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.
Aries Merritt en route to victory.
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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.
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