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

The women'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
Gail Devers	Chandra Sturrup	Frédérique Bangué

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	7			7.18	Q, PB
2	6			7.21	Q
3	4			7.24	Q
4	1			7.27	Q
4	2			7.27	Q
4	3			7.27	Q
4	5			7.27	Q
8	1			7.29	Q, PB
8	6			7.29	Q
10	7			7.30	Q
11	7			7.32	q, PB
12	2			7.33	Q
13	6			7.34	q
14	4			7.38	Q
15	3			7.39	Q
15	5			7.39	Q
17	7			7.41	q
18	3			7.42	q
19	1			7.43
20	5			7.44
21	2			7.47
21	4			7.47
23	6			7.51
24	6			7.57
25	7			7.60
26	2			7.62
27	2			7.64
27	6			7.64
29	4			7.66
30	4			7.70
31	3			7.71
31	5			7.71
33	1			7.73
34	5			8.06
35	7			8.35
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Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			7.08	Q
2	3			7.10	Q, PB
3	3			7.12	Q
4	1			7.15	Q
5	1			7.15	=NR
6	2			7.16	Q
7	3			7.20
8	2			7.24	Q
9	1			7.28
9	3			7.28	PB
11	2			7.29
12	2			7.30
13	2			7.32
13	3			7.32
15	2			7.39
16	3			7.41
17	1			7.49
18	1			7.50

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			7.06
	4			7.15
	5			7.17
4	6			7.19
5	1			7.38
6	3			7.88

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819043117/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/60/rr1.html 60 m heats results
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819042637/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/60/rsf.html 60 m semifinals results
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819042604/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/60/rf.html 60 m final results