The men's 50 metres hurdles event at the 1968 European Indoor Games was held on 10 March in Madrid.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeEddy OttozGünther NickelMilan Kotik

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Eddy Ottoz 6.64 Q 2 1 Hinrich John 6.74 Q 2 2 Alan Pascoe 6.74 Q 4 2 Milan Kotik 6.76 Q 5 2 Kjellfred Weum 6.82 Q 5 3 Adam Kołodziejczyk 6.82 Q 7 1 Viktor Balikhin 6.84 Q 8 3 Valentin Chistyakov 6.89 Q 9 3 Günther Nickel 6.89 Q 10 2 Pierre Schoebel 6.92 Q 11 1 Sergio Liani 6.94 Q 12 3 Dan Hidiosanu 6.95 13 1 Patrick Malrieux 6.96 Q 12 1 Werner Kuhn 6.99 13 2 Rafael Cano 7.02

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Eddy Ottoz 6.62 Q 2 2 Milan Kotik 6.72 Q 3 1 Günther Nickel 6.73 Q 4 1 Adam Kołodziejczyk 6.73 Q 5 1 Valentin Chistyakov 6.76 Q 5 2 Viktor Balikhin 6.76 Q 7 1 Alan Pascoe 6.78 8 2 Hinrich John 6.79 9 2 Kjellfred Weum 6.80 10 1 Patrick Malrieux 6.84 11 1 Sergio Liani 6.86 2 Pierre Schoebel

Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Eddy Ottoz 6.52 WB Günther Nickel 6.68 Milan Kotik 6.73 4 Adam Kołodziejczyk 6.78 5 Viktor Balikhin 6.79 6 Valentin Chistyakov 6.95

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