Men's 60 metres world record progression

The following table shows the world record progression in the men's indoor 60 metres, as recognised by the IAAF. The IAAF have officially ratified world indoor records since 1 January 1987; previous to this, they were regarded as world indoor bests.

Pre-IAAF[edit]

Time	Athlete	Date	Place
Pre-IAAF ratified bests (prior to 1966)
6.6	Jesse Owens (USA)	23 February 1935	New York City, United States
	Ben Johnson (USA)	23 February 1935
	Ben Johnson (USA)	26 February 1938
	Herbert Thompson (USA)	25 February 1939
	Barney Ewell (USA)	1942

World record progression 1966–[edit]

	Ratified
	Not ratified
	Ratified but later rescinded

Time	Athlete	Date	Place
IAAF ratified bests (1966–1986)
6.6	Barrie Kelly (GBR)	27 March 1966	Westfalenhalle, West Germany
6.6 ^[a]	Barrie Kelly (GBR)	27 March 1966	Westfalenhalle, West Germany
6.6	Heinz Erbstößer (GDR)	27 March 1966	Westfalenhalle, West Germany
6.6	Viktor Kassatkin (URS)	27 March 1966	Westfalenhalle, West Germany
6.6	Valeriy Borzov (URS)	14 March 1970	Vienna, Austria
6.6	Valeriy Borzov (URS)	13 March 1971	Sofia, Bulgaria
6.68	Hans-Joachim Zenk (GDR)	24 February 1973	Senftenberg, East Germany
6.62	Manfred Kokot (GDR)	24 February 1973	Senftenberg, East Germany
6.52	Zenon Nowosz (POL)	25 February 1973	Zabrze, Poland
IAAF ratified records (1987– )
6.50	Ben Johnson (CAN) ^[b]	15 January 1986	Osaka, Japan
6.44	Ben Johnson (CAN)	15 January 1986	Osaka, Japan
6.52 ^[c]	Marian Woronin (POL)	21 February 1987	Liévin, France
6.51	Marian Woronin (POL)	21 February 1987	Liévin, France
6.41	Ben Johnson (CAN)	7 March 1987	Indianapolis, United States
6.50	Lee McRae (USA)	7 March 1987	Indianapolis, United States
6.48	Leroy Burrell (USA)	13 February 1991	Madrid, Spain
6.45	Andre Cason (USA)	29 January 1992	Ghent, Belgium
6.41	Andre Cason (USA)	14 February 1992	Madrid, Spain
6.41	Maurice Greene (USA)	1 February 1998	Stuttgart, Germany
6.39	Maurice Greene (USA)	3 February 1998	Madrid, Spain
6.39	Maurice Greene (USA)	3 March 2001	Atlanta, United States
6.37 ^[d]	Christian Coleman (USA)	20 January 2018	Clemson, United States^[1]
6.34	Christian Coleman (USA)	18 February 2018	Albuquerque, United States

Notes[edit]

^ Kelly ran 6.6 in his semi-final at the European Indoor Games, and again in the final with Erbstößer and Kassatkin; the photofinish gave Kelly first, Erbstößer second and Kassatkin third, with each man being credited as having equalled the world record.
^ This time, along with his 6.44 on the same day and 6.41 in 1987, was rescinded in September 1989 after Johnson admitted to steroid use between 1981 and 1988.
^ Woronin's performances were not regarded as world indoor bests / records since Ben Johnson had run 6.50 and 6.44 in January 1986. Johnson ran ten times in the 6.41-6.50 range between 1986 and 1988, but all of these were rescinded after his admission to steroid use.
^ Time rejected as a record since starting blocks were not wired, and drug testing was not done immediately after the race.

References[edit]

^ Mulkeen, Jon (2018-01-20). Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record with 6.37 in Clemson. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-01-20.

[1] Kelly ran 6.6 in his semi-final at the European Indoor Games, and again in the final with Erbstößer and Kassatkin; the photofinish gave Kelly first, Erbstößer second and Kassatkin third, with each man being credited as having equalled the world record.

[2] This time, along with his 6.44 on the same day and 6.41 in 1987, was rescinded in September 1989 after Johnson admitted to steroid use between 1981 and 1988.

[3] Woronin's performances were not regarded as world indoor bests / records since Ben Johnson had run 6.50 and 6.44 in January 1986. Johnson ran ten times in the 6.41-6.50 range between 1986 and 1988, but all of these were rescinded after his admission to steroid use.

[4] Time rejected as a record since starting blocks were not wired, and drug testing was not done immediately after the race.

[5] Mulkeen, Jon (2018-01-20). Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record with 6.37 in Clemson. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-01-20.

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