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.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Valeriy Borzov
  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Kornelyuk
  Soviet Union
Vasilis Papageorgopoulos
  Greece

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Vasilis Papageorgopoulos   Greece 5.75 Q, WB
2 3 Aleksandr Kornelyuk   Soviet Union 5.80 Q
3 1 Gerhard Wucherer   West Germany 5.82 Q
4 2 Valeriy Borzov   Soviet Union 5.83 Q
5 2 Raimo Vilén   Finland 5.88 Q
6 1 Manuel Carballo   Spain 5.92 Q
6 1 Barrie Kelly   Great Britain 5.92 Q
6 2 Manfred Schumann   West Germany 5.92 Q
9 2 Romain Roels   Belgium 6.01 Q
9 3 Patrick Bourbeillon   France 6.01 Q, NR
9 3 Philippe Clerc   Switzerland 6.01 Q
12 1 Erik Gustafsson   Finland 6.02 Q
12 2 Søren Viggo Pedersen   Denmark 6.02
12 3 Vittorio Roscio   Italy 6.02
15 1 Luděk Bohman   Czechoslovakia 6.13

Semifinals

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

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

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Valeriy Borzov   Soviet Union 5.75 =WB
  Aleksandr Kornelyuk   Soviet Union 5.81
  Vasilis Papageorgopoulos   Greece 5.82
4 Gerhard Wucherer   West Germany 5.84
5 Raimo Vilén   Finland 5.93
6 Manuel Carballo   Spain 6.28

References

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  1. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History". European Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  2. ^ Results (p. 443)