The men's 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18, 2016.[1][2]
| Men's 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Oregon Convention Center | |||||||||
| Dates | March 18 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 47 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6.47 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Asafa Powell has spent a career where he was (until the advent of Usain Bolt), the fastest man in the world, but championships have evaded him. In the opening heats, most athletes try to get to the next round without fully extending themselves. Powell ran his opening heat in 6.44, just .05 off the world record, making him the fifth-fastest athlete in history. More impressive, he noticeably eased up ten meters away from the finish line. It was the Jamaican National Record and the world leading time for 2016. In the semi-final round, Powell repeated the performance with exactly the same time. In the final, that speed wasn't there, instead Trayvon Bromell led from the first step out of the blocks and nobody could catch him. After getting a poor start, Powell made a late rush to capture the silver, still his best individual medal at the world level, edging out Ramon Gittens' national record for bronze.
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: First 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[3]
Semifinals edit
Qualification: First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Asafa Powell |  Jamaica |
6.44 | Q, =WL, =NR |
| 2 | 2 | Kim Collins |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
6.49 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Su Bingtian |  China |
6.50 | Q, =AR |
| 4 | 2 | Mike Rodgers |  United States |
6.51 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Trayvon Bromell | United States |
6.53 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Ramon Gittens |  Barbados |
6.53 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Marvin Bracy | United States |
6.54 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Xie Zhenye | China |
6.55 | q, =PB |
| 9 | 1 | Yoshihide Kiryu |  Japan |
6.56 | PB |
| 10 | 3 | Mobolade Ajomale |  Canada |
6.60 | |
| 11 | 2 | Kemar Hyman |  Cayman Islands |
6.61 | |
| 11 | 3 | Andrew Robertson |  Great Britain |
6.61 | |
| 13 | 3 | Chavaughn Walsh |  Antigua and Barbuda |
6.61 | |
| 14 | 1 | Hua Wilfried Koffi |  Côte d'Ivoire |
6.63 | |
| 15 | 2 | Bruno Hortelano |  Spain |
6.63 | =PB |
| 16 | 1 | Antoine Adams | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
6.66 | |
| 17 | 3 | Eric Cray |  Philippines |
6.67 | |
| 18 | 3 | Abdullah Abkar Mohammed |  Saudi Arabia |
6.68 | |
| 19 | 2 | Gabriel Mvumvure |  Zimbabwe |
6.68 | |
| 20 | 1 | Rondel Sorrillo |  Trinidad and Tobago |
6.68 | |
| 21 | 2 | Remigiusz Olszewski |  Poland |
6.71 | |
| 22 | 2 | Adrian Griffith |  Bahamas |
6.71 | |
| 23 | 1 | Hensley Paulina |  Netherlands |
6.73 | |
| 1 | James Dasaolu | Great Britain |
DQ | R162.7[4] |
Final edit
The final was started at 20:40.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Trayvon Bromell | United States |
6.47 | PB |
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5 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica |
6.50 | |
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7 | Ramon Gittens | Barbados |
6.51 | NR |
| 4 | 2 | Xie Zhenye | China |
6.53 | PB |
| 5 | 6 | Su Bingtian | China |
6.54 | |
| 6 | 8 | Mike Rodgers | United States |
6.54 | |
| 7 | 1 | Marvin Bracy | United States |
6.56 | |
| 8 | 4 | Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
6.56 |
References edit
- ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Start list
- ^ Heats results
- ^ a b False start
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results