| Final | | time | | | 1. Thomas Munkelt |  East Germany | 7.59s | CR | | 2. Arto Bryggare |  Finland | 7.67s | SB | | 3. Eduard Pereverzev |  Soviet Union | 7.70s | PB | | 4. Vyacheslav Kulebyakin | Soviet Union | 7.77s | SB | | 5. Romuald Giegiel |  Poland | 7.78s | SB | | 6. Javier Moracho |  Spain | 7.81s | |
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Semi-Finals - Sunday, 25th February | | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 2. Arto Bryggare | Finland | 7.74s | Q | | 5. Romuald Giegiel | Poland | 7.82s | Q | | 6. Vyacheslav Kulebyakin | Soviet Union | 7.84s | Q | | 9. Andrey Prokofyev | Soviet Union | 7.92s | | | 10.Borisav Pisić |  Yugoslavia | 7.94s | | | 11.Winfried Kessel |  West Germany | 8.03s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 1. Thomas Munkelt | East Germany | 7.68s | Q | | 3. Javier Moracho | Spain | 7.79s | Q, SB | | 4. Eduard Pereverzev | Soviet Union | 7.80s | Q | | 7. Plamen Krastev |  Bulgaria | 7.85s | SB | | 8. Jan Pusty | Poland | 7.88s | SB | | 12.Reijo Byman | Finland | 8.04s | |
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Heats - Sunday, 25th February | | First 3 from each Heat and next Best 3 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Andrey Prokofyev | Soviet Union | 7.72s | Q | | 4. Arto Bryggare | Finland | 7.82s | Q | | 9. Romuald Giegiel | Poland | 7.93s | Q | | 13.Béla Bodó |  Hungary | 8.15s | SB |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 2. Eduard Pereverzev | Soviet Union | 7.75s | Q, SB | | 3. Thomas Munkelt | East Germany | 7.77s | Q | | 6. Javier Moracho | Spain | 7.83s | Q | | 7. Jan Pusty | Poland | 7.91s | q | | 11.Winfried Kessel | West Germany | 8.01s | q, PB |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 4. Vyacheslav Kulebyakin | Soviet Union | 7.82s | Q | | 8. Borisav Pisić | Yugoslavia | 7.92s | Q, =PB | | 10.Plamen Krastev | Bulgaria | 7.94s | Q | | 11.Reijo Byman | Finland | 8.01s | q, SB | | 14.Herbert Kreiner |  Austria | 8.33s | SB |
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