The men's 60 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 March in Sofia. [1] [2]
The men's 60 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 March in Sofia. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Valeriy Borzov  | Jobst Hirscht  | Manfred Kokot  |
First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Valeriy Borzov | | 6.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Vasilios Papageorgopoulos |  | 6.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Zenon Nowosz |  | 6.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Alain Sarteur |  | 6.8 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Gernot Hirscht | | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 2 | Manfred Kokot | | 6.7 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jobst Hirscht | | 6.7 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Georgi Yovchev |  | 6.8 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Boris Izmestyev | | 6.9 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Gert Herunter |  | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | Aleksandr Kornelyuk | | 6.8 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Romain Roels |  | 6.9 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Barrie Kelly |  | 6.9 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Petr Utekal |  | 7.0 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Fernando Escrivá |  | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Georg Regner | | 7.1 |
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Manfred Kokot | | 6.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Aleksandr Kornelyuk | | 6.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Vasilios Papageorgopoulos | | 6.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Barrie Kelly | | 6.8 | |
| 5 | 1 | Romain Roels | | 6.8 | |
| 1 | Georgi Yovchev | | DQ | ||
| 1 | 2 | Jobst Hirscht | | 6.7 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Valeriy Borzov | | 6.7 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Boris Izmestyev | | 6.8 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Zenon Nowosz | | 6.9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Alain Sarteur | | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Petr Utekal | | 7.0 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Valeriy Borzov | | 6.6 | |
 | Jobst Hirscht | | 6.7 | |
 | Manfred Kokot | | 6.8 | |
| 4 | Boris Izmestyev | | 6.8 | |
| 5 | Vasilios Papageorgopoulos | | 6.8 | |
| 6 | Aleksandr Kornelyuk | | 6.9 |