1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles

The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Michelle Freeman
 Jamaica
Gillian Russell
 Jamaica
Cheryl Dickey
 United States
Patricia Girard
 France

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Michelle Freeman  Jamaica 7.88 Q
1 4 Gillian Russell  Jamaica 7.88 Q, PB
3 2 Patricia Girard  France 7.99 Q
4 5 Brigita Bukovec  Slovenia 8.02 Q
5 1 Keturah Anderson  Canada 8.05 Q
5 3 Cheryl Dickey  United States 8.05 Q
7 5 Lidiya Yurkova  Belarus 8.07 Q
8 2 Melissa Morrison  United States 8.08 Q
9 2 Vida Nsiah  Ghana 8.11 q
9 3 Caren Sonn  Germany 8.11 Q
11 3 Monica Grefstad  Norway 8.16 q, SB
12 3 Natalya Grigoryeva  Ukraine 8.17
13 2 Clova Court  Great Britain 8.18 SB
14 4 Yvonne Kanazawa  Japan 8.24 Q
15 5 Svetlana Laukhova  Russia 8.25
16 1 Cécile Aholu  France 8.27
16 4 Olena Ovcharova  Ukraine 8.27
18 4 Aliuska López  Cuba 8.31
19 1 Elke Wölfling  Austria 8.35
19 3 Naoko Kobayashi  Japan 8.35
21 5 Véronique Linster  Luxembourg 8.37
22 2 Zhou Jing  China 8.38
23 5 Maryline Troonen  Belgium 8.41
24 1 Irina Korotya  Russia 8.57
25 4 Hsu Hsiu-Ying  Chinese Taipei 8.62
26 2 Aminata Camara  Mali 9.08
27 4 Zhanna Sokolova  Tajikistan 9.39

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Patricia Girard  France 7.88 Q, SB
2 2 Cheryl Dickey  United States 7.89 Q, PB
3 1 Gillian Russell  Jamaica 7.90 Q
4 1 Melissa Morrison  United States 7.91 Q, PB
5 1 Keturah Anderson  Canada 7.93 Q, NR
5 1 Brigita Bukovec  Slovenia 7.93
7 2 Michelle Freeman  Jamaica 8.01 Q
8 2 Vida Nsiah  Ghana 8.03
9 1 Caren Sonn  Germany 8.15
10 2 Lidiya Yurkova  Belarus 8.17
11 2 Yvonne Kanazawa  Japan 8.30
12 1 Monica Grefstad  Norway 8.31

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michelle Freeman  Jamaica 7.82 =CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gillian Russell  Jamaica 7.84 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cheryl Dickey  United States 7.84 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patricia Girard  France 7.84 SB
5 Melissa Morrison  United States 7.88 PB
6 Keturah Anderson  Canada 8.02

References