The men's 50 metres hurdles event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 March in Grenoble. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Guy Drut | Manfred Schumann | Anatoliy Moshiashvili |
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Guy Drut | 6.53 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Mirosław Wodzyński | 6.61 | Q, NR | |
| 2 | 4 | Marek Jóźwik | 6.61 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Anatoliy Moshiashvili | 6.65 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Manfred Schumann | 6.67 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Marc Noé | 6.67 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Alan Pascoe | 6.73 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Aleksandr Morozov | 6.73 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | Émile Raybois | 6.75 | Q | |
| 10 | 2 | Leszek Wodzyński | 6.75 | Q | |
| 11 | 3 | Petr Čech | 6.78 | Q | |
| 11 | 4 | Beat Pfister | 6.78 | Q | |
| 13 | 1 | Nicolae Pertea | 6.79 | NR | |
| 13 | 4 | Werner Eikmeier | 6.79 | ||
| 15 | 3 | Efstratios Vasiliou | 6.80 | NR | |
| 16 | 3 | Giuseppe Buttari | 6.81 | ||
| 17 | 3 | Graham Gower | 6.82 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Luigi Donofrio | 6.83 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Krister Clerselius | 6.84 | NR | |
| 20 | 4 | Marco Acerbi | 6.86 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Hubert König | 6.95 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Berwyn Price | 6.97 | ||
| 22 | 4 | Jesper Tørring | 6.97 |
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Guy Drut | 6.52 | Q, WB | |
| 2 | 1 | Manfred Schumann | 6.58 | Q, NR | |
| 3 | 1 | Mirosław Wodzyński | 6.61 | Q, =NR | |
| 3 | 2 | Marek Jóźwik | 6.61 | Q, =NR | |
| 3 | 2 | Anatoliy Moshiashvili | 6.61 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Marc Noé | 6.64 | Q, AJR | |
| 7 | 2 | Leszek Wodzyński | 6.70 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Aleksandr Morozov | 6.74 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Petr Čech | 6.80 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Alan Pascoe | 6.83 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Émile Raybois | 6.85 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Beat Pfister | 6.91 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Drut | 6.51 | WB | ||
| Manfred Schumann | 6.58 | NR | ||
| Anatoliy Moshiashvili | 6.59 | NR | ||
| 4 | Marek Jóźwik | 6.63 | ||
| 5 | Marc Noé | 6.67 | ||
| 6 | Mirosław Wodzyński | 6.68 |