| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 800 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11, 12, and 14 August 1994.
| Gold | Andrea Benvenuti | |
| Silver | Vebjørn Rodal | |
| Bronze | Tomás De Teresa |
14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 1:46.12 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1:46.53 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1:46.57 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.65 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:46.90 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:47.09 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.58 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.90 |
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.01 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.15 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.24 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.24 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.52 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:48.00 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:48.49 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.23 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:45.75 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:45.80 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:45.88 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:45.89 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:46.18 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:46.25 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 1:46.63 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.35 |
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.88 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.92 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.92 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:49.09 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:49.36 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 1:50.15 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:50.27 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:50.71 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.31 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.33 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.52 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.60 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.61 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.85 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:48.78 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.91 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.94 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.10 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:48.50 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:48.91 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 1:49.41 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 1:49.59 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:46.91 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:46.93 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 1:46.97 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:47.18 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.41 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 1:47.41 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | Independent European Participants (Yugoslavia) | 1:48.85 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 1:48.67 |
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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