1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 50 metres explained

The men's 50 metres event at the 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marian Woronin	Vladimir Muravyov	Andrey Shlyapnikov

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	3			5.70	Q, CR
2	2			5.78	Q
3	1			5.79	Q
3	1			5.79	Q
3	2			5.79	Q
6	1			5.84	Q
6	3			5.84	Q
6	3			5.84	Q
9	3			5.85	q
10	2			5.86	Q
11	2			5.89	q
12	1			5.92	q
13	1			5.93
14	3			5.97
15	1			5.98
16	2			5.98

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			5.67	Q, CR
2	1			5.73	Q
3	2			5.76	Q
4	2			5.78	Q
5	1			5.79	Q
5	2			5.79	Q
7	1			5.80
7	1			5.80
7	2			5.80
10	2			5.82
11	1			5.83
12	2			5.89

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			5.65	CR
			5.76
			5.77
4			5.78
5			5.79
6			5.82

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results