| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 6, 7, and 8 September 1982.
| Gold | Hans-Peter Ferner | |
| Silver | Sebastian Coe | |
| Bronze | Jorma Härkönen |
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 1:46.33 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 1:46.68 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1:46.90 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.94 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.06 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.06 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.36 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.90 |
7 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.71 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.92 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.03 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.11 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.19 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:49.38 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.58 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:51.74 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.98 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.05 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.16 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.22 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.38 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.49 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.20 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 1:49.35 |
6 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.66 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.67 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:49.12 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.23 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:49.69 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.84 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:50.27 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.97 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.24 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.40 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.61 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:49.11 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.03 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.02 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.14 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.24 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.36 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.36 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:50.46 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:53.02 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.67 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.69 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.92 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.14 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.48 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:50.30 |
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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