The 60-yard dash is a

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covering 60 yards (54.86 m, sometimes recognized as ' 55-m dash'). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American

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players. It is also sometimes used to evaluate the speed of

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(especially

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) players (although the 40-yard dash is much more common in football). In the United States, prior to the adoption of metricized outdoor running tracks, the 60 yard dash was a commonly contested indoor event. Prior to 1983, the 60 yard dash was an event every year at the

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. The event was also regularly contested at the AAU Indoor Track and Field Championships.

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