title: 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
text: # 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
  
  The women's 60 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ekaterini Thanou Greece | Odiah Sidibé France | Jerneja Perc Slovenia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 7.21 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Odiah Sidibé | France | 7.24 | Q |
  | 3 | 4 | Natalya Merzlyakova | Russia | 7.32 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Bev Kinch | Great Britain | 7.35 | Q |
  | 4 | 3 | Nadezhda Roshchupkina | Russia | 7.35 | Q |
  | 6 | 3 | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 7.36 | Q |
  | 7 | 3 | Maria Tsoni | Greece | 7.36 | q |
  | 8 | 5 | Iryna Pukha | Ukraine | 7.37 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | Jerneja Perc | Slovenia | 7.38 | Q |
  | 10 | 5 | Éva Barati | Hungary | 7.41 | Q |
  | 11 | 4 | Petya Pendareva | Bulgaria | 7.43 | Q |
  | 12 | 3 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 7.44 | q |
  | 13 | 1 | Therese Olofsson | Sweden | 7.45 | |
  | 14 | 2 | Carme Blay | Spain | 7.46 | |
  | 15 | 5 | Rahela Markt | Croatia | 7.50 | |
  | 16 | 4 | Zdenka Mušínská | Czech Republic | 7.51 | |
  | 17 | 4 | Geirlaug Geirlaugsdóttir | Iceland | 7.54 | NR |
  | 18 | 1 | Aksel Gürcan | Turkey | 7.62 | |
  | 18 | 4 | Carla Tuzzi | Italy | 7.62 | |
  | 18 | 5 | Maya Azarashvili | Georgia | 7.62 | |
  | 21 | 5 | Rutti Luksepp | Estonia | 7.67 | |
  | 22 | 2 | Riina Suhotskaja | Estonia | 7.70 | |
  | 23 | 3 | Mercedes Martín | Spain | 7.71 | |
  | 24 | 1 | Sunna Gestsdóttír | Iceland | 7.79 | |
  | | 2 | Katerina Koffa | Greece | DNS | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 7.18 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Jerneja Perc | Slovenia | 7.30 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Odiah Sidibé | France | 7.31 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 7.31 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Natalya Merzlyakova | Russia | 7.31 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Éva Barati | Hungary | 7.36 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Maria Tsoni | Greece | 7.36 | |
  | 6 | 2 | Bev Kinch | Great Britain | 7.36 | |
  | 9 | 1 | Iryna Pukha | Ukraine | 7.40 | |
  | 10 | 1 | Nadezhda Roshchupkina | Russia | 7.41 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Petya Pendareva | Bulgaria | 7.41 | |
  | 12 | 1 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 7.46 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 7.15 |
  | | Odiah Sidibé | France | 7.25 |
  | | Jerneja Perc | Slovenia | 7.28 |
  | 4 | Natalya Merzlyakova | Russia | 7.29 |
  | 5 | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 7.32 |
  | 6 | Éva Barati | Hungary | 7.44 |
  