1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 and 4 March.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Tom McKean
  Great Britain
Tomás de Teresa
  Spain
Zbigniew Janus
  Poland

Results

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Heats

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First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Slobodan Popović   Yugoslavia 1:49.41 Q
2 1 Zbigniew Janus   Poland 1:49.75 Q
3 3 Martin Enholm   Sweden 1:49.94 Q
4 3 Giuseppe D'Urso   Italy 1:50.12 Q
5 3 Joachim Dehmel   West Germany 1:50.14 Q
6 3 Brian Whittle   Great Britain 1:50.14 q
7 3 Nicola Bonamici   Italy 1:50.54 q
8 3 Tomás de Teresa   Spain 1:51.89 q
9 2 Jussi Udelhoven   West Germany 1:52.09 Q
10 2 Tom McKean   Great Britain 1:52.41 Q
11 2 António Abrantes   Portugal 1:52.43 Q
12 2 Andrey Sudnik   Soviet Union 1:52.51
13 2 Mark Eplinius   East Germany 1:52.79
14 2 Luis Javier González   Spain 1:53.71
15 1 José Arconada   Spain 1:53.78 Q
1 David Sharpe   Great Britain DNF [2]
1 Esko Parpala   Finland DNF [2]
1 Simone Modugno   Italy DQ

Semifinals

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First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Zbigniew Janus   Poland 1:48.43 Q
2 2 Brian Whittle   Great Britain 1:48.43 Q
3 2 Tomás de Teresa   Spain 1:49.06 q
4 1 José Arconada   Spain 1:49.41 Q
5 2 Giuseppe D'Urso   Italy 1:49.45 q
6 1 Tom McKean   Great Britain 1:49.82 Q
7 1 Slobodan Popović   Yugoslavia 1:50.50
8 2 António Abrantes   Portugal 1:52.29
9 1 Joachim Dehmel   West Germany 1:52.86
10 1 Nicola Bonamici   Italy 1:52.89
11 2 Jussi Udelhoven   West Germany 1:55.43
1 Martin Enholm   Sweden DQ

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Tom McKean   Great Britain 1:46.22
  Tomás de Teresa   Spain 1:47.22
  Zbigniew Janus   Poland 1:47.37 PB
4 José Arconada   Spain 1:47.40
5 Giuseppe D'Urso   Italy 1:49.52
Brian Whittle   Great Britain DNS

References

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  1. ^ Results (p. 528–529)
  2. ^ a b "Down – and out Sharpe's knockout nightmare". Sunday Sun. 4 March 1990. p. 53. Retrieved 16 November 2022.