| 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 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 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Nikolay Chernyetskiy  France | András Paróczai  Hungary | Herbert Wursthorn  West Germany |
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | András Paróczai | Hungary | 1:49.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Roger Milhau | France | 1:49.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Herbert Wursthorn | West Germany | 1:50.0 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Koen Gijsbers |  Netherlands | 1:50.2 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Colomán Trabado |  Spain | 1:50.4 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Klaus-Peter Nabein | West Germany | 1:50.7 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Jiří Dlouhý |  Czechoslovakia | 1:50.8 | |
| 7 | 2 | Binko Kolev |  Bulgaria | 1:50.8 | |
| 9 | 2 | Pavel Jehlička | Czechoslovakia | 1:51.1 | |
| 10 | 2 | Sermet Timurlenk |  Turkey | 1:51.9 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roger Milhau | France | 1:50.2 | |
 | András Paróczai | Hungary | 1:50.3 | |
 | Herbert Wursthorn | West Germany | 1:50.4 | |
| 4 | Klaus-Peter Nabein | West Germany | 1:51.4 | |
| 5 | Koen Gijsbers | Netherlands | 1:51.6 | |
| Colomán Trabado | Spain | DQ |
