| 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 women's 50 metres event at the 1968 European Indoor Games was held on 10 March in Madrid. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sylviane Telliez  France | Erika Rost  West Germany | Hannelore Trabert West Germany |
First three from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sylviane Telliez | France | 6.32 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Hannelore Trabert | West Germany | 6.34 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Galina Mitrokhina |  Soviet Union | 6.44 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Erika Rost | West Germany | 6.44 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Renate Heldt |  East Germany | 6.45 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Ingrid Tiedtke | East Germany | 6.49 | |
| 7 | 2 | Galina Bukharina | Soviet Union | 6.51 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Ulla-Britt Wieslander |  Sweden | 6.52 | |
| 9 | 2 | Berit Berthelsen |  Norway | 6.53 | |
| 10 | 1 | Marijana Lubej |  Yugoslavia | 6.57 | |
| 11 | 1 | Eva Putnová |  Czechoslovakia | 6.63 | |
| 12 | 2 | María Luisa Orobia |  Spain | 6.69 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sylviane Telliez | France | 6.24 | WB |
 | Erika Rost | West Germany | 6.38 | |
 | Hannelore Trabert | West Germany | 6.41 | |
| 4 | Galina Mitrokhina | Soviet Union | 6.45 | |
| 5 | Galina Bukharina | Soviet Union | 6.45 | |
| 6 | Renate Heldt | East Germany | 6.48 |
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