50 metres
Sprint race
| Athletics 50 metres | |
|---|---|
| World records | |
| Men |  Donovan Bailey 5.56 A (1996) |
| Women |  Irina Privalova 5.96 (1995) |
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 30 November 2018.[1]
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.56 A [B] | Donovan Bailey | Canada | 9 February 1996 | Reno | |
| 5.56 | Maurice Greene |  United States | 13 February 1999 | Los Angeles | ||
| 3 | 5.58+ | Leonard Scott | United States | 26 February 2005 | Liévin | [citation needed] |
| 4 | 5.60+ | Michael Green |  Jamaica | 16 February 1997 | Liévin | |
| 5 | 5.61 | Manfred Kokot |  East Germany | 4 February 1973 | Berlin | |
| James Sanford | United States | 20 February 1981 | San Diego | |||
| 5.61+ | Deji Aliu |  Nigeria | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | ||
| Freddy Mayola |  Cuba | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | |||
| Jason Gardener |  United Kingdom | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | |||
| 10 | 5.62 | Emmit King | United States | 5 March 1986 | Kobe | |
| Andre Cason | United States | 15 February 1992 | Los Angeles | |||
| 5.62+ | Eric Nkansah |  Ghana | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | ||
| Morné Nagel |  South Africa | 24 February 2002 | Liévin | |||
| 14 | 5.63 | Stanley Floyd | United States | 20 February 1981 | San Diego | |
| 5.63 A | Henry Neal | United States | 10 February 1995 | Reno | ||
| 5.63 | Jon Drummond | United States | 13 February 1999 | Los Angeles | ||
| 5.63+ | Lerone Clarke | Jamaica | 14 February 2012 | Liévin | [2] | |
| 18 | 5.64 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 15 February 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | Russia | 4 February 1994 | Moscow | |||
| Bruny Surin | Canada | 27 January 1995 | Moscow | |||
| 5.64+ | Donovan Powell | Jamaica | 21 February 1999 | Liévin | [citation needed] | |
| Leonard Myles-Mills | Ghana | 13 February 2000 | Liévin | [citation needed] | ||
| Ato Boldon |  Trinidad and Tobago | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | |||
| Tim Harden | United States | 16 February 2000 | Madrid | [citation needed] | ||
| 5.64 | Gerald Williams | United States | 19 February 2000 | Los Angeles | ||
| Jeff Laynes | United States | 20 January 2001 | Los Angeles | |||
| Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 28 January 2012 | New York City |
- 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 5.59+ (1999).
- Michael Green also ran 5.62+ (1997).
- Donovan Bailey also ran 5.62 (1996).
- Deji Aliu also ran 5.63+ (1999).
- Freddy Mayola also ran 5.63+ (2001).
Outdoor best performances
This sports-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
+ = en route to 100m mark. N.B. The Seville marks listed are excluding the athlete's reaction times. Bolt's & Su's times are inclusive.
| Rank | Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.40+ (calculated; add 0.127, or 0.13) | +0.2 | Bruny Surin | Canada | 22 August 1999 | Seville | [3] |
| 2 | 5.42+ (calculated; add 0.132, or 0.14) | Maurice Greene |  United States | ||||
| 3 | 5.43+ (calculated; add 0.140) | Dwain Chambers | Great Britain | ||||
| 4 | 5.45+ | +0.9 | Su Bingtian |  China | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo | [4] |
| 5 | 5.46+ (calculated; add 0.136, or 0.14) | +0.2 | Tim Harden | United States | 22 August 1999 | Seville | [5] |
| 6 | 5.47+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 16 August 2009 | Berlin | [6] |
Women
- Correct as of January 2017.[7]
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), 6.05+ (1993, 1997), 6.07 (1994), 6.08 (1994), 6.08+ (1997), 6.09 (1994) and 6.11+ (1996).
- Gail Devers also ran 6.03 (1999) and 6.10 (1993).
- Merlene Ottey also ran 6.06+ (1999), 6.08+ (1999) and 6.11+ (1996).
- Savatheda Fynes also ran 6.07+ (1999).
- Philomena Mensah also ran 6.07+ (1999).
- Christy Opara-Thompson also ran 6.11+ (1997).
Outdoor best performances
+ = en route to 100m mark
| Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.93+ (calculated) | −0.1 | Marion Jones | United States | 22 August 1999 | Seville |
Season's bests
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References
- ^ "All Time Top Lists - Senior Indoor 50 Metres Men". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "60 Metres Results" (PDF). www.meeting-pasdecalais.com. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Biomechanical Analysis of the World Championships in Athletics Seville 1999". IAAF. IAAF. 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Pierre-Jean Vazel (8 October 2021). "Analyzing the Olympic 100-meter sprints". hmmrmedia.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Biomechanical Analysis of the World Championships in Athletics Seville 1999". IAAF. IAAF. 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Biomechanical Analysis 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics" (PDF). IAAF. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "All-time women's best 50m". IAAF. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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