1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 7 March.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Lee McRae![]() |
Mark Witherspoon![]() |
Pierfrancesco Pavoni![]() |
Note: Ben Johnson of Canada originally won the gold medal in a world record time of 6.41, but he was disqualified in September 1989 after he admitted to steroid use between 1981 and 1988.
Results[]
Heats[]
The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1][2]
Semifinals[]
First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[3][4]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ben Johnson | ![]() |
DQ | ||
1 | 1 | Lee McRae | ![]() |
6.58 | Q, PB |
2 | 2 | Mark Witherspoon | ![]() |
6.60 | Q |
3 | 1 | Antonio Ullo | ![]() |
6.65 | Q |
4 | 2 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ![]() |
6.66 | Q |
5 | 2 | Bruno Marie-Rose | ![]() |
6.66 | Q |
6 | 2 | Ronald Desruelles | ![]() |
6.67 | Q |
7 | 1 | Christian Haas | ![]() |
6.67 | Q |
8 | 1 | Valentin Atanasov | ![]() |
6.67 | |
9 | 1 | Antoine Richard | ![]() |
6.69 | |
10 | 2 | Li Tao | ![]() |
6.70 | =NR |
11 | 2 | William Trott | ![]() |
6.71 | |
12 | 1 | Andrés Simón | ![]() |
6.72 | |
13 | 2 | Elliot Bunney | ![]() |
6.74 | |
14 | 2 | ![]() |
6.81 | ||
15 | 1 | Attila Kovács | ![]() |
6.83 |
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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6 | Lee McRae | ![]() |
6.50 | WR, CR |
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4 | Mark Witherspoon | ![]() |
6.54 | PB |
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5 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ![]() |
6.59 | |
4 | 2 | Antonio Ullo | ![]() |
6.64 | |
5 | 8 | Ronald Desruelles | ![]() |
6.67 | |
6 | 7 | Bruno Marie-Rose | ![]() |
6.68 | |
6 | 1 | Christian Haas | ![]() |
6.68 | |
DSQ | 3 | Ben Johnson | ![]() |
6.41 |
References[]
Categories:
- 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- 60 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships