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, 2026)
World Indoor Championship records
MenUnited States Grant Holloway 7.29 (2022, 2024)
WomenThe Bahamas Devynne Charlton 7.65 (2024, 2026)

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

Area Men Women
Time
(s)		 Season Athlete Time
(s)		 Season Athlete
World 7.27 A2024 Grant Holloway (USA) 7.652024 Devynne Charlton (BAH)
2026
Area records
Africa (records) 7.502026 Franco le Roux (RSA) 7.752024 Tobi Amusan (NGR)
Asia (records) 7.412012 Liu Xiang (CHN) 7.821999 Olga Shishigina (KAZ)
Europe (records) 7.301994 Colin Jackson (GBR) 7.672025 Ditaji Kambundji (SUI)
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)		 7.27 A2024 Grant Holloway (USA) 7.652024 Devynne Charlton (BAH)
2026
Oceania (records) 7.562022 Chris Douglas [de] (AUS) 7.732012 Sally Pearson (AUS)
South America (records) 7.572026 Marcos Herrera (ECU) 7.912014 Yvette Lewis (PAN)

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)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
1 1 7.27 A Grant Holloway  United States 16 February 2024 Albuquerque
27.29Holloway #224 February 2021Madrid
Holloway #320 March 2022Belgrade
Holloway #42 March 2024Glasgow
257.30Colin Jackson Great Britain6 March 1994Sindelfingen
67.32Holloway #59 February 2021Liévin
Holloway #624 February 2021Madrid
Holloway #710 February 2024Liévin
Holloway #82 March 2024Glasgow
3 6 7.32 Ja'Kobe Tharp  United States 14 March 2026 Fayetteville
4117.33Dayron Robles Cuba8 February 2008Düsseldorf
127.34Robles #214 March 2010Doha
137.35Holloway #99 March 2019Birmingham
Holloway #1024 January 2021Fayetteville
Holloway #1117 February 2022Liévin
Holloway #12 25 February 2023 Birmingham
Holloway #134 February 2024Boston
5 13 7.35 Trey Cunningham United States21 March 2026Toruń
6197.36Greg Foster United States16 January 1987Los Angeles
197.36Jackson #212 February 1994Glasgow
6197.36Allen Johnson United States6 March 2004Budapest
197.36Robles #32 February 2008Stuttgart
6197.36Terrence Trammell United States14 March 2010Doha
19 7.36 Holloway #14 13 February 2025 Liévin
Holloway #15 22 February 2025 New York City
Tharp #2 13 March 2026 Fayetteville
97.37Roger Kingdom United States8 March 1989Piraeus
Anier García Cuba9 February 2000Piraeus
Tony Dees United States18 February 2000Chemnitz
David Oliver United States5 February 2011Stuttgart
Dylan Beard  United States 28 February 2026 New York City
Jakub Szymański  Poland 6 March 2026 Berlin
157.38Mark Crear United States8 March 1998Sindelfingen
Reggie Torian United States27 February 1999Atlanta
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

Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
1 1 7.65 Devynne Charlton  Bahamas 3 March 2024 Glasgow
1 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
597.69Ludmila Narozhilenko Soviet Union4 February 1990Chelyabinsk
107.70Narozhilenko #211 February 1993Madrid
6107.70 ASharika Nelvis United States18 February 2018Albuquerque
7.70Kendra Harrison United States3 March 2018Birmingham
137.71Narozhilenko #34 February 1990Chelyabinsk
147.72Kallur #22 February 2008Stuttgart
8147.72Lolo Jones United States13 March 2010Doha
147.72Harrison #29 February 2018Clemson
7.72 AHarrison #318 February 2018Albuquerque
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
12247.73Cornelia Oschkenat East Germany25 February 1989Vienna
Sally Pearson Australia10 March 2012Istanbul
7.73 AChristina Manning United States18 February 2018Albuquerque
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
177.74Yordanka Donkova Bulgaria14 February 1987Sofia
Michelle Freeman Jamaica3 February 1998Madrid
Gail Devers United States1 March 2003Boston
Masai Russell  United States 22 February 2025 New York City
217.75Bettine Jahn East Germany5 March 1983Budapest
Perdita Felicien Canada7 March 2004Budapest
Danielle Williams Jamaica11 February 2022Clemson
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

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)
2025 Nanjing
details		  Grant Holloway (USA)  Wilhem Belocian (FRA)  Liu Junxi (CHN)
2026 Toruń
details		  Jakub Szymański (POL)  Enrique Llopis (ESP)  Trey Cunningham (USA)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)135624
2 Great Britain (GBR)2338
3 Cuba (CUB)2305
4 France (FRA)15511
5 China (CHN)1236
6 Canada (CAN)1012
 Jamaica (JAM)1012
8 Poland (POL)1001
9 Spain (ESP)0202
10 Soviet Union (URS)0112
11 Italy (ITA)0101
12 Germany (GER)0011
 Latvia (LAT)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
 South Africa (RSA)0011
Totals (15 entries)22222468

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)
2025 Nanjing
details		  Devynne Charlton (BAH)  Ditaji Kambundji (SUI)  Ackera Nugent (JAM)
2026 Toruń
details		  Devynne Charlton (BAH)  Nadine Visser (NED)  Pia Skrzyszowska (POL)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)75315
2 Bahamas (BAH)3104
3 Soviet Union (URS)2103
4 France (FRA)1348
5 Jamaica (JAM)1214
6 Canada (CAN)1124
7 Australia (AUS)1102
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)1102
 Switzerland (SUI)1102
10 Cuba (CUB)1012
 East Germany (GDR)1012
12 Hungary (HUN)1001
 Ireland (IRL)1001
14 Spain (ESP)0202
15 Great Britain (GBR)0123
16 Bulgaria (BUL)0112
 Netherlands (NED)0112
18 Nigeria (NGR)0101
19 Poland (POL)0022
20 Belarus (BLR)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
 Slovenia (SLO)0011
 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (23 entries)22222266

World leading times

Indoor results only

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.

References

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  2. ↑ "Women's indoor 60 Metres Hurdles | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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  46. ↑ "2025 French Indoor Championships - Women's 60m Hurdles Results". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.