1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

Event:Men's 800 metres
Competition:European Athletics Championships

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.

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.

Medalists

GoldLuciano Sušanj
SilverSteve Ovett
BronzeMarkku Taskinen

Results

Final

4 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
align=left align=left 1:44.07 NR CR
align=left align=left 1:45.76
align=left align=left 1:45.89
4 align=left align=left 1:46.02
5 align=left align=left 1:46.19
6 align=left align=left 1:46.28
7 align=left align=left 1:46.29
8 align=left align=left 1:46.31

Semi-finals

3 September

Semi-final 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 1:47.1 Q
2 align=left align=left 1:47.2 Q
3 align=left align=left 1:47.4 Q
4 align=left align=left 1:47.4 Q
5 align=left align=left 1:47.5
6 align=left align=left 1:47.7
7 align=left align=left 1:47.9
8 align=left align=left 1:48.6

Semi-final 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 1:47.6 Q
2 align=left align=left 1:47.7 Q
3 align=left align=left 1:47.7 Q
4 align=left align=left 1:47.7 Q
5 align=left align=left 1:47.8
6 align=left align=left 1:48.0
7 align=left align=left 1:48.5
8 align=left align=left 1:48.6

Heats

2 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 1:47.7 Q
2 align=left align=left 1:47.7 Q
3 align=left align=left 1:47.8 Q
4 align=left align=left 1:47.9
5 align=left align=left 1:48.1
6 align=left align=left 1:48.2
7 align=left align=left 1:50.2

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 1:46.9 Q
2 align=left align=left 1:47.0 Q
3 align=left align=left 1:47.1 Q
4 align=left align=left 1:47.1 q
5 align=left align=left 1:47.5 NR q
6 align=left align=left 1:47.5 q
7 align=left align=left 1:47.6 q

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 1:48.4 Q
2 align=left align=left 1:48.6 Q
3 align=left align=left 1:48.7 Q
4 align=left align=left 1:48.9
5 align=left align=left 1:48.9
6 align=left align=left 1:49.8
7 align=left align=left 1:50.9

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 1:49.7 Q
2 align=left align=left 1:49.8 Q
3 align=left align=left 1:49.9 Q
4 align=left align=left 1:50.0
5 align=left align=left 1:50.1
6 align=left align=left 1:54.2

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.