The men's 800 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 and 9 September 1934.[1]
Medalists
edit| Gold | Miklós Szabó Hungary
|
| Silver | Mario Lanzi Italy
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| Bronze | Wolfgang Dessecker Germany
|
Results
editFinal
edit9 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Miklós Szabó | Hungary |
1:52.0 | NR |
 |
Mario Lanzi | Italy |
1:52.0 | |
 |
Wolfgang Dessecker | Germany |
1:52.2 | |
| 4 | Eric Ny |  Sweden |
1:52.4 | |
| 5 | Erik Wennberg | Sweden |
1:53.1 | |
| 6 | Kazimierz Kucharski |  Poland |
1:53.4 | NR |
| 7 | Raymond Petit |  France |
1:54.0 | |
| 8 | Pierre Hemmer |  Luxembourg |
1:55.8 | NR |
| 9 | Jean Keller | France |
NT |
Heats
edit8 September
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Wennberg | Sweden |
1:58.7 | Q |
| 2 | Miklós Szabó | Hungary |
1:58.9 | Q |
| 3 | Pierre Hemmer | Luxembourg |
1:59.1 | Q |
| 4 | Ademar Jürlau |  Estonia |
1:59.2 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfgang Dessecker | Germany |
1:57.0 | Q |
| 2 | Kazimierz Kucharski | Poland |
1:57.5 | Q |
| 3 | Jean Keller | France |
1:57.6 | Q |
| 4 | Evzen Rosický |  Czechoslovakia |
1:57.8 |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Lanzi | Italy |
1:51.8 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Ny | Sweden |
1:53.0 | Q |
| 3 | Raymond Petit | France |
1:55.3 | Q |
| 4 | Georg Puchberger |  Austria |
1:57.0 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Estonia (1)
France (2)
Germany (1)
Hungary (1)
Italy (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Poland (1)
Sweden (2)
References
edit- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 360–362, retrieved 13 August 2014