# 60 metres hurdles

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 2025.
| Area | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| Area | 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 |
| North, Central America and Caribbean | 7.27 A | Grant Holloway | United States | 7.65 | Devynne Charlton | 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 February 2025.
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1 | 7.27 A | Grant Holloway | United States | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque |
| | 2 | 7.29 | Holloway #2 | | 24 February 2021 | Madrid |
| | 2 | 7.29 | Holloway #3 | | 20 March 2022 | Belgrade |
| | 2 | 7.29 | 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 |
| | 6 | 7.32 | Holloway #6 | | 24 February 2021 | Madrid |
| | 6 | 7.32 | Holloway #7 | | 10 February 2024 | Liévin |
| | 6 | 7.32 | Holloway #8 | | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| 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 |
| | 12 | 7.35 | Holloway #10 | | 24 January 2021 | Fayetteville |
| | 12 | 7.35 | Holloway #11 | | 17 February 2022 | Liévin |
| | 12 | 7.35 | Holloway #12 | | 25 February 2023 | Birmingham |
| | 12 | 7.35 | Holloway #13 | | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| 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 |
| | 17 | 7.36 | Holloway #14 | | 13 February 2025 | Liévin |
| | 17 | 7.36 | Holloway #15 | | 22 February 2025 | New York City |
| 7 | 24 | 7.37 | Roger Kingdom | United States | 8 March 1989 | Piraeus |
| 7 | 24 | 7.37 | Anier García | Cuba | 9 February 2000 | Piraeus |
| 7 | 24 | 7.37 | Tony Dees | United States | 18 February 2000 | Chemnitz |
| | 24 | 7.37 | Trammell #2 | | 1 March 2009 | Boston |
| 7 | 24 | 7.37 | David Oliver | United States | 5 February 2011 | Stuttgart |
| | 24 | 7.37 | Holloway #16 | | 6 February 2022 | New York City |
| | 24 | 7.37 | Holloway #17 | | 27 February 2022 | Spokane |
| | 24 | 7.37 | Holloway #18 | | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| 11 | | 7.38 | Mark Crear | United States | 8 March 1998 | Sindelfingen |
| 11 | | 7.38 | Reggie Torian | United States | 27 February 1999 | Atlanta |
| 11 | | 7.38 | Trey Cunningham | United States | 12 March 2022 | Birmingham |
| 11 | | 7.38 | Dylan Beard | United States | 8 February 2025 | New York City |
| 15 | | 7.39 | Daniel Roberts | United States | 22 February 2023 | Madrid |
| 15 | | 7.39 | Jakub Szymański | Poland | 8 February 2025 | Łódź |
| 17 | | 7.40 A | Dexter Faulk | United States | 25 February 2012 | Albuquerque |
| 17 | | 7.40 | Yoel Hernández | Cuba | 16 February 2000 | Madrid |
| 19 | | 7.41 | Mark McKoy | Canada | 14 March 1993 | Toronto |
| 19 | | 7.41 | Courtney Hawkins | United States | 12 March 1995 | Barcelona |
| 19 | | 7.41 | Falk Balzer | Germany | 29 January 1999 | Chemnitz |
| 19 | | 7.41 | Liu Xiang | China | 18 February 2012 | Birmingham |
| 19 | | 7.41 | Dimitri Bascou | France | 13 February 2016 | Berlin |
| 19 | | 7.41 | Omar McLeod | Jamaica | 20 March 2016 | Portland |
| 19 | | 7.41 | Jason Joseph | Switzerland | 5 March 2023 | Istanbul |

### Women

* Updated March 2025.
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1 | 7.65 | Devynne Charlton | Bahamas | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| | 2 | 7.67 | Charlton #2 | | 11 February 2024 | New York City |
| 2 | 2 | 7.67 A | Tia Jones | United States | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque |
| 2 | 2 | 7.67 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland | 7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn |
| 4 | 5 | 7.68 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden | 10 February 2008 | Karlsruhe |
| | 5 | 7.68 A | T. Jones #2 | | 16 February 2024 | Albuquerque |
| | 5 | 7.68 | Charlton #3 | | 23 February 2024 | Madrid |
| 5 | 8 | 7.69 | Ludmila Narozhilenko | Soviet Union | 4 February 1990 | Chelyabinsk |
| | 9 | 7.70 | Narozhilenko #2 | | 11 February 1993 | Madrid |
| 6 | 9 | 7.70 A | Sharika Nelvis | United States | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque |
| 6 | 9 | 7.70 | Kendra Harrison | United States | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham |
| | 12 | 7.71 | Narozhilenko #3 | | 4 February 1990 | Chelyabinsk |
| | 13 | 7.72 | Kallur #2 | | 2 February 2008 | Stuttgart |
| 8 | 13 | 7.72 | Lolo Jones | United States | 13 March 2010 | Doha |
| | 13 | 7.72 | Harrison #2 | | 9 February 2018 | Clemson |
| | 13 | 7.72 A | Harrison #3 | | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque |
| 8 | 13 | 7.72 A | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica | 10 March 2023 | Albuquerque |
| | 13 | 7.72 | T. Jones #3 | | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| | 13 | 7.72 | Charlton #4 | | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| 8 | 13 | 7.72 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands | 7 March 2025 | Apeldoorn |
| 11 | 21 | 7.73 | Cornelia Oschkenat | East Germany | 25 February 1989 | Vienna |
| 11 | 21 | 7.73 | Sally Pearson | Australia | 10 March 2012 | Istanbul |
| 11 | 21 | 7.73 A | Christina Manning | United States | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque |
| | 21 | 7.73 A | Nugent #2 | | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque |
| 14 | 21 | 7.73 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | France | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| 15 | | 7.74 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | 14 February 1987 | Sofia |
| 15 | | 7.74 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 3 February 1998 | Madrid |
| 15 | | 7.74 | Gail Devers | United States | 1 March 2003 | Boston |
| 15 | | 7.74 | Masai Russell | United States | 22 February 2025 | New York City |
| 19 | | 7.75 | Bettine Jahn | East Germany | 5 March 1983 | Budapest |
| 19 | | 7.75 | Perdita Felicien | Canada | 7 March 2004 | Budapest |
| 19 | | 7.75 | Danielle Williams | Jamaica | 11 February 2022 | Clemson |
| 19 | | 7.75 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| 19 | | 7.75 | Grace Stark | United States | 22 February 2025 | New York City |
| 24 | | 7.76 | Gloria Siebert | East Germany | 5 February 1988 | Sindelfingen |
| 24 | | 7.76 | Brianna Rollins | United States | 12 March 2016 | Portland |
| 24 | | 7.76 | Laëticia Bapté | France | 22 February 2025 | Miramas |

## World Indoor Championships medalists
### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 Paris 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

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 Paris 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

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 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 |
| 17 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |