1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres explained

The men's 60 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Andre Cason	Linford Christie	Chidi Imoh

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 12 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	5	6.52	Q, PB
2	6	6.61	Q
3	5	6.63	Q, PB
4	6	6.64	Q
5	3	6.65	Q
6	2	6.68	Q
7	4	6.69	Q
8	5	6.70	q
9	2	6.71	Q
9	3	6.71	Q
11	3	6.73	q, NR
11	6	6.73	q
13	1	6.74	Q
13	2	6.74	q, NR
13	3	6.74	q
16	1	6.75	Q
17	1	6.76	q
17	1	6.76	q
17	6	6.76	q
17	6	6.76	q, NR
21	2	6.77	q
21	4	6.77	Q
23	4	6.80	q
24	4	6.81	q
25	3	6.85
25	5	6.85
27	4	6.86	NR
28	1	6.91	NR
29	3	6.93
30	1	6.95
31	3	6.96	NR
32	1	6.97	NR
33	2	6.98
34	6	7.01
35	4	7.11
36	4	7.11	NR
37	2	7.20
38	5	7.23
39	6	7.24
	2
	5

First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.^[2]