1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Colomán Trabado	Peter Elliott	Thierry Tonnelier

Results

Heats

First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:49.26	Q
2	1			1:49.28	Q
3	1			1:49.45	Q
4	1			1:49.52	q
5	2			1:49.82	Q
6	3			1:50.06	Q
7	1			1:50.07	q
8	3			1:50.09	Q
9	3			1:50.16	Q
10	2			1:50.20	Q
11	3			1:50.07	q
12	2			1:50.40	Q
13	3			1:50.62
14	2			1:51.18

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			1:48.39	Q
2	2			1:48.79	Q
3	2			1:48.94	q
4	2			1:49.62	q
5	1			1:50.08	Q
6	1			1:50.26	Q
7	1			1:50.42
8	1			1:50.64
9	1			1:50.69
10	1			1:54.44
	2
	2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:46.91
			1:47.58
			1:47.68
4			1:47.91
5			1:51.94
6			2:04.91

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results