Tim Harden
- Born
- Jan 27, 1974 (52 years old)
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, United States
- Events
- 60 m · 100 m
- Height
- 1.78 m
- Weight
- 77 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.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 60 m 6.53, 100 m 9.88 (#79 all-time), 2006 season best 6.93 (Jan 21, 2006) · Olympic Games: 1 silver · 52 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 60m Indoor | 6.93 | – | Jan 21, 2006 | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2006 | 60m | 6.93 | – | Jan 21, 2006 | – |
| 2004 | 60m Indoor | 6.60 | – | Jan 17, 2004 | Flagstaff, AZ (USA) (i) |
| 2004 | 60m | 6.60 | – | Jan 17, 2004 | – |
| 2004 | 100m | 10.16 | +3.7 | May 31, 2004 | Sacramento, CA (USA) |
| 2003 | 60m | 6.57 | – | Feb 1, 2003 | – |
| 2003 | 60m Indoor | 6.57 | – | Feb 1, 2003 | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2003 | 100m | 10.21 | +2.3 | Jul 12, 2003 | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |