The men's 60 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 February in Vienna.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Marian Woronin Poland
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Leszek Dunecki Poland
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Petar Petrov Bulgaria
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marian Woronin | Poland |
6.62 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Aleksandr Aksinin |  Soviet Union |
6.71 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland |
6.72 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Nikolay Kolesnikov | Soviet Union |
6.74 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Petar Petrov | Bulgaria |
6.76 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Franco Fähndrich |  Switzerland |
6.77 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | Klaus-Dieter Kurrat |  East Germany |
6.78 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Zenon Licznerski | Poland |
6.78 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Giovanni Grazioli |  Italy |
6.80 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Olaf Prenzler | East Germany |
6.81 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Ronald Desruelles |  Belgium |
6.84 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Ján Chebeň |  Czechoslovakia |
6.85 | Q, SB |
| 13 | 2 | Krasimir Sarbakov | Bulgaria |
6.86 | PB |
| 14 | 3 | Franco Zucchini | Italy |
6.87 | PB |
| 15 | 1 | Gilles Échevin |  France |
6.89 | SB |
| 16 | 2 | Knut Stokke |  Norway |
6.92 | SB |
Semifinals edit
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marian Woronin | Poland |
6.62 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Petar Petrov | Bulgaria |
6.64 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland |
6.68 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union |
6.70 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Nikolay Kolesnikov | Soviet Union |
6.71 | q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | Klaus-Dieter Kurrat | East Germany |
6.72 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Olaf Prenzler | East Germany |
6.75 | PB |
| 8 | 2 | Zenon Licznerski | Poland |
6.77 | SB |
| 9 | 1 | Giovanni Grazioli | Italy |
6.78 | SB |
| 9 | 2 | Franco Fähndrich | Switzerland |
6.78 | |
| 11 | 2 | Ronald Desruelles | Belgium |
6.81 | SB |
| 12 | 1 | Ján Chebeň | Czechoslovakia |
6.86 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Marian Woronin | Poland |
6.57 | =AR, CR |
 |
2 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland |
6.62 | PB |
 |
6 | Petar Petrov | Bulgaria |
6.63 | SB |
| 4 | 1 | Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union |
6.66 | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Klaus-Dieter Kurrat | East Germany |
6.67 | SB |
| 4 | Nikolay Kolesnikov | Soviet Union |
DNF |