2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19, 2016.
Coming into these championships, world 200 champion Dafne Schippers and Barbara Pierre shared the fastest time in the world at 7.00. During the heats both ran 7.02, but in the semis, Schippers' slow start made her vulnerable as Elaine Thompson beat her to the line.
In the final, the start proved to be important, Pierre got out well with Thompson, Michelle-Lee Ahye and Asha Philip. The number 4 sprinter in the season Marie Josée Ta Lou was literally left in the blocks, yet 5 steps into the race, she had drawn even with Schippers. After spotting the leaders a step, Schippers got into her superior top end speed and ran down everybody, except Pierre, Thompson losing silver in the last step.Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 and next 6 fastest qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Barbara Pierre | | 7.07 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | | 7.09 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 1 | Elaine Thompson | | 7.09 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 4 | Dina Asher-Smith | | 7.12 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Dafne Schippers | | 7.13 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Tori Bowie | | 7.15 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | | 7.17 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Asha Philip | | 7.18 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | Jamile Samuel | | 7.19 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Tatjana Pinto | | 7.19 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Simone Facey | | 7.20 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | | 7.20 | Q, SB |
| 13 | 6 | Rosângela Santos | | 7.21 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Crystal Emmanuel | | 7.23 | Q, PB |
| 15 | 5 | Ángela Tenorio | | 7.24 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | | 7.27 | Q |
| 17 | 6 | Maja Mihalinec | | 7.28 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Olesya Povh | | 7.29 | q |
| 19 | 4 | Gloria Hooper | | 7.28 | Q, PB |
| 20 | 5 | Tahesia Harrigan-Scott | | 7.30 | q |
| 21 | 5 | Dutee Chand | | 7.30 | q |
| 22 | 2 | Wei Yongli | | 7.31 | q |
| 23 | 4 | Marika Popowicz-Drapała | | 7.32 | q |
| 24 | 6 | Chantal Butzek | | 7.35 | q |
| 25 | 6 | Carole Zahi | | 7.36 | |
| 26 | 1 | Flings Owusu-Agyapong | | 7.36 | |
| 27 | 3 | Ashley Marshall | | 7.38 | |
| 28 | 4 | Tynia Gaither | | 7.41 | |
| 29 | 1 | Agata Forkasiewicz | | 7.45 | |
| 30 | 5 | Anasztázia Nguyen | | 7.46 | |
| 31 | 4 | Viktoriya Zyabkina | | 7.47 | |
| 32 | 3 | Yuan Qiqi | | 7.48 | |
| 33 | 2 | Adeline Gouenon | | 7.50 | |
| 34 | 6 | Lam On Ki | | 7.54 | |
| 35 | 2 | Phobay Kutu-Akoi | | 7.56 | |
| 36 | 2 | Charlotte Wingfield | | 7.63 | |
| 37 | 1 | Élodie Embony | | 7.65 | PB |
| 38 | 5 | Aziza Sbaity | | 7.78 | |
| 39 | 4 | Loi Im Lan | | 7.83 | |
| 40 | 6 | Valentina Meredova | | 7.89 | |
| 41 | 3 | Patricia Taea | | 7.95 | SB |
| 42 | 1 | Mariana Cress | | 8.51 | SB |
| 43 | 3 | Zarinae Sapong | | 8.70 | PB |
| 44 | 4 | Kariman Abuljadayel | | 9.48 | NR |
| 1 | Andrea Ivančević | | | |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 and next 2 fastest qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Elaine Thompson | | 7.04 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Barbara Pierre | | 7.06 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Dafne Schippers | | 7.08 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | | 7.09 | Q, =NR |
| 5 | 2 | Tori Bowie | | 7.11 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Dina Asher-Smith | | 7.11 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 3 | Asha Philip | | 7.13 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | | 7.15 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Jamile Samuel | | 7.16 | |
| 10 | 1 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | | 7.16 | SB |
| 11 | 3 | Rosângela Santos | | 7.20 | |
| 12 | 3 | Ángela Tenorio | | 7.21 | NR |
| 13 | 2 | Simone Facey | | 7.21 | |
| 14 | 1 | Tatjana Pinto | | 7.22 | |
| 15 | 2 | Tahesia Harrigan-Scott | | 7.23 | |
| 16 | 2 | Crystal Emmanuel | | 7.23 | PB |
| 17 | 1 | Olesya Povh | | 7.27 | |
| 18 | 3 | Wei Yongli | | 7.28 | |
| 19 | 3 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | | 7.33 | |
| 20 | 2 | Maja Mihalinec | | 7.34 | |
| 21 | 1 | Marika Popowicz-Drapała | | 7.34 | |
| 22 | 2 | Chantal Butzek | | 7.45 | |
| 23 | 3 | Dutee Chand | | 7.62 | |
| 1 | Gloria Hooper | | | |
Final
The final was started at 19:53.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 6 | Barbara Pierre | | 7.02 | |
| 5 | Dafne Schippers | | 7.04 | |
| 3 | Elaine Thompson | | 7.06 | |
| 4 | 4 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | | 7.11 | |
| 5 | 1 | Asha Philip | | 7.14 | |
| 6 | 8 | Tori Bowie | | 7.14 | |
| 7 | 2 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | | 7.29 | |
| 7 | Dina Asher-Smith | | | |
