Aries Merritt en route to victory.
The men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 10 and 11 March.
Medalists
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
|
| World record
|
 Colin Jackson (GBR)
|
7.30
|
Sindelfingen, Germany
|
6 March 1994
|
| Championship record
|
 Dayron Robles (CUB)
|
7.34
|
Doha, Qatar
|
14 March 2010
|
| World Leading
|
 Dexter Faulk (USA)
|
7.40
|
Albuquerque, United States
|
25 February 2012
|
| African record
|
 Shaun Bownes (RSA)
|
7.52
|
Ghent, Belgium
|
23 February 2001
|
| Asian record
|
 Liu Xiang (CHN)
|
7.41
|
Birmingham, Great Britain
|
18 February 2012
|
| European record
|
Colin Jackson (GBR)
|
7.30
|
Sindelfingen, Germany
|
6 March 1994
|
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
|
Dayron Robles (CUB)
|
7.33
|
Düsseldorf, Germany
|
8 February 2008
|
| Oceanian Record
|
 Kyle Vander Kuyp (AUS)
|
7.73
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
11 March 1995
|
| 12 March 1995
|
| Paris, France
|
8 March 1997
|
| South American record
|
 Márcio de Souza (BRA)
|
7.60
|
Karlsruhe, Germany
|
15 February 2004
|
Qualification standards
| Indoor
|
Outdoor
|
| 7.74
|
13.55 (110 mH)
|
Schedule
| Date
|
Time
|
Round
|
| March 10, 2012 |
9:40 |
Heats
|
| March 11, 2012 |
14:45 |
Semifinals
|
| March 11, 2012 |
17:20 |
Final
|
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus 4 fastest times (q) qualified [1]
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.[2]
Final
The final began at 17:21.[3]
References
