The Women's 60 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK...

 was held on March 14.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Zhanna Block	Angela Williams Angela Williams Angela Williams is an American athlete. Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002....	Torri Edwards Torri Edwards Torri Edwards is an American sprinter. She was a rising young star in 100 and 200 metres, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100 metres relay in 2000. In 2003 she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Championship gold...

Heats

First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Zhanna Block		7.16	Q
	2	Angela Williams Angela Williams Angela Williams is an American athlete. Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002....		7.19	Q
	1	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...		7.21	Q
	3	Torri Edwards Torri Edwards Torri Edwards is an American sprinter. She was a rising young star in 100 and 200 metres, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100 metres relay in 2000. In 2003 she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Championship gold...		7.21	Q
	5	Sylviane Félix Sylviane Felix Sylviane Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....		7.21	Q, SB
	2	Marina Kislova Marina Kislova Marina Kislova is a Russian sprinter.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.24	Q
	1	Karin Mayr-Krifka Karin Mayr-Krifka Karin Mayr-Krifka is an Austrian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.15 s *200 metres - 22.70 s *Long jump - 6.31 m...		7.25	Q
	5	Johanna Manninen		7.25	Q
	1	Agné Eggerth Agnė Eggerth Agnė Visockaitė-Eggerth is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.-Achievements:- Personal bests:*Indoor**50 m: 6,31 **55 m: 6,75 **60 m: 7,23 **200 m: 23,22 *Outdoor...	Lithuania	7.26	Q
	2	Virgen Benavides Virgen Benavides Virgen Benavides Muñoz is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Cuba.Benavides represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed third in her first round heat after Ivet Lalova and Montell Douglas in a time of...		7.26	Q
	3	Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005...		7.26	Q
12	1	Natasha Mayers Natasha Mayers Natasha Laren Mayers is a professional track and field sprinter who competes internationally for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She is the national record holder over 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. She represented her country at the Summer Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, and had the...		7.27	Q
13	3	Iryna Kozhemyakina Iryna Kozhemyakina Iryna Kozhemyakina is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.In individual competition she competed at the 2003 World Indoor Championships and the 2004 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. In the 4 x 100 metres relay she finished fifth at the 2002 European...		7.29	Q
14	3	Mariya Bolikova Mariya Bolikova Mariya Bolikova is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.She finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid and fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow.Her personal best time over 100 m is 11.20 seconds, achieved in...		7.30	Q
14	5	Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba....		7.30	Q
16	4	Joice Maduaka Joice Maduaka Joice Maduaka is a British athlete who competes over the 100, 200 and occasionally 400 metres. She holds the record for winning the most medals of any athlete at the British Athletics Championships, standing at 19 medals to date, including being the 100m champion 6 times, and the 200m champion...	United Kingdom	7.32	Q
17	2	Bettina Müller-Weissina		7.34	Q
17	4	Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.34	Q
17	4	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...		7.34	Q
17	4	Savatheda Fynes		7.34	Q
21	2	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...		7.36	q, PB
22	1	Mercy Nku Mercy Nku Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.39	q
22	5	Makaridja Sanganoko Makaridja Sanganoko Makaridja Sanganoko is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.She competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2003 World Indoor Championships, without reaching the final round....		7.39	q, PB
24	1	Erica Marchetti		7.41	q
24	5	Qin Wangping Qin Wangping Qin Wangping is a Chinese sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.30 seconds, achieved in June 2000 in Jinzhou....		7.41
26	3	Yeoryia Kokloni Yeoryia Kokloni Georgia Koklóni is a Greek sprinter who specializes in 60 metres and 100 metres.Her first major competition was the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 60 m...		7.42
27	3	Kadiatou Camara Kadiatou Camara Kadiatou Camara is a Malian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She formerly competed in the long jump.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.35 s *100 metres - 11.48 s *200 metres - 22.70 s...		7.42
28	4	Fana Ashby		7.43
29	5	Susan Deacon	United Kingdom	7.45
30	2	Radmila Vukmirović		7.49
31	4	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...		7.66
32	1	Silvienne Krosendijk		8.32

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Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Zhanna Block		7.08	Q, WL
	1	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...		7.17	Q, =NR
	3	Karin Mayr-Krifka Karin Mayr-Krifka Karin Mayr-Krifka is an Austrian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.15 s *200 metres - 22.70 s *Long jump - 6.31 m...		7.18	Q
	3	Savatheda Fynes		7.19	Q
	3	Angela Williams Angela Williams Angela Williams is an American athlete. Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002....		7.19	q
	3	Joice Maduaka Joice Maduaka Joice Maduaka is a British athlete who competes over the 100, 200 and occasionally 400 metres. She holds the record for winning the most medals of any athlete at the British Athletics Championships, standing at 19 medals to date, including being the 100m champion 6 times, and the 200m champion...	United Kingdom	7.19	q, PB
	1	Torri Edwards Torri Edwards Torri Edwards is an American sprinter. She was a rising young star in 100 and 200 metres, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100 metres relay in 2000. In 2003 she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Championship gold...		7.20	Q, PB
	2	Marina Kislova Marina Kislova Marina Kislova is a Russian sprinter.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.20	Q
	1	Natasha Mayers Natasha Mayers Natasha Laren Mayers is a professional track and field sprinter who competes internationally for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She is the national record holder over 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. She represented her country at the Summer Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, and had the...		7.23
10	1	Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005...		7.24
10	2	Sylviane Félix Sylviane Felix Sylviane Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....		7.24
12	2	Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba....		7.25
13	3	Johanna Manninen		7.26
14	2	Virgen Benavides Virgen Benavides Virgen Benavides Muñoz is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Cuba.Benavides represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed third in her first round heat after Ivet Lalova and Montell Douglas in a time of...		7.28
15	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...		7.30	NR Antiguan and Barbudan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Antigua and Barbuda maintained by country's national athletics federation: Athletic Association of Antigua & Barbuda.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified...
16	2	Agné Eggerth Agnė Eggerth Agnė Visockaitė-Eggerth is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.-Achievements:- Personal bests:*Indoor**50 m: 6,31 **55 m: 6,75 **60 m: 7,23 **200 m: 23,22 *Outdoor...	Lithuania	7.31
17	3	Iryna Kozhemyakina Iryna Kozhemyakina Iryna Kozhemyakina is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.In individual competition she competed at the 2003 World Indoor Championships and the 2004 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. In the 4 x 100 metres relay she finished fifth at the 2002 European...		7.32
18	3	Mariya Bolikova Mariya Bolikova Mariya Bolikova is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.She finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid and fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow.Her personal best time over 100 m is 11.20 seconds, achieved in...		7.36
19	1	Mercy Nku Mercy Nku Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.37
20	1	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...		7.39
21	2	Bettina Müller-Weissina		7.40
22	2	Erica Marchetti		7.41
23	1	Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva Petya Pendareva is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.46
23	3	Makaridja Sanganoko Makaridja Sanganoko Makaridja Sanganoko is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.She competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2003 World Indoor Championships, without reaching the final round....		7.46

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	React	Notes
	3	Zhanna Block		7.04	0.148	WL, NR Ukrainian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ukraine maintained by the Ukrainian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitudeht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * *...
	2	Angela Williams Angela Williams Angela Williams is an American athlete. Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002....		7.16	0.198	SB
	7	Torri Edwards Torri Edwards Torri Edwards is an American sprinter. She was a rising young star in 100 and 200 metres, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100 metres relay in 2000. In 2003 she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Championship gold...		7.17	0.146	PB
4	5	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...		7.20	0.148
5	6	Karin Mayr-Krifka Karin Mayr-Krifka Karin Mayr-Krifka is an Austrian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.15 s *200 metres - 22.70 s *Long jump - 6.31 m...		7.23	0.141
6	8	Marina Kislova Marina Kislova Marina Kislova is a Russian sprinter.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.26	0.123
7	1	Joice Maduaka Joice Maduaka Joice Maduaka is a British athlete who competes over the 100, 200 and occasionally 400 metres. She holds the record for winning the most medals of any athlete at the British Athletics Championships, standing at 19 medals to date, including being the 100m champion 6 times, and the 200m champion...	United Kingdom	7.34	0.193

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