| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 800 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25, 27, and 28 August 1954.
| Gold | Lajos Szentgáli | |
| Silver | Lucien De Muynck | |
| Bronze | Audun Boysen |
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 1:47.1 | CR NR | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 1:47.3 | NR | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 1:47.4 | NR | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:47.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.8 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:51.4 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:53.8 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:03.5 |
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.0 | CR Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.2 | NR Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.3 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.3 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:51.2 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 1:51.2 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:51.4 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:51.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.6 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.7 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:51.0 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:51.5 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:51.8 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:52.3 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:52.5 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.8 |
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:52.0 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.2 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.4 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.4 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.8 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:53.2 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:55.4 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:56.7 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:51.8 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:51.8 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.3 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.8 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:53.5 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:56.2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.2 | CR Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.3 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:51.6 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:51.7 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:52.7 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:55.1 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 1:56.0 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 1:58.4 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 2:02.6 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:51.5 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:51.8 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:52.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.2 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:52.7 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:53.9 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:54.2 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 1:55.7 |
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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