The world record for the 60 metres hurdles is recognised by World Athletics, the governing body for the sport of athletics, for both men and women. The event is recognised in indoor settings only. The current men's record is 7.29 seconds, set by the USA's Grant Holloway on 24 February 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The current women's record is held by Sweden's Susanna Kallur, with 7.68 seconds set in Karlsruhe, Germany on 10 February 2008.

The governing body have officially ratified world indoor records since 1 January 1987. Previous to this, they were regarded as world indoor bests; as such, the existing world indoor bests were deemed to be the inaugural world indoor records.

Men

IAAF ratified bests (1966–1986)
Time Athlete Date Place
7.8  Marcel Duriez (FRA) 11 March 1966 Paris
7.8  Viktor Balikhin (SOV) 12 March 1966 Brest
7.8  Eddy Ottoz (ITA) 27 March 1966 Westfalenhalle
7.7  Eddy Ottoz (ITA) 27 March 1966 Westfalenhalle
7.7 [1]  Eddy Ottoz (ITA) 27 March 1966 Westfalenhalle
7.7  Valentin Chistyakov (URS) 29 January 1967 Moscow
7.7  Ervin Hall (USA) 17 November 1968 Berlin
7.6  Ervin Hall (USA) 17 November 1968 Berlin
7.6  Gunther Nickel (FRG) 31 January 1970 Mainz
7.57  Adam Galant (POL) 25 February 1973 Zabrze
7.54  Yuriy Chervanyov (URS) 2 March 1980 Sindelfingen
7.48  Thomas Munkelt (GDR) 6 March 1983 Budapest
Ratified world records (1987-present)
Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification
Time Athlete Date Place Ref
7.47  Mark McKoy (CAN) 8 March 1986 Tokyo
7.36[a]  Greg Foster (USA) 16 January 1987 Los Angeles
7.36  Colin Jackson (GBR) 12 February 1994 Glasgow
7.30  Colin Jackson (GBR) 6 March 1994 Sindelfingen
7.29  Grant Holloway (USA) 24 February 2021 Madrid
20 March 2022 Belgrade
7.27 A  Grant Holloway (USA) 16 February 2024 Albuquerque [2]

Notes

  1. ^ Foster was observed to have had a rolling start, but the time was officially ratified.

Women

IAAF ratified bests (1966–1986)
Time Athlete Date Place
8.1  Irina Press (URS) 27 March 1966 Westfalenhalle
8.1[a]  Karin Balzer (GDR) 14 March 1971 Sofia
8.1  Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) 14 March 1971 Sofia
8.19  Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) 24 February 1973 Senftenburg
8.06  Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) 14 March 1973 Rotterdam
8.02  Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) 14 March 1973 Rotterdam
7.90  Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) 9 March 1974 Gothenburg
7.86  Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) 8 February 1979 Zabrze
7.84  Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) 17 February 1980 Zabrze
7.77  Zofia Bielczyk (POL) 1 March 1980 Sindelfingen
Ratified world records (1987-present)
Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification
Time Athlete Date Place Ref
7.75  Bettine Jahn (GDR) 6 March 1983 Budapest
7.74  Yordanka Donkova (BUL) 14 February 1987 Sofia
7.73  Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) 25 February 1989 Vienna
7.71  Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) 4 February 1990 Chelyabinsk
7.69  Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) 4 February 1990 Chelyabinsk
7.68  Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) 2 March 1993 San Sebastián
7.66  Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) 4 March 1993 Seville
7.63  Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) 4 March 1993 Seville
7.68  Susanna Kallur (SWE) 10 February 2008 Karlsruhe
7.67  Devynne Charlton (BAH) 11 February 2024 New York City [3]
7.67 A  Tia Jones (USA) 16 February 2024 Albuquerque [4]
7.65  Devynne Charlton (BAH) 3 March 2024 Glasgow [5]

Notes

  1. ^ Balzer and Ehrhardt ran 8.1 in the final of the European Indoor Championships; the photofinish gave Balzer first and Ehrhardt second, with each woman being credited with equalling the world record.

References

  1. ^ Ottoz ran 7.7 in his semi-final at the European Indoor Games, and again in the final.
  2. ^ Andrew Greif (17 February 2024). "World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "60m Hurdles Result". World Athletics. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ Andrew Greif (17 February 2024). "World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's 60m Hurdles Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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