1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Antonio Páez Spain	Binko Kolev Bulgaria	András Paróczai

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:47.7	Q
2	1			1:48.9	Q, SB
3	2			1:49.3	Q
4	2			1:49.4	Q
5	2			1:49.4	q
6	2			1:49.6	q
7	2			1:49.7	PB
8	1			1:50.1	PB
8	2			1:50.1	PB
10	1			1:51.0	PB
11	1			1:51.3	PB
12	1			1:51.8	PB
13	2			1:51.9	SB

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:47.4	PB
			1:47.8	NR
			1:48.2	SB
4			1:49.1	SB
5			1:49.1
6			1:49.5	SB

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1979/results/index.html Results
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results