2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18, 2016.
Asafa Powell has spent a career where he was, 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
Heats
Qualification: First 3 and next 3 fastest qualified for the semifinals.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Asafa Powell | 6.44 | Q, WL, NR | |
| 2 | 5 | Xie Zhenye | 6.55 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | 1 | Kim Collins | 6.56 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Mike Rodgers | 6.57 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Trayvon Bromell | 6.57 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Marvin Bracy | 6.57 | Q | |
| 7 | 7 | Yoshihide Kiryu | 6.59 | Q, PB | |
| 8 | 2 | James Dasaolu | 6.59 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | Ramon Gittens | 6.61 | Q | |
| 10 | 6 | Bruno Hortelano | 6.63 | Q, PB | |
| 11 | 3 | Eric Cray | 6.64 | Q | |
| 11 | 7 | Rondel Sorrillo | 6.64 | Q | |
| 13 | 4 | Su Bingtian | 6.64 | Q | |
| 14 | 4 | Abdullah Abkar Mohammed | 6.64 | Q, PB | |
| 15 | 6 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | 6.64 | Q | |
| 16 | 5 | Adrian Griffith | 6.65 | Q | |
| 16 | 7 | Antoine Adams | 6.65 | q | |
| 18 | 4 | Andrew Robertson | 6.66 | Q | |
| 19 | 1 | Chavaughn Walsh | 6.66 | Q | |
| 20 | 1 | Kemar Hyman | 6.67 | q | |
| 21 | 6 | Mobolade Ajomale | 6.67 | q | |
| 22 | 5 | Churandy Martina | 6.67 | ||
| 23 | 2 | Gabriel Mvumvure | 6.68 | Q | |
| 24 | 4 | Odain Rose | 6.69 | ||
| 25 | 2 | Remigiusz Olszewski | 6.71 | Q | |
| 26 | 4 | Carlos Nascimento | 6.71 | ||
| 27 | 3 | Hensley Paulina | 6.73 | Q | |
| 28 | 7 | Ángel David Rodríguez | 6.74 | ||
| 29 | 1 | Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 6.75 | ||
| 30 | 5 | Jeremy Dodson | 6.76 | ||
| 31 | 4 | Abdul Hamid Abdullah Iswandi | 6.77 | PB | |
| 32 | 3 | Darrell Wesh | 6.77 | ||
| 33 | 4 | Mateo Edward | 6.78 | SB | |
| 34 | 6 | Gérard Kobéané | 6.80 | ||
| 35 | 1 | Ján Volko | 6.80 | ||
| 36 | 5 | Brian Kasinda | 6.80 | PB | |
| 37 | 5 | Rolando Palacios | 6.81 | SB | |
| 38 | 7 | Himasha Eashan Waththakankanamge | 6.81 | PB | |
| 39 | 7 | Adam Harris | 6.82 | ||
| 40 | 4 | Yancarlos Martínez | 6.83 | ||
| 41 | 3 | Andy Martínez | 6.84 | PB | |
| 42 | 3 | Julius Morris | 6.85 | ||
| 43 | 1 | Rodman Teltull | 6.94 | ||
| 44 | 5 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | 6.95 | SB | |
| 45 | 6 | Shaun Gill | 6.99 | NR | |
| 46 | 2 | Adel Sesay | 7.01 | ||
| 47 | 2 | Shinebayar Damdinchimeg | 7.02 | ||
| 48 | 6 | Jesús Manuel Cáceres | 7.05 | PB | |
| 49 | 1 | Siueni Filimone | 7.08 | ||
| 50 | 6 | Syed Muhammad Aoun | 7.16 | ||
| 51 | 3 | Yanis Dallay | 7.29 | ||
| 52 | 7 | Emile Condé | 7.37 | SB | |
| 53 | 3 | Scheyenne Sanitoa | 7.37 | ||
| 2 | Desmond Kitungwa | R162.7 | |||
| 2 | Sean Safo-Antwi | ||||
| 2 | Mohammed Abukhousa |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 and next 2 fastest qualified for the final.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Asafa Powell | 6.44 | Q, =WL, =NR | |
| 2 | 2 | Kim Collins | 6.49 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Su Bingtian | 6.50 | Q, =AR | |
| 4 | 2 | Mike Rodgers | 6.51 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Trayvon Bromell | 6.53 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Ramon Gittens | 6.53 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Marvin Bracy | 6.54 | q | |
| 8 | 2 | Xie Zhenye | 6.55 | q, =PB | |
| 9 | 1 | Yoshihide Kiryu | 6.56 | PB | |
| 10 | 3 | Mobolade Ajomale | 6.60 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Kemar Hyman | 6.61 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Andrew Robertson | 6.61 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Chavaughn Walsh | 6.61 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | 6.63 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Bruno Hortelano | 6.63 | =PB | |
| 16 | 1 | Antoine Adams | 6.66 | ||
| 17 | 3 | Eric Cray | 6.67 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Abdullah Abkar Mohammed | 6.68 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Gabriel Mvumvure | 6.68 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Rondel Sorrillo | 6.68 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Remigiusz Olszewski | 6.71 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Adrian Griffith | 6.71 | ||
| 23 | 1 | Hensley Paulina | 6.73 | ||
| 1 | James Dasaolu | R162.7 |
Final
The final was started at 20:40.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 3 | Trayvon Bromell | 6.47 | PB | ||
| 5 | Asafa Powell | 6.50 | |||
| 7 | Ramon Gittens | 6.51 | NR | ||
| 4 | 2 | Xie Zhenye | 6.53 | PB | |
| 5 | 6 | Su Bingtian | 6.54 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Mike Rodgers | 6.54 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Marvin Bracy | 6.56 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Kim Collins | 6.56 |