Athletics
60-yard dash
World records
MenBarbados Obadele Thompson 5.99 (1997)
WomenUnited States Evelyn Ashford 6.54 (1982)

The 60-yard dash is a sprint covering 60 yards (54.86 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American Major League Baseball players. It is also often used to evaluate the speed of American Football (especially NFL) players (although the 40-yard dash is much more common in football).[1]

In the United States, prior to the adoption of metricized outdoor running tracks, the 60 yard dash was a commonly contested indoor event. Prior to 1983, the 60 yard dash was an event every year at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The event was also regularly contested at the AAU Indoor Track and Field Championships.

All-time top 25

Rank Time Athlete Country Year Ref
1 5.8 h Herb Washington  United States 1972
Mel Pender  United States 1973
3 5.9 h Bob Hayes  United States 1964
Charlie Greene  United States 1966
5 5.99 [lower-alpha 1] A Obadele Thompson  Barbados 1997
6 6.00 [lower-alpha 1] Lee McRae  United States 1986
7 6.0 h Roscoe Cook  United States 1959
1960
Sam Perry  United States 1965
Bill Gaines  United States 1966
1967
1968
John Carlos  United States 1969
Hasely Crawford  Trinidad and Tobago 1973
1975
Steve Williams  United States 1976
12 6.02 Carl Lewis  United States 1983
6.02 [lower-alpha 1] Carl Lewis  United States 1987
6.02 [lower-alpha 1] A Leonard Myles-Mills  Ghana 1997
15 6.03 [lower-alpha 1] Sam Graddy  United States 1986
16 6.04 Stanley Floyd  United States 1981
6.04 Andre Cason  United States 1990
6.04 [lower-alpha 1] A Ato Boldon  Trinidad 1997
19 6.05 Houston McTear  United States 1978
6.05 [lower-alpha 1] Brian Cooper  United States 1988
21 6.06 [lower-alpha 1] Fred Johnson  United States 1985
Emmit King  United States 1988
Tim Harden  United States 1996
6.06 [lower-alpha 1] A Keith Williams  United States 1997
Syan Williams  Jamaica 1998
Felix Andam  Ghana 1998
Marcus Brunson  United States 1999

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Time for the slightly longer distance of 55 metres

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball 60 Yard Dash – What's a Good Time?". Retrieved January 21, 2009.
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