The men's 800 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Antonio Páez Spain
|
Binko Kolev Bulgaria
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András Paróczai Hungary
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Antonio Páez | Spain |
1:47.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Milovan Savić |  Yugoslavia |
1:48.9 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | András Paróczai | Hungary |
1:49.3 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Carlo Grippo |  Italy |
1:49.4 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Binko Kolev | Bulgaria |
1:49.4 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Rolf Gysin |  Switzerland |
1:49.6 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Didier Marquant |  France |
1:49.7 | PB |
| 8 | 1 | Nikolay Kirov |  Soviet Union |
1:50.1 | PB |
| 8 | 2 | Sermet Timurlenk |  Turkey |
1:50.1 | PB |
| 10 | 1 | Carlos Cabral |  Portugal |
1:51.0 | PB |
| 11 | 1 | Adorno Corradini | Italy |
1:51.3 | PB |
| 12 | 1 | Manfred Archer |  Austria |
1:51.8 | PB |
| 13 | 2 | Koen Gijsbers |  Netherlands |
1:51.9 | SB |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Antonio Páez | Spain |
1:47.4 | PB |
 |
Binko Kolev | Bulgaria |
1:47.8 | NR |
 |
András Paróczai | Hungary |
1:48.2 | SB |
| 4 | Carlo Grippo | Italy |
1:49.1 | SB |
| 5 | Milovan Savić | Yugoslavia |
1:49.1 | |
| 6 | Rolf Gysin | Switzerland |
1:49.5 | SB |