2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles

The men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 10 and 11 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Aries Merritt |
Liu Xiang |
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 7.30 | Sindelfingen, Germany | 6 March 1994 | |
| Championship record | 7.34 | Doha, Qatar | 14 March 2010 | |
| World Leading | 7.40 | Albuquerque, United States | 25 February 2012 | |
| African record | 7.52 | Ghent, Belgium | 23 February 2001 | |
| Asian record | 7.41 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 18 February 2012 | |
| European record | 7.30 | Sindelfingen, Germany | 6 March 1994 | |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
7.33 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 8 February 2008 | |
| Oceanian Record | 7.73 | Barcelona, Spain | 11 March 1995 | |
| 12 March 1995 | ||||
| Paris, France | 8 March 1997 | |||
| South American record | 7.60 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 15 February 2004 | |
Qualification standards
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 7.74 | 13.55 (110 mH) |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2012 | 9:40 | Heats |
| March 11, 2012 | 14:45 | Semifinals |
| March 11, 2012 | 17:20 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus 4 fastest times (q) qualified [1]
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Liu Xiang | 7.53 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Andrew Pozzi | 7.56 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | 2 | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 7.60 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Emanuele Abate | 7.62 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Aries Merritt | 7.65 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Lehann Fourie | 7.65 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Konstantin Shabanov | 7.67 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | Artur Noga | 7.68 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | Orlando Ortega | 7.71 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Maksim Lynsha | 7.74 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Helge Schwarzer | 7.75 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Balázs Baji | 7.76 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Ben Reynolds | 7.80 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Jackson Quiñónez | 7.82 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Paolo dal Molin | 7.92 | ||
| 2 | Richard Phillips | DNS |
Final
The final began at 17:21.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Aries Merritt | 7.44 | |||
| 3 | Liu Xiang | 7.49 | |||
| 6 | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 7.53 | PB | ||
| 4 | 5 | Andrew Pozzi | 7.58 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Konstantin Shabanov | 7.60 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Emanuele Abate | 7.63 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Lehann Fourie | 7.69 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Artur Noga | 7.74 |
References
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
