The women's 60 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 March.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeNelli CoomanGwen TorrenceMerlene Ottey
Results Heats The winner of each heat (Q) and next 7 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Heats results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Nelli Cooman 7.17 Q 2 4 Gwen Torrence 7.22 Q 3 3 Nadezhda Roshchupkina 7.27 Q 4 1 Liliana Allen 7.28 q 5 3 Michelle Finn 7.29 q 6 2 Merlene Ottey 7.30 Q 7 4 Ulrike Sarvari 7.31 q 7 5 Laurence Bily 7.31 Q 9 2 Sisko Hanhijoki 7.34 q 10 2 Sabine Tröger 7.39 q 11 3 Eusebia Riquelme 7.40 q 12 4 Paraskevi Patoulidou 7.49 q 13 4 Éva Barati 7.50 14 4 Elma Muros 7.54 15 5 Lalao Ravaonirina 7.55 NR 16 3 Keturah Anderson 7.59 17 1 Méryem Oumezdi 7.64 NR 18 5 Eva Hargitai 7.68 19 5 Diana Yankey 7.79 NR 20 2 Orit Kolodni 7.80 21 1 Sibel Dündar 7.93 22 2 Sara Rossini 8.18 NR 23 3 Kinah Chikontwe 8.38
Semifinals First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.Semifinals results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Nelli Cooman 7.09 Q 2 2 Gwen Torrence 7.10 Q, AR 3 2 Merlene Ottey 7.13 Q 4 1 Liliana Allen 7.15 Q, NR 5 1 Laurence Bily 7.17 Q, NR 6 2 Ulrike Sarvari 7.24 Q 7 2 Eusebia Riquelme 7.25 PB 8 2 Nadezhda Roshchupkina 7.27 9 1 Sisko Hanhijoki 7.28 10 1 Michelle Finn 7.30 11 1 Paraskevi Patoulidou 7.47 12 2 Sabine Tröger 7.57
Final Final results Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Nelli Cooman 7.05 CR 3 Gwen Torrence 7.07 AR 5 Merlene Ottey 7.10 =NR 4 2 Liliana Allen 7.16 5 6 Laurence Bily 7.19 6 1 Ulrike Sarvari 7.29
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