| Final 19:05 +2.0 m/s | | time | | | 1. Stephane Caristan |  France | 13.20s | ER | | 2. Arto Bryggare |  Finland | 13.42s | | | 3. Carlos Sala |  Spain | 13.50s | | | 4. Nigel Walker |  Great Britain | 13.52s | PB | | 5. Andreas Oschkenat |  East Germany | 13.55s | | | 6. Jonathan Ridgeon | Great Britain | 13.70s | | | 7. Liviu Giurgian |  Romania | 13.71s | | | 8. Gyorgy Bakos |  Hungary | 13.84s | |
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| World Record: Renaldo Nehemiah, United States 12.93s Zurich, Switzerland 19th August 1981 | | European Record: Guy Drut, France 13.28s Saint-Etienne, France 29th June 1975 | | European Record: Andriey Prokofiev, Soviet Union 13.28s Moskva, Sovoet Union 6th July 1980 | | Championship Record: Guy Drut, France 13.40s Rome, Italy 8th June 1974 |
| Heat 1 +0.9 m/s | time | | | 1. Stephane Caristan |  FRA | 13.28s | Q, ER | | 2. Carlos Sala |  ESP | 13.57s | Q | | 3. Liviu Giurgian |  ROU | 13.61s | Q | | 4. Jonathan Ridgeon |  GBR | 13.66s | Q | | 5. Mikael Yloestalo |  FIN | 13.69s | | | 6. Alexandr Markin |  URS | 13.78s | | | 7. Roland Marloye |  BEL | 14.02s | NR | | 8. Gianni Tozzi |  ITA | 14.16s | |
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| Heat 2 +0.7 m/s | time | | | 1. Andreas Oschkenat |  GDR | 13.52s | Q | | 2. Nigel Walker | GBR | 13.54s | Q, PB | | 3. Arto Bryggare | FIN | 13.57s | Q | | 4. Gyorgy Bakos |  HUN | 13.60s | Q | | 5. Igor Kazanov | URS | 13.76s | | | 6. Plamen Krastev |  BUL | 13.81s | | | 7. Daniele Fontecchio | ITA | 13.89s | | | 8. Ulf Soedermann |  SWE | 13.94s | |
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| Heat 1 0.0 m/s | time | | | 1. Liviu Giurgian | ROU | 13.74s | Q | | 2. Nigel Walker | GBR | 13.76s | Q | | 3. Alexandr Markin | URS | 13.78s | Q | | 4. Carlos Sala | ESP | 13.85s | q | | 5. Mikael Yloestalo | FIN | 14.00s | q | | 6. Ulf Soedermann | SWE | 14.05s | q |
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| Heat 2 -0.9 m/s | time | | | 1. Plamen Krastev | BUL | 13.81s | Q | | 2. Andreas Oschkenat | GDR | 13 82s | Q | | 3. Gianni Tozzi | ITA | 14.01s | Q | | 4. Andrei Prokofiev | URS | 14.06s | | | 5. Robert Ekpete |  NOR | 14.34s | | | 6. Joao Lima |  POR | 14.47s | | | -. Franck Chevallier | FRA | DNF | |
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| Heat 3 -1.0 m/s | time | | | 1. Igor Kazanov | URS | 13.89s | Q | | 2. Gyorgy Bakos | HUN | 13.96s | Q | | 3. Roland Marloye | BEL | 14.35s | Q | | 4. Peter Eriksson | SWE | 14.46s | | | 5. Romuald Giegel |  POL | 14.55s | |
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| Heat 4 -1.0 m/s | time | | | 1. Stephane Caristan | FRA | 13.46s | Q | | 2. Arto Bryggare | FIN | 13.85s | Q | | 3. Jonathan Ridgeon | GBR | 13.87s | Q | | 4. Daniele Fontecchio | ITA | 14.05s | q | | 5. Michael Radzey |  FRG | 14.34s | | | 6. Serge Liegeois | BEL | 14.34s | | | 7. Erik. S. Jensen |  DEN | 14.60s | |
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