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

The men's 50 metres hurdles event at the 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Arto Bryggare	Javier Moracho Spain	Guy Drut

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			6.53	Q
2	2			6.58	Q
3	3			6.63	Q
4	2			6.64	Q
5	1			6.65	Q
6	1			6.66	Q
7	2			6.67	Q
8	2			6.71	q
9	1			6.72	Q
10	1			6.73	q
10	3			6.73	Q
12	3			6.74	q
13	2			6.75
14	1			6.76
15	1			6.83
16	3			6.97

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			6.54	Q
2	2			6.58	Q
3	1			6.59	Q
4	1			6.60	Q
5	2			6.63	Q
6	1			6.64	Q
7	1			6.66
8	1			6.66
9	2			6.69
10	2			6.79
11	2			6.83
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Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			6.47	CR, NR
			6.48
			6.54
4			6.62	NR
5			6.62
6			6.71

Notes and References

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