1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Grenoble.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Jozef Plachý	Ivan Ivanov	Francis Gonzalez

Results

Heats

First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Held on 11 March

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			1:49.92	Q
2	2			1:50.15	Q, NR
3	2			1:50.88	Q
4	2			1:50.91	Q
5	1			1:59.57	Q
6	1			1:59.83	Q
7	1			2:00.19	Q
8	1			2:05.37	Q
9	1			2:12.24

Final

Held on 12 March

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:48.84	NR
			1:49.05
			1:49.17
4			1:50.62
5			1:51.27
6			1:52.15
7			1:53.26	NR

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History. European Athletics. 2019-01-26.
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results