| 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
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| 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 women's 60 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 March.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Nelli Cooman  Netherlands | Gwen Torrence  United States | Merlene Ottey  Jamaica |
The winner of each heat (Q) and next 7 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. [1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nelli Cooman | Netherlands | 7.17 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 7.22 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Nadezhda Roshchupkina |  Soviet Union | 7.27 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Liliana Allen |  Cuba | 7.28 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Michelle Finn | United States | 7.29 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 7.30 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Ulrike Sarvari |  West Germany | 7.31 | q |
| 7 | 5 | Laurence Bily |  France | 7.31 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Sisko Hanhijoki |  Finland | 7.34 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Sabine Tröger |  Austria | 7.39 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Eusebia Riquelme | Cuba | 7.40 | q |
| 12 | 4 | Paraskevi Patoulidou |  Greece | 7.49 | q |
| 13 | 4 | Éva Barati |  Hungary | 7.50 | |
| 14 | 4 | Elma Muros |  Philippines | 7.54 | |
| 15 | 5 | Lalao Ravaonirina |  Madagascar | 7.55 | NR |
| 16 | 3 | Keturah Anderson |  Canada | 7.59 | |
| 17 | 1 | Méryem Oumezdi |  Morocco | 7.64 | NR |
| 18 | 5 | Eva Hargitai | Hungary | 7.68 | |
| 19 | 5 | Diana Yankey |  Ghana | 7.79 | NR |
| 20 | 2 | Orit Kolodni |  Israel | 7.80 | |
| 21 | 1 | Sibel Dündar |  Turkey | 7.93 | |
| 22 | 2 | Sara Rossini |  San Marino | 8.18 | NR |
| 23 | 3 | Kinah Chikontwe |  Zambia | 8.38 |
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final. [2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nelli Cooman | Netherlands | 7.09 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 7.10 | Q, AR |
| 3 | 2 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 7.13 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Liliana Allen | Cuba | 7.15 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 1 | Laurence Bily | France | 7.17 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | Ulrike Sarvari | West Germany | 7.24 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Eusebia Riquelme | Cuba | 7.25 | PB |
| 8 | 2 | Nadezhda Roshchupkina | Soviet Union | 7.27 | |
| 9 | 1 | Sisko Hanhijoki | Finland | 7.28 | |
| 10 | 1 | Michelle Finn | United States | 7.30 | |
| 11 | 1 | Paraskevi Patoulidou | Greece | 7.47 | |
| 12 | 2 | Sabine Tröger | Austria | 7.57 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Nelli Cooman | Netherlands | 7.05 | CR |
 | 3 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 7.07 | AR |
 | 5 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 7.10 | =NR |
| 4 | 2 | Liliana Allen | Cuba | 7.16 | |
| 5 | 6 | Laurence Bily | France | 7.19 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ulrike Sarvari | West Germany | 7.29 |
World Indoor Champions in women's 60 metres | |
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