2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
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The men's 60 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 20 March 2026. This was the 22nd time the event will be contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
| Men's 60 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń | |||||||||
| Location | Toruń, Poland | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 March | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6.41 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background
The men's 60 metres was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[1] |  Christian Coleman (USA) |
6.34 | Albuquerque, United States | 18 February 2018 |
| Championship record[2] | 6.37 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3 March 2018 | |
| 2026 World Lead[3] | Jordan Anthony (USA) |
6.43 | Fayetteville, United States | 13 February 2026 |
Qualification
For the men's 60 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026.[4] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 6.59 s.[4] Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[4] There is a target number of 56 athletes.[4]
Results
Round 1
Round 1 was held on 20 March, starting at 10:20 (UTC+1) in the morning.[5] First 3 of each heat (Q) plus 3 fastest times (q) qualify to the semi-finals.[6]
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Taymir Burnet |  Netherlands |
6.56 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Tiaan Whelpton |  New Zealand |
6.58 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Samuele Ceccarelli |  Italy |
6.62 [.612] | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Dominik Kopeć |  Poland |
6.62 [.615] | q |
| 5 | 8 | Eloy Benitez |  Puerto Rico |
6.62 [.619] | q |
| 6 | 3 | Jernej Gumilar |  Slovenia |
6.73 | |
| 7 | 6 | Zaid Rami Naser Nasrawi |  Jordan |
7.04 | PB |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Trayvon Bromell |  United States |
6.52 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Simon Verherstraeten |  Belgium |
6.53 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Pablo Matéo |  France |
6.60 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Nikola Karamanolov |  Bulgaria |
6.66 | |
| 5 | 2 | Imranur Rahman |  Bangladesh |
6.71 | SB |
| 6 | 4 | Travis Campbell |  Canada |
6.81 | |
| 7 | 3 | Kossi Médard Nayo |  Togo |
6.81 | PB |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Bryan Levell |  Jamaica |
6.53 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Dominik Illovszky |  Hungary |
6.58 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Toluwabori Akinola |  Ireland |
6.59 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Guillem Crespi |  Spain |
6.61 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Tyrell Davis | Canada |
6.66 | |
| 6 | 2 | Raihau Maiau |  French Polynesia |
6.86 | SB |
| 7 | 5 | Aleksa Kijanović |  Serbia |
6.98 | |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 4
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Jordan Anthony | United States |
6.54 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yoshiki Kinashi |  Japan |
6.57 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 5 | Emmanuel Eseme |  Cameroon |
6.59 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Jody Smith |  Great Britain |
6.65 | |
| 5 | 4 | Bryant Álamo |  Venezuela |
6.70 | |
| 6 | 8 | Thomas Caredda |  Monaco |
6.98 | |
| 7 | 3 | Pau Funes |  Gibraltar |
7.20 | |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 5
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kishane Thompson | Jamaica |
6.56 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ali Al Balushi |  Oman |
6.62 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Filippo Randazzo | Italy |
6.63 [.621] | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Gabriel Aparecido Dos Santos |  Brazil |
6.63 [.624] | |
| 5 | 4 | Riku Illukka |  Finland |
6.64 | |
| 6 | 1 | Julian Vargas |  Bolivia |
6.68 | |
| 7 | 6 | Marc Brian Louis |  Singapore |
6.97 | |
| 3 | Melique García |  Honduras |
DNS | ||
| [7] | |||||
Heat 6
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jeremiah Azu | Great Britain |
6.55 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Oliwer Wdowik | Poland |
6.60 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Yoshihide Kiryū | Japan |
6.62 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Chen Wen-Pu |  Chinese Taipei |
6.63 [.622] | |
| 5 | 5 | Hristo Iliev | Bulgaria |
6.63 [.627] | |
| 6 | 2 | Arão Adão Simão |  Angola |
6.65 | NR |
| 7 | 4 | Strahinja Jovančević | Serbia |
6.74 | |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 7
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ackeem Blake | Jamaica |
6.59 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Cameroon |
6.60 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Erik Cardoso | Brazil |
6.64 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Anej Čurin Prapotnik | Slovenia |
6.65 | |
| 5 | 6 | Pais Wisil |  Papua New Guinea |
6.66 | |
| 6 | 3 | Noureddine Hadid |  Lebanon |
6.94 | |
| 7 | 5 | Simon Daniel Tang |  Northern Mariana Islands |
7.62 | PB |
| [7] | |||||
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held on 20 March, starting at 20:16 (UTC+1) in the evening.[5]
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Bryan Levell | Jamaica |
6.53 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Simon Verherstraeten | Belgium |
6.56 [.553] | Q |
| 5 | Taymir Burnet | Netherlands |
Q | ||
| 4 | 4 | Dominik Illovszky | Hungary |
6.59 | |
| 5 | 8 | Dominik Kopeć | Poland |
6.60 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ali Al Balushi | Oman |
6.61 | |
| 7 | 7 | Pablo Matéo | France |
6.62 | |
| 8 | 1 | Filippo Randazzo | Italy |
6.66 | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Trayvon Bromell | United States |
6.42 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 5 | Kishane Thompson | Jamaica |
6.47 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Eloy Benitez | Puerto Rico |
6.57 | |
| 4 | 4 | Oliwer Wdowik | Poland |
6.58 | |
| 5 | 2 | Samuele Ceccarelli | Italy |
6.61 | SB |
| 6 | 6 | Yoshiki Kinashi | Japan |
6.63 | |
| 7 | 8 | Erik Cardoso | Brazil |
6.66 | |
| 8 | 7 | Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Cameroon |
6.66 | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jordan Anthony | United States |
6.43 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 4 | Jeremiah Azu | Great Britain |
6.45 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 2 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon |
6.52 | q, NR |
| 4 | 6 | Ackeem Blake | Jamaica |
6.55 | |
| 5 | 1 | Guillem Crespi | Spain |
6.57 | PB |
| 6 | 7 | Toluwabori Akinola | Ireland |
6.60 | |
| 7 | 5 | Tiaan Whelpton | New Zealand |
6.66 | |
| 8 | 8 | Yoshihide Kiryū | Japan |
6.69 | |
| [8] | |||||
Final
The final was held on 20 March, starting at 21:22 (UTC+1) in the evening.[5]
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Jordan Anthony | United States |
6.41 | WL |
 |
7 | Kishane Thompson | Jamaica |
6.45 [.447] | PB |
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6 | Trayvon Bromell | United States |
6.45 [.448] | |
| 4 | 5 | Jeremiah Azu | Great Britain |
6.46 | |
| 5 | 1 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon |
6.58 | |
| 6 | 2 | Taymir Burnet | Netherlands |
6.61 | |
| 7 | 3 | Bryan Levell | Jamaica |
7.69 | |
| 8 | Simon Verherstraeten | Belgium |
DNF | ||
| [9] | |||||