50 metres
| Athletics 50 metres | |
|---|---|
| World records | |
| Men | Canada Donovan Bailey 5.56 A (1996) |
| Women | Russia Irina Privalova 5.96 (1995) |
50 metres, or 50-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field, featured as an alternative to the 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 runners. At outdoor athletics competitions it is used in the Special Olympics but otherwise a rare distance. The World Masters Rankings has recorded the event since the 2010s.[1] The imperial equivalent distance to 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
[edit | edit source]Indoor results only
+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
Men
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- B Ben Johnson of Canada ran 5.55 at Ottawa, Canada on 31 January 1987, but this time was rescinded after Johnson admitted to using steroids between 1981 and 1988.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
[edit | edit source]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
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+ = 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 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 22 August 1999 | Seville | [5] |
| 2 | 5.42+ (calculated; add 0.132, or 0.14) | Maurice Greene | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | ||||
| 3 | 5.43+ (calculated; add 0.140) | Dwain Chambers | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | ||||
| 4 | 5.45+ | +0.9 | Su Bingtian | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo | [6] |
| 5 | 5.46+ (calculated; add 0.136, or 0.14) | +0.2 | Tim Harden | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 22 August 1999 | Seville | [7] |
| 6 | 5.47+ (calculated) | +0.9 | Usain Bolt | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 16 August 2009 | Berlin | [8] |
Women
[edit | edit source]- Correct as of February 2025.[9]
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
[edit | edit source]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
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| Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.93+ (calculated) | −0.1 | Marion Jones | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 22 August 1999 | Seville |
Season's bests
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