1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

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

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Gold Silver Bronze
Markku Taskinen
  Finland
Olaf Beyer
  East Germany
Roger Milhau
  France

Results

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Heats

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "European Athletics | European Athletics". european-athletics.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. ^ Results (p. 470)
  3. ^ Heats results