title: 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
text: # 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
  
  The women's 60 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 10 and 11 March.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica | Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast | Tianna Madison United States |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships :
  
  | World record | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 6.92 | Madrid, Spain | 11 February 1993 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World record | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 6.92 | Madrid, Spain | 9 February 1995 |
  | Championship record | Gail Devers (USA) | 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) | 7.02 | Ghent, Belgium | 12 February 1997 |
  | African record | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) | 7.02 | Liévin, France | 22 February 1998 |
  | Asian record | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | 7.09 | Stuttgart, Germany | 17 February 1999 |
  | European record | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 6.92 | Madrid, Spain | 11 February 1993 |
  | European record | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 6.92 | Madrid, Spain | 9 February 1995 |
  | North and Central American and Caribbean record | Gail Devers (USA) | 6.95 | Toronto, Canada | 12 March 1993 |
  | North and Central American and Caribbean record | Marion Jones (USA) | 6.95 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1998 |
  | Oceanian Record | Sally McLellan (AUS) | 7.30 | Boston, United States | 7 February 2009 |
  | South American record | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA) | 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.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 7.19 | Q |
  | 1 | 4 | Ivet Lalova | Bulgaria | 7.19 | Q |
  | 3 | 6 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | U.S. Virgin Islands | 7.21 | Q |
  | 4 | 5 | Murielle Ahouré | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.23 | Q |
  | 4 | 8 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 7.23 | Q, SB |
  | 6 | 3 | Barbara Pierre | United States | 7.24 | Q |
  | 6 | 8 | Tianna Madison | United States | 7.24 | Q |
  | 8 | 4 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 7.28 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | Chisato Fukushima | Japan | 7.29 | Q, NR |
  | 9 | 7 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 7.29 | Q |
  | 11 | 5 | Yuliya Balykina | Belarus | 7.31 | Q |
  | 12 | 2 | Yulia Nestsiarenka | Belarus | 7.33 | q |
  | 12 | 1 | Audrey Alloh | Italy | 7.33 | Q, PB |
  | 14 | 1 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica | 7.34 | Q |
  | 15 | 3 | Vida Anim | Ghana | 7.35 | Q |
  | DQ | 6 | Inna Eftimova | Bulgaria | 7.35 | Q, Doping |
  | 15 | 7 | Wei Yongli | China | 7.35 | Q |
  | 17 | 1 | Asha Philip | Great Britain | 7.37 | q |
  | 17 | 4 | Lina Grinčikaitė | Lithuania | 7.37 | q |
  | 19 | 7 | Guzel Khubbieva | Uzbekistan | 7.39 | q |
  | 20 | 3 | Kateřina Čechová | Czech Republic | 7.40 | q |
  | 20 | 6 | Ana Claudia Silva | Brazil | 7.40 | q, PB |
  | 20 | 8 | Jodie Williams | Great Britain | 7.40 | q |
  | 23 | 5 | Viktorya Pyatachenko | Ukraine | 7.43 | q |
  | 24 | 5 | Tao Yujia | China | 7.44 | |
  | 25 | 1 | Sónia Tavares | Portugal | 7.45 | |
  | 25 | 2 | Olga Bludova | Kazakhstan | 7.45 | |
  | 27 | 3 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 7.47 | |
  | 27 | 6 | Jamile Samuel | Netherlands | 7.47 | |
  | 29 | 2 | Feta Ahamada | Comoros | 7.49 | |
  | 29 | 7 | Ekaterina Filatova | Russia | 7.49 | |
  | 31 | 4 | Viktoriya Zyabkina | Kazakhstan | 7.55 | |
  | 32 | 6 | Anasztázia Nguyen | Hungary | 7.59 | |
  | 33 | 4 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 7.64 | NR |
  | 34 | 3 | Fong Yee Pui | Hong Kong | 7.67 | |
  | 35 | 5 | Rebecca Camilleri | Malta | 7.68 | PB |
  | 35 | 8 | Liao Ching-hsien | Chinese Taipei | 7.68 | |
  | 37 | 2 | Yelena Ryabova | Turkmenistan | 7.76 | |
  | 37 | 8 | Karene King | British Virgin Islands | 7.76 | |
  | 39 | 5 | Dana Abdul Razak | Iraq | 7.78 | SB |
  | 40 | 6 | Martina Pretelli | San Marino | 7.79 | |
  | 41 | 5 | Mary Jane Vincent | Mauritius | 7.84 | NR |
  | 42 | 4 | Niafatul Aini | Indonesia | 7.92 | |
  | 43 | 7 | Hrafnhild Hermódsdóttir | Iceland | 7.97 | |
  | 44 | 2 | Shinelle Proctor | Anguilla | 8.01 | PB |
  | 44 | 8 | Mariette Mien | Burkina Faso | 8.01 | PB |
  | 46 | 4 | Lovelite Detenamo | Nauru | 8.04 | NR |
  | 47 | 3 | Patricia Taea | Cook Islands | 8.06 | NR |
  | 48 | 8 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | Chad | 8.13 | PB |
  | 49 | 1 | Papia Rani Sarkar | Bangladesh | 8.17 | |
  | 50 | 1 | Anna Bulanova | Kyrgyzstan | 8.19 | |
  | 50 | 8 | Chauzje Choosha | Zambia | 8.19 | NR |
  | 52 | 1 | Maria Inaly Morazán | Nicaragua | 8.29 | PB |
  | 53 | 1 | Rachel Abrams | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.31 | PB |
  | 54 | 4 | Anna Sirvent | Andorra | 8.37 | |
  | 55 | 3 | Belinda Talakai | Tonga | 8.45 | PB |
  | 56 | 7 | Terani Faremiro | French Polynesia | 8.46 | PB |
  | 57 | 2 | Pauline Kwalea | Solomon Islands | 8.48 | PB |
  | 58 | 5 | Colleen Gibbons | Palau | 8.88 | PB |
  | 59 | 6 | Daphne Nalawas | Vanuatu | 9.06 | PB |
  | 60 | 7 | Tio Elita | Kiribati | 9.14 | PB |
  | 61 | 7 | Tahmina Kohistani | Afghanistan | 9.32 | |
  | | 3 | Wangchuk Tashi Eden | Bhutan | DNS | |
  | | 6 | Elysa Ndaya Kabeya | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Qualification: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the fastest 2 times (q) qualified.
  
  | 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 | 7.44 | Doping |
  | | 2 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | U.S. Virgin Islands | DSQ | |
  | | 3 | Chisato Fukushima | Japan | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The Final start in 17.06
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 7.01 | WL |
  | | 5 | Murielle Ahouré | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.04 | NR |
  | | 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 | |
  