The men's 800 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2, 3, and 4 September 1974.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Luciano Sušanj Yugoslavia
|
| Silver | Steve Ovett Great Britain
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| Bronze | Markku Taskinen Finland
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Results edit
Final edit
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia |
1:44.07 | NR CR |
 |
Steve Ovett | Great Britain |
1:45.76 | |
 |
Markku Taskinen | Finland |
1:45.89 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov |  Soviet Union |
1:46.02 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Stolle |  East Germany |
1:46.19 | |
| 6 | Marcello Fiasconaro |  Italy |
1:46.28 | |
| 7 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:46.29 | |
| 8 | Willi Wülbeck |  West Germany |
1:46.31 |
Semi-finals edit
3 September
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ovett | Great Britain |
1:47.1 | Q |
| 2 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia |
1:47.2 | Q |
| 3 | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany |
1:47.4 | Q |
| 4 | Willi Wülbeck | West Germany |
1:47.4 | Q |
| 5 | Marcel Philippe |  France |
1:47.5 | |
| 6 | Åke Svenson |  Sweden |
1:47.7 | |
| 7 | Jozef Plachý |  Czechoslovakia |
1:47.9 | |
| 8 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany |
1:48.6 |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | Soviet Union |
1:47.6 | Q |
| 2 | Marcello Fiasconaro | Italy |
1:47.7 | Q |
| 3 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:47.7 | Q |
| 4 | Markku Taskinen | Finland |
1:47.7 | Q |
| 5 | Gheorghe Ghipu |  Romania |
1:47.8 | |
| 6 | Johan Van Wezer |  Belgium |
1:48.0 | |
| 7 | Fernando Mamede |  Portugal |
1:48.5 | |
| 8 | Josef Schmid | West Germany |
1:48.6 |
Heats edit
2 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Van Wezer | Belgium |
1:47.7 | Q |
| 2 | Gerhard Stolle | East Germany |
1:47.7 | Q |
| 3 | Marcello Fiasconaro | Italy |
1:47.8 | Q |
| 4 | Heinz Langenbach | West Germany |
1:47.9 | |
| 5 | David McMeekin | Great Britain |
1:48.1 | |
| 6 | Andrés Ballbé |  Spain |
1:48.2 | |
| 7 | Günther Hasler |  Liechtenstein |
1:50.2 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gheorghe Ghipu | Romania |
1:46.9 | Q |
| 2 | Steve Ovett | Great Britain |
1:47.0 | Q |
| 3 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
1:47.1 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | Soviet Union |
1:47.1 | q |
| 5 | Fernando Mamede | Portugal |
1:47.5 | NR q |
| 6 | Åke Svenson | Sweden |
1:47.5 | q |
| 7 | Willi Wülbeck | West Germany |
1:47.6 | q |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia |
1:48.4 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Fromm | East Germany |
1:48.6 | Q |
| 3 | Markku Taskinen | Finland |
1:48.7 | Q |
| 4 | Sven-Erik Nielsen |  Denmark |
1:48.9 | |
| 5 | Ján Šišovský | Czechoslovakia |
1:48.9 | |
| 6 | Stavros Mermingis |  Greece |
1:49.8 | |
| 7 | Sven-Johan Svendsen |  Norway |
1:50.9 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Henning Ohlert | East Germany |
1:49.7 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Philippe | France |
1:49.8 | Q |
| 3 | Josef Schmid | West Germany |
1:49.9 | Q |
| 4 | Pavel Litovchenko | Soviet Union |
1:50.0 | |
| 5 | Nicolae Onescu | Romania |
1:50.1 | |
| 6 | Jean Kaiser |  Luxembourg |
1:54.2 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (3)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Greece (1)
Italy (1)
Liechtenstein (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Norway (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (2)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014