1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Markku Taskinen	Olaf Beyer	Roger Milhau

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:48.6	Q
2	1			1:48.9	Q
3	1			1:49.2
4	1			1:50.9
5	3			1:51.0	Q
6	3			1:51.2	Q
7	3			1:51.6	^[3]
8	3			1:52.1
9	1			1:53.7
10	2			1:56.0	Q
11	2			1:56.1	Q
12	2			1:56.3
13	2			1:56.4

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:47.36	NR
			1:47.68
			1:47.8
4			1:48.1
5			1:49.3
6			1:49.5

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Athletics European Athletics. 2021-05-27. european-athletics.com. en.
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results
3. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1978/m78_03_v.html Heats results