Men · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
110 Metres Hurdles
12.75
Best mark
World record
13.23
Top 50 cutoff
145 rows: tie at the cutoff
13.12
Median
Of the 145 best-by-athlete marks
25
Countries
USA 63 · JAM 15 · 23 others
Performance distribution
145 athletes from 12.75 to 13.23 · median 13.12
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · updated 4 Sep 2026 · methodology
145 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Kobe Tharp WR | USA | 12.75 | +1.0 | 10 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 20 |
| 2 | Aries Merritt | USA | 12.80 | +0.3 | 7 Sep 2012 | Bruxelles | 27 |
| 3 | Grant Holloway | USA | 12.81 | +1.8 | 26 Jun 2021 | Eugene | 23 |
| 4 | Devon Allen | USA | 12.84 | +1.6 | 12 Jun 2022 | New York City | 27 |
| 5 | Jamal Britt | USA | 12.86 | +1.8 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | 27 |
| 6 | Dayron Robles | CUB | 12.87 | +0.9 | 12 Jun 2008 | Ostrava | 21 |
| 7 | Cordell Tinch | USA | 12.87 | +0.6 | 3 May 2025 | Shaoxing | 24 |
| 8 | Liu Xiang | CHN | 12.88 | +1.1 | 11 Jul 2006 | Lausanne | 22 |
| 9 | David Oliver | USA | 12.89 | +0.5 | 16 Jul 2010 | Saint-Denis | 28 |
| 10 | Dominique Arnold | USA | 12.90 | +1.1 | 11 Jul 2006 | Lausanne | 32 |
| 11 | Omar McLeod | JAM | 12.90 | +0.7 | 24 Jun 2017 | Kingston | 23 |
| 12 | Colin Jackson | GBR | 12.91 | +0.5 | 20 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | 26 |
| 13 | Roger Kingdom | USA | 12.92 | -0.1 | 16 Aug 1989 | Zürich | 26 |
| 14 | Allen Johnson | USA | 12.92 | +0.9 | 23 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | 25 |
| 15 | Sergey Shubenkov | RUS | 12.92 | +0.6 | 2 Jul 2018 | Székesfehérvár | 27 |
| 16 | Rashiddo Muratake | JPN | 12.92 | +0.6 | 16 Aug 2025 | Fukui | |
| 17 | Renaldo Nehemiah | USA | 12.93 | -0.2 | 19 Aug 1981 | Zürich | 22 |
| 18 | Hansle Parchment | JAM | 12.93 | +0.9 | 17 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 33 |
| 19 | Freddie Crittenden | USA | 12.93 | +2.0 | 28 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 29 |
| 20 | Jack Pierce | USA | 12.94 | +1.6 | 22 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | 33 |
| 21 | Orlando Ortega | CUB | 12.94 | +0.5 | 4 Jul 2015 | Saint-Denis | 23 |
| 22 | Rasheed Broadbell | JAM | 12.94 | +0.7 | 9 Jul 2023 | Kingston | 22 |
| 23 | Terrence Trammell | USA | 12.95 | +1.5 | 2 Jun 2007 | New York City | 28 |
| 24 | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | FRA | 12.95 | +0.2 | 18 Jul 2014 | Monaco | 22 |
| 25 | Kendrick Smallwood | USA | 12.95 | -0.2 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 22 |
| 26 | Daniel Roberts | USA | 12.96 | +2.0 | 28 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 27 | Ladji Doucouré | FRA | 12.97 | +1.0 | 15 Jul 2005 | Angers | |
| 28 | Mark Crear | USA | 12.98 | +0.6 | 5 Jul 1999 | Zagreb | |
| 29 | Jason Richardson | USA | 12.98 | +1.5 | 30 Jun 2012 | Eugene | |
| 30 | Trey Cunningham | USA | 12.98 | +0.5 | 4 Jun 2026 | Roma | |
| 31 | Ronnie Ash | USA | 12.99 | +1.2 | 29 Jun 2014 | Sacramento | |
| 32 | Just Kwaou-Mathey | FRA | 12.99 | +0.3 | 3 Aug 2025 | Talence | |
| 33 | Anthony Jarrett | GBR | 13.00 | +0.5 | 20 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 34 | Anier García | CUB | 13.00 | +0.6 | 25 Sep 2000 | Sydney | |
| 35 | Shunsuke Izumiya | JPN | 13.00 | +1.2 | 26 Jun 2026 | Zagreb | |
| 36 | Bradley Franklin | USA | 13.00 | +0.5 | 26 Jul 2026 | New York City | |
| 37 | Larry Wade | USA | 13.01 | +0.3 | 2 Jul 1999 | Lausanne | |
| 38 | Demario Prince | JAM | 13.01 | +1.8 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | |
| 39 | Kendry Menéndez | CUB | 13.01 | +0.3 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | |
| 40 | Ryan Wilson | USA | 13.02 | +1.5 | 2 Jun 2007 | New York City | |
| 41 | David Payne | USA | 13.02 | +1.7 | 31 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 42 | Dylan Beard | USA | 13.02 | +1.1 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 43 | Greg Foster | USA | 13.03 | -0.2 | 19 Aug 1981 | Zürich | |
| 44 | Reginald Torian | USA | 13.03 | +1.0 | 21 Jun 1998 | New Orleans | |
| 45 | Orlando Ortega | ESP | 13.04 | 0.0 | 15 Jul 2016 | Monaco | 24 |
| 46 | Jamar Marshall | USA | 13.04 | +0.5 | 6 Jun 2026 | College Station | |
| 47 | Tony Dees | USA | 13.05 | +1.4 | 23 Jul 1991 | Vigo | |
| 48 | Florian Schwarthoff | GER | 13.05 | -0.8 | 2 Jul 1995 | Bremen | |
| 49 | Ronald Levy | JAM | 13.05 | -0.1 | 1 Jul 2017 | Paris | |
| 50 | Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli | ITA | 13.05 | +0.6 | 8 Jun 2024 | Roma | |
| 51 | Sasha Zhoya | FRA | 13.06 | +1.4 | 3 May 2025 | Miramar | |
| 52 | Wilhem Belocian | FRA | 13.07 | +0.6 | 2 Jul 2023 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 53 | Jason Joseph | SUI | 13.07 | +1.1 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 54 | Braxton Brann | USA | 13.07 | -0.2 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 55 | Mark McKoy | CAN | 13.08 | +1.2 | 2 Jul 1993 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | |
| 56 | Stanislav Olijar | LAT | 13.08 | 0.0 | 1 Jul 2003 | Lausanne | |
| 57 | Jeffrey Porter | USA | 13.08 | +1.2 | 30 Jun 2012 | Eugene | |
| 58 | Orlando Bennett | JAM | 13.08 | -0.3 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 59 | Antwon Hicks | USA | 13.09 | +2.0 | 6 Jul 2008 | Eugene | |
| 60 | Garfield Darien | FRA | 13.09 | +0.6 | 28 Jun 2017 | Ostrava | |
| 61 | Robert Dunning | USA | 13.09 | 0.0 | 6 May 2023 | Atlanta | |
| 62 | Ja'Qualon Scott | USA | 13.09 | +2.0 | 28 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 63 | Enrique Llopis | ESP | 13.09 | 0.0 | 30 Jun 2024 | La Nucía | |
| 64 | Ricardo Brown | JAM | 13.10 | +0.4 | 22 May 2021 | Kingston | |
| 65 | Michael Obasuyi | BEL | 13.10 | +0.8 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 66 | Aleec Harris | USA | 13.11 | +0.5 | 4 Jul 2015 | Saint-Denis | |
| 67 | Antonio Alkana | RSA | 13.11 | +1.8 | 5 Jun 2017 | Praha | |
| 68 | Damion Thomas | JAM | 13.11 | +0.6 | 27 Jun 2021 | Kingston | |
| 69 | Falk Balzer | GER | 13.12 | +1.5 | 22 Aug 1998 | Budapest | |
| 70 | Duane Ross | USA | 13.12 | +1.0 | 25 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 71 | Anwar Moore | USA | 13.12 | +1.9 | 5 May 2007 | Modesto | |
| 72 | Dimitri Bascou | FRA | 13.12 | 0.0 | 15 Jul 2016 | Monaco | |
| 73 | Tyler Mason | JAM | 13.12 | +2.0 | 8 Jul 2023 | Kingston | |
| 74 | Tatsuki Abe | JPN | 13.12 | +0.6 | 16 Aug 2025 | Fukui | |
| 75 | Xu Zhuoyi | CHN | 13.12 | +1.7 | 19 Nov 2025 | Guangzhou | |
| 76 | Igor Kovác | SVK | 13.13 | +1.6 | 7 Jul 1997 | Stockholm | |
| 77 | Dexter Faulk | USA | 13.13 | +2.0 | 17 Jun 2009 | Ostrava | |
| 78 | Zach Extine | USA | 13.13 | +0.1 | 13 Jun 2025 | Eugene | |
| 79 | Chen Yuanjiang | CHN | 13.13 | +0.4 | 16 Aug 2026 | Quzhou | |
| 80 | Mark McKoy | AUT | 13.14 | -0.8 | 3 Sep 1994 | Paris | |
| 81 | Ryan Brathwaite | BAR | 13.14 | +0.1 | 20 Aug 2009 | Berlin | |
| 82 | Andrew Riley | JAM | 13.14 | 0.0 | 6 Jul 2013 | Saint-Denis | |
| 83 | Andrew Pozzi | GBR | 13.14 | -0.1 | 1 Jul 2017 | Paris | |
| 84 | Asier Martínez | ESP | 13.14 | -0.2 | 17 Aug 2022 | München | |
| 85 | Liu Junxi | CHN | 13.14 | +1.7 | 19 Nov 2025 | Guangzhou | |
| 86 | Robin Korving | NED | 13.15 | +0.3 | 2 Jul 1999 | Lausanne | |
| 87 | Dwight Thomas | JAM | 13.15 | +0.1 | 9 Jun 2011 | Oslo | |
| 88 | Balázs Baji | HUN | 13.15 | +0.3 | 4 Jul 2017 | Székesfehérvár | |
| 89 | Aaron Mallett | USA | 13.15 | +0.3 | 25 Sep 2020 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 90 | Eric Edwards | USA | 13.15 | 0.0 | 10 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 91 | Cameron Murray | USA | 13.15 | +2.0 | 28 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 92 | William Sharman | GBR | 13.16 | +0.4 | 14 Aug 2014 | Zürich | |
| 93 | Taioh Kanai | JPN | 13.16 | +1.7 | 29 Apr 2021 | Hiroshima | |
| 94 | Jason Holmes-Williamson | USA | 13.16 | -0.2 | 12 Jun 2026 | Eugene | |
| 95 | Sam Turner | USA | 13.17 | -0.4 | 15 May 1983 | Westwood | |
| 96 | Anthony Campbell | USA | 13.17 | 0.0 | 17 Aug 1988 | Zürich | |
| 97 | Courtney Hawkins | USA | 13.17 | +0.5 | 26 Jul 1998 | Ingolstadt | |
| 98 | Mike Fenner | GER | 13.17 | +0.4 | 9 Aug 1998 | Leverkusen | |
| 99 | Maurice Wignall | JAM | 13.17 | -0.1 | 26 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 100 | Mikel Thomas | TTO | 13.17 | +0.8 | 24 Jul 2015 | Toronto | |
| 101 | Xie Wenjun | CHN | 13.17 | +0.7 | 18 May 2019 | Shanghai | |
| 102 | Rafael Henrique Pereira | BRA | 13.17 | +0.4 | 23 Jun 2022 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 103 | Enzo Diessl | AUT | 13.17 | +1.5 | 23 Jul 2025 | Eisenstadt | |
| 104 | Josh Parrish | USA | 13.17 | +0.2 | 29 May 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 105 | Emilio Valle | CUB | 13.18 | +0.5 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 106 | Gabriel Constantino | BRA | 13.18 | +0.8 | 9 Jul 2019 | Székesfehérvár | |
| 107 | Louis François Mendy | SEN | 13.18 | +1.0 | 1 Jul 2023 | Troyes | |
| 108 | Malachi Snow | USA | 13.18 | -0.2 | 29 May 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 109 | Steve Brown | USA | 13.19 | +1.9 | 21 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 110 | Shi Dongpeng | CHN | 13.19 | +1.7 | 31 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 111 | Yordan O'Farrill | CUB | 13.19 | 0.0 | 9 Jun 2014 | Praha | |
| 112 | Joshua Zeller | GBR | 13.19 | +1.6 | 15 May 2022 | Minneapolis | |
| 113 | Darius Luff | USA | 13.19 | +0.1 | 7 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 114 | Michael Dickson | USA | 13.19 | +1.1 | 27 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 115 | Mondray Barnard | RSA | 13.19 | +1.7 | 28 Jun 2026 | Troyes | |
| 116 | Stéphane Caristan | FRA | 13.20 | +2.0 | 30 Aug 1986 | Stuttgart | |
| 117 | Aleksandr Markin | RUS | 13.20 | +1.8 | 11 Jun 1988 | Leningrad | |
| 118 | Larry Harrington | USA | 13.20 | +1.7 | 22 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 119 | Joel Brown | USA | 13.20 | +0.1 | 9 Jun 2011 | Oslo | |
| 120 | Wayne Davis | TTO | 13.20 | +1.9 | 31 May 2014 | Fayetteville | |
| 121 | Deuce Carter | JAM | 13.20 | +0.2 | 11 Jun 2016 | Kingston | |
| 122 | Shushei Nomoto | JPN | 13.20 | +0.9 | 29 Jul 2023 | Fukui | |
| 123 | Alejandro Casañas | CUB | 13.21 | +0.6 | 21 Aug 1977 | Sofia | |
| 124 | Vladimir Shishkin | RUS | 13.21 | +1.8 | 11 Jun 1988 | Leningrad | |
| 125 | Eugene Swift | USA | 13.21 | +0.9 | 23 Jun 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 126 | Shane Brathwaite | BAR | 13.21 | +0.8 | 24 Jul 2015 | Toronto | |
| 127 | Gregor Traber | GER | 13.21 | +1.8 | 29 Jul 2016 | Mannheim | |
| 128 | Phillip Lemonious | JAM | 13.21 | +0.6 | 26 Jun 2021 | Kingston | |
| 129 | Roger Valentine Iribarne | CUB | 13.21 | +0.3 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 130 | Demaris Waters | USA | 13.21 | +0.7 | 5 Apr 2025 | Gainesville | |
| 131 | Terry Reese | USA | 13.22 | -0.2 | 24 Aug 1997 | Köln | |
| 132 | Dawane Wallace | USA | 13.22 | +1.5 | 23 Jul 2000 | Sacramento | |
| 133 | Sergey Demidyuk | UKR | 13.22 | +1.7 | 31 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 134 | Andrew Turner | GBR | 13.22 | +1.0 | 30 Jun 2011 | Lausanne | |
| 135 | Greggmar Swift | BAR | 13.22 | +0.4 | 20 Jun 2015 | Waterford | |
| 136 | Job Geerds | NED | 13.22 | +1.7 | 3 Aug 2025 | Hengelo | |
| 137 | Le'ezra Brown | USA | 13.22 | +1.5 | 11 Apr 2026 | Athens | |
| 138 | Charles Allen | CAN | 13.23 | -0.1 | 26 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 139 | Arend Watkins | USA | 13.23 | +0.1 | 14 Jun 2005 | Athínai | |
| 140 | Yoel Hernández | CUB | 13.23 | +0.4 | 2 Jul 2007 | Athínai | |
| 141 | Eric Mitchum | USA | 13.23 | +1.6 | 28 Jul 2007 | Zaragoza | |
| 142 | Omoghan Osaghae | USA | 13.23 | +0.8 | 15 May 2011 | Norman | |
| 143 | Jaylan McConico | USA | 13.23 | +1.2 | 16 May 2021 | Champaign | |
| 144 | De'Vion Wilson | USA | 13.23 | +1.1 | 27 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 145 | Jerome Campbell | JAM | 13.23 | +1.7 | 30 May 2025 | College Station |