1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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The men's 800 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 12 August 1971. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Yevgeniy Arzhanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver Dieter Fromm
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze Andy Carter
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Results

Final

12 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Yevgeniy Arzhanov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:45.62CR
Silver medal icon.svg Dieter Fromm Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:45.96
Bronze medal icon.svg Andy Carter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:46.16NR
4 Hans-Henning Ohlert Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:46.87
5 Peter Browne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:47.00
6 Jozef Plachý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1:47.33
7 Jože Međimurec Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1:48.44
8 Philippe Meyer Flag of France.svg  France 1:50.91

Semi-finals

11 August

Semi-final 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Andy Carter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:48.46Q
2 Hans-Henning Ohlert Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:48.66Q
3 Jože Međimurec Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1:48.92Q
4 Philippe Meyer Flag of France.svg  France 1:48.94Q
5 Stanisław Waśkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:49.10
6 Stanislav Meshcherskikh Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:49.10
7 Gerd Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:49.33
8 Markku Aalto Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:50.61

Semi-final 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dieter Fromm Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:48.60Q
2 Yevgeniy Arzhanov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:48.96Q
3 Peter Browne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:49.03Q
4 Jozef Plachý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1:49.07Q
5 Andrzej Kupczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:49.28
6 Antonio Fernández Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1:49.92
7 Sjef Hensgens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:50.20
8 Jens-Bodo Fried Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:50.54

Heats

10 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dieter Fromm Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:48.81Q
2 Jože Međimurec Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1:49.15Q
3 Antonio Fernández Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1:49.29Q
4 Markku Aalto Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:49.33Q
5 Hans Bertram Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:49.57
6 Krzysztof Linkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:51.67
7 Ragnar Schie Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:54.21

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Andy Carter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:46.82Q
2 Jens-Bodo Fried Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:47.43Q
3 Stanislav Meshcherskikh Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:47.49Q
4 Sjef Hensgens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:47.90Q
5 Fernando Mamede Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1:48.44NR
6 André Boonen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:49.61
7 Aurelio Falero Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1:59.75

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Yevgeniy Arzhanov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:49.27Q
2 Gerd Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:49.31Q
3 Stanisław Waśkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:49.35Q
4 Peter Browne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:49.41Q
5 Reiner Föhrenbach Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:49.57
6 Mehmet Tümkan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:49.80

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hans-Henning Ohlert Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:59.23Q
2 Jozef Plachý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:00.09Q
3 Andrzej Kupczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:00.13Q
4 Philippe Meyer Flag of France.svg  France 2:00.60Q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014