# 50 metres > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/50_metres > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/50_metres.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_metres > Source revision: 1349049158 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Sprint race}} {{Infobox athletics event |event = 50 metres |image = |caption = |WRmen = {{nowrap| {{flagicon|CAN}} [Donovan Bailey](/source/Donovan_Bailey) 5.56 {{AthAbbr|A}} (1996)}} |WRwomen = {{flagicon|RUS}} [Irina Privalova](/source/Irina_Privalova) 5.96 (1995) }} '''50 metres''', or '''50-meter dash''', is a [sprint](/source/Sprint_(running)) event in [track and field](/source/track_and_field), featured as an alternative to the [60 metres](/source/60_metres) running event. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field, normally dominated by the best outdoor [100 metres](/source/100_metres) runners. At outdoor [athletics](/source/athletics_(sport)) competitions it is used in the [Special Olympics](/source/Special_Olympics) but otherwise a rare distance. The World Masters Rankings has recorded the event since the 2010s.{{cite web |title=50 Meter Dash Now Ranked! |url=https://mastersrankings.com/50-meter-dash-now-ranked/ |website=MastersRankings.com |publisher=World Masters Rankings |access-date=}} 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.{{cite web |title=All Time Top Lists - Senior Indoor 50 Metres Men |url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/50-metres/indoor/men/senior |website=iaaf.org |publisher=[IAAF](/source/IAAF) |access-date=30 November 2018}} {| class="wikitable" !Rank !Time !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !{{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |- !rowspan=2| 1 | 5.56 {{AthAbbr|A}} {{ref label|Note2|B|B}} || [Donovan Bailey](/source/Donovan_Bailey) || {{CAN}} || 9 February 1996 || [Reno](/source/Reno%2C_Nevada) | |- | 5.56 || [Maurice Greene](/source/Maurice_Greene_(athlete)) || {{USA}} || 13 February 1999 || [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) | |- ! 3 | 5.58{{AthAbbr|+}} || [Leonard Scott](/source/Leonard_Scott_(athlete)) || {{USA}} || 26 February 2005 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | {{Citation needed |reason=Not in All Time Top List, and not in IAAF profile |date=November 2018}} |- ! 4 | 5.60{{AthAbbr|+}} || [Michael Green](/source/Michael_Green_(sprinter)) || {{JAM}} || 16 February 1997 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- !rowspan=5| 5 |rowspan=2|5.61 | [Manfred Kokot](/source/Manfred_Kokot) || {{GDR}} || 4 February 1973 || [Berlin](/source/Berlin) | |- | [James Sanford](/source/James_Sanford_(athlete)) || {{USA}} || 20 February 1981 || [San Diego](/source/San_Diego) | |- |rowspan=3|5.61{{AthAbbr|+}} | [Deji Aliu](/source/Deji_Aliu) || {{NGR}} || 21 February 1999 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- | [Freddy Mayola](/source/Freddy_Mayola) || {{CUB}} || rowspan="2" | 16 February 2000 || rowspan="2" | [Madrid](/source/Madrid) | |- | [Jason Gardener](/source/Jason_Gardener) || {{GBR2}} | |- !rowspan=4| 10 |rowspan=2|5.62 | [Emmit King](/source/Emmit_King) || {{USA}} || 5 March 1986 || [Kobe](/source/Kobe) | |- | [Andre Cason](/source/Andre_Cason) || {{USA}} || 15 February 1992 || [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) | |- |rowspan=2|5.62{{AthAbbr|+}} | [Eric Nkansah](/source/Eric_Nkansah) || {{GHA}} || 21 February 1999 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- | [Morné Nagel](/source/Morn%C3%A9_Nagel) || {{RSA}} || 24 February 2002 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- ! rowspan="5" |14 | 5.63 || [Stanley Floyd](/source/Stanley_Floyd) || {{USA}} || 20 February 1981 || [San Diego](/source/San_Diego) | |- | 5.63 {{AthAbbr|A}} || [Henry Neal](/source/Henry_Neal_(athlete)) || {{USA}} || 10 February 1995 || [Reno](/source/Reno%2C_Nevada) | |- | 5.63 || [Jon Drummond](/source/Jon_Drummond) || {{USA}} || 13 February 1999 || [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) | |- | rowspan="2" | 5.63{{AthAbbr|+}} || [Lerone Clarke](/source/Lerone_Clarke) || {{JAM}} || 14 February 2012 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | {{cite web|title=60 Metres Results|url=http://www.meeting-pasdecalais.com/RESULTATS2012/60M101.pdf|publisher=www.meeting-pasdecalais.com|date=14 February 2012|access-date=14 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720004937/http://www.meeting-pasdecalais.com/RESULTATS2012/60M101.pdf|archive-date=20 July 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} |- |[Ronnie Baker](/source/Ronnie_Baker_(athlete)) |{{USA}} |4 February 2025 |[Ostrava](/source/Ostrava) |{{Cite web |date=4 February 2025 |title=Czech Indoor Gala – 60m Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7208973?eventId=10230285&gender=M|access-date=6 February 2025 |website=[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)}} |- !rowspan=10|19 |rowspan=3|5.64 | [Davidson Ezinwa](/source/Davidson_Ezinwa) || {{NGR}} || 15 February 1992 || [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) | |- | [Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy](/source/Aleksandr_Porkhomovskiy) || {{RUS}} || 4 February 1994 || [Moscow](/source/Moscow) | |- | [Bruny Surin](/source/Bruny_Surin) || {{CAN}} || 27 January 1995 || [Moscow](/source/Moscow) | |- |rowspan=4| 5.64{{AthAbbr|+}} || [Donovan Powell](/source/Donovan_Powell) || {{JAM}} || 21 February 1999 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | {{Citation needed |reason=Not in All Time Top List, and not in IAAF profile |date=November 2018}} |- | [Leonard Myles-Mills](/source/Leonard_Myles-Mills) || {{GHA}} || 13 February 2000 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | {{Citation needed |reason=Not in All Time Top List, and not in IAAF profile |date=November 2018}} |- | [Ato Boldon](/source/Ato_Boldon) || {{TTO}} || rowspan="2" | 16 February 2000 || rowspan="2" | [Madrid](/source/Madrid) | |- | [Tim Harden](/source/Tim_Harden) || {{USA}} | {{Citation needed |reason=Not in All Time Top List, and not in IAAF profile |date=November 2018}} |- |rowspan=3| 5.64 || [Gerald Williams](/source/Gerald_Williams_(athlete)) || {{USA}} || 19 February 2000 || [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) | |- | [Jeff Laynes](/source/Jeff_Laynes) || {{USA}} || 20 January 2001 || [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) | |- | [Asafa Powell](/source/Asafa_Powell) || {{JAM}} || 28 January 2012 || [New York City](/source/New_York_City) | |} *{{note label|Note2|B|B}}[Ben Johnson](/source/Ben_Johnson_(Canadian_sprinter)) 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](/source/Maurice_Greene_(athlete)) also ran 5.59{{AthAbbr|+}} (1999). *[Michael Green](/source/Michael_Green_(sprinter)) also ran 5.62{{AthAbbr|+}} (1997). *[Donovan Bailey](/source/Donovan_Bailey) also ran 5.62 (1996). *[Deji Aliu](/source/Deji_Aliu) also ran 5.63{{AthAbbr|+}} (1999). *[Freddy Mayola](/source/Freddy_Mayola) also ran 5.63{{AthAbbr|+}} (2001). ====Outdoor best performances==== {{inc-sport|date=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. {| class="wikitable" !Rank !Time !Wind (m/s) !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !Ref |- !1 |5.40{{AthAbbr|+}} (calculated; add 0.127, or 0.13) |rowspan="3"| +0.2 |[Bruny Surin](/source/Bruny_Surin) |{{flagu|Canada}} |rowspan="3"|22 August 1999 |rowspan="3"|[Seville](/source/Seville) |rowspan="3"|{{cite web|title=Biomechanical Analysis of the World Championships in Athletics Seville 1999 |url=https://www.iaaf.org/download/downloadnsa?filename=9e9d0970-6235-41ee-9739-2c9031773f06.pdf&urlslug=biomechanical-research-project-at-the-at-the|work=[IAAF](/source/IAAF)|date=2001|access-date=April 11, 2018|publisher=IAAF}} |- !2 |5.42{{AthAbbr|+}} (calculated; add 0.132, or 0.14) |[Maurice Greene](/source/Maurice_Greene_(athlete)) |{{flagu|United States}} |- !3 |5.43{{AthAbbr|+}} (calculated; add 0.140) |[Dwain Chambers](/source/Dwain_Chambers) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |- !4 |5.45{{AthAbbr|+}} | +0.9 |[Su Bingtian](/source/Su_Bingtian) |{{flagu|China}} |1 August 2021 |[Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) |{{cite web|title=Analyzing the Olympic 100-meter sprints|url=https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2021/10/tokyo-sprint-analysis/|website=hmmrmedia.com|author=Pierre-Jean Vazel|date=8 October 2021|access-date=12 March 2022}} |- !5 |5.46{{AthAbbr|+}} (calculated; add 0.136, or 0.14) | +0.2 |[Tim Harden](/source/Tim_Harden) |{{flagu|United States}} |22 August 1999 |[Seville](/source/Seville) |{{cite web|title=Biomechanical Analysis of the World Championships in Athletics Seville 1999 |url=https://www.iaaf.org/download/downloadnsa?filename=9e9d0970-6235-41ee-9739-2c9031773f06.pdf&urlslug=biomechanical-research-project-at-the-at-the|work=[IAAF](/source/IAAF)|date=2001|access-date=April 11, 2018|publisher=IAAF}} |- !6 |5.47{{AthAbbr|+}} (calculated) | +0.9 |[Usain Bolt](/source/Usain_Bolt) |{{flagu|Jamaica}} |16 August 2009 |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |{{cite web|title=Biomechanical Analysis 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics |url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/mm/document/development/research/05/31/54/20090817073528_httppostedfile_analysis100mmenfinal_bolt_13666.pdf |publisher=[IAAF](/source/IAAF) |date=17 August 2009 |access-date=30 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514043707/http://berlin.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Development/Research/05/31/54/20090817073528_httppostedfile_Analysis100mMenFinal_Bolt_13666.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2014 }} |} ===Women=== *Correct as of February 2026.{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 50m|url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/50-metres/indoor/women/senior|publisher=IAAF|date=26 January 2017|access-date=26 January 2017}} {| class="wikitable" !Rank !Time !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !Ref |- ! 1 | 5.96{{AthAbbr|+}} | [Irina Privalova](/source/Irina_Privalova) || {{RUS}} || 9 February 1995 || [Madrid](/source/Madrid) | |- ! 2 | 6.00 || [Merlene Ottey](/source/Merlene_Ottey) || {{JAM}} || 4 February 1994 || [Moscow](/source/Moscow) | |- ! 3 | 6.02{{AthAbbr|+}} || [Gail Devers](/source/Gail_Devers) || {{USA}} || 21 February 1999 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- ! 4 | 6.04{{AthAbbr|+}} || [Chioma Ajunwa](/source/Chioma_Ajunwa) || {{NGR}} || 22 February 1998 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- !rowspan=2| 5 |rowspan=2|6.05{{AthAbbr|+}} | [Savatheda Fynes](/source/Savatheda_Fynes) || {{BAH}} || rowspan="2" | 13 February 2000 || rowspan="2" | [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- | [Philomena Mensah](/source/Philomena_Mensah) || {{CAN}} | |- ! 7 |6.07 {{AthAbbr|A}} || [Gwen Torrence](/source/Gwen_Torrence) || {{USA}} || 9 February 1996 || [Reno](/source/Reno) | |- !rowspan=2| 8 |6.08{{AthAbbr|+}} | [Christy Opara-Thompson](/source/Christy_Opara-Thompson) || {{NGR}} || 16 February 1997 || [Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- |6.08 | [Veronica Campbell-Brown](/source/Veronica_Campbell-Brown) || {{JAM}} || 28 January 2012 || [New York City](/source/New_York_City) | |- !rowspan=2|10 | 6.09 || [Zhanna Block](/source/Zhanna_Pintusevich-Block) || {{UKR}} || 2 February 1993 || [Moscow](/source/Moscow) | |- |6.09{{AthAbbr|+}} |[Zaynab Dosso](/source/Zaynab_Dosso) |{{flagu|Italy}} |3 February 2026 |[Ostrava](/source/Ostravar_Ar%C3%A9na) |{{cite web|title=60m Round 1 Heat 2 – 50m Split Times|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7228062?eventId=10230286|website=World Athletics|access-date=10 February 2026}} |- !rowspan=3|12 |6.11 |[Marita Koch](/source/Marita_Koch) |{{GDR}} |2 February 1980 |[Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) | |- |rowspan=2|6.11{{AthAbbr|+}} |[Liliana Allen](/source/Liliana_Allen) |{{MEX}} |13 February 2000 |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- |[Christine Arron](/source/Christine_Arron) |{{FRA}} |26 February 2006 |[Aubière](/source/Aubi%C3%A8re) | |- ! rowspan="5" |15 |rowspan=3|6.12 |[Marlies Göhr](/source/Marlies_G%C3%B6hr) |{{GDR}} |2 February 1980 |[Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) | |- |[Silke Möller](/source/Silke_M%C3%B6ller) |{{GDR}} |19 February 1988 |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) | |- |[Anelia Nuneva](/source/Anelia_Nuneva) |{{BUL}} |27 January 1995 |[Moscow](/source/Moscow) | |- | rowspan="2" |6.12{{AthAbbr|+}} |[Ewa Swoboda](/source/Ewa_Swoboda) |{{POL}} | rowspan="2" |4 February 2025 | rowspan="2" |[Ostrava](/source/Ostrava) |{{cite web|title=60m Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7208973?eventId=10230286&gender=W|website=World Athletics|access-date=14 February 2025}} |- |[Patrizia van der Weken](/source/Patrizia_van_der_Weken) |{{LUX}} |{{cite web|title=60m Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7208973?eventId=10230286&gender=W|website=World Athletics|access-date=14 February 2025}} |- ! rowspan="5" |20 | rowspan="4" |6.13 |[Jeanette Bolden](/source/Jeanette_Bolden) |{{USA}} |21 February 1981 |[Edmonton](/source/Edmonton) | |- |[Michelle Finn-Burrell](/source/Michelle_Finn-Burrell) |{{USA}} |15 February 1992 |[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) | |- |[Natalya Merzlyakova](/source/Natalya_Merzlyakova) |{{RUS}} | rowspan="2" |4 February 1994 | rowspan="2" |[Moscow](/source/Moscow) | |- |[Ekaterina Grigorieva](/source/Ekaterina_Grigorieva) |{{RUS}} | |- |6.13{{AthAbbr|+}} |[Mercy Nku](/source/Mercy_Nku) |{{NGA}} |25 February 2001 |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- ! rowspan="4" |25 | rowspan="4" |6.14{{AthAbbr|+}} |[Frédérique Bangué](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rique_Bangu%C3%A9) |{{FRA}} |16 February 1997 |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- |[Petya Pendareva](/source/Petya_Pendareva) |{{BUL}} |21 February 1999 |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- |[Muriel Hurtis](/source/Muriel_Hurtis) |{{FRA}} |23 February 2003 |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |- |[LaVerne Jones-Ferrette](/source/LaVerne_Jones-Ferrette) |{{ISV}} |24 February 2012 |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) | |} Note: [Angella Issajenko](/source/Angella_Taylor-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](/source/Dubin_Inquiry) in 1989. ====Notes==== Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 6.11: *[Irina Privalova](/source/Irina_Privalova) also ran 6.01 (1994), 6.03 (1994), 6.04 (1993), 6.05{{AthAbbr|+}} (1993, 1997), 6.07 (1994), 6.08 (1994), 6.08{{AthAbbr|+}} (1997), 6.09 (1994) and 6.11{{AthAbbr|+}} (1996). *[Gail Devers](/source/Gail_Devers) also ran 6.03 (1999) and 6.10 (1993). *[Merlene Ottey](/source/Merlene_Ottey) also ran 6.06{{AthAbbr|+}} (1999), 6.08{{AthAbbr|+}} (1999) and 6.11{{AthAbbr|+}} (1996). *[Savatheda Fynes](/source/Savatheda_Fynes) also ran 6.07{{AthAbbr|+}} (1999). *[Philomena Mensah](/source/Philomena_Mensah) also ran 6.07{{AthAbbr|+}} (1999). *[Christy Opara-Thompson](/source/Christy_Opara-Thompson) also ran 6.11{{AthAbbr|+}} (1997). ====Outdoor best performances==== + = en route to 100m mark {| class="wikitable" !Time !Wind (m/s) !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !Ref |- |5.93{{AthAbbr|+}} (calculated) | −0.1 |[Marion Jones](/source/Marion_Jones) |{{USA}} |22 August 1999 |[Seville](/source/Seville) | |} ==World leading times== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Sticky header}} ===Men=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Mark !scope="col"|Athlete !scope="col"|Place |- !scope="row"|[1968](/source/1968_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.70 |{{flagathlete|[Jobst Hirscht](/source/Jobst_Hirscht)|FRG}} |[Madrid](/source/Madrid) |- !scope="row"|[1971](/source/1971_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.79 |{{flagathlete|[Jobst Hirscht](/source/Jobst_Hirscht)|FRG}} |[Kiel](/source/Kiel) |- !scope="row"|[1972](/source/1972_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.75 |{{flagathlete|[Valeriy Borzov](/source/Valeriy_Borzov)|USSR}} |[Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) |- !scope="row"|[1973](/source/1973_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.61 |{{flagathlete|[Manfred Kokot](/source/Manfred_Kokot)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1974](/source/1974_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.68 |{{flagathlete|[Wolfgang Lobe](/source/Wolfgang_Lobe)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1976](/source/1976_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.75 |{{flagathlete|[Eugen Ray](/source/Eugen_Ray)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1977](/source/1977_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.74 |{{flagathlete|[Klaus-Dieter Kurrat](/source/Klaus-Dieter_Kurrat)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1978](/source/1978_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.77 |{{flagathlete|[Aleksandr Aksinin](/source/Aleksandr_Aksinin)|USSR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1979](/source/1979_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.76 |{{flagathlete|[Houston McTear](/source/Houston_McTear)|USA}} |[Daly City](/source/Daly_City) |- !scope="row"|[1980](/source/1980_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.72 |{{flagathlete|[Ray James](/source/Ray_James_(athlete))|USA}} |[Syracuse](/source/Syracuse%2C_New_York) |- !scope="row"|[1981](/source/1981_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.61 |{{flagathlete|[James Sanford](/source/James_Sanford_(athlete))|USA}} |[San Diego](/source/San_Diego) |- !scope="row"|[1982](/source/1982_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.76 |{{flagathlete|[Emmit King](/source/Emmit_King)|USA}} |[Sherbrooke](/source/Sherbrooke) |- !scope="row"|[1983](/source/1983_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.72 |{{flagathlete|[Stanley Floyd](/source/Stanley_Floyd)|USA}} |[Chicago](/source/Chicago) |- !scope="row"|[1984](/source/1984_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.69 |{{flagathlete|[Ron Brown](/source/Ron_Brown_(wide_receiver))|USA}} |[San Diego](/source/San_Diego) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[1985](/source/1985_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |rowspan=2|5.73 |{{flagathlete|[František Ptacnik](/source/Franti%C5%A1ek_Ptacnik)|TCH}} |[Prague](/source/Prague) |- |{{flagathlete|[Albert Lawrence](/source/Al_Lawrence_(sprinter))|JAM}} |[Kobe](/source/Kobe) |- !scope="row"|[1986](/source/1986_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.62 |{{flagathlete|[Emmit King](/source/Emmit_King)|USA}} |[Kobe](/source/Kobe) |- !scope="row"|[1987](/source/1987_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.76 |{{flagathlete|[František Ptacnik](/source/Franti%C5%A1ek_Ptacnik)|TCH}} |[Prague](/source/Prague) |- !scope="row"|[1988](/source/1988_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.72 |{{flagathlete|[Sven Matthes](/source/Sven_Matthes)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1989](/source/1989_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.68 |{{flagathlete|[Lee McRae](/source/Lee_McRae)|USA}} |[Hamilton](/source/Hamilton%2C_Ontario) |- !scope="row"|[1990](/source/1990_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.73 |{{flagathlete|[Mike Marsh](/source/Michael_Marsh_(sprinter))|USA}} |[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) |- !scope="row"|[1991](/source/1991_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.69 |{{flagathlete|[Andre Cason](/source/Andre_Cason)|USA}} |[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[1992](/source/1992_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.62 |{{flagathlete|[Andre Cason](/source/Andre_Cason)|USA}} |[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) |- |5.62{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Eric Nkansah](/source/Eric_Nkansah)|GHA}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[1993](/source/1993_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.67 |{{flagathlete|[Bruny Surin](/source/Bruny_Surin)|CAN}} |[Hamilton](/source/Hamilton%2C_Ontario) |- !scope="row"|[1994](/source/1994_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.64 |{{flagathlete|[Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy](/source/Aleksandr_Porkhomovskiy)|RUS}} |[Moscow](/source/Moscow) |- !scope="row"|[1995](/source/1995_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.63 {{AthAbbr|A}} |{{flagathlete|[Henry Neal](/source/Henry_Neal_(athlete))|USA}} |[Reno](/source/Reno) |- !scope="row"|[1996](/source/1996_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.56 {{AthAbbr|A}} |{{flagathlete|[Donovan Bailey](/source/Donovan_Bailey)|CAN}} |[Reno](/source/Reno) |- !scope="row"|[1997](/source/1997_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.61{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Michael Green](/source/Michael_Green_(sprinter))|JAM}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[1998](/source/1998_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.65 |{{flagathlete|[Stéphane Cali](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Cali)|FRA}} |[Eaubonne](/source/Eaubonne) |- !scope="row"|[1999](/source/1999_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.56 |{{flagathlete|[Maurice Greene](/source/Maurice_Greene_(athlete))|USA}} |[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[2000](/source/2000_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |rowspan=2|5.61{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Jason Gardener](/source/Jason_Gardener)|GBR}} |[Madrid](/source/Madrid) |- |{{flagathlete|[Freddy Mayola](/source/Freddy_Mayola)|CUB}} |[Madrid](/source/Madrid) |- !scope="row"|[2001](/source/2001_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.63{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Freddy Mayola](/source/Freddy_Mayola)|CUB}} |[Madrid](/source/Madrid) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[2002](/source/2002_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |rowspan=2|5.62{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Morne Nagel](/source/Morne_Nagel)|RSA}} |rowspan=2|[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- |{{flagathlete|[Morne Nagel](/source/Morne_Nagel)|RSA}} |- !scope="row"|[2003](/source/2003_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.65{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Deji Aliu](/source/Deji_Aliu)|NGR}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[2004](/source/2004_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.68{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Freddy Mayola](/source/Freddy_Mayola)|CUB}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[2005](/source/2005_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.58{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Leonard Scott](/source/Leonard_Scott_(athlete))|USA}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[2006](/source/2006_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |rowspan=2|5.68{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Freddy Mayola](/source/Freddy_Mayola)|CUB}} |rowspan=2|[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- |{{flagathlete|[Freddy Mayola](/source/Freddy_Mayola)|CUB}} |- !scope="row"|[2007](/source/2007_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.73{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Ronald Pognon](/source/Ronald_Pognon)|FRA}} |[Aubière](/source/Aubi%C3%A8re) |- !scope="row"|[2008](/source/2008_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.76 |{{flagathlete|[Nicolas Macrozonaris](/source/Nicolas_Macrozonaris)|CAN}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2009](/source/2009_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.70{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Abidemi Omole](/source/Abidemi_Omole)|USA}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=4|[2010](/source/2010_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.71 |{{flagathlete|[Sam Effah](/source/Sam_Effah)|CAN}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- |rowspan=3|5.71{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Lerone Clarke](/source/Lerone_Clarke)|JAM}} |rowspan=3|[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- |{{flagathlete|[Christophe Lemaitre](/source/Christophe_Lemaitre)|FRA}} |- |{{flagathlete|[Harry Aikines-Aryeetey](/source/Harry_Aikines-Aryeetey)|GBR}} |- !scope="row"|[2011](/source/2011_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.67 |{{flagathlete|[Sam Effah](/source/Sam_Effah)|CAN}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2012](/source/2012_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.63{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Lerone Clarke](/source/Lerone_Clarke)|JAM}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[2013](/source/2013_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.79 |{{flagathlete|[Cordero Gray](/source/Cordero_Gray)|USA}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2014](/source/2014_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.72 |{{flagathlete|[Marcus Rowland](/source/Marcus_Rowland_(athlete))|USA}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2015](/source/2015_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.83 |{{flagathlete|[Woodrow Randall](/source/Woodrow_Randall)|USA}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2016](/source/2016_in_the_sport_of_athletics) | | | |- !scope="row"|[2017](/source/2017_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.76 |{{flagathlete|[Eric Cray](/source/Eric_Cray)|PHI}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2018](/source/2018_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.67 |{{flagathlete|[Blake Smith](/source/Blake_Smith)|USA}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2019](/source/2019_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.77 |{{flagathlete|[Sean McLean](/source/Sean_McLean)|USA}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2020](/source/2020_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.73 |{{flagathlete|[Umut Uysal](/source/Umut_Uysal)|TUR}} |[Istanbul](/source/Istanbul) |} {{col-2}} ===Women=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Mark !scope="col"|Athlete !scope="col"|Place |- !scope="row"|[1968](/source/1968_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.24 |{{flagathlete|[Sylviane Telliez](/source/Sylviane_Telliez)|FRA}} |[Madrid](/source/Madrid) |- !scope="row"|[1972](/source/1972_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.25 |{{flagathlete|[Renate Stecher](/source/Renate_Stecher)|GDR}} |[Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) |- !scope="row"|[1974](/source/1974_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.19 |{{flagathlete|[Renate Stecher](/source/Renate_Stecher)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1976](/source/1976_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.30 |{{flagathlete|[Christina Brehmer](/source/Christina_Brehmer)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[1978](/source/1978_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |rowspan=2|6.28 |{{flagathlete|[Marita Koch](/source/Marita_Koch)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- |{{flagathlete|[Annie Alize](/source/Annie_Alize)|FRA}} |[Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) |- !scope="row"|[1979](/source/1979_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.28 |{{flagathlete|[Annegret Richter](/source/Annegret_Richter)|FRG}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1980](/source/1980_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.11 |{{flagathlete|[Marita Koch](/source/Marita_Koch)|GDR}} |[Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) |- !scope="row"|[1981](/source/1981_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.13 |{{flagathlete|[Jeanette Bolden](/source/Jeanette_Bolden)|USA}} |[Edmonton](/source/Edmonton) |- !scope="row"|[1982](/source/1982_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.20 |{{flagathlete|[Evelyn Ashford](/source/Evelyn_Ashford)|USA}} |[Daly City](/source/Daly_City) |- !scope="row"|[1983](/source/1983_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.16 |{{flagathlete|[Evelyn Ashford](/source/Evelyn_Ashford)|USA}} |[Chicago](/source/Chicago) |- !scope="row"|[1984](/source/1984_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.16 |{{flagathlete|[Angela Bailey](/source/Angela_Bailey)|CAN}} |[Toronto](/source/Toronto) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[1985](/source/1985_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |rowspan=2|6.21 |{{flagathlete|[Els Vader](/source/Els_Vader)|NED}} |[Zwolle](/source/Zwolle) |- |{{flagathlete|[Marita Koch](/source/Marita_Koch)|GDR}} |[Kobe](/source/Kobe) |- !scope="row"|[1986](/source/1986_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.13 |{{flagathlete|[Silke Möller](/source/Silke_M%C3%B6ller)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1987](/source/1987_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.13 |{{flagathlete|[Marlies Göhr](/source/Marlies_G%C3%B6hr)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1988](/source/1988_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.12 |{{flagathlete|[Silke Möller](/source/Silke_M%C3%B6ller)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1989](/source/1989_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.18 |{{flagathlete|[Kerstin Behrendt](/source/Kerstin_Behrendt)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[1990](/source/1990_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |rowspan=2|6.34 |{{flagathlete|[Angela Bailey](/source/Angela_Bailey)|CAN}} |[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) |- |{{flagathlete|[Sheila Echols](/source/Sheila_Echols)|USA}} |[Cleveland](/source/Cleveland) |- !scope="row"|[1991](/source/1991_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.15 |{{flagathlete|[Katrin Krabbe](/source/Katrin_Krabbe)|GDR}} |[Berlin](/source/Berlin) |- !scope="row"|[1992](/source/1992_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.13 |{{flagathlete|[Michelle Finn-Burrell](/source/Michelle_Finn-Burrell)|USA}} |[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) |- !scope="row"|[1993](/source/1993_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.09 |{{flagathlete|[Zhanna Block](/source/Zhanna_Block)|UKR}} |[Moscow](/source/Moscow) |- !scope="row"|[1994](/source/1994_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.00 |{{flagathlete|[Merlene Ottey](/source/Merlene_Ottey)|JAM}} |[Moscow](/source/Moscow) |- !scope="row"|[1995](/source/1995_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |5.96{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Irina Privalova](/source/Irina_Privalova)|RUS}} |[Madrid](/source/Madrid) |- !scope="row"|[1996](/source/1996_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.07 {{AthAbbr|A}} |{{flagathlete|[Gwen Torrence](/source/Gwen_Torrence)|USA}} |[Reno](/source/Reno) |- !scope="row"|[1997](/source/1997_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.08{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Christy Opara-Thompson](/source/Christy_Opara-Thompson)|NGR}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[1998](/source/1998_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.04{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Chioma Ajunwa](/source/Chioma_Ajunwa)|NGR}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[1999](/source/1999_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.02{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Gail Devers](/source/Gail_Devers)|USA}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[2000](/source/2000_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |rowspan=2|6.05{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Savatheda Fynes](/source/Savatheda_Fynes)|BAH}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- |{{flagathlete|[Philomena Mensah](/source/Philomena_Mensah)|CAN}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[2001](/source/2001_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.12{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Savatheda Fynes](/source/Savatheda_Fynes)|BAH}} |[Madrid](/source/Madrid) |- !scope="row"|[2002](/source/2002_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.17 |{{flagathlete|[Angela Williams](/source/Angela_Williams_(sprinter_born_1980))|USA}} |[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) |- !scope="row"|[2003](/source/2003_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.14{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Muriel Hurtis](/source/Muriel_Hurtis)|FRA}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[2004](/source/2004_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.12{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Christine Arron](/source/Christine_Arron)|FRA}} |[Aubière](/source/Aubi%C3%A8re) |- !scope="row"|[2005](/source/2005_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.15{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Christine Arron](/source/Christine_Arron)|FRA}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[2006](/source/2006_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.11{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Christine Arron](/source/Christine_Arron)|FRA}} |[Aubière](/source/Aubi%C3%A8re) |- !scope="row"|[2007](/source/2007_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.28{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Victoria Jordan](/source/Victoria_Jordan)|USA}} |[Landover](/source/Landover%2C_Maryland) |- !scope="row"|[2008](/source/2008_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.23{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Christine Arron](/source/Christine_Arron)|FRA}} |[Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) |- !scope="row"|[2009](/source/2009_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.26{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Chandra Sturrup](/source/Chandra_Sturrup)|BAH}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[2010](/source/2010_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.21{{AthAbbr|+}} |{{flagathlete|[Sheri-Ann Brooks](/source/Sheri-Ann_Brooks)|JAM}} |[Liévin](/source/Li%C3%A9vin) |- !scope="row"|[2011](/source/2011_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.27 |{{flagathlete|[Yuliya Balykina](/source/Yuliya_Balykina)|BLR}} |[Minsk](/source/Minsk) |- !scope="row"|[2012](/source/2012_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.08 |{{flagathlete|[Veronica Campbell-Brown](/source/Veronica_Campbell-Brown)|JAM}} |[New York City](/source/New_York_City) |- !scope="row"|[2013](/source/2013_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.30 |{{flagathlete|[Brittney Reese](/source/Brittney_Reese)|USA}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2014](/source/2014_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.34 |{{flagathlete|[Crystal Emmanuel](/source/Crystal_Emmanuel)|CAN}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2015](/source/2015_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.34 |{{flagathlete|[Crystal Emmanuel](/source/Crystal_Emmanuel)|CAN}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2016](/source/2016_in_the_sport_of_athletics) | | | |- !scope="row"|[2017](/source/2017_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.30 |{{flagathlete|[Erica Alexander](/source/Erica_Alexander)|USA}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2018](/source/2018_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.30 |{{flagathlete|[Crystal Emmanuel](/source/Crystal_Emmanuel)|CAN}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |- !scope="row"|[2019](/source/2019_in_the_sport_of_athletics) |6.35 |{{flagathlete|[Tawanna Meadows](/source/Tawanna_Meadows)|USA}} |[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) |} {{col-end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Athletics events}} Category:Events in track and field Category:Sprint running disciplines Category:Indoor track and field Metres --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [50 metres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_metres) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_metres?action=history)). 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