1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres explained

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

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Charalambos Papadias	Michael Green	Davidson Ezinwa

Results

Heats

The winner of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			6.55	Q
2	4			6.56	Q, SB
2	7			6.56	Q
4	4			6.58	q, PB
4	5			6.58	Q, PB
4	6			6.58	Q
4	7			6.58	q, =NR
4	8			6.58	Q
9	1			6.59	Q
9	10			6.59	Q
11	2			6.60	Q, PB
12	2			6.61	q
12	9			6.61	Q
14	6			6.63	q
15	3			6.64	q
16	1			6.65	q, NR
17	4			6.66	q
18	2			6.67	q
18	10			6.67
20	3			6.69
20	5			6.69	PB
22	1			6.70
22	9			6.70
24	8			6.71
25	8			6.71
26	1			6.72
27	5			6.73
27	6			6.73
27	9			6.73
30	2			6.75
30	4			6.75
32	10			6.76
33	7			6.77
34	1			6.80
34	7			6.80
36	2			6.82
36	3			6.82
38	6			6.84
39	6			6.85
40	10			6.86
41	4			6.87
42	6			6.88
42	10			6.88
42	10			6.88
45	3			6.92
46	2			6.94
47	7			6.95
47	8			6.95
49	5			6.96
50	8			6.97	NR
51	9			7.04
	8
	9
	1
	5

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			6.50	Q, SB
2	3			6.50	Q
3	1			6.53	Q
4	1			6.54	Q
5	1			6.54	PB
6	1			6.57	PB
6	2			6.57	Q
6	3			6.57
9	2			6.58	Q, =NR
10	2			6.61
11	2			6.62
12	2			6.63
13	3			6.65
14	3			6.65	=NR
15	1			6.67
16	3			6.73
17	2			6.74
	1

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			6.50	NR
	2			6.51
	4			6.52	PB
4	1			6.55
5	3			6.57
6	6			6.61

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819042607/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/m/60/rr1.html 60 m heats results
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819045125/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/m/60/rsf.html 60 m semifinals results
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819044611/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/m/60/rf.html 60 m final results