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.
World record progression 1966-
| 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| Ratified but later rescinded |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 [lower-alpha 1] | Barrie Kelly (GBR) | 27 March 1966 |
Westfalenhalle, West Germany |
6.6 | Karl-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 |
6.52 | Zenon Nowosz (POL) | 25 February 1973 | Zabrze, Poland |
IAAF ratified records (1987-) |
6.50 | Ben Johnson (CAN) [lower-alpha 2] | 15 January 1986 | Osaka, Japan |
6.44 | Ben Johnson (CAN) | 15 January 1986 | Osaka, Japan |
6.52 [lower-alpha 3] | 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 [lower-alpha 4] |
Christian Coleman (USA) | 20 January 2018 | Clemson, United States[1] |
6.34 | Christian Coleman (USA) | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque, United States |
Notes
- ↑ 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 with equalling 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- ↑ This time, along with his 6.44 on the same day and 6.41 in 1987, was rescinded in September 1989 after Johnson admitted to steroid use between 1981 and 1988.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.
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