The men's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Markku Taskinen Finland
|
Olaf Beyer East Germany
|
Roger Milhau France
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Roger Milhau | France |
1:48.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Marian Gęsicki |  Poland |
1:48.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Arno Korneling |  Netherlands |
1:49.2 | |
| 4 | 1 | Pavel Litovchenko |  Soviet Union |
1:50.9 | |
| 5 | 3 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany |
1:51.0 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Rolf Gysin |  Switzerland |
1:51.2 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Sermet Timurlenk |  Turkey |
1:51.6 | [3] |
| 8 | 3 | Paweł Szweda | Poland |
1:52.1 | |
| 9 | 1 | Jón Didriksson |  Iceland |
1:53.7 | |
| 10 | 2 | Gabriele Ferrero |  Italy |
1:56.0 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Markku Taskinen | Finland |
1:56.1 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Günther Hasler |  Liechtenstein |
1:56.3 | |
| 13 | 2 | Milovan Savić |  Yugoslavia |
1:56.4 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Markku Taskinen | Finland |
1:47.36 | NR |
 |
Olaf Beyer | East Germany |
1:47.68 | |
 |
Roger Milhau | France |
1:47.8 | |
| 4 | Marian Gęsicki | Poland |
1:48.1 | |
| 5 | Rolf Gysin | Switzerland |
1:49.3 | |
| 6 | Gabriele Ferrero | Italy |
1:49.5 |
References edit
- ^ "European Athletics | European Athletics". european-athletics.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ Results (p. 470)
- ^ Heats results