1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres explained

The men's 60 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 February in Vienna.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marian Woronin Poland	Leszek Dunecki Poland	Petar Petrov Bulgaria

Results

Heats

First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			6.62	Q
2	2			6.71	Q
3	1			6.72	Q
4	3			6.74	Q
5	2			6.76	Q
6	1			6.77	Q, SB
7	1			6.78	q
7	3			6.78	Q
9	3			6.80	Q
10	3			6.81	q
11	1			6.84	q
12	2			6.85	Q, SB
13	2			6.86	PB
14	3			6.87	PB
15	1			6.89	SB
16	2			6.92	SB

Semifinals

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			6.62	Q
2	1			6.64	Q
3	2			6.68	Q
4	2			6.70	Q
5	1			6.71	q, SB
6	1			6.72	q
7	2			6.75	PB
8	2			6.77	SB
9	1			6.78	SB
9	2			6.78
11	2			6.81	SB
12	1			6.86

Final

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Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			6.57	=AR, CR
	2			6.62	PB
	6			6.63	SB
4	1			6.66	SB
5	5			6.67	SB
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Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1979/results/index.html Results
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_x7Cf7U164 Video of the final