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	Ratified but later rescinded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 Erbstoßer ( 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	Lievin , France
6.51	Marian Woronin ( POL )	21 February 1987	Lievin, 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 Erbstoßer and Kassatkin; the photofinish gave Kelly first, Erbstoßer 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 Erbstoßer and Kassatkin; the photofinish gave Kelly first, Erbstoßer 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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