The men's 50 metres event at the 1968 European Indoor Games was held on 9 March in Madrid.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeJobst HirschtBob FrithGünther Gollos
Results Heats First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Jobst Hirscht 5.78 Q, WB 2 3 Vladislav Sapeya 5.79 Q 3 1 Fyodor Pankratov 5.80 Q 4 2 Bob Frith 5.81 Q 5 1 Günther Gollos 5.83 Q 5 3 Wiesław Maniak 5.83 Q 7 3 Gerhard Wucherer 5.84 Q 8 1 Pasquale Giannattasio 5.87 Q 9 1 Ivica Karasi 5.88 Q 9 3 José Luis Sánchez 5.88 Q 11 2 Marian Dudziak 5.90 Q 12 1 Ladislav Kříž 5.91 13 2 Petr Utekal 5.92 Q 14 2 Ippolito Giani 5.94 15 1 Antonio Silva 5.96 16 3 Haris Aivaliotis 6.07
Semifinals First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Jobst Hirscht 5.70 Q, WB 2 1 Bob Frith 5.76 Q 3 1 Günther Gollos 5.78 Q 4 1 Wiesław Maniak 5.79 Q 5 1 Fyodor Pankratov 5.79 6 2 Vladislav Sapeya 5.80 Q 7 1 José Luis Sánchez 5.83 8 2 Ivica Karasi 5.84 Q 9 2 Pasquale Giannattasio 5.84 10 2 Marian Dudziak 5.86 11 1 Gerhard Wucherer 5.90 12 2 Petr Utekal 5.91
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 Jobst Hirscht 5.72 1 Bob Frith 5.78 5 Günther Gollos 5.78 4 2 Wiesław Maniak 5.79 5 6 Ivica Karasi 5.79 6 4 Vladislav Sapeya 5.80
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