| 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The men's 60 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Milan. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Nikolay Kolesnikov | Petar Petrov | Aleksandr Aksinin |
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Aleksandr Aksinin | 6.71 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Petar Petrov | 6.72 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Vladimir Ignatenko | 6.74 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Nikolay Kolesnikov | 6.74 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Giovanni Grazioli | 6.75 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Bernard Petitbois | 6.76 | Q | |
| 6 | 4 | Massimo Clementoni | 6.76 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | Marian Woronin | 6.79 | q | |
| 9 | 1 | Christer Garpenborg | 6.83 | Q | |
| 10 | 4 | Gilles Échevin | 6.84 | q | |
| 11 | 3 | Jan Alończyk | 6.85 | q | |
| 12 | 2 | Ronald Desruelles | 6.86 | q | |
| 13 | 3 | Josep Carbonell | 6.88 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Ángel Ibáñez | 6.89 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Ján Chebeň | 6.91 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Vincenzo Guerini | 6.91 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Pierrick Thessard | 6.95 |
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Petar Petrov | 6.67 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Nikolay Kolesnikov | 6.69 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Aleksandr Aksinin | 6.70 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Marian Woronin | 6.71 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Giovanni Grazioli | 6.74 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Bernard Petitbois | 6.77 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Massimo Clementoni | 6.78 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Gilles Échevin | 6.78 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Christer Garpenborg | 6.78 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Vladimir Ignatenko | 6.79 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Ronald Desruelles | 6.80 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Jan Alończyk | 6.81 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolay Kolesnikov | 6.64 | |||
| Petar Petrov | 6.66 | |||
| Aleksandr Aksinin | 6.73 | |||
| 4 | Marian Woronin | 6.75 | ||
| 5 | Giovanni Grazioli | 6.76 | ||
| 6 | Bernard Petitbois | 6.84 |