2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
| Events at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 60 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | men | women | ||
| 60 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Heptathlon | men | |||
Gold medal winner Justin Gatlin celebrating his win.
The men's 60 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Justin Gatlin United States |
Nesta Carter Jamaica |
Dwain Chambers Great Britain |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Maurice Greene (USA) |
6.39 | Madrid, Spain | 3 February 1998 |
| Maurice Greene (USA) |
Atlanta, United States | 3 March 2001 | ||
| Championship record | Maurice Greene (USA) |
6.42 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| World Leading | Trell Kimmons (USA) |
6.45 | Albuquerque, United States | 26 February 2012 |
| African record |  Leonard Myles-Mills (GHA) |
6.45 | Colorado Springs, United States | 20 February 1999 |
| Asian record |  Talal Mansour (QAT) |
6.51 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 6 March 1993 |
| European record | Dwain Chambers (GBR) |
6.42 | Turin, Italy | 7 March 2009 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
Maurice Greene (USA) |
6.39 | Madrid, Spain | 3 February 1998 |
| Maurice Greene (USA) |
Atlanta, United States | 3 March 2001 | ||
| Oceanian Record |  Matt Shirvington (AUS) |
6.52 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| South American record |  José Carlos Moreira (BRA) |
6.52 | Paris, France | 13 February 2009 |
Qualification standards
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 6.67 | 10.20 (100 m) |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2012 | 17:35 | Heats |
| March 10, 2012 | 17:30 | Semifinals |
| March 10, 2012 | 20:00 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and 8 fastest qualified (q). 59 athletes from 56 countries participated. Two athletes did not start the competition.[2]
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and 2 fastest times (q) qualified. 22 athletes from 21 countries participated. One athlete did not start the competition.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Justin Gatlin | United States | 6.50 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Nesta Carter | Jamaica | 6.56 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Trell Kimmons | United States | 6.61 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Dwain Chambers | Great Britain | 6.62 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Marc Burns |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6.62 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Emmanuel Biron |  France | 6.65 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Justyn Warner |  Canada | 6.67 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Aziz Ouhadi |  Morocco | 6.68 | NR, Q |
| 9 | 1 | Rytis Sakalauskas |  Lithuania | 6.69 | |
| 10 | 1 | Michael LeBlanc | Canada | 6.71 | |
| 10 | 1 | Simone Collio |  Italy | 6.71 | |
| 10 | 1 | Ben Youssef Meité |  Côte d'Ivoire | 6.71 | |
| 10 | 3 | Ángel David Rodríguez |  Spain | 6.71 | |
| 14 | 3 | Su Bingtian |  China | 6.74 | SB |
| 15 | 2 | Jeremy Bascom |  Guyana | 6.77 | |
| 16 | 2 | Christian Blum |  Germany | 6.79 | |
| 17 | 2 | Reza Ghasemi |  Iran | 6.79 | |
| 18 | 2 | Brijesh Lawrence |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.80 | |
| 19 | 1 | Peter Emelieze |  Nigeria | 6.81 | |
| 20 | 1 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud |  Egypt | 6.83 | |
| 21 | 3 | Mateo Edward |  Panama | 6.91 | PB |
| 22 | 2 | Foo Ee Yeo |  Singapore | 6.93 | |
| 22 | 3 | Nilson André | Brazil | 6.93 | |
| 23 | 3 | Gerald Phiri |  Zambia | DNS |
Final
8 athletes from 7 countries participated. The final began at 20:05.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Justin Gatlin | United States | 6.46 | SB |
 | Nesta Carter | Jamaica | 6.54 | |
 | Dwain Chambers | Great Britain | 6.60 | |
| 4 | Trell Kimmons | United States | 6.60 | |
| 5 | Marc Burns | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.62 | |
| 6 | Emmanuel Biron | France | 6.63 | |
| 7 | Justyn Warner | Canada | 6.65 | |
| 8 | Aziz Ouhadi | Morocco | 6.72 |
References
- ↑ "Justin Gatlin wins 1st post-ban gold". ESPN. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ↑ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ↑ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
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