1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
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The men's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 March in Sofia.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Eckart Berkes West Germany | Aleksandr Demus Soviet Union | Sergio Liani Italy |
Results
Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aleksandr Demus | Soviet Union | 8.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Jürgen Wehnert |  East Germany | 8.0 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Luigi Donofrio | Italy | 8.1 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Viorel Suciu |  Romania | 8.2 | |
| 5 | 1 | Ivan Sedláček |  Czechoslovakia | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Eckart Berkes | West Germany | 8.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mirosław Majchrzak |  Poland | 8.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Slavcho Kostov |  Bulgaria | 8.1 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nicolae Pertea | Romania | 8.1 | |
| 5 | 2 | Fiorenzo Marchesi |  Switzerland | 8.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | Patrick Malrieux |  France | 8.0 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Manfred Schumann | West Germany | 8.1 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Adam Galant | Poland | 8.2 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Rafael Cano |  Spain | 8.4 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ervin Sebestyen | Romania | 8.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | Günther Nickel | West Germany | 8.0 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Graham Gower |  Great Britain | 8.0 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Sergio Liani | Italy | 8.0 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Efstratios Vasiliou |  Greece | 8.1 |
Semifinals
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Eckart Berkes | West Germany | 8.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Patrick Malrieux | France | 8.0 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sergio Liani | Italy | 8.1 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Adam Galant | Poland | 8.1 | |
| 5 | 1 | Manfred Schumann | West Germany | 8.1 | |
| 6 | 1 | Slavcho Kostov | Bulgaria | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Günther Nickel | West Germany | 7.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Aleksandr Demus | Soviet Union | 8.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Graham Gower | Great Britain | 8.0 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Luigi Donofrio | Italy | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jürgen Wehnert | East Germany | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mirosław Majchrzak | Poland | 8.0 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Eckart Berkes | West Germany | 7.8 | |
 | Aleksandr Demus | Soviet Union | 7.9 | |
 | Sergio Liani | Italy | 7.9 | |
| 4 | Günther Nickel | West Germany | 7.9 | |
| 5 | Graham Gower | Great Britain | 8.0 | |
| 6 | Patrick Malrieux | France | 8.0 |
