Men's 60 metres world record progression explained

The following table shows the world record progression in the men's indoor 60 metres, as recognised by the IAAF. The IAAF have officially ratified world indoor records since 1 January 1987; previous to this, they were regarded as world indoor bests.

Pre-IAAF

Time	Athlete	Date	Place
Pre-IAAF ratified bests (prior to 1966)
6.6		23 February 1935	New York City, United States
	23 February 1935
	26 February 1938
	25 February 1939
	1942

World record progression 1966–

	Ratified
	Not ratified
	Ratified but later rescinded
	Pending ratification

Time	Athlete	Date	Place
IAAF ratified bests (1966–1986)
6.6		27 March 1966	Westfalenhalle, West Germany
6.6		27 March 1966	Westfalenhalle, West Germany
6.6		27 March 1966	Westfalenhalle, West Germany
align=center	6.6		27 March 1966	Westfalenhalle, West Germany
6.6		14 March 1970	Vienna, Austria
6.6		13 March 1971	Sofia, Bulgaria
6.68		24 February 1973	Senftenberg, East Germany
6.62		24 February 1973	Senftenberg, East Germany
6.52		25 February 1973	Zabrze, Poland
IAAF ratified records (1987–)
6.50		15 January 1986	Osaka, Japan
6.44		15 January 1986	Osaka, Japan
6.52		21 February 1987	Liévin, France
6.51		21 February 1987	Liévin, France
6.41		7 March 1987	Indianapolis, United States
6.50		7 March 1987	Indianapolis, United States
6.48		13 February 1991	Madrid, Spain
6.45		29 January 1992	Ghent, Belgium
6.41		14 February 1992	Madrid, Spain
6.41		1 February 1998	Stuttgart, Germany
6.39		3 February 1998	Madrid, Spain
6.39		3 March 2001	Atlanta, United States
6.37		20 January 2018	Clemson, United States^[1]
6.34		18 February 2018	Albuquerque, United States

Notes and References

1. Mulkeen, Jon (2018-01-20). Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record with 6.37 in Clemson. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-01-20.