2007 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres explained

The men's 800 metres event at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Debrecen, Hungary, at Gyulai István Atlétikai Stadion on 12 and 14 July.

Medalists

Gold	Marcin Lewandowski
Silver	Oleksandr Osmolovych
Bronze	Abdesslam Merabet

Results

Final

14 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		1:49.94
	align=left		align=left		1:50.21
	align=left		align=left		1:50.31
4	align=left		align=left		1:50.40
5	align=left		align=left		1:50.53
6	align=left		align=left		1:50.69
7	align=left		align=left		1:50.79
8	align=left		align=left		1:51.21
9	align=left		align=left		1:52.06

Heats

12 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		1:47.44	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:47.58	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:47.66	q
4	align=left		align=left		1:47.78	q
5	align=left		align=left		1:47.91
6	align=left		align=left		1:48.21
7	align=left		align=left		1:49.11
8	align=left		align=left		1:50.26

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:49.57	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:49.63	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:49.79
4	align=left		align=left		1:49.94
5	align=left		align=left		1:51.71	Q^†:
6	align=left		align=left		1:53.87
	align=left		align=left		DNF

^†: Graeme Oudney qualified for the final by decision of the Jury of Appeal (IAAF Rule 163.2)

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		1:50.03	Q
2	align=left		align=left		1:50.14	Q
3	align=left		align=left		1:50.34
4	align=left		align=left		1:50.43
5	align=left		align=left		1:50.58
6	align=left		align=left		1:50.91
7	align=left		align=left		1:51.12
8	align=left		align=left		1:51.45

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

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