The men's 800 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 12 August 1971.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Yevgeniy Arzhanov Soviet Union
|
| Silver | Dieter Fromm East Germany
|
| Bronze | Andy Carter Great Britain
|
Results edit
Final edit
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union |
1:45.62 | CR |
 |
Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:45.96 | |
 |
Andy Carter | Great Britain |
1:46.16 | NR |
| 4 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany |
1:46.87 | |
| 5 | Peter Browne | Great Britain |
1:47.00 | |
| 6 | Jozef Plachý |  Czechoslovakia |
1:47.33 | |
| 7 | Jože Međimurec |  Yugoslavia |
1:48.44 | |
| 8 | Philippe Meyer |  France |
1:50.91 |
Semi-finals edit
11 August
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Carter | Great Britain |
1:48.46 | Q |
| 2 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany |
1:48.66 | Q |
| 3 | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia |
1:48.92 | Q |
| 4 | Philippe Meyer | France |
1:48.94 | Q |
| 5 | Stanisław Waśkiewicz |  Poland |
1:49.10 | |
| 6 | Stanislav Meshcherskikh | Soviet Union |
1:49.10 | |
| 7 | Gerd Larsen |  Denmark |
1:49.33 | |
| 8 | Markku Aalto |  Finland |
1:50.61 |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:48.60 | Q |
| 2 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union |
1:48.96 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Browne | Great Britain |
1:49.03 | Q |
| 4 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
1:49.07 | Q |
| 5 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland |
1:49.28 | |
| 6 | Antonio Fernández |  Spain |
1:49.92 | |
| 7 | Sjef Hensgens |  Netherlands |
1:50.20 | |
| 8 | Jens-Bodo Fried |  West Germany |
1:50.54 |
Heats edit
10 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:48.81 | Q |
| 2 | Jože Međimurec | Yugoslavia |
1:49.15 | Q |
| 3 | Antonio Fernández | Spain |
1:49.29 | Q |
| 4 | Markku Aalto | Finland |
1:49.33 | Q |
| 5 | Hans Bertram | West Germany |
1:49.57 | |
| 6 | Krzysztof Linkowski | Poland |
1:51.67 | |
| 7 | Ragnar Schie |  Norway |
1:54.21 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Carter | Great Britain |
1:46.82 | Q |
| 2 | Jens-Bodo Fried | West Germany |
1:47.43 | Q |
| 3 | Stanislav Meshcherskikh | Soviet Union |
1:47.49 | Q |
| 4 | Sjef Hensgens | Netherlands |
1:47.90 | Q |
| 5 | Fernando Mamede |  Portugal |
1:48.44 | NR |
| 6 | André Boonen |  Belgium |
1:49.61 | |
| 7 | Aurelio Falero |  Gibraltar |
1:59.75 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeniy Arzhanov | Soviet Union |
1:49.27 | Q |
| 2 | Gerd Larsen | Denmark |
1:49.31 | Q |
| 3 | Stanisław Waśkiewicz | Poland |
1:49.35 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Browne | Great Britain |
1:49.41 | Q |
| 5 | Reiner Föhrenbach | West Germany |
1:49.57 | |
| 6 | Mehmet Tümkan |  Turkey |
1:49.80 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany |
1:59.23 | Q |
| 2 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
2:00.09 | Q |
| 3 | Andrzej Kupczyk | Poland |
2:00.13 | Q |
| 4 | Philippe Meyer | France |
2:00.60 | Q |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (2)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Gibraltar (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (3)
Portugal (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014