| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 26, 27, and 28 August 1986.
| Gold | Sebastian Coe | |
| Silver | Tom McKean | |
| Bronze | Steve Cram |
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 1:44.50 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 1:44.61 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 1:44.88 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:45.53 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:45.54 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:45.83 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:45.96 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.36 |
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.59 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.84 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:46.89 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:46.96 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.50 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.69 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.37 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:49.67 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.54 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.62 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.10 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.41 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.45 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:49.02 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.90 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.38 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.39 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.42 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.49 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.68 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.82 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:53.36 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.37 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.46 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.65 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.78 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.88 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:49.42 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:52.41 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.54 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.68 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.74 | NR Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.98 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.40 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:49.78 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.64 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.71 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.72 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.03 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:48.53 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:48.55 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:57.45 |
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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