| Final | | time | | | 1. Thomas Munkelt |  East Germany | 7.62s | CR | | 2. Viktor Myasnikov |  Soviet Union | 7.79s | | | 3. Arto Bryggare |  Finland | 7.79s | | | 4. Emile Raybois |  France | 7.87s | | | 5. Manfred Schumann |  West Germany | 7.91s | | | 6. Jan Pusty |  Poland | 7.91s | |
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| | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Thomas Munkelt | East Germany | 7.70s | Q | | 2. Viktor Myasnikov | Soviet Union | 7.82s | Q | | 3. Emile Raybois | France | 7.89s | Q | | 5. Manfred Schumann | West Germany | 7.91s | q | | 7. Jorge Zapata |  Spain | 7.96s | | | 8. Gianni Ronconi |  Italy | 7.97s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 4. Arto Bryggare | Finland | 7.90s | Q | | 6. Jan Pusty | Poland | 7.93s | q | | 9. Javier Moracho | Spain | 7.98s | | | 10.Andrey Korostylyov | Soviet Union | 7.99s | | | 11.Jiří Ŭeřovský |  Czechoslovakia | 8.00s | | | 12.Roberto Schneider |  Switzerland | 8.12s | |
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| Heat 1 | | time | | | 2. Arto Bryggare | Finland | 7.88s | Q | | 6. Emile Raybois | France | 7.97s | Q | | 9. Viktor Myasnikov | Soviet Union | 7.99s | Q | | 13.Juan Lloveras | Spain | 8.08s | | | 15.Dieter Gebhard | West Germany | 8.13s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 4. Gianni Ronconi | Italy | 7.94s | Q | | 5. Manfred Schumann | West Germany | 7.95s | Q | | 10.Javier Moracho | Spain | 8.01s | Q | | 12.Andrey Korostylyov | Soviet Union | 8.07s | q | | 14.Georgi Mlyakov |  Bulgaria | 8.11s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 1. Thomas Munkelt | East Germany | 7.82s | Q | | 3. Jan Pusty | Poland | 7.92s | Q | | 6. Jiří Ŭeřovský | Czechoslovakia | 7.97s | Q | | 8. Roberto Schneider | Switzerland | 7.98s | q | | 11.Jorge Zapata | Spain | 8.05s | q |
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