| Final | | time | | | 1. Frank Siebeck |  East Germany | 7.71s | | | 2. Adam Galant |  Poland | 7.76s | | | 3. Thomas Munkelt | East Germany | 7.81s | | | 4. Mirosław Wodzyński | Poland | 7.82s | | | 5. Leszek Wodzyński | Poland | 7.83s | | | 6. Guy Drut |  France | 9.22s | |
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| | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Frank Siebeck | East Germany | 7.69s | Q, CR | | 2. Mirosław Wodzyński | Poland | 7.75s | Q | | 5. Guy Drut | France | 7.83s | Q | | 8. Nicolae Pertea |  Romania | 7.96s | | | 10.Eckart Berkes |  West Germany | 7.98s | | | 11.Vlastimil Hoferek |  Czechoslovakia | 8.01s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 3. Adam Galant | Poland | 7.76s | Q | | 4. Leszek Wodzyński | Poland | 7.77s | Q | | 5. Thomas Munkelt | East Germany | 7.83s | Q | | 7. Günther Nickel | West Germany | 7.86s | | | 8. Giuseppe Buttari |  Italy | 7.96s | | | 12.Valentin Balakhnichev |  Soviet Union | 8.02s | |
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| Heat 1 | | time | | | 5. Guy Drut | France | 7.88s | Q | | 8. Leszek Wodzyński | Poland | 7.90s | Q | | 9. Eckart Berkes | West Germany | 7.96s | Q | | 9. Sergio Liani | Italy | 7.96s | | | 17.Efstratios Vasiliou |  Greece | 8.25s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Adam Galant | Poland | 7.86s | Q | | 1. Günther Nickel | West Germany | 7.86s | Q | | 9. Nicolae Pertea | Romania | 7.96s | Q | | 15.Petr Ŭech | Czechoslovakia | 8.02s | | | 18.Henk van Enkhuizen |  Netherlands | 8.26s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 1. Frank Siebeck | East Germany | 7.86s | Q | | 9. Vlastimil Hoferek | Czechoslovakia | 7.96s | Q | | 13.Valentin Balakhnichev | Soviet Union | 8.00s | Q | | 16.Graham Gower |  Great Britain | 8.11s | | | 19.Hubert König |  Austria | 8.35s | NR |
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| Heat 4 | | time | | | 4. Thomas Munkelt | East Germany | 7.87s | Q | | 5. Giuseppe Buttari | Italy | 7.88s | Q | | 7. Mirosław Wodzyński | Poland | 7.89s | Q | | 13.Manfred Schumann | West Germany | 8.00s | | | 20.Rafael Cano |  Spain | 8.60s | NR |
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