1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	Lyudmila Storozhkova	Soviet Union	7.27	Q
2	3	Sofka Popova	Bulgaria	7.28	Q
3	2	Marita Koch	East Germany	7.31	Q
4	1	Marlies Göhr	East Germany	7.32	Q
4	3	Linda Haglund	Sweden	7.32	Q
6	2	Lyudmila Maslakova	Soviet Union	7.34	Q
7	3	Wendy Clarke	Great Britain	7.35	q
8	3	Vera Anisimova	Soviet Union	7.36	q
9	2	Annie Alizé	France	7.38	q, PB
9	2	Helinä Laihorinne	Finland	7.38	q
9	4	Grażyna Rabsztyn	Poland	7.38	Q, PB
9	4	Elvira Possekel	West Germany	7.38	q, SB
13	1	Michelle Walsh	Ireland	7.44	Q
14	4	Lea Alaerts	Belgium	7.51	SB
15	1	Rita Meurer	West Germany	7.53	SB
16	4	Brigitte Haest	Austria	7.56	SB
17	1	Els Vader	Netherlands	7.57	PB
18	3	Silvia Schinzel	Austria	7.64	PB
19	2	Dijana Sokač	Yugoslavia	7.68	PB

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marlies Göhr	East Germany	7.19	Q
2	3	Marita Koch	East Germany	7.23	Q
3	2	Sofka Popova	Bulgaria	7.26	Q, SB
4	1	Lyudmila Storozhkova	Soviet Union	7.27	Q
5	2	Wendy Clarke	Great Britain	7.28	Q
5	3	Linda Haglund	Sweden	7.28	Q, SB
7	2	Helinä Laihorinne	Finland	7.35	SB
7	3	Vera Anisimova	Soviet Union	7.35
9	2	Lyudmila Maslakova	Soviet Union	7.37
10	1	Elvira Possekel	West Germany	7.38	=SB
11	3	Michelle Walsh	Ireland	7.42	NJR
12	1	Annie Alizé	France	7.44
12	3	Grażyna Rabsztyn	Poland	7.44