Английская Википедия:55 metres
55 metres is a sprint event in track and field. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field. The history of the event lies in the 60-yard dash, which is about 5 inches shorter than 55 metres. Since the 1960s almost all countries have used metric measurements for track and field, hence the standard sprint distances for indoor competition have been 50 metres and 60 metres.
The single exception to this was the United States, which continued to use imperial measurements. In the 1980s efforts were made to switch track and field in the United States to use metric measurements and the 55 metres was adopted as a close equivalent to 60 yards. The NCAA Indoor Championships featured the event from 1984 to 1998 and the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships featured the event from 1987 to 1990.[1][2][3] Subsequently the 55 metres were dropped from American championships in favour of the international standard of 60 metres. Since the late 1990s there have been very few significant open competitions over 55 metres and the event remains something of a historic anomaly. The distance is still frequently run in junior (below college) meets.
All-time top 25
Indoor results only. Hand-timed results are excluded
The websites of World Athletics[4] and tilastopaja.net[5] are often used to generate lists of top performers. However, the data in these sites is not complete before about 1998 and, as noted above, much of the championship activity in this event (and hence best performances) were before this time. Hence a better source of data is the Track and Field News website.[6]
- A = affected by altitude
Men
- Updated February 2023
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.99 Шаблон:AthAbbr | Obadele Thompson | Шаблон:Flagu | 22 February 1997 | Colorado Springs | |
| 2 | 6.00 | Lee McRae | Шаблон:Flagu | 14 March 1986 | Oklahoma City | |
| 3 | 6.02 Шаблон:AthAbbr | Leo Myles-Mills | Шаблон:Flagu | 22 February 1997 | Colorado Springs | |
| 4 | 6.03 | Sam Graddy | Шаблон:Flagu | 14 March 1986 | Oklahoma City | |
| 6.03 Шаблон:Efn | Carl Lewis | Шаблон:Flagu | 5 February 1983 | Dallas | ||
| 6.03Шаблон:AthAbbr | Christian Coleman | Шаблон:Flagu | 11 February 2023 | New York City | [7] | |
| 7 | 6.04 | André Cason | Шаблон:Flagu | 9 March 1990 | Indianapolis | |
| 6.04 Шаблон:AthAbbr | Ato Boldon | Шаблон:Flagu | 1 February 1997 | Flagstaff | ||
| 9 | 6.05 | Brian Cooper | Шаблон:Flagu | 13 February 1988 | East Rutherford | |
| 6.05 Шаблон:Efn | Stanley Floyd | Шаблон:Flagu | 31 January 1981 | Dallas | ||
| 11 | 6.06 | Tim Harden | Шаблон:Flagu | 9 March 1996 | Indianapolis | |
| Emmit King | Шаблон:Flagu | 26 February 1988 | New York City | |||
| Fred Johnson | Шаблон:Flagu | 16 March 1985 | Fargo | |||
| 6.06 Шаблон:Efn | Houston McTear | Шаблон:Flagu | 24 February 1978 | New York City | ||
| 6.06 Шаблон:AthAbbr | Marcus Brunson | Шаблон:Flagu | 20 February 1999 | Reno | ||
| Felix Andam | Шаблон:Flagu | 28 February 1998 | Colorado Springs | |||
| Syan Williams | Шаблон:Flagu | 14 February 1998 | Colorado Springs | |||
| Keith Williams | Шаблон:Flagu | 15 February 1997 | Colorado Springs | |||
| 19 | 6.07 | Leonard Scott | Шаблон:Flagu | 20 February 1999 | Gainesville | |
| Ousmane Diarra | Шаблон:Flagu | 10 February 1996 | Ames | |||
| Raghib Ismail | Шаблон:Flagu | 8 February 1991 | West Lafayette | |||
| Ray Stewart | Шаблон:Flagu | 11 March 1989 | Indianapolis | |||
| Ron Brown | Шаблон:Flagu | 4 February 1984 | Dallas | |||
| 6.07 Шаблон:AthAbbr | Obadiah Cooper | Шаблон:Flagu | 21 February 1998 | Flagstaff | ||
| 25 | 6.08 | Marvin Bracy | Шаблон:Flagu | 29 January 2012 | Gainesville | |
| Michael Green | Шаблон:Flagu | 14 March 1992 | Indianapolis | |||
| Phil Epps | Шаблон:Flagu | 5 March 1983 | Dallas | |||
| Rod Richardson | Шаблон:Flagu | 13 March 1982 | Pontiac | |||
| James Sanford | Шаблон:Flagu | 20 February 1981 | San Diego | |||
| 6.08 Шаблон:AthAbbr | Bernard Williams | Шаблон:Flagu | 21 February 1998 | Colorado Springs |
Women
- Updated February 2023
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