| Final | | time | | | 1. Nikolay Kolesnikov |  Soviet Union | 6.64s | | | 2. Petar Petrov |  Bulgaria | 6.66s | | | 3. Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union | 6.73s | | | 4. Marian Woronin |  Poland | 6.75s | | | 5. Giovanni Grazioli |  Italy | 6.76s | | | 6. Bernard Petitbois |  France | 6.84s | |
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Semi-Finals - Saturday, 11th March | | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 2. Nikolay Kolesnikov | Soviet Union | 6.69s | Q | | 3. Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union | 6.70s | Q | | 4. Marian Woronin | Poland | 6.71s | Q | | 7. Massimo Clementoni | Italy | 6.78s | | | 7. Gilles ũchevin | France | 6.78s | | | 11.Ronald Desruelles |  Belgium | 6.80s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 1. Petar Petrov | Bulgaria | 6.67s | Q | | 5. Giovanni Grazioli | Italy | 6.74s | Q | | 6. Bernard Petitbois | France | 6.77s | Q | | 7. Christer Garpenborg |  Sweden | 6.78s | | | 10.Vladimir Ignatenko | Soviet Union | 6.79s | | | 12.Jan Alończyk | Poland | 6.81s | |
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Heats - Saturday, 11th March | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 4 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 3. Vladimir Ignatenko | Soviet Union | 6.74s | Q | | 9. Christer Garpenborg | Sweden | 6.83s | Q | | 15.Ján Chebeň |  Czechoslovakia | 6.91s | | | 16.Vincenzo Guerini | Italy | 6.91s | | | 17.Pierrick Thessard | France | 6.95s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union | 6.71s | Q | | 6. Bernard Petitbois | France | 6.76s | Q | | 8. Marian Woronin | Poland | 6.79s | q | | 12.Ronald Desruelles | Belgium | 6.86s | q |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 2. Petar Petrov | Bulgaria | 6.72s | Q | | 5. Giovanni Grazioli | Italy | 6.75s | Q | | 11.Jan Alończyk | Poland | 6.85s | q | | 13.Josep Carbonell |  Spain | 6.88s | |
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| Heat 4 | | time | | | 3. Nikolay Kolesnikov | Soviet Union | 6.74s | Q | | 6. Massimo Clementoni | Italy | 6.76s | Q | | 10.Gilles ũchevin | France | 6.84s | q | | 14.šngel Ibáñez | Spain | 6.89s | |
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