Athletics 50 metres |
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Men's records | |
World | Donovan Bailey 5.56 (1996) |
Women's records | |
World | Irina Privalova 5.96 (1995) |
50 metres is a sprint event in track and field. 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 and a rare distance, at least for senior athletes. It is an alternative to the 60 metres running event. The imperial distance for 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.
Indoor results only
+ = to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 5.63:
+ = to 100m mark
Note: Angella Issajenko of Canada ran a world record 6.06 in Ottawa on 13 January 1987, this performance was rescinded after Issajenko's admittance of long term drug use at the Dubin Inquiry in 1989.
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 6.11:
+ = to 100m mark