| Men's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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| 1974 European Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 800 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2, 3, and 4 September 1974. [1]
The winning margin was 1.69 seconds which with the conclusion of the 2024 championships remains the only time the men's 800 metres has been won by more than a second at these championships.
| Gold | Luciano Sušanj |
| Silver | Steve Ovett |
| Bronze | Markku Taskinen |
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Sušanj | 1:44.07 | NR CR | ||
| Steve Ovett | 1:45.76 | |||
| Markku Taskinen | 1:45.89 | |||
| 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | 1:46.02 | ||
| 5 | Gerhard Stolle | 1:46.19 | ||
| 6 | Marcello Fiasconaro | 1:46.28 | ||
| 7 | Dieter Fromm | 1:46.29 | ||
| 8 | Willi Wülbeck | 1:46.31 |
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ovett | 1:47.1 | Q | |
| 2 | Luciano Sušanj | 1:47.2 | Q | |
| 3 | Gerhard Stolle | 1:47.4 | Q | |
| 4 | Willi Wülbeck | 1:47.4 | Q | |
| 5 | Marcel Philippe | 1:47.5 | ||
| 6 | Åke Svenson | 1:47.7 | ||
| 7 | Jozef Plachý | 1:47.9 | ||
| 8 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | 1:48.6 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | 1:47.6 | Q | |
| 2 | Marcello Fiasconaro | 1:47.7 | Q | |
| 3 | Dieter Fromm | 1:47.7 | Q | |
| 4 | Markku Taskinen | 1:47.7 | Q | |
| 5 | Gheorghe Ghipu | 1:47.8 | ||
| 6 | Johan Van Wezer | 1:48.0 | ||
| 7 | Fernando Mamede | 1:48.5 | ||
| 8 | Josef Schmid | 1:48.6 |
2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Van Wezer | 1:47.7 | Q | |
| 2 | Gerhard Stolle | 1:47.7 | Q | |
| 3 | Marcello Fiasconaro | 1:47.8 | Q | |
| 4 | Heinz Langenbach | 1:47.9 | ||
| 5 | David McMeekin | 1:48.1 | ||
| 6 | Andrés Ballbé | 1:48.2 | ||
| 7 | Günther Hasler | 1:50.2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gheorghe Ghipu | 1:46.9 | Q | |
| 2 | Steve Ovett | 1:47.0 | Q | |
| 3 | Jozef Plachý | 1:47.1 | Q | |
| 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | 1:47.1 | q | |
| 5 | Fernando Mamede | 1:47.5 | NR q | |
| 6 | Åke Svenson | 1:47.5 | q | |
| 7 | Willi Wülbeck | 1:47.6 | q |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luciano Sušanj | 1:48.4 | Q | |
| 2 | Dieter Fromm | 1:48.6 | Q | |
| 3 | Markku Taskinen | 1:48.7 | Q | |
| 4 | Sven-Erik Nielsen | 1:48.9 | ||
| 5 | Ján Šišovský | 1:48.9 | ||
| 6 | Stavros Mermingis | 1:49.8 | ||
| 7 | Sven-Johan Svendsen | 1:50.9 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | 1:49.7 | Q | |
| 2 | Marcel Philippe | 1:49.8 | Q | |
| 3 | Josef Schmid | 1:49.9 | Q | |
| 4 | Pavel Litovchenko | 1:50.0 | ||
| 5 | Nicolae Onescu | 1:50.1 | ||
| 6 | Jean Kaiser | 1:54.2 |
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.