1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.of Belgium originally qualified for the final and finished 6th, but was later disqualified for doping.Medalists
Results
Heats
The first 2 of each heat and next 2 fastest qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Colin Jackson | | 7.52 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Tony Dees | | 7.56 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Duane Ross | | 7.57 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Anier García | | 7.61 | Q |
| 2 | Jonathan N'Senga | | DQ | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Andrey Kislykh | | 7.67 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Falk Balzer | | 7.68 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Igor Kováč | | 7.68 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Li Tong | | 7.70 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Chen Yanhao | | 7.70 | q |
| 10 | 4 | Philippe Lamine | | 7.71 | q |
| 10 | 5 | Mike Fenner | | 7.71 | |
| 12 | 2 | Sébastien Thibault | | 7.72 | SB |
| 12 | 3 | Ronald Mehlich | | 7.72 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Kyle Vander Kuyp | | 7.73 | =AR |
| 15 | 5 | Antti Haapakoski | | 7.74 | |
| 16 | 3 | Johan Lisabeth | | 7.75 | PB |
| 17 | 1 | Robert Foster | | 7.77 | |
| 18 | 1 | Robert Kronberg | | 7.79 | PB |
| 19 | 1 | Robin Korving | | 7.80 | |
| 20 | 3 | Carlos Sala | | 7.81 | |
| 21 | 4 | Andrea Putignani | | 7.85 | |
| 22 | 1 | Igors Kazanovs | | 7.86 | |
| 23 | 2 | Krzysztof Mehlich | | 7.87 | |
| 24 | 5 | Gaute Gundersen | | 7.88 | |
| 25 | 4 | Dmitriy Kolesnichenko | | 7.94 | |
| 26 | 3 | Pedro Chiamulera | | 7.96 | AR |
| 26 | 4 | Damien Greaves | | 7.96 | |
| 28 | 2 | Mauro Rossi | | 7.98 | |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Colin Jackson | | 7.51 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Tony Dees | | 7.51 | Q, SB |
| 1 | 2 | Anier García | | 7.51 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Duane Ross | | 7.57 | Q |
| 2 | Jonathan N'Senga | | DQ | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Igor Kováč | | 7.62 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | Falk Balzer | | 7.68 | |
| 7 | 1 | Li Tong | | 7.72 | |
| 7 | 2 | Chen Yanhao | | 7.72 | |
| 9 | 2 | Andrey Kislykh | | 7.74 | |
| 10 | 1 | Philippe Lamine | | 7.76 | |
| 10 | 2 | Ronald Mehlich | | 7.76 | |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 3 | Anier García | | 7.48 | =NR |
| 5 | Colin Jackson | | 7.49 | |
| 4 | Tony Dees | | 7.50 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Duane Ross | | 7.54 | |
| 5 | 1 | Igor Kováč | | 7.59 | NR |
| | 2 | Jonathan N'Senga | | DQ | Doping |
