2005 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.

Medalists

Gold	Kévin Hautcœur
Silver	Manuel Olmedo
Bronze	René Bauschinger

Results

Final

16 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		1:51.29
	align=left		align=left		1:51.47
	align=left		align=left		1:51.49
4	align=left		align=left		1:51.61
5	align=left		align=left		1:51.82
6	align=left		align=left		1:52.05
7	align=left		align=left		1:52.21
8	align=left		align=left		1:53.33

Heats

14 July
Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:50.66	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:50.85	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:51.09
4	align=left		align=left		1:51.33
5	align=left		align=left		1:51.96
6	align=left		align=left		1:52.06
7	align=left		align=left		1:52.38
8	align=left		align=left		1:55.47

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:49.54	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:49.57	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:49.57
4	align=left		align=left		1:49.68
5	align=left		align=left		1:50.04
6	align=left		align=left		1:50.42
7	align=left		align=left		1:50.51
8	align=left		align=left		1:51.01

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:48.87	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:49.08	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:49.21	q
4	align=left		align=left		1:49.27	q
5	align=left		align=left		1:49.81
6	align=left		align=left		1:49.92
7	align=left		align=left		1:50.45
8	align=left		align=left		1:51.98

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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