1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Linford Christie Great Britain
|
Ronald Desruelles Belgium
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Valentin Atanasov Bulgaria
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Results
Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sven Matthes |  East Germany |
6.65 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Ronald Desruelles | Belgium |
6.65 | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Anri Grigorov | Bulgaria |
6.65 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Andreas Berger |  Austria |
6.67 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Linford Christie | Great Britain |
6.67 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Valentin Atanasov | Bulgaria |
6.67 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni |  Italy |
6.67 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Barrington Williams | Great Britain |
6.68 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Antonio Ullo | Italy |
6.69 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | László Karaffa |  Hungary |
6.70 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Stephan Schütz | East Germany |
6.76 | q |
| 12 | 1 | José Javier Arqués |  Spain |
6.77 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Jiří Valík |  Czechoslovakia |
6.78 | |
| 14 | 3 | Endre Havas | Hungary |
6.84 | |
| 15 | 2 | Daniel Darien |  France |
6.85 | |
| 16 | 1 | Fritz Heer |  West Germany |
6.87 | |
| 17 | 2 | Sandor Tóth | Hungary |
6.91 | |
| 18 | 4 | Luís Cunha |  Portugal |
7.00 |
Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Linford Christie | Great Britain |
6.55 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sven Matthes | East Germany |
6.60 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ronald Desruelles | Belgium |
6.61 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Valentin Atanasov | Bulgaria |
6.61 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni | Italy |
6.62 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Antonio Ullo | Italy |
6.62 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Andreas Berger | Austria |
6.62 | |
| 5 | 2 | Anri Grigorov | Bulgaria |
6.62 | |
| 9 | 1 | Barrington Williams | Great Britain |
6.68 | |
| 10 | 1 | László Karaffa | Hungary |
6.68 | |
| 11 | 2 | José Javier Arqués | Spain |
6.70 | |
| 12 | 1 | Stephan Schütz | East Germany |
6.71 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Linford Christie | Great Britain |
6.57 | |
 |
2 | Ronald Desruelles | Belgium |
6.60 | |
 |
3 | Valentin Atanasov | Bulgaria |
6.60 | |
| 4 | 4 | Sven Matthes | East Germany |
6.60 | |
| 5 | 6 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni | Italy |
6.64 | |
| 6 | 1 | Antonio Ullo | Italy |
6.67 |