2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres explained

The Women's 60 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 10 March 2006.

For the first time in the women's 60 metres at these championships, the gold and silver medallists achieved the same time. As of July 2024, this is the only time this has happened at these championships.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Me'Lisa Barber	Lauryn Williams	Kim Gevaert

Results

Heats

First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			7.16	Q
2	1			7.17	Q
3	5			7.18	Q
4	5			7.22	Q
5	5			7.22	Q, NR
6	3			7.23	Q, SB
7	3			7.24	Q, PB
	2			7.26	Q, Doping
8	3			7.26	Q
9	4			7.28	Q
10	1			7.31	Q
11	1			7.36	Q
11	2			7.36	Q
13	3			7.36	Q, SB
14	4			7.38	Q
14	5			7.38	Q
16	1			7.39	Q
17	2			7.42	Q
18	4			7.43	Q
19	3			7.44	q
20	3			7.46	q
21	1			7.63	q, SB
22	5			7.65	q
23	2			7.78	PB
23	5			7.78	PB
25	5			7.79	PB
26	1			7.81	SB
27	2			7.88
28	2			7.89	PB
29	4			7.94	Q, NR
30	1			8.23
31	4			8.30
32	3			8.42	NR
	4
	4

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			7.10	Q, PB
2	2			7.11	Q
3	3			7.12	Q
4	1			7.13	Q, SB
5	2			7.16	Q
	1			7.19	q, SB, Doping
6	3			7.21	Q
7	2			7.23	q
7	3			7.23	SB
9	2			7.26
10	1			7.27
11	2			7.33
11	3			7.33
13	2			7.36
14	1			7.37
14	2			7.37
14	3			7.37
17	3			7.38
18	1			7.41
19	3			7.42
20	3			7.53
21	2			7.72
22	1			7.78
23	1			7.88	NR

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	React	Notes
	3			7.01	0.158	WL
	6			7.01	0.145	WL
	5			7.11	0.150	NR
4	4			7.13	0.147
5	7			7.17	0.161
	1			7.19	0.216	Doping^[1]
6	2			7.23	0.143
7	8			7.30	0.127

References

• Results

Notes and References

1. News: List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an anti-doping rule violation under IAAF Rules. IAAF. 2012-11-02. 2012-11-17.