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

The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Michelle Freeman	Gillian Russell	Cheryl Dickey Patricia Girard

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			7.88	Q
1	4			7.88	Q, PB
3	2			7.99	Q
4	5			8.02	Q
5	1			8.05	Q
5	3			8.05	Q
7	5			8.07	Q
8	2			8.08	Q
9	2			8.11	q
9	3			8.11	Q
11	3			8.16	q, SB
12	3			8.17
13	2			8.18	SB
14	4			8.24	Q
15	5			8.25
16	1			8.27
16	4			8.27
18	4			8.31
19	1			8.35
19	3			8.35
21	5			8.37
22	2			8.38
23	5			8.41
24	1			8.57
25	4			8.62
26	2			9.08
27	4			9.39

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			7.88	Q, SB
2	2			7.89	Q, PB
3	1			7.90	Q
4	1			7.91	Q, PB
5	1			7.93	Q, NR
5	1			7.93
7	2			8.01	Q
8	2			8.03
9	1			8.15
10	2			8.17
11	2			8.30
12	1			8.31

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			7.82	=CR
			7.84	PB
			7.84	PB
			7.84	SB
5			7.88	PB
6			8.02

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819044729/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/60h/rr1.html Heats results
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819043644/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/60h/rsf.html Semifinals results
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819044106/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/m/60h/rf.html Final results