50 metres
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox athletics event 50 metres, or 50-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor athletics competitions it is used in the Special Olympics and a rare distance, at least for senior athletes. It is an alternative to the 60 metres running event. The imperial distance for 50 metres is 54.68 yards.
Records and personal bests in the 50 metres are frequently achieved in February and March as these dates coincide with the indoor athletics season.
All-time top 25
Indoor results only
+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
Men
- Updated February 2025.[1]
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.56 Template:AthAbbr <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] | Donovan Bailey | Script error: No such module "flag". | 9 February 1996 | Reno | |
| 5.56 | Maurice Greene | Script error: No such module "flag". | 13 February 1999 | Los Angeles | ||
| 3 | 5.58Template:AthAbbr | Leonard Scott | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26 February 2005 | Liévin | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 4 | 5.60Template:AthAbbr | Michael Green | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 February 1997 | Liévin | |
| 5 | 5.61 | Manfred Kokot | Template:GDR | 4 February 1973 | Berlin | |
| James Sanford | Script error: No such module "flag". | 20 February 1981 | San Diego | |||
| 5.61Template:AthAbbr | Deji Aliu | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | ||
| Freddy Mayola | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | |||
| Jason Gardener | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | |||
| 10 | 5.62 | Emmit King | Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 March 1986 | Kobe | |
| Andre Cason | Script error: No such module "flag". | 15 February 1992 | Los Angeles | |||
| 5.62Template:AthAbbr | Eric Nkansah | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | ||
| Morné Nagel | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24 February 2002 | Liévin | |||
| 14 | 5.63 | Stanley Floyd | Script error: No such module "flag". | 20 February 1981 | San Diego | |
| 5.63 Template:AthAbbr | Henry Neal | Script error: No such module "flag". | 10 February 1995 | Reno | ||
| 5.63 | Jon Drummond | Script error: No such module "flag". | 13 February 1999 | Los Angeles | ||
| 5.63Template:AthAbbr | Lerone Clarke | Script error: No such module "flag". | 14 February 2012 | Liévin | [2] | |
| Ronnie Baker | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 February 2025 | Ostrava | [3] | ||
| 19 | 5.64 | Davidson Ezinwa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 15 February 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 February 1994 | Moscow | |||
| Bruny Surin | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27 January 1995 | Moscow | |||
| 5.64Template:AthAbbr | Donovan Powell | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| Leonard Myles-Mills | Script error: No such module "flag". | 13 February 2000 | Liévin | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | ||
| Ato Boldon | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | |||
| Tim Harden | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | ||
| 5.64 | Gerald Williams | Script error: No such module "flag". | 19 February 2000 | Los Angeles | ||
| Jeff Laynes | Script error: No such module "flag". | 20 January 2001 | Los Angeles | |||
| Asafa Powell | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28 January 2012 | New York City |
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>B Ben Johnson of Canada ran 5.55 at Ottawa, Canada on 31 January 1987, but this time was rescinded after Johnson admitted to using steroids between 1981 and 1988.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 5.63:
- Maurice Greene also ran 5.59Template:AthAbbr (1999).
- Michael Green also ran 5.62Template:AthAbbr (1997).
- Donovan Bailey also ran 5.62 (1996).
- Deji Aliu also ran 5.63Template:AthAbbr (1999).
- Freddy Mayola also ran 5.63Template:AthAbbr (2001).
Outdoor best performances
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| Rank | Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.40Template:AthAbbr (calculated; add 0.127, or 0.13) | +0.2 | Bruny Surin | Template:Flagu | 22 August 1999 | Seville | [4] |
| 2 | 5.42Template:AthAbbr (calculated; add 0.132, or 0.14) | Maurice Greene | Template:Flagu | ||||
| 3 | 5.43Template:AthAbbr (calculated; add 0.140) | Dwain Chambers | Template:Flagu | ||||
| 4 | 5.45Template:AthAbbr | +0.9 | Su Bingtian | Template:Flagu | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo | [5] |
| 5 | 5.46Template:AthAbbr (calculated; add 0.136, or 0.14) | +0.2 | Tim Harden | Template:Flagu | 22 August 1999 | Seville | [6] |
| 6 | 5.47Template:AthAbbr (calculated) | +0.9 | Usain Bolt | Template:Flagu | 16 August 2009 | Berlin | [7] |
Women
- Correct as of February 2025.[8]
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.96Template:AthAbbr | Irina Privalova | Script error: No such module "flag". | 9 February 1995 | Madrid | |
| 2 | 6.00 | Merlene Ottey | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 February 1994 | Moscow | |
| 3 | 6.02Template:AthAbbr | Gail Devers | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | |
| 4 | 6.04Template:AthAbbr | Chioma Ajunwa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22 February 1998 | Liévin | |
| 5 | 6.05Template:AthAbbr | Savatheda Fynes | Script error: No such module "flag". | 13 February 2000 | Liévin | |
| Philomena Mensah | Script error: No such module "flag". | 13 February 2000 | Liévin | |||
| 7 | 6.07 Template:AthAbbr | Gwen Torrence | Script error: No such module "flag". | 9 February 1996 | Reno | |
| 8 | 6.08Template:AthAbbr | Christy Opara-Thompson | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 February 1997 | Liévin | |
| 6.08 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28 January 2012 | New York City | ||
| 10 | 6.09 | Zhanna Block | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 February 1993 | Moscow | |
| 11 | 6.11 | Marita Koch | Template:GDR | 2 February 1980 | Grenoble | |
| 6.11Template:AthAbbr | Liliana Allen | Script error: No such module "flag". | 13 February 2000 | Liévin | ||
| Christine Arron | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26 February 2006 | Aubière | |||
| 14 | 6.12 | Marlies Göhr | Template:GDR | 2 February 1980 | Grenoble | |
| Silke Möller | Template:GDR | 19 February 1988 | Berlin | |||
| Anelia Nuneva | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27 January 1995 | Moscow | |||
| 6.12Template:AthAbbr | Ewa Swoboda | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 February 2025 | Ostrava | [9] | |
| Patrizia van der Weken | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 February 2025 | Ostrava | [10] | ||
| 19 | 6.13 | Jeanette Bolden | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21 February 1981 | Edmonton | |
| Michelle Finn-Burrell | Script error: No such module "flag". | 15 February 1992 | Los Angeles | |||
| Natalya Merzlyakova | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 February 1994 | Moscow | |||
| Ekaterina Grigorieva | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 February 1994 | Moscow | |||
| 6.13Template:AthAbbr | Mercy Nku | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25 February 2001 | Liévin | ||
| 24 | 6.14Template:AthAbbr | Frédérique Bangué | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 February 1997 | Liévin | |
| Petya Pendareva | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | |||
| Muriel Hurtis | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23 February 2003 | Liévin | |||
| LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24 February 2012 | Liévin |
Note: Angella Issajenko of Canada ran a world record 6.06 in Ottawa on 13 January 1987, this performance was rescinded after Issajenko's admittance of long term drug use at the Dubin Inquiry in 1989.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 6.11:
- Irina Privalova also ran 6.01 (1994), 6.03 (1994), 6.04 (1993), 6.05Template:AthAbbr (1993, 1997), 6.07 (1994), 6.08 (1994), 6.08Template:AthAbbr (1997), 6.09 (1994) and 6.11Template:AthAbbr (1996).
- Gail Devers also ran 6.03 (1999) and 6.10 (1993).
- Merlene Ottey also ran 6.06Template:AthAbbr (1999), 6.08Template:AthAbbr (1999) and 6.11Template:AthAbbr (1996).
- Savatheda Fynes also ran 6.07Template:AthAbbr (1999).
- Philomena Mensah also ran 6.07Template:AthAbbr (1999).
- Christy Opara-Thompson also ran 6.11Template:AthAbbr (1997).
Outdoor best performances
+ = en route to 100m mark
| Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.93Template:AthAbbr (calculated) | −0.1 | Marion Jones | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22 August 1999 | Seville |
Season's bests
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