1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres

The men's 60 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the...

was held on March 7.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...	Tim Harden Tim Harden Tim Harden is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Tim graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992...	Jason Gardener Jason Gardener Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in...

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 12 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	Tim Harden Tim Harden Tim Harden is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Tim graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992...		6.51	Q
2	4	Donovan Powell Donovan Powell Donovan Powell is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He is the brother of Asafa Powell, a former 100 m world record holder....		6.51	Q, PB
3	1	Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002...		6.52	Q, AR
4	1	Jason Gardener Jason Gardener Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in...		6.54	Q
5	2	Georgios Theodoridis		6.56	Q, PB
6	2	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...		6.56	Q
7	4	Marcin Nowak		6.57	q, PB
8	6	Raymond Stewart Ray Stewart (athlete) Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal...		6.58	Q
9	6	Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...		6.58	Q
10	1	Patrick Schneider		6.59	q
10	6	Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.-References:*...		6.59	q, PB
12	2	Jason Livingston Jason Livingston Jason Livingston is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom.Livingston won the 60 metres sprint gold medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships in Genoa, in a time of 6.53 seconds...		6.60	q
13	5	Cédric Grand Cedric Grand Cédric Grand is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1997 to 2010. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Turin in 2006....		6.61	Q
14	5	Marc Blume Marc Blume Marc Blume is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He is the twin brother of Holger Blume...		6.62	Q
15	4	Nobuharu Asahara Nobuharu Asahara is a Japanese former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008...		6.63	q, SB
16	5	O'Brien Gibbons		6.64	q, PB
17	3	Deji Aliu Deji Aliu Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....		6.65	Q
18	1	Gennadiy Chernovol Gennadiy Chernovol Gennadiy Sergeyevich Chernovol is a Kazakhstani athlete who competes in the sprints events. He is married to Anna Chicherova.-Achievements:2003 Afro-Asian Games - silver medal 2003 Central Asian Games - gold medal...		6.66	q
18	6	Vitaliy Medvedev		6.66	q
20	3	Koji Ito Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record....		6.68	Q
20	4	Watson Nyambek Watson Nyambek Watson Nyambek in Miri, Sarawak) is a Malaysian Sprinter. He attended secondary education in SMK St.Columba.-Personal bests:-External links:...		6.68	q, AR Malaysian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Malaysia maintained by Malaysia Amateur Athletic Union .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingA = affected by altitude-External links:* * *...
22	2	Diego Santos		6.71	q
22	3	Gábor Dobos Gábor Dobos Gábor Dobos is a Hungarian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.17 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Budapest...		6.71	q
24	2	Sanusi Turay		6.72	q
24	5	David Baxter		6.72
26	2	Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...		6.73
27	4	Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes...		6.74	AR Liberian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Liberia maintained by the Liberia Athletics Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitudeOT = oversized track-External links:* *...
28	3	Renward Wells Renward Wells Renward Ricardo Wells is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He competed at the Carifta Games in 1986 in Guadeloupe where he won a Bronze metal in the 400 meters...		6.76
28	5	Wai Lok To		6.76
30	6	Patrick Mocci-Raoumbé		6.80
31	5	Stéphane Buckland Stéphane Buckland Stéphan Buckland is a retired Mauritian track and field athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres....		6.81
32	2	Rolando Blanco Nolberto		6.82
32	3	Carlos Gats		6.82
32	3	Justin Ayassou		6.82
35	5	Pascal Dangbo		6.86	AR Beninese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Benin maintained by its national athletics federation: Fédération Béninoise d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:...
36	3	Mohd Yusof Alias		6.94
36	6	Alex Gabito		6.94
38	5	Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.Participating in the 2004 Summer...		6.96
39	1	Sylla Alseny Kobele		6.97
40	4	Remy Neville		6.98
41	1	Timothy Brooks		7.05	NR Anguillian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Anguilla maintained by its national athletics federation: Anguilla Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *...
42	2	Brahim Abdoulaye		7.17
43	4	Norberto Nsue Ondo		7.27
44	6	Molise Rammita	Lesotho	7.30
45	6	Sisomphone Vongphakdy		7.31
	1	De-Von Bean
	1	Antoine Boussombo Antoine Boussombo Antoine Boussombo is a Gabonese sprinter specializing in the 200 metres.At the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie he won silver medals in both 100 m and 200 m from the help of "Mohamed Osman-Hachi...
	3	Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk is a former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors100m 10.26 200m 20.69 Indoors*60m 6.59...

Semifinals

First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1	2	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...	6.45	Q, CR
2	1	Tim Harden Tim Harden Tim Harden is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Tim graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992...	6.47	Q
3	3	Jason Gardener Jason Gardener Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in...	6.49	Q, PB
4	1	Donovan Powell Donovan Powell Donovan Powell is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He is the brother of Asafa Powell, a former 100 m world record holder....	6.50	Q, PB
5	1	Deji Aliu Deji Aliu Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....	6.50	q
6	3	Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002...	6.53	Q
7	2	Jason Livingston Jason Livingston Jason Livingston is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom.Livingston won the 60 metres sprint gold medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships in Genoa, in a time of 6.53 seconds...	6.54	Q, SB
8	2	Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...	6.57	q
9	2	Georgios Theodoridis	6.58
9	3	Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.-References:*...	6.58
11	3	Marc Blume Marc Blume Marc Blume is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He is the twin brother of Holger Blume...	6.59
12	2	Raymond Stewart	6.60
12	3	Nobuharu Asahara Nobuharu Asahara is a Japanese former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008...	6.60	SB
14	1	Koji Ito Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record....	6.62
14	2	Gábor Dobos Gábor Dobos Gábor Dobos is a Hungarian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.17 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Budapest...	6.62
16	3	Cédric Grand Cedric Grand Cédric Grand is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1997 to 2010. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Turin in 2006....	6.64
17	3	Vitaliy Medvedev	6.65
18	2	Watson Nyambek Watson Nyambek Watson Nyambek in Miri, Sarawak) is a Malaysian Sprinter. He attended secondary education in SMK St.Columba.-Personal bests:-External links:...	6.66	AR Malaysian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Malaysia maintained by Malaysia Amateur Athletic Union .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingA = affected by altitude-External links:* * *...
19	2	Patrick Schneider	6.68
20	3	Diego Santos	6.70
21	1	O'Brien Gibbons	6.71
22	1	Gennadiy Chernovol Gennadiy Chernovol Gennadiy Sergeyevich Chernovol is a Kazakhstani athlete who competes in the sprints events. He is married to Anna Chicherova.-Achievements:2003 Afro-Asian Games - silver medal 2003 Central Asian Games - gold medal...	6.73
23	1	Sanusi Turay	6.77
	1	Marcin Nowak	6.77

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
	3	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...	6.42	CR
	6	Tim Harden Tim Harden Tim Harden is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Tim graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992...	6.43	PB
	5	Jason Gardener Jason Gardener Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in...	6.46	AR
4	2	Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002...	6.52	AR
5	1	Deji Aliu Deji Aliu Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....	6.58
6	4	Donovan Powell Donovan Powell Donovan Powell is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He is the brother of Asafa Powell, a former 100 m world record holder....	6.59
7	7	Jason Livingston Jason Livingston Jason Livingston is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom.Livingston won the 60 metres sprint gold medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships in Genoa, in a time of 6.53 seconds...	6.63
8	8	Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...	6.64

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