| 1968 European Indoor Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 3000 m | men | |
| 50 m hurdles | men | women |
| 4 × 182 m relay | women | |
| 4 × 364 m relay | men | |
| Medley relay | men | women |
| 3 × 1000 m relay | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The men's 50 metres event at the 1968 European Indoor Games was held on 9 March in Madrid. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jobst Hirscht | Bob Frith | Günther Gollos |
First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jobst Hirscht | 5.78 | Q, WB | |
| 2 | 3 | Vladislav Sapeya | 5.79 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Fyodor Pankratov | 5.80 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Bob Frith | 5.81 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Günther Gollos | 5.83 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Wiesław Maniak | 5.83 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Gerhard Wucherer | 5.84 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | Pasquale Giannattasio | 5.87 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | Ivica Karasi | 5.88 | Q | |
| 9 | 3 | José Luis Sánchez | 5.88 | Q | |
| 11 | 2 | Marian Dudziak | 5.90 | Q | |
| 12 | 1 | Ladislav Kříž | 5.91 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Petr Utekal | 5.92 | Q | |
| 14 | 2 | Ippolito Giani | 5.94 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Antonio Silva | 5.96 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Haris Aivaliotis | 6.07 |
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jobst Hirscht | 5.70 | Q, WB | |
| 2 | 1 | Bob Frith | 5.76 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Günther Gollos | 5.78 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Wiesław Maniak | 5.79 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Fyodor Pankratov | 5.79 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Vladislav Sapeya | 5.80 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | José Luis Sánchez | 5.83 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Ivica Karasi | 5.84 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | Pasquale Giannattasio | 5.84 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Marian Dudziak | 5.86 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Gerhard Wucherer | 5.90 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Petr Utekal | 5.91 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jobst Hirscht | 5.72 | |||
| 1 | Bob Frith | 5.78 | |||
| 5 | Günther Gollos | 5.78 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Wiesław Maniak | 5.79 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Ivica Karasi | 5.79 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Vladislav Sapeya | 5.80 |