| Final 18:15 | time | | | 1. André-Jacques Marie |  FRA | 14.6s | | | 2. Ragnar Lundberg |  SWE | 14.7s | | | 3. Peter Hildreth |  GBR | 15.0s | | | 4. Albano Albanese |  ITA | 15.1s | | | 5. Gilbert Omnès | FRA | 15.2s | | | 6. Yevgeniy Bulanchik |  URS | 15.2s | |
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Heats Wenesday 23.08 17:20 |
| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Yevgeniy Bulanchik | URS | 14.8s | Q | | 2. Peter Hildreth | GBR | 15.0s | Q | | 3. Franz Fritz |  AUT | 15.2s | | | 4. Olivier Bernard |  SUI | 15.2s | | | 5. Arnaldo Balestra | ITA | 15.4s | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. André-Jacques Marie | FRA | 14.6s | Q | | 2. Ragnar Lundberg | SWE | 14.8s | Q | | 3. Pol Braekman |  BEL | 14.9s | | | 4. Mustafa Batman |  TUR | 15.5s | |
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| Heat 3 | time | | | 1. Albano Albanese | ITA | 15.1s | Q | | 2. Gilbert Omnès | FRA | 15.2s | Q | | 3. Milan Tosnar |  CZE | 15.2s | | | 4. Gösta Mattson | SWE | 15.2s | | | 5. Raymond Barkway | GBR | 15.2s | | | 6. Pierre Van de Sijpe | BEL | 15.5s | |
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