
| Women |  Devynne Charlton 7.65 (2024, 2026) |
| World Indoor Championship records | |
| Men | Grant Holloway 7.29 (2022, 2024) |
| Women | Devynne Charlton 7.65 (2024, 2026) |
Area records
edit| Area | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time (s) |
Season | Athlete | Time (s) |
Season | Athlete | |
| World | 7.27 A | 2024 | Grant Holloway (USA) |
7.65 | 2026 | Devynne Charlton (BAH) |
| Area records | ||||||
| Africa (records) | 7.50 | 2026 |  Franco le Roux (RSA) |
7.75 | 2024 |  Tobi Amusan (NGR) |
| Asia (records) | 7.41 | 2012 |  Liu Xiang (CHN) |
7.82 | 1999 |  Olga Shishigina (KAZ) |
| Europe (records) | 7.30 | 1994 |  Colin Jackson (GBR) |
7.67 | 2025 |  Ditaji Kambundji (SUI) |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
7.27 A | 2024 | Grant Holloway (USA) |
7.65 | 2026 | Devynne Charlton (BAH) |
| Oceania (records) | 7.56 | 2022 |  Chris Douglas (AUS) |
7.73 | 2012 | Sally Pearson (AUS) |
| South America (records) | 7.57 | 2026 |  Marcos Herrera (ECU) |
7.91 | 2014 |  Yvette Lewis (PAN) |
All-time top 25
editIndoor 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
edit| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7.27 A | Grant Holloway |  United States |
16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [5] |
| 2 | 7.29 | Holloway #2 | 24 February 2021 | Madrid | [6] | ||
| Holloway #3 | 20 March 2022 | Belgrade | [7] | ||||
| Holloway #4 | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [8] | ||||
| 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 | [9] | ||||
| Holloway #8 | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [10] | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 7.32 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | United States |
14 March 2026 | Fayetteville | [11] |
| 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 | [12] | ||||
| Holloway #13 | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [13] | ||||
| 5 | 13 | 7.35 | Trey Cunningham | United States | 21 March 2026 | Toruń | [14] |
| 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 | [15] | ||
| Holloway #15 | 22 February 2025 | New York City | [16] | ||||
| Tharp #2 | 13 March 2026 | Fayetteville | [17] | ||||
| 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 | [18] | |||
| Jakub Szymański |  Poland |
6 March 2026 | Berlin | [19] | |||
| 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 | [20] | |
| 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 | [21] |
Women
edit| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7.65 | Devynne Charlton | Bahamas |
3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [24] |
| 2 | 7.65 | Charlton #2 | 22 March 2026 | Toruń | [25] | ||
| 3 | 7.67 | Charlton #3 | 11 February 2024 | New York City | [26] | ||
| 2 | 3 | 7.67 A | Tia Jones | United States |
16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [27] |
| 7.67 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland |
7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | [28] | ||
| 4 | 6 | 7.68 | Susanna Kallur |  Sweden |
10 February 2008 | Karlsruhe | |
| 6 | 7.68 A | T. Jones #2 | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque | [27] | ||
| 7.68 | Charlton #4 | 23 February 2024 | Madrid | [29] | |||
| 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 | [30] |
| 7.70 | Kendra Harrison | United States | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham | [31] | ||
| 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 | [30] | |||
| 8 | 14 | 7.72 A | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica |
10 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [32] |
| 14 | 7.72 | T. Jones #3 | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [33] | ||
| Charlton #5 | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [34] | ||||
| 8 | 14 | 7.72 | Nadine Visser |  Netherlands |
7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | [35] |
| Grace Stark | United States |
23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [36] | |||
| 14 | 7.72 | Charlton #6 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [37] | ||
| 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 | [30] | ||
| 24 | 7.73 A | Nugent #2 | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [38] | ||
| 15 | 24 | 7.73 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | France |
3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [39] |
| 24 | 7.73 | Stark #2 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [40] | ||
| Kambundji #2 | 23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [41] | ||||
| 15 | 24 | 7.73 | Pia Skrzyszowska | Poland |
22 March 2026 | Toruń | [42] |
| 24 | 7.73 | Visser #2 | 22 March 2026 | Toruń | [43] | ||
| 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 | [44] | |||
| 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 | [45] | |||
| Tobi Amusan | Nigeria |
4 February 2024 | Boston | [33] | |||
| 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 | [46] |
World Indoor Championships medalists
editMen
editMedal table
edit| 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
edit- A Known as the World Indoor Games
Medal table
edit| 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
editIndoor results only
Notes
edit- ↑ 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
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- ↑ "Women's indoor 60 Metres Hurdles | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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