Tim Harden

Birth dateJan 27, 1974

BirthplaceKansas City, United States

Height1.78 m

Weight77 kg

Tim Harden is an American former sprinter born on January 27, 1974, in Kansas City, Missouri. Standing 178 cm and weighing 77 kg, he specialized in the 100 metres and indoor 60 metres, winning the 2001 World Indoor Championship.

Harden graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City and attended the University of Kentucky. He won the World Indoor Championship in 2001 and earned silver at the 1999 World Indoor Championships behind Maurice Greene. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he won silver in the 4x100 metres relay alongside Jon Drummond, Michael Marsh, and Dennis Mitchell.

His personal best of 6.43 seconds in the 60 metres ranks him seventh all-time in the event. Harden's combination of Olympic relay success and World Indoor Championship victory establishes him as one of America's top sprinters of his era.

Key facts

60 m

6.43

100 m

9.88

#79 all-time

2006 season best

6.93

Jan 21, 2006 · Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)

2006 season best

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 silver

Age

52 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 60 m 6.43, 100 m 9.88 (#79 all-time), 2006 season best 6.93 (Jan 21, 2006, Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)) · Olympic Games: 1 silver · 52 years old

Personal bests

9.88*

20.38*

37.96

6.43

5.67

6.06

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	1	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2006	60m	6.93	-	Jan 21, 2006	↓	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2004	60m	6.60	-	Jan 17, 2004	↓	Flagstaff, AZ (USA) (i)
2004	100m	10.16	+3.7	May 31, 2004	↑	Sacramento, CA (USA)
2003	60m	6.57	-	Feb 1, 2003	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2003	100m	10.21	+2.3	Jul 12, 2003	↑	Palo Alto, CA (USA)
2002	60m	6.64	-	Feb 1, 2002	↓	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2002	100m	10.38	-0.1	Apr 13, 2002	↑	Tempe, AZ (USA)
2001	60m	6.44	-	Mar 11, 2001	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
2001	100m	10.14	+0.0	Apr 14, 2001	↑	Tempe, AZ (USA)
2000	60m	6.48	-	Mar 4, 2000	↓	USA Indoor Combined Events Championships
2000	100m	10.20	+0.4	Jul 14, 2000	↑	Sacramento, CA (USA)
2000	4x100m	38.22	-	Apr 29, 2000	↓	Philadelphia, PA (USA)
1999	50Metres	5.67	-	Feb 13, 1999	-	Los Angeles, CA (USA) (i)
1999	60m	6.43	-	Mar 7, 1999	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
1999	100m	9.92	+1.0	Jul 5, 1999	↑	Luzern (SUI)
1998	60m	6.55	-	Feb 14, 1998	↓	Indianapolis, IN (USA) (i)
1998	100m	9.88	+4.9	Jun 20, 1998	↑	SGJ, Johannesburg (RSA)
1998	200m	21.22	-2.4	May 3, 1998	↓	Shizuoka (JPN)
1998	4x100m	38.25	-	Sep 12, 1998	↓	Johannesburg IAAF World Cup, SGJ, Johannesburg
1997	60m	6.67	-	Feb 22, 1997	↓	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
1997	100m	10.28	+0.9	Jul 7, 1997	↑	Stockholm (SWE)
1996	55m	6.06	-	Mar 9, 1996	-	Indianapolis, IN (USA) (i)
1996	60m	6.56	-	Feb 25, 1996	↓	Lexington, KY (USA) (i)
1996	100m	9.94	+4.0	May 5, 1996	↑	Atlanta, GA (USA)
1996	200m	20.66	+2.5	Apr 12, 1996	↓	Lexington, KY (USA) (i)
1996	4x100m	37.96	-	Aug 2, 1996	↓	The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA
1995	60m	6.54	-	Mar 4, 1995	↓	USA Indoor Championships
1995	100m	10.05	+0.5	Jun 3, 1995	↑	Knoxville, TN (USA)
1994	100m	10.03	+3.0	May 15, 1994	↑	Knoxville, TN (USA)
1994	200m	20.38	+3.5	May 14, 1994	↓	Fayetteville, AR (USA)
1993	100m	10.32	+1.3	Jun 2, 1993	↑	New Orleans, LA (USA)
1993	200m	20.83	+0.1	May 15, 1993	↓	Knoxville, TN (USA)

2006

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
60m	6.93	-	Jan 21	Fayetteville Razorback Invitational, Fayetteville, AR (i)

2004

17 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	10.37	-0.4	Jul 10	USA Championships, Sacramento, CA
100m	10.22	+0.8	Jul 10	USA Championships, Sacramento, CA
100m	10.39	+1.2	Jun 26	Provo Pre-Trials Sprint & Power Meet, Provo, UT
100m	10.39	+0.5	Jun 25	Provo Pre-Trials Sprint & Power Meet, Provo, UT
100m	10.52	-1.1	Jun 5	Gresham adidas Oregon Track Classic, Gresham, OR
100m	10.16	+3.7	May 31	Palo Alto Payton Jordan US Open, Palo Alto, CA
100m	10.25	+1.0	May 22	Tucson Elite Classic, Tucson, AZ
100m	10.31	+2.3	May 8	Los Angeles Oxy Invitational, Los Angeles, CA
100m	10.39	-1.2	Mar 26	Tempe Arizona State Invitational, Tempe, AZ
100m	10.25	+0.0	Mar 20	Tempe Baldy Castillo Invitational, Tempe, AZ
100m	10.28	+1.5	Mar 6	Tempe Sawyer Inv., Tempe, AZ
60m	6.67	-	Feb 28	US Indoor Championships, Boston, MA (i)
60m	6.66	-	Jan 31	Stuttgart Sparkassen Cup, Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (i)
60m	6.68	-	Jan 31	Stuttgart Sparkassen Cup, Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (i)
60m	6.65	-	Jan 24	Glasgow Norwich Union International, Glasgow (i)
60m	6.60	-	Jan 17	Flagstaff Springco Invitational, Flagstaff, AZ (i)
60m	6.80	-	Jan 17	Flagstaff Springco Invitational, Flagstaff, AZ (i)

2003

11 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	10.21	+2.3	Jul 12	Walnut USATF Mid-Summer Games, Walnut, CA
100m	10.60	-2.1	Jun 20	USA Championships, Palo Alto, CA
100m	10.29	+1.7	Jun 19	USA Championships, Palo Alto, CA
100m	10.88	+0.6	May 24	Tucson Elite Classic, Tucson, AZ
100m	10.37	+0.5	May 10	Los Angeles Occidental Invitational, Los Angeles, CA
60m	6.70	-	Feb 18	Stockholm GE Galan, Stockholm (i)
60m	6.57	-	Feb 9	Gent Energizer Flanders Indoor, Gent (i)
60m	6.59	-	Feb 9	Gent Energizer Flanders Indoor, Gent (i)
60m	6.57	-	Feb 1	Adidas Indoor Games, Boston, MA (i)
60m	6.58	-	Jan 18	Flagstaff Northern Arizona Open, Flagstaff, AZ (i)
60m	6.64	-	Jan 18	Flagstaff Northern Arizona Open, Flagstaff, AZ (i)

2002

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	10.59	-1.7	Jun 21	USA Championships, Palo Alto, CA
100m	10.51	+3.0	Jun 8	Palo Alto Oracle US Open, Palo Alto, CA
100m	10.68	-	May 5	Port-of-Spain Hampton International Games, Port-of-Spain
100m	10.38	-0.1	Apr 13	Tempe Sun Angel Classic, Tempe, AZ
100m	10.42	+0.0	Mar 30	Tempe Arizona State Invitational, Tempe, AZ
60m	6.64	-	Feb 1	New York Verizon Millrose Games, New York, NY (i)
60m	6.64	-	Jan 27	Adidas Indoor Games, Boston, MA (i)

2001

14 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	10.32	-0.1	Jul 13	Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games
100m	10.29	+0.2	Jun 21	USA Championships
100m	10.20	+2.7	May 12	Modesto Relays Inv., Modesto, CA
100m	10.28	+0.7	Apr 22	Walnut Mt.SAC Relays Inv., Walnut, CA
100m	10.14	+0.0	Apr 14	Tempe Sun Angel Classic, Tempe, AZ
60m	6.44	-	Mar 11	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
60m	6.52	-	Mar 11	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
60m	6.67	-	Mar 11	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
60m	6.44	-	Mar 9	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
60m	6.52	-	Mar 9	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
60m	6.67	-	Mar 9	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
60m	6.61	-	Mar 3	USA Indoor Championships
60m	6.53	-	Mar 3	USA Indoor Championships
60m	6.59	-	Mar 3	USA Indoor Championships

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Tim Harden's 60 m personal best?

Tim Harden's 60 m personal best is 6.43, set on Mar 7, 1999 in Green Dome, Maebashi (JPN) (i).

Which events does Tim Harden compete in?

Tim Harden competes in the 60 m and 100 m.

How did Tim Harden perform in 2006?

2006 season best: 6.93, set on Jan 21, 2006 in Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i).

How many medals has Tim Harden won?

Tim Harden has won 1 Olympic Games medal.

Tim Harden

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2006

2004

2003

2002

2001

Honours

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