1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 50 metres

The men's 50 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Grenoble.Results (p. 443)

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeValeriy BorzovAleksandr KornelyukVasilis Papageorgopoulos

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Vasilis Papageorgopoulos 5.75 Q, WB 2 3 Aleksandr Kornelyuk 5.80 Q 3 1 Gerhard Wucherer 5.82 Q 4 2 Valeriy Borzov 5.83 Q 5 2 Raimo Vilén 5.88 Q 6 1 Manuel Carballo 5.92 Q 6 1 Barrie Kelly 5.92 Q 6 2 Manfred Schumann 5.92 Q 9 2 Romain Roels 6.01 Q 9 3 Patrick Bourbeillon 6.01 Q, NR 9 3 Philippe Clerc 6.01 Q 12 1 Erik Gustafsson 6.02 Q 12 2 Søren Viggo Pedersen 6.02 12 3 Vittorio Roscio 6.02 15 1 Luděk Bohman 6.13

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Vasilis Papageorgopoulos 5.77 Q 1 2 Valeriy Borzov 5.77 Q, NR 3 1 Aleksandr Kornelyuk 5.80 Q 4 1 Raimo Vilén 5.82 Q, NR 5 2 Gerhard Wucherer 5.83 Q 6 1 Patrick Bourbeillon 5.85 7 2 Manuel Carballo 5.90 Q, NR 8 1 Barrie Kelly 5.92 8 2 Manfred Schumann 5.92 10 2 Romain Roels 5.98 11 2 Erik Gustafsson 6.05 12 1 Philippe Clerc 6.15

Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Valeriy Borzov 5.75 =WB Aleksandr Kornelyuk 5.81 Vasilis Papageorgopoulos 5.82 4 Gerhard Wucherer 5.84 5 Raimo Vilén 5.93 6 Manuel Carballo 6.28

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