The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 9 and 10 March 2012.
The winning margin was 0.21 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the only time the women's 60 metres hurdles was won by more than 0.2 seconds at these championships.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sally Pearson  Australia
|
Tiffany Porter  United Kingdom
|
Alina Talay  Belarus
|
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Susanna Kallur (SWE)
|
7.68 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 10 February 2008 |
| Championship record |  Lolo Jones (USA)
|
7.72 | Doha, Qatar | 13 March 2010 |
| World Leading | Kristi Castlin (USA)
|
7.83 | Albuquerque, United States | 26 February 2012 |
| African record |  Glory Alozie (NGR)
|
7.82 | Madrid, Spain | 16 February 1999 |
| Asian record |  Olga Shishigina (KAZ)
|
7.82 | Liévin, France | 21 February 1999 |
| European record | Susanna Kallur (SWE)
|
7.68 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 10 February 2008 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
Lolo Jones (USA)
|
7.72 | Doha, Qatar | 13 March 2010 |
| Oceanian Record | Sally McLellan (AUS)
|
7.96 | New York City, United States | 30 January 2009 |
| South American record |  Maíla Machado (BRA)
|
8.08 | Moscow, Russia | 11 March 2006 |
Qualification standards
edit| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 8.18 | 12.95 (100 mH) |
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2012 | 17:00 | Heats |
| March 10, 2012 | 17:10 | Semifinals |
| March 10, 2012 | 19:45 | Final |
Results
editHeats
editQualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and 4 fastest times qualified (q)[1]
Semifinals
editQualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) qualified [2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sally Pearson | Australia |
7.93 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Alina Talay | Belarus |
7.99 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | Eline Berings |  Belgium |
8.03 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Tiffany Porter | Great Britain |
8.03 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sonata Tamošaitytė |  Lithuania |
8.03 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 1 | Nikkita Holder |  Canada |
8.07 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Seun Adigun | Nigeria |
8.07 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | Beate Schrott |  Austria |
8.11 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Marzia Caravelli |  Italy |
8.12 | |
| 10 | 1 | Derval O'Rourke |  Ireland |
8.13 | SB |
| 11 | 2 | Lucie Škrobáková |  Czech Republic |
8.18 | |
| 12 | 2 | Sharona Bakker |  Netherlands |
8.18 | |
| 13 | 2 | Veronica Borsi | Italy |
8.18 | PB |
| 14 | 1 | Angela Moroșanu |  Romania |
8.24 | |
| 15 | 1 | Ekaterina Galitskaya |  Russia |
8.26 | |
| 16 | 2 | Svetlana Topilina | Russia |
8.32 |
Final
editThe final began at 19:45.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sally Pearson | Australia |
7.73 | WL, AR |
 |
Tiffany Porter | Great Britain |
7.94 | |
 |
Alina Talay | Belarus |
7.97 | SB |
| 4 | Sonata Tamošaitytė | Lithuania |
8.03 | NR |
| 5 | Eline Berings | Belgium |
8.08 | |
| 6 | Nikkita Holder | Canada |
8.09 | |
| 7 | Beate Schrott | Austria |
8.12 | |
| 8 | Seun Adigun | Nigeria |
8.33 |
References
edit- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-16.