2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
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Events at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships ![]() |
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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]
Contents
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Justin Gatlin![]() |
Nesta Carter![]() |
Dwain Chambers![]() |
Records
Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
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World record | ![]() |
6.39 | Madrid, Spain | 3 February 1998 |
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Atlanta, United States | 3 March 2001 | ||
Championship record | ![]() |
6.42 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
World Leading | ![]() |
6.45 | Albuquerque, United States | 26 February 2012 |
African record | ![]() |
6.45 | Colorado Springs, United States | 20 February 1999 |
Asian record | ![]() |
6.51 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 6 March 1993 |
European record | ![]() |
6.42 | Turin, Italy | 7 March 2009 |
North and Central American and Caribbean record |
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6.39 | Madrid, Spain | 3 February 1998 |
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Atlanta, United States | 3 March 2001 | ||
Oceanian Record | ![]() |
6.52 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
South American record | ![]() |
6.52 | Paris, France | 13 February 2009 |
Qualification standards
Indoor | Outdoor |
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6.67 | 10.20 (100 m) |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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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 |
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1 | 1 | Justin Gatlin | ![]() |
6.50 | Q |
2 | 2 | Nesta Carter | ![]() |
6.56 | Q |
3 | 3 | Trell Kimmons | ![]() |
6.61 | Q |
4 | 2 | Dwain Chambers | ![]() |
6.62 | Q |
4 | 3 | Marc Burns | ![]() |
6.62 | Q |
6 | 2 | Emmanuel Biron | ![]() |
6.65 | q |
7 | 3 | Justyn Warner | ![]() |
6.67 | q |
8 | 1 | Aziz Ouhadi | ![]() |
6.68 | NR, Q |
9 | 1 | Rytis Sakalauskas | ![]() |
6.69 | |
10 | 1 | Michael LeBlanc | ![]() |
6.71 | |
10 | 1 | Simone Collio | ![]() |
6.71 | |
10 | 1 | Ben Youssef Meité | ![]() |
6.71 | |
10 | 3 | Ángel David Rodríguez | ![]() |
6.71 | |
14 | 3 | Su Bingtian | ![]() |
6.74 | SB |
15 | 2 | Jeremy Bascom | ![]() |
6.77 | |
16 | 2 | Christian Blum | ![]() |
6.79 | |
17 | 2 | Reza Ghasemi | ![]() |
6.79 | |
18 | 2 | Brijesh Lawrence | ![]() |
6.80 | |
19 | 1 | Peter Emelieze | ![]() |
6.81 | |
20 | 1 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | ![]() |
6.83 | |
21 | 3 | Mateo Edward | ![]() |
6.91 | PB |
22 | 2 | Foo Ee Yeo | ![]() |
6.93 | |
22 | 3 | Nilson André | ![]() |
6.93 | |
3 | Gerald Phiri | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
8 athletes from 7 countries participated. The final began at 20:05.[4]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Justin Gatlin | ![]() |
6.46 | SB |
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Nesta Carter | ![]() |
6.54 | |
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Dwain Chambers | ![]() |
6.60 | |
4 | Trell Kimmons | ![]() |
6.60 | |
5 | Marc Burns | ![]() |
6.62 | |
6 | Emmanuel Biron | ![]() |
6.63 | |
7 | Justyn Warner | ![]() |
6.65 | |
8 | Aziz Ouhadi | ![]() |
6.72 |
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