# 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres

The women's 60 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 7 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Nelli Fiere-Cooman Netherlands | Anelia Nuneva Bulgaria | Angela Bailey Canada |
Note: Angella Issajenko (CAN) originally won silver but was disqualified in 1989 after admitting long-term drug use.

## Results
### Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Nelli Fiere-Cooman | Netherlands | 7.06 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Angella Issajenko | Canada | 7.10 | DQ |
| 2 | 4 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 7.16 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 7.21 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Merlene Ottey-Page | Jamaica | 7.27 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 7.28 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Els Vader | Netherlands | 7.29 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Michelle Finn | United States | 7.30 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Wendy Hoyte | Great Britain | 7.31 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Diane Holden | Australia | 7.37 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Rufina Ubah | Nigeria | 7.40 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Tina Iheagwam | Nigeria | 7.54 | q |
| 12 | 4 | Martha Grossenbacher-Derby | Switzerland | 7.56 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Svanhildur Kristjónsdottir | Iceland | 7.67 | q |
| 14 | 1 | Christa Schumann | Guatemala | 7.72 | q, NR |
| 15 | 2 | Diane Dunrod | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.81 | q, NR |
| 16 | 1 | Deborah Bell | Argentina | 7.85 | NR |
| 17 | 4 | Martha Soraima | Netherlands Antilles | 7.89 | NR |
| 18 | 3 | Oliver Acii | Uganda | 7.98 | NR |
| 19 | 2 | Janet Montas | Dominican Republic | 8.07 | |
| 20 | 3 | Nouha Samaha | Lebanon | 8.19 | |
| 21 | 3 | Rossella Tarolo | Italy | 8.43 | |
| | 1 | Paula Dunn | Great Britain | DNS | |
| | 1 | Ratjai Sripet | Thailand | DNS | |
| | 2 | Ruth Gallardo | El Salvador | DNS | |
| | 3 | Selmi Keamel | Algeria | DNS | |
| | 4 | Regina Nigba | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 4 | Joyce Odhiambo | Kenya | DNS | |

### Semifinals

First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 7.10 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Nelli Fiere-Cooman | Netherlands | 7.11 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Merlene Ottey-Page | Jamaica | 7.14 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Angella Issajenko | Canada | 7.15 | DQ |
| 4 | 1 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 7.17 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Michelle Finn | United States | 7.21 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Els Vader | Netherlands | 7.28 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Diane Holden | Australia | 7.32 | Q, AR |
| 8 | 1 | Wendy Hoyte | Great Britain | 7.33 | |
| 9 | 2 | Rufina Ubah | Nigeria | 7.39 | |
| 10 | 2 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 7.48 | |
| 11 | 1 | Martha Grossenbacher-Derby | Switzerland | 7.54 | |
| 12 | 1 | Tina Iheagwam | Nigeria | 7.62 | |
| 13 | 2 | Svanhildur Kristjónsdottir | Iceland | 7.76 | |
| 14 | 2 | Christa Schumann | Guatemala | 7.79 | |
| | 1 | Diane Dunrod | Saint Kitts and Nevis | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Nelli Fiere-Cooman | Netherlands | 7.08 | CR |
| | 5 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 7.10 | |
| | 2 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 7.12 | PB |
| 4 | 3 | Merlene Ottey-Page | Jamaica | 7.13 | NR |
| 5 | 1 | Michelle Finn | United States | 7.19 | PB |
| 6 | 7 | Els Vader | Netherlands | 7.23 | |
| 7 | 8 | Diane Holden | Australia | 7.43 | |
| | 6 | Angella Issajenko | Canada | 7.08 | DQ |