The men's 800 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam. [1] [2]
The men's 800 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Francis Gonzalez  France | Gerhard Stolle  East Germany | Jozef Plachý  Czechoslovakia |
Held on 10 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany | 1:48.54 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Francis Gonzalez | France | 1:49.21 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany | 1:49.54 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.59 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Andrzej Kupczyk |  Poland | 1:49.60 | |
| 6 | 2 | Antonio Fernández |  Spain | 1:49.83 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | Peter Browne |  Great Britain | 1:49.86 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jože Međimurec |  Yugoslavia | 1:50.04 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Philippe Meyer | France | 1:50.13 | |
| 10 | 1 | Rolf Gysin |  Switzerland | 1:50.14 | |
| 11 | 2 | Ján Šišovský | Czechoslovakia | 1:50.16 | |
| 11 | 3 | Robert Hoofd |  Belgium | 1:50.16 | |
| 13 | 2 | András Zsinka |  Hungary | 1:50.46 | |
| 14 | 1 | Andre Boonen | Belgium | 1:50.66 | |
| 15 | 2 | Jan Reijnders |  Netherlands | 1:51.24 | |
| 16 | 1 | Yves Gringoire | France | 1:51.46 | |
| 17 | 1 | Martin Moser | Netherlands | 1:52.27 | |
| 18 | 3 | Jozef Samborský | Czechoslovakia | 1:52.60 |
Held on 11 March.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Francis Gonzalez | France | 1:49.17 | |
 | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany | 1:49.32 | |
 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.50 | |
| 4 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany | 1:49.62 | |
| 5 | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia | 1:49.65 | |
| 6 | Antonio Fernández | Spain | 1:50.79 |
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