| 1968 European Indoor Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 3000 m | men | |
| 50 m hurdles | men | women |
| 4 × 182 m relay | women | |
| 4 × 364 m relay | men | |
| Medley relay | men | women |
| 3 × 1000 m relay | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The men's 800 metres event at the 1968 European Indoor Games was held on 9 March in Madrid. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Noel Carroll  Ireland | Alberto Estebán  Spain | Sergey Kryuchok  Soviet Union |
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alberto Estebán | Spain | 1:51.19 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mikhail Zhelobovskiy | Soviet Union | 1:51.5 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:51.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Pavel Hruška |  Czechoslovakia | 1:52.6 | |
| 5 | 2 | Sergey Kryuchok | Soviet Union | 1:57.58 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Gerd Larsen |  Denmark | 1:57.7 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Jan Kasal | Czechoslovakia | 1:58.1 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Jože Međimurec |  Yugoslavia | 1:58.3 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Noel Carroll | Ireland | 1:56.66 | |
 | Alberto Estebán | Spain | 1:57.7 | |
 | Sergey Kryuchok | Soviet Union | 1:58.1 | |
| 4 | Gerd Larsen | Denmark | 1:58.3 | |
| 5 | Mikhail Zhelobovskiy | Soviet Union | 1:58.7 | |
| 6 | Jan Kasal | Czechoslovakia | 1:59.2 |
