1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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The men's 800 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam. [1] [2]

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Francis Gonzalez
  France
Gerhard Stolle
  East Germany
Jozef Plachý
  Czechoslovakia

Results

Heats

Held on 10 March.

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Gerhard Stolle   East Germany 1:48.54Q
23 Francis Gonzalez   France 1:49.21Q
33 Hans-Henning Ohlert   East Germany 1:49.54Q
41 Jozef Plachý   Czechoslovakia 1:49.59Q
53 Andrzej Kupczyk   Poland 1:49.60
62 Antonio Fernández   Spain 1:49.83Q, NR
73 Peter Browne   Great Britain 1:49.86
81 Jože Međimurec   Yugoslavia 1:50.04Q
92 Philippe Meyer   France 1:50.13
101 Rolf Gysin    Switzerland 1:50.14
112 Ján Šišovský   Czechoslovakia 1:50.16
113 Robert Hoofd   Belgium 1:50.16
132 András Zsinka   Hungary 1:50.46
141 Andre Boonen   Belgium 1:50.66
152 Jan Reijnders   Netherlands 1:51.24
161 Yves Gringoire   France 1:51.46
171 Martin Moser   Netherlands 1:52.27
183 Jozef Samborský   Czechoslovakia 1:52.60

Final

Held on 11 March.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s) Francis Gonzalez   France 1:49.17
2nd, silver medalist(s) Gerhard Stolle   East Germany 1:49.32
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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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