The men's 60 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 March in Vienna. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Valeriy Borzov | Zenon Nowosz | Jarkko Tapola |
First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Valeriy Borzov | 6.7 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Alain Sarteur | 6.8 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Jarkko Tapola | 6.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Josef Čeliš | 6.9 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Ivica Karasi | 6.9 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Horst Schiebe | 6.8 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Philippe Clerc | 6.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Dimcho Arnaudov | 6.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Aleksandr Kornelyuk | 6.9 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Romain Roels | 6.9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Søren Viggo Pedersen | 7.0 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Juan Carlos Jones | 6.9 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Zenon Nowosz | 6.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Philippe Guillet | 6.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Gert Herunter | 6.9 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Luděk Bohman | 6.9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Claudio Cialdi | 7.0 |
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Valeriy Borzov | 6.7 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Alain Sarteur | 6.8 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Juan Carlos Jones | 6.8 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Dimcho Arnaudov | 6.9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Josef Čeliš | 6.9 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Gert Herunter | 6.9 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Zenon Nowosz | 6.8 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Jarkko Tapola | 6.8 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Philippe Guillet | 6.8 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Horst Schiebe | 6.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Aleksandr Kornelyuk | 7.0 | ||
| 2 | Philippe Clerc | DNF |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Valeriy Borzov | 6.6 | =WB | ||
| 5 | Zenon Nowosz | 6.7 | |||
| 1 | Jarkko Tapola | 6.7 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Alain Sarteur | 6.7 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Juan Carlos Jones | 6.7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Philippe Guillet | 6.8 |