60-yard dash

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The 60-yard dash is a sprint covering 60 yards (54.86 m, sometimes recognized as '55-m dash'). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American Major League Baseball players. It is also sometimes used to evaluate the speed of American football (especially NFL) players (although the 40-yard dash is much more common in football).[1]

Athletics
60-yard dash
World records
MenBarbados Obadele Thompson 5.99 (1997)
WomenUnited States Evelyn Ashford 6.54 (1982)

In the United States, prior to the adoption of metricized outdoor running tracks, the 60 yard dash was a commonly contested indoor event. Prior to 1983, the 60 yard dash was an event every year at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The event was also regularly contested at the AAU Indoor Track and Field Championships.

All-time top 25

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Rank Time Athlete Country Year Ref
1 5.8 h Herb Washington   United States 1972
Mel Pender   United States 1973
3 5.9 h Bob Hayes   United States 1964
Charlie Greene   United States 1966
5 5.99 [a] A Obadele Thompson   Barbados 1997
6 6.00 [a] Lee McRae   United States 1986
7 6.0 h Roscoe Cook   United States 1959
1960
Sam Perry   United States 1965
Bill Gaines   United States 1966
1967
1968
John Carlos   United States 1969
Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago 1973
1975
Steve Williams   United States 1976
12 6.02 Carl Lewis   United States 1983
6.02 [a] Carl Lewis   United States 1987
6.02 [a] A Leonard Myles-Mills   Ghana 1997
15 6.03 [a] Sam Graddy   United States 1986
16 6.04 Stanley Floyd   United States 1981
6.04 Andre Cason   United States 1990
6.04 [a] A Ato Boldon   Trinidad 1997
19 6.05 Houston McTear   United States 1978
6.05 [a] Brian Cooper   United States 1988
21 6.06 [a] Fred Johnson   United States 1985
Emmit King   United States 1988
Tim Harden   United States 1996
6.06 [a] A Keith Williams   United States 1997
Syan Williams   Jamaica 1998
Felix Andam   Ghana 1998
Marcus Brunson   United States 1999

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Time for the slightly longer distance of 55 metres

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball 60 Yard Dash – What's a Good Time?". Retrieved January 21, 2009.