1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres

The women's 60 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Gail Devers
 United States
Chandra Sturrup
 Bahamas
Frédérique Bangué
 France

Results

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Heats

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First two of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Chandra Sturrup  Bahamas 7.18 Q, PB
2 6 Gail Devers  United States 7.21 Q
3 4 Frédérique Bangué  France 7.24 Q
4 1 Ekaterini Thanou  Greece 7.27 Q
4 2 Irina Privalova  Russia 7.27 Q
4 3 Chioma Ajunwa  Nigeria 7.27 Q
4 5 Odiah Sidibé  France 7.27 Q
8 1 Marcia Richardson  Great Britain 7.29 Q, PB
8 6 Endurance Ojokolo  Nigeria 7.29 Q
10 7 Nadezhda Roshchupkina  Russia 7.30 Q
11 7 Maria Tsoni  Greece 7.32 q, PB
12 2 Jerneja Perc  Slovenia 7.33 Q
13 6 Sanna Hernesniemi  Finland 7.34 q
14 4 Aleisha Latimer  United States 7.38 Q
15 3 Eldece Clarke  Bahamas 7.39 Q
15 5 Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe  Madagascar 7.39 Q
17 7 Sylvie Mballa Éloundou  Cameroon 7.41 q
18 3 Beverly Kinch  Great Britain 7.42 q
19 1 Saša Prokofijev  Slovenia 7.43
20 5 Karin Knoll  Austria 7.44
21 2 Anzhela Kravchenko  Ukraine 7.47
21 4 Kim Gevaert  Belgium 7.47
23 6 Sandrine Hennart  Belgium 7.51
24 6 Elena Sordelli  Italy 7.57
25 7 Ameerah Bello  United States Virgin Islands 7.60
26 2 Tatiana Orcy  Brazil 7.62
27 2 Giada Gallina  Italy 7.64
27 6 Éva Barati  Hungary 7.64
29 4 Elena Bobrovskaya  Kyrgyzstan 7.66
30 4 Christina Schnohr  Denmark 7.70
31 3 Aksel Gürcan  Turkey 7.71
31 5 Laure Kuetey  Benin 7.71
33 1 Elma Posadas  Philippines 7.73
34 5 Deirdre Caruana  Malta 8.06
35 7 Agnes Khafaja  Lebanon 8.35
1 Merlene Frazer  Jamaica DNS
3 Michelle Freeman  Jamaica DNS
3 Heather Samuel  Antigua and Barbuda DNS

Semifinals

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First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Irina Privalova  Russia 7.08 Q
2 3 Chandra Sturrup  Bahamas 7.10 Q, PB
3 3 Chioma Ajunwa  Nigeria 7.12 Q
4 1 Gail Devers  United States 7.15 Q
5 1 Ekaterini Thanou  Greece 7.15 =NR
6 2 Frédérique Bangué  France 7.16 Q
7 3 Odiah Sidibé  France 7.20
8 2 Endurance Ojokolo  Nigeria 7.24 Q
9 1 Jerneja Perc  Slovenia 7.28
9 3 Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe  Madagascar 7.28 PB
11 2 Nadezhda Roshchupkina  Russia 7.29
12 2 Marcia Richardson  Great Britain 7.30
13 2 Maria Tsoni  Greece 7.32
13 3 Aleisha Latimer  United States 7.32
15 2 Sanna Hernesniemi  Finland 7.39
16 3 Beverly Kinch  Great Britain 7.41
17 1 Eldece Clarke  Bahamas 7.49
18 1 Sylvie Mballa Éloundou  Cameroon 7.50

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Gail Devers  United States 7.06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Chandra Sturrup  Bahamas 7.15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Frédérique Bangué  France 7.17
4 6 Chioma Ajunwa  Nigeria 7.19
5 1 Endurance Ojokolo  Nigeria 7.38
6 3 Irina Privalova  Russia 7.88

References

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