1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres

The women's 60 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the...

was held on March 7.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ekaterini Thanou	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...	Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games...

Inger Miller
Inger Miller
Inger Miller is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica....

originally won the bronze but was disqualified for excessive caffeine level.

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Ekaterini Thanou		7.01	Q, NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
2	2	Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games...		7.02	Q, NR Canadian records in track and field The following is a list of national outdoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation: Athletics Canada .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not recognised by federation...
3	4	Sevatheda Fynes Sevatheda Fynes Savatheda Fynes is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race...		7.08	Q
4	2	Joan Uduak Ekah		7.10	Q, WJR
5	3	Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:60 metres - 7.08 s 100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:...		7.12	Q, PB
6	4	Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba....		7.14	Q, NR Mexican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Mexico maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Mexicana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing+ = en route to a longer distance# = not officially ratified...
6	1	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...		7.14	Q
8	2	Wendy Hartman		7.17	q, NR South African records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in South Africa maintained by Athletics South Africa .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified...
8	4	Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.17	q
10	2	Andrea Philipp Andrea Philipp Andrea Philipp is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 22.25 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville...		7.18	q, PB
11	3	Sandra Citte Sandra Citte Sandra Citte is a French athlete who specialises in the 100 meters. Citte competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics- References :...		7.19	q
12	1	Manuela Levorato Manuela Levorato Manuela Levorato is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. At the 2002 European Championships she won a bronze medal in both these events. She also competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2001 and 2005....		7.25	q, PB
13	1	Alenka Bikar Alenka Bikar Alenka Bikar is a retired female sprinter from Slovenia who specialised in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...		7.26	q, PB
14	3	Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe is a retired Malagasy sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters.She reached the semi-finals in the 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships in 1997 and 1999...		7.27	q, PB
15	1	Anzhelika Shevchuk Anzhelika Shevchuk Anzhelika Shevchuk is a retired Ukrainian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.In 1992 she became the first Ukrainian champion in the 100 metres...		7.31
15	3	Zuzanna Radecka		7.31	q, PB
17	2	Christine Bloomfield		7.32	PB
17	4	Li Xuemei Li Xuemei Li Xuemei is a Chinese sprinter. She is the fastest Asian woman in history with a personal best time of 10.79 in the 100 metres, achieved on 18 October 1997 in Shanghai. Four days later she ran another personal best and Asian record; 22.01 seconds over 200 metres.Li participated at the Olympic...		7.32
17	4	Natallia Safronnikava		7.32
20	4	Marzena Pawlak		7.36	PB
21	4	Janine Whitlock Janine Whitlock Janine Whitlock is an English pole vaulter.Her personal best is 4.47 metres, achieved in July 2005 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, in the same meet that Yelena Isinbayeva became the first woman to clear 5 metres....		7.39	PB
22	1	Heather Samuel Heather Samuel Heather Barbara Samuel is a retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. In 1990 she won two medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games with a silver medal in the 100 metres and a bronze medal in the 200 metres.Samuel was a sprinter/jumper at Murray...		7.41
23	3	Saša Prokofijev		7.43	PB
24	2	Agnė Visockaitė	Lithuania	7.45
25	1	Lyubov Perepelova Lyubov Perepelova Lyubov Perepelova is an Uzbekistani sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.From July 2005 to July 2007 she was suspended due to a doping offense.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.31 s...		7.51
26	2	Motoka Arai		7.54
27	1	Elena Bobrovskaya Elena Bobrovskaya Elena Bobrovskaya is a retired Kyrgyz athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump.As a sprinter she competed at the World Indoor Championships in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2004 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final. Her personal best time was 11.35 seconds,...		7.64
28	3	Tamara Shanidse	Georgia (country)	7.66
29	3	Monica Jonathan		8.06
30	4	Ruth Babela Walozontsi		8.48
	3	Inger Miller Inger Miller Inger Miller is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica....
	2	Nora Ivanova

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1	1	Ekaterini Thanou	6.99	Q, NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
2	1	Sevatheda Fynes Sevatheda Fynes Savatheda Fynes is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race...	7.01	Q, NR Bahamian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Bahamas maintained by Bahamas' national athletics federation: Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified...
3	1	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...	7.07	Q
3	2	Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games...	7.07	Q
5	2	Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:60 metres - 7.08 s 100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:...	7.08	Q, PB
6	2	Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...	7.08	q, PB
7	1	Joan Uduak Ekah	7.09	q, WJR
8	2	Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba....	7.12	NR Mexican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Mexico maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Mexicana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing+ = en route to a longer distance# = not officially ratified...
9	1	Wendy Hartman	7.15	NR South African records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in South Africa maintained by Athletics South Africa .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified...
10	2	Andrea Philipp Andrea Philipp Andrea Philipp is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 22.25 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville...	7.17	PB
11	1	Manuela Levorato Manuela Levorato Manuela Levorato is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. At the 2002 European Championships she won a bronze medal in both these events. She also competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2001 and 2005....	7.20	PB
12	1	Sandra Citte Sandra Citte Sandra Citte is a French athlete who specialises in the 100 meters. Citte competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics- References :...	7.20
13	2	Alenka Bikar Alenka Bikar Alenka Bikar is a retired female sprinter from Slovenia who specialised in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...	7.24	PB
14	2	Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe is a retired Malagasy sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters.She reached the semi-finals in the 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships in 1997 and 1999...	7.34
15	1	Zuzanna Radecka	7.37
	2	Inger Miller Inger Miller Inger Miller is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica....

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
	6	Ekaterini Thanou	6.96	WL, NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
	7	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...	7.02
	5	Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games...	7.07
4	4	Sevatheda Fynes Sevatheda Fynes Savatheda Fynes is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race...	7.09
5	8	Joan Uduak Ekah	7.10
6	2	Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...	7.12
7	1	Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:60 metres - 7.08 s 100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:...	7.19
	3	Inger Miller Inger Miller Inger Miller is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica....

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