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Template:Short description 55 metres is a sprint event in track and field. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field. The history of the event lies in the 60-yard dash, which is about 5 inches shorter than 55 metres. Since the 1960s almost all countries have used metric measurements for track and field, hence the standard sprint distances for indoor competition have been 50 metres and 60 metres.

The single exception to this was the United States, which continued to use imperial measurements. In the 1980s efforts were made to switch track and field in the United States to use metric measurements and the 55 metres was adopted as a close equivalent to 60 yards. The NCAA Indoor Championships featured the event from 1984 to 1998 and the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships featured the event from 1987 to 1990.[1][2][3] Subsequently the 55 metres were dropped from American championships in favour of the international standard of 60 metres. Since the late 1990s there have been very few significant open competitions over 55 metres and the event remains something of a historic anomaly. The distance is still frequently run in junior (below college) meets.

All-time top 25

Indoor results only. Hand-timed results are excluded

The websites of World Athletics[4] and tilastopaja.net[5] are often used to generate lists of top performers. However, the data in these sites is not complete before about 1998 and, as noted above, much of the championship activity in this event (and hence best performances) were before this time. Hence a better source of data is the Track and Field News website.[6]

  • A = affected by altitude

Men

  • Updated February 2023
Rank Time Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 5.99 Template:AthAbbr Obadele Thompson Template:Flagu 22 February 1997 Colorado Springs
2 6.00 Lee McRae Template:Flagu 14 March 1986 Oklahoma City
3 6.02 Template:AthAbbr Leo Myles-Mills Template:Flagu 22 February 1997 Colorado Springs
4 6.03 Sam Graddy Template:Flagu 14 March 1986 Oklahoma City
6.03 Template:Efn Carl Lewis Template:Flagu 5 February 1983 Dallas
6.03Template:AthAbbr Christian Coleman Template:Flagu 11 February 2023 New York City [7]
7 6.04 André Cason Template:Flagu 9 March 1990 Indianapolis
6.04 Template:AthAbbr Ato Boldon Template:Flagu 1 February 1997 Flagstaff
9 6.05 Brian Cooper Template:Flagu 13 February 1988 East Rutherford
6.05 Template:Efn Stanley Floyd Template:Flagu 31 January 1981 Dallas
11 6.06 Tim Harden Template:Flagu 9 March 1996 Indianapolis
Emmit King Template:Flagu 26 February 1988 New York City
Fred Johnson Template:Flagu 16 March 1985 Fargo
6.06 Template:Efn Houston McTear Template:Flagu 24 February 1978 New York City
6.06 Template:AthAbbr Marcus Brunson Template:Flagu 20 February 1999 Reno
Felix Andam Template:Flagu 28 February 1998 Colorado Springs
Syan Williams Template:Flagu 14 February 1998 Colorado Springs
Keith Williams Template:Flagu 15 February 1997 Colorado Springs
19 6.07 Leonard Scott Template:Flagu 20 February 1999 Gainesville
Ousmane Diarra Template:Flagu 10 February 1996 Ames
Raghib Ismail Template:Flagu 8 February 1991 West Lafayette
Ray Stewart Template:Flagu 11 March 1989 Indianapolis
Ron Brown Template:Flagu 4 February 1984 Dallas
6.07 Template:AthAbbr Obadiah Cooper Template:Flagu 21 February 1998 Flagstaff
25 6.08 Marvin Bracy Template:Flagu 29 January 2012 Gainesville
Michael Green Template:Flagu 14 March 1992 Indianapolis
Phil Epps Template:Flagu 5 March 1983 Dallas
Rod Richardson Template:Flagu 13 March 1982 Pontiac
James Sanford Template:Flagu 20 February 1981 San Diego
6.08 Template:AthAbbr Bernard Williams Template:Flagu 21 February 1998 Colorado Springs

Women

  • Updated March 2025
Rank Time Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 6.53Template:AthAbbr Jacious Sears Template:Flagu 8 February 2025 New York City [8]
2 6.55Template:Efn Evelyn Ashford Template:Flagu 26 February 1982 New York City
Jeanette Bolden Template:Flagu 21 February 1986 Los Angeles
4 6.56 Gwen Torrence Template:Flagu 14 March 1987 Oklahoma City
5 6.57 Template:Efn Alice Brown Template:Flagu 22 February 1985 New York City
6.57Template:AthAbbr Aleia Hobbs Template:Flagu 11 February 2023 New York City [9]
7 6.58 Dawn Sowell Template:Flagu 26 February 1989 Baton Rouge
Beatrice Utondu-Okoye Template:Flagu 11 February 1990 Monroe, North Carolina
6.58Template:AthAbbr Tamari Davis Template:Flagu 11 February 2023 New York City [10]
10 6.60Template:Efn Chandra Cheeseborough Template:Flagu 5 February 1983 Dallas
11 6.61 Michelle Finn Template:Flagu 23 February 1990 New York City
12 6.62 Template:Efn Merlene Ottey Template:Flagu 13 March 1982 Cedar Falls, Iowa
Marlies Göhr Template:Flagu 28 February 1986 New York City
6.62Template:AthAbbr Marybeth Sant-Price Template:Flagu 11 February 2023 New York City [11]
15 6.63Template:AthAbbr Mikiah Brisco Template:Flagu 11 February 2023 New York City [12]
Lisa Raye Template:Flagu 8 February 2025 New York City [13]
17 6.64 Template:Efn Lyudmila Storozhkova Template:Flagu 3 March 1979 New York City
6.64 Anelia Nuneva Template:Flagu 27 February 1987 New York City
19 6.65Template:Efn Florence Griffith Template:Flagu 8 February 1985 Inglewood
Nelli Cooman Template:Flagu 30 January 1987 New York City
6.65 Savatheda Fynes Template:Flagu 8 March 1997 Indianapolis
6.65Template:AthAbbr Celera Barnes Template:Flagu 8 February 2025 New York City [14]
23 6.66 Carlette Guidry Template:Flagu 10 March 1990 Indianapolis
Michelle Freeman Template:Flagu 30 January 1993 Johnson City
25 6.67Template:Efn Angela Bailey Template:Flagu 28 February 1986 New York City
6.67Template:AthAbbr Shawnti Jackson Template:Flagu 29 January 2022 New York City [15]
11 February 2023 [16]
Melanie Doggett Template:Flagu 8 February 2025 New York City [17]
Destiny Smith-Barnett Template:Flagu 8 February 2025 New York City [18]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 6.67:

Season's bests

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