1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.
Medalists
Results
Heats
First two of each heat and next 4 fastest qualified for the semifinals.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Chandra Sturrup | 7.18 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | 6 | Gail Devers | 7.21 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Frédérique Bangué | 7.24 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Ekaterini Thanou | 7.27 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Irina Privalova | 7.27 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Chioma Ajunwa | 7.27 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | Odiah Sidibé | 7.27 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | Marcia Richardson | 7.29 | Q, PB | |
| 8 | 6 | Endurance Ojokolo | 7.29 | Q | |
| 10 | 7 | Nadezhda Roshchupkina | 7.30 | Q | |
| 11 | 7 | Maria Tsoni | 7.32 | q, PB | |
| 12 | 2 | Jerneja Perc | 7.33 | Q | |
| 13 | 6 | Sanna Hernesniemi | 7.34 | q | |
| 14 | 4 | Aleisha Latimer | 7.38 | Q | |
| 15 | 3 | Eldece Clarke | 7.39 | Q | |
| 15 | 5 | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe | 7.39 | Q | |
| 17 | 7 | Sylvie Mballa Éloundou | 7.41 | q | |
| 18 | 3 | Beverly Kinch | 7.42 | q | |
| 19 | 1 | Saša Prokofijev | 7.43 | ||
| 20 | 5 | Karin Knoll | 7.44 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Anzhela Kravchenko | 7.47 | ||
| 21 | 4 | Kim Gevaert | 7.47 | ||
| 23 | 6 | Sandrine Hennart | 7.51 | ||
| 24 | 6 | Elena Sordelli | 7.57 | ||
| 25 | 7 | Ameerah Bello | 7.60 | ||
| 26 | 2 | Tatiana Orcy | 7.62 | ||
| 27 | 2 | Giada Gallina | 7.64 | ||
| 27 | 6 | Éva Barati | 7.64 | ||
| 29 | 4 | Elena Bobrovskaya | 7.66 | ||
| 30 | 4 | Christina Schnohr | 7.70 | ||
| 31 | 3 | Aksel Gürcan | 7.71 | ||
| 31 | 5 | Laure Kuetey | 7.71 | ||
| 33 | 1 | Elma Posadas | 7.73 | ||
| 34 | 5 | Deirdre Caruana | 8.06 | ||
| 35 | 7 | Agnes Khafaja | 8.35 | ||
| 1 | Merlene Frazer | ||||
| 3 | Michelle Freeman | ||||
| 3 | Heather Samuel |
Semifinals
First 2 of each semifinal qualified directly for the final.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Irina Privalova | 7.08 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Chandra Sturrup | 7.10 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | 3 | Chioma Ajunwa | 7.12 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Gail Devers | 7.15 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Ekaterini Thanou | 7.15 | =NR | |
| 6 | 2 | Frédérique Bangué | 7.16 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Odiah Sidibé | 7.20 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Endurance Ojokolo | 7.24 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | Jerneja Perc | 7.28 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe | 7.28 | PB | |
| 11 | 2 | Nadezhda Roshchupkina | 7.29 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Marcia Richardson | 7.30 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Maria Tsoni | 7.32 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Aleisha Latimer | 7.32 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Sanna Hernesniemi | 7.39 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Beverly Kinch | 7.41 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Eldece Clarke | 7.49 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Sylvie Mballa Éloundou | 7.50 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 2 | Gail Devers | 7.06 | |||
| 4 | Chandra Sturrup | 7.15 | |||
| 5 | Frédérique Bangué | 7.17 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Chioma Ajunwa | 7.19 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Endurance Ojokolo | 7.38 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Irina Privalova | 7.88 |