1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

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

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Francis Gonzalez	Gerhard Stolle	Jozef Plachý

Results

Heats

Held on 10 March.

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			1:48.54	Q
2	3			1:49.21	Q
3	3			1:49.54	Q
4	1			1:49.59	Q
5	3			1:49.60
6	2			1:49.83	Q, NR
7	3			1:49.86
8	1			1:50.04	Q
9	2			1:50.13
10	1			1:50.14
11	2			1:50.16
11	3			1:50.16
13	2			1:50.46
14	1			1:50.66
15	2			1:51.24
16	1			1:51.46
17	1			1:52.27
18	3			1:52.60

Final

Held on 11 March.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:49.17
			1:49.32
			1:49.50
4			1:49.62
5			1:49.65
6			1:50.79

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1973/results/index.html Results
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results