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 7.27 A seconds, set by the USA's Grant Holloway on 24 February 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The current women's record is held by The Bahamas’s Devynne Charlton and Tia Jones. Charlton ran 7.67 seconds in New York City on 11 February 2024 and Jones ran 7.67 A in Albuquerque on 16 February 2024.
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| Ratified but later rescinded | ||||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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Ottoz ran 7.7 in his semi-final at the European Indoor Games, and again in the final.
- ^ Andrew Greif (17 February 2024). "World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "60m Hurdles Result". World Athletics. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Andrew Greif (17 February 2024). "World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Ratified: world records for Charlton and Jepchirchir", World Athletics, 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- World Records. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- 60 Metres Hurdles World Record Progression. IAAF Statistics Handbook, Sopot 2014. IAAF (2014). pp. 295, 340-41.