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60 metres is a sprint event in athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes.

60 metres was an Olympic event in the 1900 and 1904 games.

Olympic medalists in 60 metres

Year: Gold:Silver:Bronze:
1900 ParisAlvin Kraenzlein
USA		7.0John W. Tewksbury
USA		7.1Stanley Rowley
AUS		7.2
1904 St. LouisArchie Hahn
USA		7.0William Hogenson
USA		7.2Fay Moulton
USA		7.9

Top Fourteen All-time athletes - 60 metres - Men

Indoor results only. Updated March 1, 2007.

Rank Res. Athlete Nation Date Place
1.6.39Maurice Greene United StatesFebruary 3 1998Madrid
2.6.41Andre Cason United StatesFebruary 14 1992Madrid
3.6.43Tim Harden United StatesMarch 7 1999Maebashi
4.6.44Ben Johnson CanadaJanuary 15 1987Osaka
5 6.45Bruny Surin CanadaFebruary 13 1993Liévin
Leonard Myles-Mills GhanaFebruary 20 1999Colorado Springs
Terrence Trammell United StatesFebruary 17 2001Pocatello
Justin Gatlin United StatesMarch 1 2003Boston
Ronald Pognon FranceFebruary 13 2005Karlsruhe
12 6.46Jon Drummond United StatesFebruary 1 1998Stuttgart
Marcus Brunson United StatesJanuary 30 1999Flagstaff
Jason Gardener United KingdomMarch 7 1999Maebashi
Tim Montgomery United StatesMarch 11 2001Lisboa
Leonard Scott United StatesFebruary 26 2005Liévin

Top Thirteen All-time athletes - 60 metres - Women

Updated March 11, 2006.

Rank Res. Athlete Born Nation Date Place
1.6.92Irina Privalova1968 RussiaFebruary 11 1993Madrid
2 6.95Gail Devers1966 United StatesMarch 12 1993Toronto
Marion Jones1975 United StatesMarch 7 1998Maebashi
4 6.96Merlene Ottey1960 JamaicaFebruary 14 1992Madrid
Ekaterini Thanou1975 GreeceMarch 7 1999Maebashi
6.7.00Nelli Cooman1964 NetherlandsFebruary 23 1986Madrid
7 7.01Me'Lisa Barber1980 United StatesMarch 10 2006Moscow
Lauryn Williams1983 United StatesMarch 10 2006Moscow
Sevatheda Fynes1974
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March 7 1999Maebashi
10 7.02Gwen Torrence1965 United StatesFebruary 2 1996New York
Christy Opara-Thompson1971 NigeriaFebruary 12 1997Gent
Chioma Ajunwa1970 NigeriaFebruary 22 1998Liévin
Philomena Mensah1975 CanadaMarch 7 1999Maebashi

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
details  Alvin Kraenzlein
United States (USA)  John Tewksbury

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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United States (USA)  John Tewksbury

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Olympic medalist

Alvin Kraenzlein
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Men's athletics
Gold 1900 Paris 60 metres
Gold 1900 Paris 200 metres hurdles
Gold 1900 Paris 110 metre hurdles
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Gold 1900 Paris 5000 metre team race
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Olympic medalist

Archie Hahn
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Men's athletics
Gold 1904 St. Louis 60 metres
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Olympic medalist

William Hogenson
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Men's Athletics
Silver 1904 St. Louis 60 metres
Bronze 1904 St. Louis 100 metres
Bronze 1904 St. Louis 200 metres

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Bronze 1904 St. Louis 60 metres

Fay R. Moulton (April 7, 1876 - February 18, 1945) was an American athlete and sprinter who competed in the early twentieth century.
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Gold 1991 Tokyo 4x100 m relay
Gold 1993 Stuttgart 4x100 m relay
Silver 1993 Stuttgart 100 m

Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969 in Virginia Beach) is a former American sprinter.
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