Final | | time | | 1. Aleksandr Yevgenyev | Soviet Union | 20.98s | | 2. Ade Mafe | Great Britain | 21.34s | | 3. Giovanni Bongiorni | Italy | 21.48s | | 4. Roland Jokl | Austria | 21.78s | |
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| First 2 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
Semi 1 | | time | | 2. Ade Mafe | Great Britain | 21.36s | Q | 3. Giovanni Bongiorni | Italy | 21.46s | Q | 4. Antonio Sánchez | Spain | 21.48s | | 5. Carlo Simionato | Italy | 21.50s | |
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Semi 2 | | time | | 1. Aleksandr Yevgenyev | Soviet Union | 21.12s | Q | 6. Roland Jokl | Austria | 21.65s | Q | -. Luboš Balošák | Czechoslovakia | DNF | | -. Stefano Tilli | Italy | DQ | |
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| First 2 from each Heat and next Best 4 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
Heat 1 | | time | | 7. Carlo Simionato | Italy | 21.84s | Q | 8. Antonio Sánchez | Spain | 21.94s | q | 9. Per-Ola Olsson | Sweden | 22.09s | | -. Athanassios Kaloyannis | Greece | DQ | |
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Heat 2 | | time | | 2. Ade Mafe | Great Britain | 21.63s | Q | 6. Stefano Tilli | Italy | 21.81s | q | 10.Jouko Hassi | Finland | 22.11s | | -. Kenth Rönn | Sweden | DNS | |
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Heat 3 | | time | | 1. Aleksandr Yevgenyev | Soviet Union | 21.35s | Q | -. Czesław Prądzyński | Poland | DQ | | -. Odd Erik Kristiansen | Norway | DQ | | -. Josef Lomický | Czechoslovakia | DNS | |
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Heat 4 | | time | | 3. Giovanni Bongiorni | Italy | 21.64s | Q | 4. Roland Jokl | Austria | 21.66s | q | 5. Luboš Balošák | Czechoslovakia | 21.68s | q | 11.Şükrü Çaprazlı | Turkey | 22.59s | |
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