Heats

Held on 11 March

First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Eddy Ottoz	Italy	6.4	Q, WB
2	1	Adam Kołodziejczyk	Poland	6.8	Q
3	1	Milan Čečman	Czechoslovakia	6.9	Q
4	1	Iliya Iliyev	Bulgaria	6.9	Q
5	1	Çetin Şahiner	Turkey	6.9
1	2	Anatoliy Mikhaylov	Soviet Union	6.6	Q
2	2	Sergio Liani	Italy	6.9	Q
3	2	Milan Kotik	Czechoslovakia	7.0	Q
4	2	Fiorenzo Marchesi	Switzerland	7.0	Q
	2	Kjellfred Weum	Norway	DQ
1	3	Valentin Chistyakov	Soviet Union	6.6	Q
2	3	Hinrich John	West Germany	6.7	Q
3	3	Leszek Wodzyński	Poland	6.9	Q
4	3	Richard Stotz	East Germany	7.0	Q

Semifinals

Held on 11 March

First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Eddy Ottoz	Italy	6.4	Q, =WB
2	1	Adam Kołodziejczyk	Poland	6.8	Q
3	1	Valentin Chistyakov	Soviet Union	6.8	Q
4	1	Richard Stotz	East Germany	7.1
5	1	Iliya Iliyev	Bulgaria	7.4
6	1	Milan Kotik	Czechoslovakia	7.4
1	2	Anatoliy Mikhaylov	Soviet Union	6.7	Q
2	2	Hinrich John	West Germany	6.7	Q
3	2	Milan Čečman	Czechoslovakia	6.8	Q
4	2	Leszek Wodzyński	Poland	6.8
5	2	Sergio Liani	Italy	6.8
6	2	Fiorenzo Marchesi	Switzerland	7.0

Final

Held on 12 March

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Eddy Ottoz	Italy	6.4	=WB
	Valentin Chistyakov	Soviet Union	6.6
	Anatoliy Mikhaylov	Soviet Union	6.7
4	Milan Čečman	Czechoslovakia	6.7
5	Adam Kołodziejczyk	Poland	6.7
6	Hinrich John	West Germany	6.7