| 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m walk | women | |
| 5000 m walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
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.
| 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.
The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. [1] [2]
First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final. [3] [4]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rohan Wade | 6.81 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Attila Kovács | 6.83 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Lee McRae | 6.50 | WR , CR | ||
| 4 | Mark Witherspoon | 6.54 | PB | ||
| 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 |