The women's 60 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 10 and 11 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica
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Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast
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Tianna Madison United States
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Irina Privalova (RUS)
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6.92 | Madrid, Spain | 11 February 1993 |
| 9 February 1995 | ||||
| Championship record |  Gail Devers (USA)
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6.95 | Toronto, Canada | 12 March 1993 |
| World Leading | Tianna Madison (USA)
|
7.02 | Fayetteville, United States | 11 February 2012 |
| African record |  Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR)
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7.02 | Ghent, Belgium | 12 February 1997 |
| Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)
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Liévin, France | 22 February 1998 | ||
| Asian record |  Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
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7.09 | Stuttgart, Germany | 17 February 1999 |
| European record | Irina Privalova (RUS)
|
6.92 | Madrid, Spain | 11 February 1993 |
| 9 February 1995 | ||||
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
Gail Devers (USA)
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6.95 | Toronto, Canada | 12 March 1993 |
| Marion Jones (USA)
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Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1998 | ||
| Oceanian Record |  Sally McLellan (AUS)
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7.30 | Boston, United States | 7 February 2009 |
| South American record |  Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA)
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7.26 | Pocatello, United States | 13 March 1981 |
Qualification standards
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 7.35 | 11.25 (100 m) |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2012 | 10:10 | Heats |
| March 11, 2012 | 14:15 | Semifinals |
| March 11, 2012 | 17:05 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the fastest 8 times (q) qualified.[1]
Semifinals
Qualification: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the fastest 2 times (q) qualified.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica |
7.12 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Murielle Ahouré | Côte d'Ivoire |
7.13 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tianna Madison | United States |
7.17 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Barbara Pierre | United States |
7.19 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria |
7.20 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Chandra Sturrup |  Bahamas |
7.21 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 3 | Ivet Lalova |  Bulgaria |
7.23 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica |
7.23 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Asha Philip |  Great Britain |
7.24 | |
| 10 | 2 | Dafne Schippers |  Netherlands |
7.25 | |
| 10 | 3 | Guzel Khubbieva |  Uzbekistan |
7.25 | SB |
| 12 | 1 | Lina Grinčikaitė |  Lithuania |
7.26 | PB |
| 13 | 1 | Yuliya Balykina |  Belarus |
7.28 | |
| 14 | 2 | Kateřina Čechová |  Czech Republic |
7.31 | |
| 14 | 3 | Yulia Nestsiarenka | Belarus |
7.31 | |
| 16 | 3 | Jodie Williams | Great Britain |
7.32 | |
| 17 | 2 | Wei Yongli |  China |
7.35 | SB |
| 18 | 1 | Vida Anim |  Ghana |
7.36 | |
| 18 | 2 | Ana Claudia Silva | Brazil |
7.36 | PB |
| 20 | 3 | Audrey Alloh |  Italy |
7.38 | |
| 21 | 1 | Viktorya Pyatachenko |  Ukraine |
7.41 | |
| DQ | 2 | Inna Eftimova | Bulgaria |
Doping | |
| 2 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
DSQ | ||
| 3 | Chisato Fukushima |  Japan |
DNS |
Final
The Final start in 17.06[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica |
7.01 | WL |
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5 | Murielle Ahouré | Côte d'Ivoire |
7.04 | NR |
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3 | Tianna Madison | United States |
7.09 | |
| 4 | 7 | Barbara Pierre | United States |
7.14 | |
| 5 | 6 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas |
7.19 | SB |
| 6 | 2 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria |
7.22 | |
| 7 | 1 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica |
7.24 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ivet Lalova | Bulgaria |
7.27 |
References
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
World Indoor Champions in women's 60 metres | |
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