| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 27, 28, and 29 August 1990.
| Gold | Tom McKean | |
| Silver | David Sharpe | |
| Bronze | Piotr Piekarski |
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 1:44.76 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 1:45.59 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1:45.76 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:45.81 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:45.90 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:46.04 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.29 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.42 |
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:45.64 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:45.79 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:45.82 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:45.89 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.61 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:47.04 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.22 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:50.79 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.45 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.49 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.77 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.94 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.13 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.26 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.73 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:49.98 |
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.71 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.87 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:49.91 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:49.94 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.05 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:50.25 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1:50.32 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:46.94 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.14 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.43 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.52 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.83 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:50.68 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.08 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.30 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.40 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.42 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:48.43 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 1:49.22 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.24 |
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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