The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 7 March.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Cornelia Oschkenat | Yordanka Donkova Bulgaria | Ginka Zagorcheva Bulgaria |
The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7.87 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 7.96 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 7.99 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 8.10 | q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 8.11 | q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 8.12 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 8.15 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 8.18 | q, NR | |||
| 9 | 1 | 8.41 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 8.62 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 8.65 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 9.23 | NR | |||
| 1 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7.82 | CR | ||||
| 6 | 7.85 | |||||
| 4 | 7.99 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 8.11 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 8.12 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 8.18 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 8.25 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 8.26 |