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

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeGail DeversChandra SturrupFrédérique Bangué

Results

Heats First two of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.60 m heats results

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 7 Chandra Sturrup 7.18 Q, PB 2 6 Gail Devers 7.21 Q 3 4 Frédérique Bangué 7.24 Q 4 1 Ekaterini Thanou 7.27 Q 4 2 Irina Privalova 7.27 Q 4 3 Chioma Ajunwa 7.27 Q 4 5 Odiah Sidibé 7.27 Q 8 1 Marcia Richardson 7.29 Q, PB 8 6 Endurance Ojokolo 7.29 Q 10 7 Nadezhda Roshchupkina 7.30 Q 11 7 Maria Tsoni 7.32 q, PB 12 2 Jerneja Perc 7.33 Q 13 6 Sanna Hernesniemi 7.34 q 14 4 Aleisha Latimer 7.38 Q 15 3 Eldece Clarke 7.39 Q 15 5 Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe 7.39 Q 17 7 Sylvie Mballa Éloundou 7.41 q 18 3 Beverly Kinch 7.42 q 19 1 Saša Prokofijev 7.43 20 5 Karin Knoll 7.44 21 2 Anzhela Kravchenko 7.47 21 4 Kim Gevaert 7.47 23 6 Sandrine Hennart 7.51 24 6 Elena Sordelli 7.57 25 7 Ameerah Bello 7.60 26 2 Tatiana Orcy 7.62 27 2 Giada Gallina 7.64 27 6 Éva Barati 7.64 29 4 Elena Bobrovskaya 7.66 30 4 Christina Schnohr 7.70 31 3 Aksel Gürcan 7.71 31 5 Laure Kuetey 7.71 33 1 Elma Posadas 7.73 34 5 Deirdre Caruana 8.06 35 7 Agnes Khafaja 8.35 1 Merlene Frazer 3 Michelle Freeman 3 Heather Samuel

Semifinals First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.60 m semifinals results (archived)

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Irina Privalova 7.08 Q 2 3 Chandra Sturrup 7.10 Q, PB 3 3 Chioma Ajunwa 7.12 Q 4 1 Gail Devers 7.15 Q 5 1 Ekaterini Thanou 7.15 =NR 6 2 Frédérique Bangué 7.16 Q 7 3 Odiah Sidibé 7.20 8 2 Endurance Ojokolo 7.24 Q 9 1 Jerneja Perc 7.28 9 3 Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe 7.28 PB 11 2 Nadezhda Roshchupkina 7.29 12 2 Marcia Richardson 7.30 13 2 Maria Tsoni 7.32 13 3 Aleisha Latimer 7.32 15 2 Sanna Hernesniemi 7.39 16 3 Beverly Kinch 7.41 17 1 Eldece Clarke 7.49 18 1 Sylvie Mballa Éloundou 7.50

Final 60 m final results (archived) Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 2 Gail Devers 7.06 4 Chandra Sturrup 7.15 5 Frédérique Bangué 7.17 4 6 Chioma Ajunwa 7.19 5 1 Endurance Ojokolo 7.38 6 3 Irina Privalova 7.88

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