55 metres hurdles

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55 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling, usually only run in indoor competitions. This is more commonly run at the high school level. The objective is to approach the first hurdle with 7 steps, each hurdle after that needs to have 3 step intervals. 5 stepping or commonly known as stutter stepping cuts down a hurdlers momentum and cuts drastic time. 4 stepping is less common, but it is when a hurdler switches their lead leg each hurdle. Unlike outdoor track and field, indoor track usually has no distance hurdles to also run since the typical indoor track is only 160 metres or 200 metres. It is usually an alternative to the 60 metres hurdles.

60 yards hurdles

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Before 1987, the 60 yards hurdles – held over 60 yards (54.864 m) – was contested at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and other high-level American competitions. It was replaced by the 55 m hurdles from 1987 to 1990 before finally being replaced with the 60 m hurdles at the 1991 edition. Because the distances are so similar, a conversion of 0.01 seconds is sometimes applied in statistical lists to convert 60 yd hurdle marks to equivalent 55 m hurdles times.[1]

All-time top 25

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Note: Indoor results only. Hand-timed marks excluded

  • + = Timed recorded by athlete en route to a longer distance
  • * = Converted from time for the slightly shorter distance of 60 yards by adding 0.01
  • Correct as of March 2020.[2][3]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 6.83 * Renaldo Nehemiah   United States 30 January 1982 Dallas
2 6.86 * Greg Foster   United States 21 February 1986 Los Angeles
3 6.90 * Mark McKoy   Canada 21 February 1986 Los Angeles
4 6.94 Tonie Campbell   United States 2 March 1984 Daly City
Terrence Trammell   United States 21 February 1999 Gainesville
6 6.96 * Willie Gault   United States 5 February 1983 Dallas
7 6.98 Roger Kingdom   United States 20 January 1989 Los Angeles
Tony Dees   United States 2 February 1990 New York City
9 6.99 Arthur Blake   United States 2 February 1990 New York City
10 7.01 Stéphane Caristan   France 27 February 1987 New York City
Courtney Hawkins   United States 21 January 1995 Boston
7.01+ David Oliver   United States 11 February 2012 New York City
13 7.02+ Aries Merritt   United States 11 February 2012 New York City
14 7.03 Allen Johnson   United States 22 January 1994 Johnson City
Ron Bramlett   United States 10 February 2002 Gainesville
16 7.04 Jack Pierce   United States 10 February 1989 East Rutherford
Kurt Powdar   United States 26 January 2019 New York
18 7.05 Shamar Sands   Bahamas 24 January 2009 Gainesville
Omo Osaghae   United States 14 February 2014 Lubbock
20 7.07 Sansiski Daniels   United States 4 March 1987 Fayetteville
Reggie Torian   United States 23 February 1997 Iowa City
22 7.08 Cletus Clark   United States 28 January 1989 Houston
Li Tong   China 8 March 1991 Indianapolis
Tony Reese   United States 11 February 1995 Fairfax
Ladji Doucouré   France 11 January 2014 Columbia
7.08 A Larry Wade   United States 14 February 1998 Colorado Springs

Women

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  • Correct as of March 2020.[4][5]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 7.30 A Tiffany Lott-Hogan   United States 22 February 1997 [a] Colorado Springs
2 7.34 Michelle Freeman   Jamaica 22 February 1992 Gainesville
7.34 A Trecia Roberts   United States 14 February 1998 Air Force Academy
4 7.37 * Stephanie Hightower   United States 25 February 1983 New York
7.37 Cornelia Oschkenat   East Germany 27 February 1987 New York
Jackie Joyner-Kersee   United States 3 February 1989 New York
Kim Carson   United States 7 February 1998
7.37 A Lacena Golding-Clarke   Jamaica 14 February 1998 Air Force Academy
7.37 Kellie Wells   United States 30 January 2011 Gainesville
7.37 + Kristi Castlin   United States 11 February 2012 New York
11 7.38 + Tiffany Porter   GBR 11 February 2012 New York
7.38 * Candy Young   United States 12 February 1982 New York
13 7.39 Kim McKenzie   United States 24 February 1989 New York
14 7.40 Julie Baumann   Canada 26 February 1988 New York
15 7.41 LaVonna Martin-Floreal   United States 26 February 1988 New York
Angie Vaughn   United States 14 March 1998 Indianapolis
17 7.44 Yordanka Donkova   Bulgaria 27 February 1987 New York
Lynda Tolbert-Goode   United States 9 March 1990 Indianapolis
19 7.45 * Rhonda Blanford   United States 23 February 1985 Lincoln
20 7.46 A Astia Walker   Jamaica 6 February 1998 Colorado Springs
7.46 + Tonea Marshall   United States 13 March 2016 New York
22 7.47 Tananjalyn Stanley-Boutte   United States 11 March 1989 Indianapolis
Andria King   United States 14 March 1998 Indianapolis
Astia Walker   Jamaica 14 March 1998 Indianapolis
Damu Cherry-Mitchell   United States 30 January 2010 Gainesville
26 7.48 Gillian Russell-Love   Jamaica 4 February 1995 Fairfax
Joanna Hayes   United States 7 March 1997 Indianapolis
Angela Whyte   Canada 21 February 2003 Salt Lake City
7.48 + Tia Jones   United States 11 March 2018 New York

Season's bests

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Notes

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  1. ^ by World Athletics source; 20 February 1997 by Track and Field News source

References

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  1. ^ "60-YARD LOW HURDLES WORLD RECORD BETTERED BY HUSKERS' GARDNER". Joplin Globe. 22 Feb 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "IAAF: 55 Metres Hurdles - men - senior - indoor - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
  3. ^ "WORLD INDOOR ALL-TIME LIST — MEN". Track and Field News. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "All-time women's best 55m hurdles". Track and Field News. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ "IAAF: 55 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - indoor - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.